diff --git a/src/server/inbox.rs b/src/server/inbox.rs
index 5aaa530..12f74b8 100644
--- a/src/server/inbox.rs
+++ b/src/server/inbox.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use apb::{target::Addressed, Activity, Base, Object};
+use reqwest::StatusCode;
 use sea_orm::{sea_query::Expr, ActiveValue::{Set, NotSet}, ColumnTrait, EntityTrait, QueryFilter, QuerySelect, SelectColumns};
 
 use crate::{errors::{LoggableError, UpubError}, model, server::{addresser::Addresser, builders::AnyQuery, normalizer::Normalizer}};
 
-use super::{fetcher::Fetcher, Context, side_effects::SideEffects};
+use super::{fetcher::{Fetcher, PullResult}, side_effects::SideEffects, Context};
 
 
 #[axum::async_trait]
@@ -261,34 +262,55 @@ impl apb::server::Inbox for Context {
 		let actor = self.fetch_user(&uid).await?;
 		let internal_uid = model::actor::Entity::ap_to_internal(&uid, self.db()).await?;
 		let announced_id = activity.object().id().ok_or_else(|| UpubError::field("object"))?;
-		let activity_model = self.insert_activity(activity.clone(), Some(server)).await?;
+		
+		match self.pull(&announced_id).await? {
+			PullResult::Actor(_) => Err(UpubError::unprocessable()),
+			PullResult::Object(object) => {
+				let object_model = self.resolve_object(object).await?;
+				let activity_model = self.insert_activity(activity.clone(), Some(server.clone())).await?;
 
-		let announced = self.fetch_object(&announced_id).await?;
-		// relays send us activities as Announce, but we don't really want to count those towards the
-		// total shares count of an object, so just fetch the object and be done with it
-		if matches!(actor.actor_type, apb::ActorType::Person) {
-			tracing::info!("relay {} broadcasted {}", activity_model.actor, announced_id);
-			return Ok(())
+				// relays send us objects as Announce, but we don't really want to count those towards the
+				// total shares count of an object, so just fetch the object and be done with it
+				if !matches!(actor.actor_type, apb::ActorType::Person) {
+					tracing::info!("relay {} broadcasted {}", activity_model.actor, announced_id);
+					return Ok(())
+				}
+
+				let share = model::announce::ActiveModel {
+					internal: NotSet,
+					actor: Set(internal_uid),
+					object: Set(object_model.internal),
+					published: Set(activity.published().unwrap_or(chrono::Utc::now())),
+				};
+
+				let expanded_addressing = self.expand_addressing(activity.addressed()).await?;
+				self.address_to(Some(activity_model.internal), None, &expanded_addressing).await?;
+				model::announce::Entity::insert(share)
+					.exec(self.db()).await?;
+				model::object::Entity::update_many()
+					.col_expr(model::object::Column::Announces, Expr::col(model::object::Column::Announces).add(1))
+					.filter(model::object::Column::Internal.eq(object_model.internal))
+					.exec(self.db())
+					.await?;
+
+				tracing::info!("{} shared {}", activity_model.actor, announced_id);
+				Ok(())
+			},
+			PullResult::Activity(activity) => {
+				// groups update all members of other things that happen inside, process those
+				let server = Context::server(activity.id().unwrap_or_default());
+				match activity.activity_type().ok_or_else(UpubError::bad_request)? {
+					apb::ActivityType::Like | apb::ActivityType::EmojiReact => Ok(self.like(server, activity).await?),
+					apb::ActivityType::Create => Ok(self.create(server, activity).await?),
+					apb::ActivityType::Undo => Ok(self.undo(server, activity).await?),
+					apb::ActivityType::Delete => Ok(self.delete(server, activity).await?),
+					apb::ActivityType::Update => Ok(self.update(server, activity).await?),
+					x => {
+						tracing::warn!("ignoring unhandled announced activity of type {x:?}");
+						Err(StatusCode::NOT_IMPLEMENTED.into())
+					},
+				}
+			},
 		}
-
-		let share = model::announce::ActiveModel {
-			internal: NotSet,
-			actor: Set(internal_uid),
-			object: Set(announced.internal),
-			published: Set(activity.published().unwrap_or(chrono::Utc::now())),
-		};
-
-		let expanded_addressing = self.expand_addressing(activity.addressed()).await?;
-		self.address_to(Some(activity_model.internal), None, &expanded_addressing).await?;
-		model::announce::Entity::insert(share)
-			.exec(self.db()).await?;
-		model::object::Entity::update_many()
-			.col_expr(model::object::Column::Announces, Expr::col(model::object::Column::Announces).add(1))
-			.filter(model::object::Column::Internal.eq(announced.internal))
-			.exec(self.db())
-			.await?;
-
-		tracing::info!("{} shared {}", activity_model.actor, announced.id);
-		Ok(())
 	}
 }