diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/UtilityService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/UtilityService.ts
index 67ec6cc7b0..21ea9b9983 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/UtilityService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/UtilityService.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export class UtilityService {
 
 	@bindThis
 	public isFederationAllowedHost(host: string): boolean {
+		if (this.isSelfHost(host)) return true;
 		if (this.meta.federation === 'none') return false;
 		if (this.meta.federation === 'specified' && !this.meta.federationHosts.some(x => `.${host.toLowerCase()}`.endsWith(`.${x}`))) return false;
 		if (this.isBlockedHost(this.meta.blockedHosts, host)) return false;