diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object.ex b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
index 5033798ae..640e068e5 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
@@ -38,6 +38,24 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object do
   def get_by_id(nil), do: nil
   def get_by_id(id), do: Repo.get(Object, id)
 
+  def get_by_id_and_maybe_refetch(id, opts \\ []) do
+    %{updated_at: updated_at} = object = get_by_id(id)
+
+    if opts[:interval] &&
+         NaiveDateTime.diff(updated_at, NaiveDateTime.utc_now()) > opts[:interval] do
+      case Fetcher.refetch_object(object) do
+        {:ok, %Object{} = object} ->
+          object
+
+        e ->
+          Logger.error("Couldn't refresh #{object.data["id"]}:\n#{inspect(e)}")
+          object
+      end
+    else
+      object
+    end
+  end
+
   def get_by_ap_id(nil), do: nil
 
   def get_by_ap_id(ap_id) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
index c1795ae0f..da1ebd8b3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
@@ -7,17 +7,19 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
   alias Pleroma.Object
   alias Pleroma.Object.Containment
   alias Pleroma.Signature
+  alias Pleroma.Repo
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.InternalFetchActor
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier
   alias Pleroma.Web.OStatus
 
   require Logger
 
-  defp reinject_object(data) do
+  defp reinject_object(struct, data) do
     Logger.debug("Reinjecting object #{data["id"]}")
 
     with data <- Transmogrifier.fix_object(data),
-         {:ok, object} <- Object.create(data) do
+         changeset <- Object.change(struct, %{data: data}),
+         {:ok, object} <- Repo.insert_or_update(changeset) do
       {:ok, object}
     else
       e ->
@@ -26,6 +28,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
     end
   end
 
+  def refetch_object(%Object{data: %{"id" => id}} = object) do
+    with {:ok, data} <- fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(id),
+         {:ok, object} <- reinject_object(object, data) do
+      {:ok, object}
+    else
+      e -> {:error, e}
+    end
+  end
+
   # TODO:
   # This will create a Create activity, which we need internally at the moment.
   def fetch_object_from_id(id, options \\ []) do
@@ -57,7 +68,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
           {:reject, nil}
 
         {:object, data, nil} ->
-          reinject_object(data)
+          reinject_object(%Object{}, data)
 
         {:normalize, object = %Object{}} ->
           {:ok, object}
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex
index 060137b80..970cfd8db 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/mastodon_api_controller.ex
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController do
   end
 
