diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 2e61cca..578bfe5 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -241,14 +241,20 @@ func needxonk(user *WhatAbout, x *Honk) bool {
 	}
 	return needxonkid(user, x.XID)
 }
+func needbonkid(user *WhatAbout, xid string) bool {
+	return needxonkidX(user, xid, true)
+}
 func needxonkid(user *WhatAbout, xid string) bool {
+	return needxonkidX(user, xid, false)
+}
+func needxonkidX(user *WhatAbout, xid string, isannounce bool) bool {
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(xid, "https://") {
 		return false
 	}
 	if strings.HasPrefix(xid, user.URL+"/") {
 		return false
 	}
-	if rejectorigin(user.ID, xid) {
+	if rejectorigin(user.ID, xid, isannounce) {
 		return false
 	}
 	if iszonked(user.ID, xid) {
@@ -504,7 +510,7 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 			} else {
 				xid, _ = item.GetString("object")
 			}
-			if !needxonkid(user, xid) {
+			if !needbonkid(user, xid) {
 				return nil
 			}
 			log.Printf("getting bonk: %s", xid)
diff --git a/hfcs.go b/hfcs.go
index 6768bf2..08a36a5 100644
--- a/hfcs.go
+++ b/hfcs.go
@@ -169,15 +169,24 @@ func getfilters(userid int64, scope filtType) []*Filter {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func rejectorigin(userid int64, origin string) bool {
+func rejectorigin(userid int64, origin string, isannounce bool) bool {
 	if o := originate(origin); o != "" {
 		origin = o
 	}
 	filts := getfilters(userid, filtReject)
 	for _, f := range filts {
-		if f.IsAnnounce || f.Text != "" {
+		if f.Text != "" {
 			continue
 		}
+		if f.IsAnnounce {
+			if !isannounce {
+				continue
+			}
+			if f.AnnounceOf == origin {
+				log.Printf("rejecting announce: %s", origin)
+				return true
+			}
+		}
 		if f.Actor == origin {
 			log.Printf("rejecting origin: %s", origin)
 			return true
@@ -205,7 +214,7 @@ func stealthmode(userid int64, r *http.Request) bool {
 	agent := r.UserAgent()
 	agent = originate(agent)
 	if agent != "" {
-		fake := rejectorigin(userid, agent)
+		fake := rejectorigin(userid, agent, false)
 		if fake {
 			log.Printf("faking 404 for %s", agent)
 			return true