1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 21e568f226..57ff461f92 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         device_id: Optional[str],
         valid_until_ms: Optional[int],
         puppets_user_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        is_appservice_ghost: bool = False,
     ) -> str:
         """
         Creates a new access token for the user with the given user ID.
@@ -754,6 +755,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
                we should always have a device ID)
             valid_until_ms: when the token is valid until. None for
                 no expiry.
+            is_appservice_ghost: Whether the user is an application ghost user
         Returns:
               The access token for the user's session.
         Raises:
@@ -774,7 +776,11 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
                 "Logging in user %s on device %s%s", user_id, device_id, fmt_expiry
             )
 
-        await self.auth.check_auth_blocking(user_id)
+        if (
+            not is_appservice_ghost
+            or self.hs.config.appservice.track_appservice_user_ips
+        ):
+            await self.auth.check_auth_blocking(user_id)
 
         access_token = self.macaroon_gen.generate_access_token(user_id)
         await self.store.add_access_token_to_user(