diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 784d041d0..12919075e 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -6612,6 +6612,32 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                 approve_followers
                             actor_changed = True
 
+                    # reject spam actors
+                    reject_spam_actors = False
+                    if fields.get('rejectSpamActors'):
+                        if fields['rejectSpamActors'] == 'on':
+                            reject_spam_actors = True
+                    curr_reject_spam_actors = False
+                    actor_spam_filter_filename = \
+                        acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + \
+                        '/.reject_spam_actors'
+                    if os.path.isfile(actor_spam_filter_filename):
+                        curr_reject_spam_actors = True
+                    if reject_spam_actors != curr_reject_spam_actors:
+                        if reject_spam_actors:
+                            try:
+                                with open(actor_spam_filter_filename, 'w+',
+                                          encoding='utf-8') as fp_spam:
+                                    fp_spam.write('\n')
+                            except OSError:
+                                print('EX: unable to write reject spam actors')
+                        else:
+                            try:
+                                os.remove(actor_spam_filter_filename)
+                            except OSError:
+                                print('EX: ' +
+                                      'unable to remove reject spam actors')
+
                     # keep DMs during post expiry
                     expire_keep_dms = False
                     if fields.get('expiryKeepDMs'):
diff --git a/translations/ar.json b/translations/ar.json
index 39f77aa6c..5b94f68fd 100644
--- a/translations/ar.json
+++ b/translations/ar.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "أوراق الاعتماد طويلة جدًا",
     "Site DevOps": "DevOps الموقع",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "قائمة بأسماء المطورين. واحد في كل سطر.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "رفض حسابات البريد العشوائي"
 }
diff --git a/translations/bn.json b/translations/bn.json
index 82d5a110f..bdd4de2eb 100644
--- a/translations/bn.json
+++ b/translations/bn.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "শংসাপত্রগুলি খুব দীর্ঘ৷",
     "Site DevOps": "সাইট DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "ডেভপস ডাকনামের একটি তালিকা। প্রতি লাইনে একটি।",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "স্প্যাম অ্যাকাউন্ট প্রত্যাখ্যান করুন"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ca.json b/translations/ca.json
index a2a59a06e..1384007cc 100644
--- a/translations/ca.json
+++ b/translations/ca.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Les credencials són massa llargues",
     "Site DevOps": "Lloc DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Una llista de sobrenoms de devops. Un per línia.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Rebutja els comptes de correu brossa"
 }
diff --git a/translations/cy.json b/translations/cy.json
index 39e1cbf74..1f7245ab7 100644
--- a/translations/cy.json
+++ b/translations/cy.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Mae manylion yn rhy hir",
     "Site DevOps": "Gwefan DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Mae rhestr o devops llysenwau. Un i bob llinell.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Gwrthod cyfrifon sbam"
 }
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index ed54dc3ae..3e9b6f24b 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Anmeldeinformationen sind zu lang",
     "Site DevOps": "Site-DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Eine Liste von Entwickler-Spitznamen. Eine pro Zeile.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Gwrthod cyfrifon sbam"
 }
diff --git a/translations/el.json b/translations/el.json
index ad9240814..809695903 100644
--- a/translations/el.json
+++ b/translations/el.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Τα διαπιστευτήρια είναι πολύ μεγάλα",
     "Site DevOps": "DevOps ιστότοπου",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Μια λίστα με ψευδώνυμα devops. Ένα ανά γραμμή.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Gwrthod cyfrifon sbam"
 }
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index d6967f0b6..95bf94265 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Credentials are too long",
     "Site DevOps": "Site DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Reject spam accounts"
 }
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index 06df4acf8..bb1a16ffe 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Las credenciales son demasiado largas",
     "Site DevOps": "DevOps del sitio",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Una lista de apodos de devops. Uno por línea.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Rechazar cuentas de spam"
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index 429424bea..80924412a 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Les identifiants sont trop longs",
     "Site DevOps": "DevOps du site",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Une liste de surnoms de devops. Un par ligne.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Rejeter les comptes de spam"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ga.json b/translations/ga.json
index bb98400ce..6109f82a2 100644
--- a/translations/ga.json
+++ b/translations/ga.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Tá dintiúir ró-fhada",
     "Site DevOps": "Suíomh DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Tá liosta devops leasainmneacha. Ceann in aghaidh an líne.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Diúltaigh cuntais turscair"
 }
diff --git a/translations/hi.json b/translations/hi.json
index 175af9375..6c6bf7d86 100644
--- a/translations/hi.json
+++ b/translations/hi.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "क्रेडेंशियल बहुत लंबे हैं",
     "Site DevOps": "साइट देवऑप्स",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "देवोप्स उपनामों की एक सूची। प्रति पंक्ति एक।",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "स्पैम खातों को अस्वीकार करें"
 }
diff --git a/translations/it.json b/translations/it.json
index 797328064..aa501515f 100644
--- a/translations/it.json
+++ b/translations/it.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Le credenziali sono troppo lunghe",
     "Site DevOps": "Sito DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Un elenco di soprannomi devops. Uno per riga.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Rifiuta gli account spam"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index a54397066..7ad0ff780 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "資格情報が長すぎます",
     "Site DevOps": "サイト DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "DevOps ニックネームのリスト。 1 行に 1 つ。",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "スパムアカウントを拒否"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ko.json b/translations/ko.json
index b6d213910..a287d2f72 100644
--- a/translations/ko.json
+++ b/translations/ko.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "자격 증명이 너무 깁니다.",
     "Site DevOps": "사이트 DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "데브옵스 닉네임 목록입니다. 한 줄에 하나씩.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "스팸 계정 거부"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ku.json b/translations/ku.json
index 9eb1d5a5b..4e915e40e 100644
--- a/translations/ku.json
+++ b/translations/ku.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Bawernameyên pir dirêj in",
     "Site DevOps": "Malpera DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Lîsteya navên devops. Her rêzek yek.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Hesabên spam red bikin"
 }
diff --git a/translations/nl.json b/translations/nl.json
index 5f3fdbf05..dc6b7eb64 100644
--- a/translations/nl.json
+++ b/translations/nl.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Inloggegevens zijn te lang",
     "Site DevOps": "Site DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Een lijst met devops-bijnamen. Een per regel.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Spamaccounts afwijzen"
 }
diff --git a/translations/oc.json b/translations/oc.json
index 2922914c8..25bfd8613 100644
--- a/translations/oc.json
+++ b/translations/oc.json
@@ -589,5 +589,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Credentials are too long",
     "Site DevOps": "Site DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Reject spam accounts"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pl.json b/translations/pl.json
index 71449c430..077724aad 100644
--- a/translations/pl.json
+++ b/translations/pl.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Poświadczenia są za długie",
     "Site DevOps": "Deweloperzy witryny",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Lista pseudonimów Devopa. Jeden na linię.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Odrzuć konta spamowe"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pt.json b/translations/pt.json
index 7fecd5e19..ae1b929c0 100644
--- a/translations/pt.json
+++ b/translations/pt.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "As credenciais são muito longas",
     "Site DevOps": "Site DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Uma lista de apelidos de devops. Um por linha.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Rejeitar contas de spam"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index 1b2d22ae7..5553be1a6 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Учетные данные слишком длинные",
     "Site DevOps": "DevOps сайта",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Список псевдонимов devops. По одному на строку.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Отклонить спам-аккаунты"
 }
diff --git a/translations/sw.json b/translations/sw.json
index caedc04fa..19797f9c9 100644
--- a/translations/sw.json
+++ b/translations/sw.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Kitambulisho ni kirefu sana",
     "Site DevOps": "Tovuti ya DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Orodha ya majina ya utani ya devops. Moja kwa kila mstari.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Kataa akaunti za barua taka"
 }
diff --git a/translations/tr.json b/translations/tr.json
index e8ab86a9b..10a912f0e 100644
--- a/translations/tr.json
+++ b/translations/tr.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Kimlik bilgileri çok uzun",
     "Site DevOps": "Site DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Devops takma adlarının listesi. Her satıra bir tane.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Spam hesapları reddet"
 }
diff --git a/translations/uk.json b/translations/uk.json
index 9bfaeb396..f878b705d 100644
--- a/translations/uk.json
+++ b/translations/uk.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "Облікові дані задовгі",
     "Site DevOps": "Сайт DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Список ніків devops. По одному на рядок.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "Відхилити спам-акаунти"
 }
diff --git a/translations/yi.json b/translations/yi.json
index 43588504b..90008d839 100644
--- a/translations/yi.json
+++ b/translations/yi.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "קראַדענטשאַלז זענען צו לאַנג",
     "Site DevOps": "וועבזייטל DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "א רשימה פון דיוואָפּס ניקניימז. איינער פּער שורה.",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "אָפּוואַרפן ספּאַם אַקאַונץ"
 }
diff --git a/translations/zh.json b/translations/zh.json
index cd19651a4..1d435f276 100644
--- a/translations/zh.json
+++ b/translations/zh.json
@@ -593,5 +593,6 @@
     "Credentials are too long": "凭据太长",
     "Site DevOps": "站点 DevOps",
     "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "devops 昵称列表。 每行一个。",
-    "devops": "devops"
+    "devops": "devops",
+    "Reject spam accounts": "拒绝垃圾邮件帐户"
 }
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index e6aeebe20..c352a61d8 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -2094,6 +2094,7 @@ def _html_edit_profile_encryption_keys(pgp_fingerprint: str,
 
