1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 8cafcfdab0..b7916de909 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -1688,7 +1688,11 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         # hack around with a try/finally instead.
         success = False
         try:
-            if not event.internal_metadata.is_outlier() and not backfilled:
+            if (
+                not event.internal_metadata.is_outlier()
+                and not backfilled
+                and not context.rejected
+            ):
                 yield self.action_generator.handle_push_actions_for_event(
                     event, context
                 )