   def get_poll(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => id}) do
-    with %Object{} = object <- Object.get_by_id(id),
+    with %Object{} = object <- Object.get_by_id_and_maybe_refetch(id, interval: 60),
          %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(object.data["id"]),
          true <- Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user) do
       conn
diff --git a/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_modified.json b/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_modified.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d026b592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_modified.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"@context":["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams","https://patch.cx/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld",{"@language":"und"}],"actor":"https://patch.cx/users/rin","attachment":[],"attributedTo":"https://patch.cx/users/rin","cc":["https://patch.cx/users/rin/followers"],"closed":"2019-09-19T00:32:36.785333","content":"can you vote on this poll?","context":"https://patch.cx/contexts/626ecafd-3377-46c4-b908-3721a4d4373c","conversation":"https://patch.cx/contexts/626ecafd-3377-46c4-b908-3721a4d4373c","id":"https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d","oneOf":[{"name":"yes","replies":{"totalItems":8,"type":"Collection"},"type":"Note"},{"name":"no","replies":{"totalItems":3,"type":"Collection"},"type":"Note"}],"published":"2019-09-18T14:32:36.802152Z","sensitive":false,"summary":"","tag":[],"to":["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],"type":"Question"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_original.json b/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_original.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..267876b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_original.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"@context":["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams","https://patch.cx/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld",{"@language":"und"}],"actor":"https://patch.cx/users/rin","attachment":[],"attributedTo":"https://patch.cx/users/rin","cc":["https://patch.cx/users/rin/followers"],"closed":"2019-09-19T00:32:36.785333","content":"can you vote on this poll?","context":"https://patch.cx/contexts/626ecafd-3377-46c4-b908-3721a4d4373c","conversation":"https://patch.cx/contexts/626ecafd-3377-46c4-b908-3721a4d4373c","id":"https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d","oneOf":[{"name":"yes","replies":{"totalItems":4,"type":"Collection"},"type":"Note"},{"name":"no","replies":{"totalItems":0,"type":"Collection"},"type":"Note"}],"published":"2019-09-18T14:32:36.802152Z","sensitive":false,"summary":"","tag":[],"to":["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"],"type":"Question"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/rin.json b/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/rin.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2cf623764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/tesla_mock/rin.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"@context":["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams","https://patch.cx/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld",{"@language":"und"}],"attachment":[],"endpoints":{"oauthAuthorizationEndpoint":"https://patch.cx/oauth/authorize","oauthRegistrationEndpoint":"https://patch.cx/api/v1/apps","oauthTokenEndpoint":"https://patch.cx/oauth/token","sharedInbox":"https://patch.cx/inbox"},"followers":"https://patch.cx/users/rin/followers","following":"https://patch.cx/users/rin/following","icon":{"type":"Image","url":"https://patch.cx/media/4e914f5b84e4a259a3f6c2d2edc9ab642f2ab05f3e3d9c52c81fc2d984b3d51e.jpg"},"id":"https://patch.cx/users/rin","image":{"type":"Image","url":"https://patch.cx/media/f739efddefeee49c6e67e947c4811fdc911785c16ae43da4c3684051fbf8da6a.jpg?name=f739efddefeee49c6e67e947c4811fdc911785c16ae43da4c3684051fbf8da6a.jpg"},"inbox":"https://patch.cx/users/rin/inbox","manuallyApprovesFollowers":false,"name":"rinpatch","outbox":"https://patch.cx/users/rin/outbox","preferredUsername":"rin","publicKey":{"id":"https://patch.cx/users/rin#main-key","owner":"https://patch.cx/users/rin","publicKeyPem":"-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA5DLtwGXNZElJyxFGfcVc\nXANhaMadj/iYYQwZjOJTV9QsbtiNBeIK54PJrYuU0/0YIdrvS1iqheX5IwXRhcwa\nhm3ZyLz7XeN9st7FBni4BmZMBtMpxAuYuu5p/jbWy13qAiYOhPreCx0wrWgm/lBD\n9mkgaxIxPooBE0S4ZWEJIDIV1Vft3AWcRUyWW1vIBK0uZzs6GYshbQZB952S0yo4\nFzI1hABGHncH8UvuFauh4EZ8tY7/X5I0pGRnDOcRN1dAht5w5yTA+6r5kebiFQjP\nIzN/eCO/a9Flrj9YGW7HDNtjSOH0A31PLRGlJtJO3yK57dnf5ppyCZGfL4emShQo\ncQIDAQAB\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n\n"},"summary":"your friendly neighborhood pleroma developer<br>I like cute things and distributed systems, and really hate delete and redrafts","tag":[],"type":"Person","url":"https://patch.cx/users/rin"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/object_test.exs b/test/object_test.exs
index ba96aeea4..72e36316c 100644
--- a/test/object_test.exs
+++ b/test/object_test.exs
@@ -89,4 +89,90 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ObjectTest do
              )
     end
   end
+
+  describe "get_by_id_and_maybe_refetch" do
+    test "refetches if the time since the last refetch is greater than the interval" do
+      mock(fn
+        %{method: :get, url: "https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d"} ->
+          %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: File.read!("test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_original.json")}
+
+        env ->
+          apply(HttpRequestMock, :request, [env])
+      end)
+
+      %Object{} =
+        object = Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d")
+
+      assert Enum.at(object.data["oneOf"], 0)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 4
+      assert Enum.at(object.data["oneOf"], 1)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 0
+
+      mock(fn
+        %{method: :get, url: "https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d"} ->
+          %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: File.read!("test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_modified.json")}
+
+        env ->
+          apply(HttpRequestMock, :request, [env])
+      end)
+
+      updated_object = Object.get_by_id_and_maybe_refetch(object.id, interval: -1)
+      assert Enum.at(updated_object.data["oneOf"], 0)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 8
+      assert Enum.at(updated_object.data["oneOf"], 1)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 3
+    end
+
+    test "returns the old object if refetch fails" do
+      mock(fn
+        %{method: :get, url: "https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d"} ->
+          %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: File.read!("test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_original.json")}
+
+        env ->
+          apply(HttpRequestMock, :request, [env])
+      end)
+
+      %Object{} =
+        object = Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d")
+
+      assert Enum.at(object.data["oneOf"], 0)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 4
+      assert Enum.at(object.data["oneOf"], 1)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 0
+
+      mock(fn
+        %{method: :get, url: "https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d"} ->
+          %Tesla.Env{status: 404, body: ""}
+
+        env ->
+          apply(HttpRequestMock, :request, [env])
+      end)
+
+      updated_object = Object.get_by_id_and_maybe_refetch(object.id, interval: -1)
+      assert Enum.at(updated_object.data["oneOf"], 0)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 4
+      assert Enum.at(updated_object.data["oneOf"], 1)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 0
+    end
+
+    test "does not refetch if the time since the last refetch is greater than the interval" do
+      mock(fn
+        %{method: :get, url: "https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d"} ->
+          %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: File.read!("test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_original.json")}
+
+        env ->
+          apply(HttpRequestMock, :request, [env])
+      end)
+
+      %Object{} =
+        object = Object.normalize("https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d")
+
+      assert Enum.at(object.data["oneOf"], 0)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 4
+      assert Enum.at(object.data["oneOf"], 1)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 0
+
+      mock(fn
+        %{method: :get, url: "https://patch.cx/objects/9a172665-2bc5-452d-8428-2361d4c33b1d"} ->
+          %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: File.read!("test/fixtures/tesla_mock/poll_modified.json")}
+
+        env ->
+          apply(HttpRequestMock, :request, [env])
+      end)
+
+      updated_object = Object.get_by_id_and_maybe_refetch(object.id, interval: 100)
+      assert Enum.at(updated_object.data["oneOf"], 0)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 4
+      assert Enum.at(updated_object.data["oneOf"], 1)["replies"]["totalItems"] == 0
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
index 231e7c498..833162a61 100644
--- a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
+++ b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
@@ -1004,6 +1004,10 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
     {:ok, %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: File.read!("test/fixtures/tesla_mock/sjw.json")}}
   end
 
+  def get("https://patch.cx/users/rin", _, _, _) do
+    {:ok, %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: File.read!("test/fixtures/tesla_mock/rin.json")}}
+  end
+
   def get(url, query, body, headers) do
     {:error,
      "Mock response not implemented for GET #{inspect(url)}, #{query}, #{inspect(body)}, #{