diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/anti_link_spam_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/anti_link_spam_policy.ex
index f0504ead4..3ec9c52ee 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/anti_link_spam_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/anti_link_spam_policy.ex
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.AntiLinkSpamPolicy do
 
   require Logger
 
+  @impl true
+  def history_awareness, do: :auto
+
   # has the user successfully posted before?
   defp old_user?(%User{} = u) do
     u.note_count > 0 || u.follower_count > 0
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/anti_link_spam_policy_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/anti_link_spam_policy_test.exs
index 8c7d4de5c..303d7ca1e 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/anti_link_spam_policy_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/anti_link_spam_policy_test.exs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.AntiLinkSpamPolicyTest do
   import Pleroma.Factory
   import ExUnit.CaptureLog
 
+  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.AntiLinkSpamPolicy
 
   @linkless_message %{
@@ -49,11 +50,23 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.AntiLinkSpamPolicyTest do
 
       assert user.note_count == 0
 
-      message =
-        @linkful_message
-        |> Map.put("actor", user.ap_id)
+      message = %{
+        "type" => "Create",
+        "actor" => user.ap_id,
+        "object" => %{
+          "formerRepresentations" => %{
+            "type" => "OrderedCollection",
+            "orderedItems" => [
+              %{
+                "content" => "<a href='https://example.com'>hi world!</a>"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "content" => "mew"
+        }
+      }
 
-      {:reject, _} = AntiLinkSpamPolicy.filter(message)
+      {:reject, _} = MRF.filter_one(AntiLinkSpamPolicy, message)
     end
 
     test "it allows posts with links for local users" do
@@ -67,6 +80,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.AntiLinkSpamPolicyTest do
 
       {:ok, _message} = AntiLinkSpamPolicy.filter(message)
     end
+
+    test "it disallows posts with links in history" do
+      user = insert(:user, local: false)
+
+      assert user.note_count == 0
+
+      message =
+        @linkful_message
+        |> Map.put("actor", user.ap_id)
+
+      {:reject, _} = AntiLinkSpamPolicy.filter(message)
+    end
   end
 
   describe "with old user" do