diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
index 024d6db27a..3e86b9c690 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ from synapse.types import RoomID, UserID
from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
from synapse.util.distributor import user_joined_room, user_left_room
+from ._base import BaseHandler
+
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
id_server_scheme = "https://"
@@ -72,6 +74,11 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
self._server_notices_mxid = self.config.server_notices_mxid
self._enable_lookup = hs.config.enable_3pid_lookup
+ # This is only used to get at ratelimit function, and
+ # maybe_kick_guest_users. It's fine there are multiple of these as
+ # it doesn't store state.
+ self.base_handler = BaseHandler(hs)
+
@abc.abstractmethod
def _remote_join(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, user, content):
"""Try and join a room that this server is not in
@@ -703,6 +710,10 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(object):
Codes.FORBIDDEN,
)
+ # We need to rate limit *before* we send out any 3PID invites, so we
+ # can't just rely on the standard ratelimiting of events.
+ yield self.base_handler.ratelimit(requester)
+
invitee = yield self._lookup_3pid(
id_server, medium, address
)
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