diff --git a/app/helpers/json_ld_helper.rb b/app/helpers/json_ld_helper.rb
index f3361ee206a..0858d168c03 100644
--- a/app/helpers/json_ld_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/json_ld_helper.rb
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ module JsonLdHelper
   # If an error is raised, it contains the response and can be captured for handling like
   #
   #     begin
-  #       fetch_resource_without_id_validation(uri, nil, true)
+  #       fetch_resource_without_id_validation(uri, raise_on_error: :all)
   #     rescue Mastodon::UnexpectedResponseError => e
   #       e.response
   #     end
diff --git a/app/services/activitypub/fetch_remote_actor_service.rb b/app/services/activitypub/fetch_remote_actor_service.rb
index efb9b9b64b8..2c7381dd97c 100644
--- a/app/services/activitypub/fetch_remote_actor_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/activitypub/fetch_remote_actor_service.rb
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ class ActivityPub::FetchRemoteActorService < BaseService
 
     @json = begin
       if prefetched_body.nil?
-        fetch_resource(uri, true)
+        fetch_resource(uri, true, raise_on_error: :all)
       else
         body_to_json(prefetched_body, compare_id: uri)
       end
+    rescue Mastodon::UnexpectedResponseError => e
+      queue_deletion!(uri) if e.response.code == 410
+
+      raise Error, "Error fetching actor JSON at #{uri} (HTTP #{e.response.code})"
     rescue JSON::ParserError
       raise Error, "Error parsing JSON-LD document #{uri}"
     end
@@ -39,6 +43,16 @@ class ActivityPub::FetchRemoteActorService < BaseService
 
   private
 
+  def queue_deletion!(uri)
+    account = Account.find_by(uri:)
+    return unless account&.remote?
+
+    Rails.logger.debug { "Deleting actor #{uri} because of HTTP 410 response" }
+
+    account.suspend!(origin: :remote)
+    AccountDeletionWorker.perform_async(account.id, { 'reserve_username' => false, 'skip_activitypub' => true })
+  end
+
   def supported_context?
     super(@json)
   end
diff --git a/spec/services/activitypub/fetch_remote_actor_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/activitypub/fetch_remote_actor_service_spec.rb
index f1dc327fab7..49eea0ede44 100644
--- a/spec/services/activitypub/fetch_remote_actor_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/activitypub/fetch_remote_actor_service_spec.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,51 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::FetchRemoteActorService do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when the account is already known and the actor document returns a temporary error' do
+      let!(:known_account) { Fabricate(:remote_account, uri: 'https://example.com/alice') }
+
+      before do
+        stub_request(:get, 'https://example.com/alice').to_return(status: 500)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns nil but keeps the existing account intact' do
+        expect(account).to be_nil
+        expect(known_account.reload.suspended?).to be false
+        expect(a_request(:get, 'https://example.com/alice')).to have_been_made.once
+        expect(AccountDeletionWorker).to_not have_enqueued_sidekiq_job
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the account is already known and the actor document returns a 404 not found error' do
+      let!(:known_account) { Fabricate(:remote_account, uri: 'https://example.com/alice') }
+
+      before do
+        stub_request(:get, 'https://example.com/alice').to_return(status: 404)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns nil but keeps the existing account intact' do
+        expect(account).to be_nil
+        expect(known_account.reload.suspended?).to be false
+        expect(a_request(:get, 'https://example.com/alice')).to have_been_made.once
+        expect(AccountDeletionWorker).to_not have_enqueued_sidekiq_job
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the account is already known and the actor document returns a 410 gone error' do
+      let!(:known_account) { Fabricate(:remote_account, uri: 'https://example.com/alice') }
+
+      before do
+        stub_request(:get, 'https://example.com/alice').to_return(status: 410)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns nil and marks the known account for deletion' do
+        expect(account).to be_nil
+        expect(known_account.reload.suspended?).to be true
+        expect(a_request(:get, 'https://example.com/alice')).to have_been_made.once
+        expect(AccountDeletionWorker).to have_enqueued_sidekiq_job(known_account.id, { 'reserve_username' => false, 'skip_activitypub' => true })
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when the account does not have a inbox' do
       before do
         actor[:inbox] = nil