 def _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin: bool,
                                manually_approves_followers: str,
+                               reject_spam_actors: str,
                                is_bot: str, is_group: str,
                                follow_dms: str, remove_twitter: str,
                                notify_likes: str, notify_reactions: str,
@@ -2106,6 +2107,9 @@ def _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin: bool,
     edit_profile_form += \
         edit_check_box(translate['Approve follower requests'],
                        'approveFollowers', manually_approves_followers)
+    edit_profile_form += \
+        edit_check_box(translate['Reject spam accounts'],
+                       'rejectSpamActors', reject_spam_actors)
     edit_profile_form += \
         edit_check_box(translate['This is a bot account'],
                        'isBot', is_bot)
@@ -2321,7 +2325,8 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
     pgp_pub_key = enigma_pub_key = ''
     pgp_fingerprint = xmpp_address = matrix_address = ''
     ssb_address = blog_address = tox_address = ''
-    cwtch_address = briar_address = manually_approves_followers = ''
+    cwtch_address = briar_address = ''
+    manually_approves_followers = reject_spam_actors = ''
 
     actor_json = load_json(actor_filename)
     if actor_json:
@@ -2354,6 +2359,11 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
                 manually_approves_followers = 'checked'
             else:
                 manually_approves_followers = ''
+        reject_spam_actors = ''
+        actor_spam_filter_filename = \
+            acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + '/.reject_spam_actors'
+        if os.path.isfile(actor_spam_filter_filename):
+            reject_spam_actors = 'checked'
         if actor_json.get('type'):
             if actor_json['type'] == 'Service':
                 is_bot = 'checked'
@@ -2469,6 +2479,7 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
     # Option checkboxes
     edit_profile_form += \
         _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin, manually_approves_followers,
+                                   reject_spam_actors,
                                    is_bot, is_group, follow_dms,
                                    remove_twitter,
                                    notify_likes, notify_reactions,