diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/activity.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/activity.py
index 17373479b..c13ef936b 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/activity.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/activity.py
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ class OutboxRouter(Router):
             )
 
             for a in activities:
-                logger.info(f"[federation] OUtbox sending activity : {a.pk}")
+                logger.info(f"[federation] Outbox sending activity : {a.pk}")
                 funkwhale_utils.on_commit(tasks.dispatch_outbox.delay, activity_id=a.pk)
             return activities
 
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/tasks.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/tasks.py
index b4ad58e2d..31b4a6bcf 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/tasks.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/tasks.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import requests
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -145,6 +146,19 @@ def deliver_to_remote(delivery):
         # federation is disabled, we only deliver to local recipients
         return
 
+    # we check the domain is still reachable before attempting delivery
+    if (
+        models.Domain.objects.get(name=urlparse(delivery.inbox_url).netloc).reachable
+        is False
+    ):
+        delivery.last_attempt_date = timezone.now()
+        delivery.attempts = F("attempts") + 1
+        delivery.save(update_fields=["last_attempt_date", "attempts"])
+        logger.info(
+            f"Skipping delivery to {delivery.inbox_url} as its domain is unreachable",
+        )
+        return
+
     actor = delivery.activity.actor
     logger.info("Preparing activity delivery to %s", delivery.inbox_url)
     auth = signing.get_auth(actor.private_key, actor.private_key_id)
diff --git a/api/tests/federation/test_tasks.py b/api/tests/federation/test_tasks.py
index ef48374b4..f6a9bb643 100644
--- a/api/tests/federation/test_tasks.py
+++ b/api/tests/federation/test_tasks.py
@@ -127,7 +127,12 @@ def test_dispatch_outbox_disabled_federation(factories, mocker, preferences):
 
 
 def test_deliver_to_remote_success_mark_as_delivered(factories, r_mock, now):
-    delivery = factories["federation.Delivery"]()
+    recipient = factories["federation.Actor"](domain__reachable=True)
+    activity = factories["federation.Activity"](actor__local=True, type=type)
+    activity.recipients.add(recipient)
+    delivery = factories["federation.Delivery"](
+        activity=activity, inbox_url=recipient.fid
+    )
     r_mock.post(delivery.inbox_url)
     tasks.deliver_to_remote(delivery_id=delivery.pk)
 
@@ -145,7 +150,12 @@ def test_deliver_to_remote_success_mark_as_delivered(factories, r_mock, now):
 
 
 def test_deliver_to_remote_error(factories, r_mock, now):
-    delivery = factories["federation.Delivery"]()
+    recipient = factories["federation.Actor"](domain__reachable=True)
+    activity = factories["federation.Activity"](actor__local=True, type=type)
+    activity.recipients.add(recipient)
+    delivery = factories["federation.Delivery"](
+        activity=activity, inbox_url=recipient.fid
+    )
     r_mock.post(delivery.inbox_url, status_code=404)
 
     with pytest.raises(tasks.RequestException):
@@ -158,6 +168,23 @@ def test_deliver_to_remote_error(factories, r_mock, now):
     assert delivery.last_attempt_date == now
 
 
+def test_deliver_to_remote_filter_unreachable_domain(factories, now):
+    recipient = factories["federation.Actor"](domain__reachable=False)
+    activity = factories["federation.Activity"](actor__local=True, type=type)
+    activity.recipients.add(recipient)
+    delivery = factories["federation.Delivery"](
+        activity=activity, inbox_url=recipient.fid
+    )
+
+    tasks.deliver_to_remote(delivery_id=delivery.pk)
+
+    delivery.refresh_from_db()
+
+    assert delivery.is_delivered is False
+    assert delivery.attempts == 1
+    assert delivery.last_attempt_date == now
+
+
 def test_fetch_nodeinfo(factories, r_mock, now):
     wellknown_url = "https://test.test/.well-known/nodeinfo"
     nodeinfo_url = "https://test.test/nodeinfo"
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2492.enhancement b/changes/changelog.d/2492.enhancement
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..793446793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/2492.enhancement
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix(federation):only deliver activities to reachable domains (#2492)