diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/forwarder.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/forwarder.rb
index b01d63e5868..3a94f9669ab 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/forwarder.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/forwarder.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class ActivityPub::Forwarder
   end
 
   def forward!
-    ActivityPub::LowPriorityDeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+    ActivityPub::LowPriorityDeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes, limit: 1_000) do |inbox_url|
       [payload, signature_account_id, inbox_url]
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/delete_account_service.rb b/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
index a2d535d2627..190a72e5c5f 100644
--- a/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
@@ -257,11 +257,11 @@ class DeleteAccountService < BaseService
   end
 
   def delete_actor!
-    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(delivery_inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(delivery_inboxes, limit: 1_000) do |inbox_url|
       [delete_actor_json, @account.id, inbox_url]
     end
 
-    ActivityPub::LowPriorityDeliveryWorker.push_bulk(low_priority_delivery_inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+    ActivityPub::LowPriorityDeliveryWorker.push_bulk(low_priority_delivery_inboxes, limit: 1_000) do |inbox_url|
       [delete_actor_json, @account.id, inbox_url]
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
index 45cfb75f47e..ea799db57f2 100644
--- a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class RemoveStatusService < BaseService
 
     status_reach_finder = StatusReachFinder.new(@status, unsafe: true)
 
-    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(status_reach_finder.inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(status_reach_finder.inboxes, limit: 1_000) do |inbox_url|
       [signed_activity_json, @account.id, inbox_url]
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb b/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
index 211544fea6c..cfb3eb58315 100644
--- a/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/suspend_account_service.rb
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ class SuspendAccountService < BaseService
     # counterpart to this operation, i.e. you can't then force a remote
     # account to re-follow you, so this part is not reversible.
 
-    follows = Follow.where(account: @account).to_a
+    Follow.where(account: @account).find_in_batches do |follows|
+      ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(follows) do |follow|
+        [Oj.dump(serialize_payload(follow, ActivityPub::RejectFollowSerializer)), follow.target_account_id, @account.inbox_url]
+      end
 
-    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(follows) do |follow|
-      [Oj.dump(serialize_payload(follow, ActivityPub::RejectFollowSerializer)), follow.target_account_id, @account.inbox_url]
+      follows.each(&:destroy)
     end
-
-    follows.each(&:destroy)
   end
 
   def distribute_update_actor!
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SuspendAccountService < BaseService
 
     account_reach_finder = AccountReachFinder.new(@account)
 
-    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(account_reach_finder.inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(account_reach_finder.inboxes, limit: 1_000) do |inbox_url|
       [signed_activity_json, @account.id, inbox_url]
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/unsuspend_account_service.rb b/app/services/unsuspend_account_service.rb
index 70667308ecc..d851a0f7081 100644
--- a/app/services/unsuspend_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/unsuspend_account_service.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class UnsuspendAccountService < BaseService
 
     account_reach_finder = AccountReachFinder.new(@account)
 
-    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(account_reach_finder.inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(account_reach_finder.inboxes, limit: 1_000) do |inbox_url|
       [signed_activity_json, @account.id, inbox_url]
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/update_account_service.rb b/app/services/update_account_service.rb
index 71976ab005e..4604d71b2b0 100644
--- a/app/services/update_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/update_account_service.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class UpdateAccountService < BaseService
   def authorize_all_follow_requests(account)
     follow_requests = FollowRequest.where(target_account: account)
     follow_requests = follow_requests.preload(:account).select { |req| !req.account.silenced? }
-    AuthorizeFollowWorker.push_bulk(follow_requests) do |req|
+    AuthorizeFollowWorker.push_bulk(follow_requests, limit: 1_000) do |req|
       [req.account_id, req.target_account_id]
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/workers/activitypub/distribute_poll_update_worker.rb b/app/workers/activitypub/distribute_poll_update_worker.rb
index 25dee4ee259..8c1eefd93d5 100644
--- a/app/workers/activitypub/distribute_poll_update_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/activitypub/distribute_poll_update_worker.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class ActivityPub::DistributePollUpdateWorker
 
     return unless @status.preloadable_poll
 
-    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes, limit: 1_000) do |inbox_url|
       [payload, @account.id, inbox_url]
     end
 
diff --git a/app/workers/activitypub/move_distribution_worker.rb b/app/workers/activitypub/move_distribution_worker.rb
index 65c5c0d1c39..1680fcc76ec 100644
--- a/app/workers/activitypub/move_distribution_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/activitypub/move_distribution_worker.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class ActivityPub::MoveDistributionWorker
     @migration = AccountMigration.find(migration_id)
     @account   = @migration.account
 
-    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes, limit: 1_000) do |inbox_url|
       [signed_payload, @account.id, inbox_url]
     end
 
diff --git a/app/workers/activitypub/raw_distribution_worker.rb b/app/workers/activitypub/raw_distribution_worker.rb
index 8ecc17db9ac..c77821e0f14 100644
--- a/app/workers/activitypub/raw_distribution_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/activitypub/raw_distribution_worker.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ActivityPub::RawDistributionWorker
   def distribute!
     return if inboxes.empty?
 
-    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+    ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes, limit: 1_000) do |inbox_url|
       [payload, source_account_id, inbox_url, options]
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/cli.rb b/lib/cli.rb
index 157465c4b55..ac235cf0394 100644
--- a/lib/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/cli.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ module Mastodon
         json = Oj.dump(ActivityPub::LinkedDataSignature.new(payload).sign!(account))
 
         unless options[:dry_run]
-          ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes) do |inbox_url|
+          ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(inboxes, limit: 1_000) do |inbox_url|
             [json, account.id, inbox_url]
           end