diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/feed/user_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/feed/user_controller.ex
index d56f43818..9cd334a33 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/feed/user_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/feed/user_controller.ex
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Feed.UserController do
         "atom"
       end
 
-    with {_, %User{} = user} <- {:fetch_user, User.get_cached_by_nickname(nickname)} do
+    with {_, %User{local: true} = user} <- {:fetch_user, User.get_cached_by_nickname(nickname)} do
       activities =
         %{
           type: ["Create"],
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Feed.UserController do
     render_error(conn, :not_found, "Not found")
   end
 
+  def errors(conn, {:fetch_user, %User{local: false}}), do: errors(conn, {:error, :not_found})
   def errors(conn, {:fetch_user, nil}), do: errors(conn, {:error, :not_found})
 
   def errors(conn, _) do
diff --git a/test/web/feed/user_controller_test.exs b/test/web/feed/user_controller_test.exs
index fa2ed1ea5..0d2a61967 100644
--- a/test/web/feed/user_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/feed/user_controller_test.exs
@@ -181,6 +181,17 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Feed.UserControllerTest do
 
       assert activity_titles == ['public', 'unlisted']
     end
+
+    test "returns 404 when the user is remote", %{conn: conn} do
+      user = insert(:user, local: false)
+
+      {:ok, _} = CommonAPI.post(user, %{status: "test"})
+
+      assert conn
+             |> put_req_header("accept", "application/atom+xml")
+             |> get(user_feed_path(conn, :feed, user.nickname))
+             |> response(404)
+    end
   end
 
   # Note: see ActivityPubControllerTest for JSON format tests