diff --git a/src/activitypub/inbox.js b/src/activitypub/inbox.js
index 0369b11248..9b0f5c6987 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/inbox.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/inbox.js
@@ -294,9 +294,13 @@ inbox.announce = async (req) => {
 			const { id: localId } = await activitypub.helpers.resolveLocalId(id);
 			const exists = await posts.exists(localId || id);
 			if (exists) {
-				const result = await posts.upvote(localId || id, object.actor);
-				if (localId) {
-					socketHelpers.upvote(result, 'notifications:upvoted-your-post-in');
+				try {
+					const result = await posts.upvote(localId || id, object.actor);
+					if (localId) {
+						socketHelpers.upvote(result, 'notifications:upvoted-your-post-in');
+					}
+				} catch (e) {
+					// vote denied due to local limitations (frequency, privilege, etc.); noop.
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/posts/queue.js b/src/posts/queue.js
index cc3b1078c8..9f6b21636d 100644
--- a/src/posts/queue.js
+++ b/src/posts/queue.js
@@ -188,13 +188,16 @@ module.exports = function (Posts) {
 			data: data,
 		};
 		payload = await plugins.hooks.fire('filter:post-queue.save', payload);
-		payload.data = JSON.stringify(data);
 
 		await db.sortedSetAdd('post:queue', now, id);
-		await db.setObject(`post:queue:${id}`, payload);
+		await db.setObject(`post:queue:${id}`, {
+			...payload,
+			data: JSON.stringify(payload.data),
+		});
 		await user.setUserField(data.uid, 'lastqueuetime', now);
 		cache.del('post-queue');
 
+		await plugins.hooks.fire('action:post-queue.save', payload);
 		const cid = await getCid(type, data);
 		const uids = await getNotificationUids(cid);
 		const bodyLong = await parseBodyLong(cid, type, data);