diff --git a/internal/federation/federatingprotocol.go b/internal/federation/federatingprotocol.go
index 22769317a..d549a157a 100644
--- a/internal/federation/federatingprotocol.go
+++ b/internal/federation/federatingprotocol.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ func (f *federator) PostInboxRequestBodyHook(ctx context.Context, r *http.Reques
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-
 	ctxWithActivity := context.WithValue(ctx, util.APActivity, activity)
 	return ctxWithActivity, nil
 }
@@ -145,8 +144,9 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticatePostInbox(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWr
 		requestingAccount = a
 	}
 
-	contextWithRequestingAccount := context.WithValue(ctx, util.APRequestingAccount, requestingAccount)
-	return contextWithRequestingAccount, true, nil
+	withRequester := context.WithValue(ctx, util.APRequestingAccount, requestingAccount)
+	withRequested := context.WithValue(withRequester, util.APAccount, requestedAccount)
+	return withRequested, true, nil
 }
 
 // Blocked should determine whether to permit a set of actors given by
@@ -163,8 +163,40 @@ func (f *federator) AuthenticatePostInbox(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWr
 // Finally, if the authentication and authorization succeeds, then
 // blocked must be false and error nil. The request will continue
 // to be processed.
+//
+// TODO: implement domain block checking here as well
 func (f *federator) Blocked(ctx context.Context, actorIRIs []*url.URL) (bool, error) {
-	// TODO
+	l := f.log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"func": "Blocked",
+	})
+	l.Debugf("entering BLOCKED function with IRI list: %+v", actorIRIs)
+
+	requestedAccountI := ctx.Value(util.APAccount)
+	requestedAccount, ok := requestedAccountI.(*gtsmodel.Account)
+	if !ok {
+		f.log.Errorf("requested account not set on request context")
+		return false, errors.New("requested account not set on request context, so couldn't determine blocks")
+	}
+
+	for _, uri := range actorIRIs {
+		a := &gtsmodel.Account{}
+		if err := f.db.GetWhere("uri", uri.String(), a); err != nil {
+			_, ok := err.(db.ErrNoEntries)
+			if ok {
+				// we don't have an entry for this account so it's not blocked
+				// TODO: allow a different default to be set for this behavior
+				continue
+			}
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("error getting account with uri %s: %s", uri.String(), err)
+		}
+		blocked, err := f.db.Blocked(requestedAccount.ID, a.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("error checking account blocks: %s", err)
+		}
+		if blocked {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
 	return false, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/message/processor.go b/internal/message/processor.go
index 9d7f0c6c9..44e30e562 100644
--- a/internal/message/processor.go
+++ b/internal/message/processor.go
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ package message
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
@@ -194,6 +197,9 @@ func (p *processor) Start() error {
 				p.log.Infof("received message TO client API: %+v", clientMsg)
 			case clientMsg := <-p.fromClientAPI:
 				p.log.Infof("received message FROM client API: %+v", clientMsg)
+				if err := p.processFromClientAPI(clientMsg); err != nil {
+					p.log.Error(err)
+				}
 			case federatorMsg := <-p.toFederator:
 				p.log.Infof("received message TO federator: %+v", federatorMsg)
 			case federatorMsg := <-p.fromFederator:
@@ -240,3 +246,54 @@ type FromFederator struct {
 	APActivityType gtsmodel.ActivityStreamsActivity
 	Activity       interface{}
 }
+
+func (p *processor) processFromClientAPI(clientMsg FromClientAPI) error {
+	switch clientMsg.APObjectType {
+	case gtsmodel.ActivityStreamsNote:
+		status, ok := clientMsg.Activity.(*gtsmodel.Status)
+		if !ok {
+			return errors.New("note was not parseable as *gtsmodel.Status")
+		}
+
+		if err := p.notifyStatus(status); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if status.VisibilityAdvanced.Federated {
+			return p.federateStatus(status)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("message type unprocessable: %+v", clientMsg)
+}
+
+func (p *processor) federateStatus(status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
+	// derive the sending account -- it might be attached to the status already
+	sendingAcct := &gtsmodel.Account{}
+	if status.GTSAccount != nil {
+		sendingAcct = status.GTSAccount
+	} else {
+		// it wasn't attached so get it from the db instead
+		if err := p.db.GetByID(status.AccountID, sendingAcct); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	outboxURI, err := url.Parse(sendingAcct.OutboxURI)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// convert the status to AS format Note
+	note, err := p.tc.StatusToAS(status)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = p.federator.FederatingActor().Send(context.Background(), outboxURI, note)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (p *processor) notifyStatus(status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/message/statusprocess.go b/internal/message/statusprocess.go
index bd4329082..d9d115aec 100644
--- a/internal/message/statusprocess.go
+++ b/internal/message/statusprocess.go
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ func (p *processor) StatusCreate(auth *oauth.Auth, form *apimodel.AdvancedStatus
 		}
 	}
 
+	// put the new status in the appropriate channel for async processing
+	p.fromClientAPI <- FromClientAPI{
+		APObjectType:   newStatus.ActivityStreamsType,
+		APActivityType: gtsmodel.ActivityStreamsCreate,
+		Activity:       newStatus,
+	}
+
 	// return the frontend representation of the new status to the submitter
 	return p.tc.StatusToMasto(newStatus, auth.Account, auth.Account, nil, newStatus.GTSReplyToAccount, nil)
 }