1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 893c9bcdc4..4d006df63c 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -276,10 +276,14 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
                 where *hashes* is a map from algorithm to hash.
 
                 If None, they will be requested from the database.
-
+        Raises:
+            ResourceLimitError if server is blocked to some resource being
+            exceeded
         Returns:
             Tuple of created event (FrozenEvent), Context
         """
+        yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking(requester.user.to_string())
+
         builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(event_dict)
 
         self.validator.validate_new(builder)