diff --git a/app/services/post_status_service.rb b/app/services/post_status_service.rb
index bdc1bbb576cb19..bf2ba2cdbf9ea5 100644
--- a/app/services/post_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/post_status_service.rb
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ def postprocess_status!
     ProcessReferencesService.call_service(@status, @reference_ids, [])
     LinkCrawlWorker.perform_async(@status.id)
     DistributionWorker.perform_async(@status.id)
-    ActivityPub::DistributionWorker.perform_async(@status.id)
+    ActivityPub::DistributionWorker.perform_async(@status.id) unless @status.personal_limited?
     PollExpirationNotifyWorker.perform_at(@status.poll.expires_at, @status.poll.id) if @status.poll
-    GroupReblogService.new.call(@status)
+    GroupReblogService.new.call(@status) unless @status.personal_limited?
   end
 
   def validate_status!
diff --git a/spec/services/post_status_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/post_status_service_spec.rb
index a719b37e3de681..2e513b9ca40ef9 100644
--- a/spec/services/post_status_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/post_status_service_spec.rb
@@ -293,6 +293,19 @@
     expect(ActivityPub::DistributionWorker).to have_received(:perform_async).with(status.id)
   end
 
+  it 'gets distributed when personal post' do
+    allow(DistributionWorker).to receive(:perform_async)
+    allow(ActivityPub::DistributionWorker).to receive(:perform_async)
+
+    account = Fabricate(:account)
+
+    empty_circle = Fabricate(:circle, account: account)
+    status = subject.call(account, text: 'test status update', visibility: 'circle', circle_id: empty_circle.id)
+
+    expect(DistributionWorker).to have_received(:perform_async).with(status.id)
+    expect(ActivityPub::DistributionWorker).to_not have_received(:perform_async).with(status.id)
+  end
+
   it 'crawls links' do
     allow(LinkCrawlWorker).to receive(:perform_async)
     account = Fabricate(:account)