diff --git a/app/Jobs/InboxPipeline/InboxValidator.php b/app/Jobs/InboxPipeline/InboxValidator.php
index 7d5ced58c..f42359de1 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/InboxPipeline/InboxValidator.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/InboxPipeline/InboxValidator.php
@@ -156,6 +156,23 @@ class InboxValidator implements ShouldQueue
         $inboxPath = "/users/{$profile->username}/inbox";
         [$verified, $headers] = HttpSignature::verify($pkey, $signatureData, $headers, $inboxPath, $body);
         if ($verified == 1) {
+            // Ensure the signer (keyId owner) matches the payload actor
+            $payloadActorUrl = Helpers::pluckval($bodyDecoded['actor']);
+            if ($payloadActorUrl) {
+                $signerDomain = parse_url($keyId, PHP_URL_HOST);
+                $actorDomain = parse_url($payloadActorUrl, PHP_URL_HOST);
+                if (! $signerDomain || ! $actorDomain) {
+                    return false;  // Missing domain
+                } 
+                
+                if ($signerDomain !== $actorDomain) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if ($actor->remote_url !== $payloadActorUrl) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ActivityPub/InboxValidatorSignerMatchTest.php b/tests/Unit/ActivityPub/InboxValidatorSignerMatchTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20cf4ea1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/ActivityPub/InboxValidatorSignerMatchTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\ActivityPub;
+
+use App\Jobs\InboxPipeline\InboxValidator;
+use App\Profile;
+use App\Util\ActivityPub\Helpers;
+use App\Util\ActivityPub\HttpSignature;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class InboxValidatorSignerMatchTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    /**
+     * Test that verifySignature rejects a valid signature when the signer
+     * (keyId) does not match the payload actor, preventing spoofing.
+     */
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_rejects_valid_signature_when_signer_does_not_match_payload_actor()
+    {
+        // Generate attacker keypair
+        $attackerKeyPair = openssl_pkey_new([
+            'private_key_bits' => 2048,
+            'private_key_type' => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA,
+        ]);
+        openssl_pkey_export($attackerKeyPair, $attackerPrivateKey);
+        $attackerPublicKey = openssl_pkey_get_details($attackerKeyPair)['key'];
+
+        // Create local profile (inbox recipient)
+        $localProfile = Profile::create([
+            'username' => 'localuser',
+            'domain' => null,
+            'remote_url' => null,
+        ]);
+
+        // Create attacker profile (already known to the instance)
+        $attackerProfile = Profile::create([
+            'username' => 'attacker',
+            'domain' => 'evil.example.com',
+            'remote_url' => 'https://evil.example.com/users/attacker',
+            'key_id' => 'https://evil.example.com/users/attacker#main-key',
+            'public_key' => $attackerPublicKey,
+            'private_key' => $attackerPrivateKey,
+        ]);
+
+        // Spoofed payload: signed by attacker but claims to be from victim
+        // The activity id domain matches the keyId domain (evil.example.com)
+        // to pass the existing keyDomain === idDomain check
+        $payload = [
+            '@context' => 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
+            'id' => 'https://evil.example.com/activities/spoofed-follow',
+            'type' => 'Follow',
+            'actor' => 'https://trusted.example.com/users/victim',
+            'object' => config('app.url').'/users/localuser',
+        ];
+        $jsonPayload = json_encode($payload);
+
+        $url = config('app.url')."/users/{$localProfile->username}/inbox";
+        $keyId = 'https://evil.example.com/users/attacker#main-key';
+
+        // Sign the request with the attacker's key
+        $signedHeaders = HttpSignature::signRaw(
+            $attackerPrivateKey,
+            $keyId,
+            $url,
+            $jsonPayload
+        );
+
+        // Convert curl-style headers to associative array format
+        $assocHeaders = [];
+        foreach ($signedHeaders as $header) {
+            [$name, $value] = explode(': ', $header, 2);
+            $assocHeaders[strtolower($name)] = [$value];
+        }
+
+        // Use reflection to call the protected verifySignature method directly
+        $job = new InboxValidator($localProfile->username, $assocHeaders, $jsonPayload);
+        $reflection = new \ReflectionMethod($job, 'verifySignature');
+        $reflection->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $result = $reflection->invoke($job, $assocHeaders, $localProfile, $payload);
+
+        // The signature is cryptographically valid (attacker's key matches),
+        // but the signer domain (evil.example.com) does not match the payload
+        // actor domain (trusted.example.com), so it MUST be rejected.
+        $this->assertFalse(
+            $result,
+            'verifySignature should reject a valid signature when the signer does not match the payload actor'
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test that verifySignature accepts a valid signature when the signer
+     * matches the payload actor (legitimate request).
+     */
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_accepts_valid_signature_when_signer_matches_payload_actor()
+    {
+        // Generate keypair for legitimate actor
+        $keyPair = openssl_pkey_new([
+            'private_key_bits' => 2048,
+            'private_key_type' => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA,
+        ]);
+        openssl_pkey_export($keyPair, $privateKey);
+        $publicKey = openssl_pkey_get_details($keyPair)['key'];
+
+        // Create local profile (inbox recipient)
+        $localProfile = Profile::create([
+            'username' => 'localuser',
+            'domain' => null,
+            'remote_url' => null,
+        ]);
+
+        // Create legitimate remote profile
+        $remoteProfile = Profile::create([
+            'username' => 'legitimate',
+            'domain' => 'legit.example.com',
+            'remote_url' => 'https://legit.example.com/users/legitimate',
+            'key_id' => 'https://legit.example.com/users/legitimate#main-key',
+            'public_key' => $publicKey,
+            'private_key' => $privateKey,
+        ]);
+
+        // Legitimate payload: signer and actor are the same
+        $payload = [
+            '@context' => 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
+            'id' => 'https://legit.example.com/activities/real-follow',
+            'type' => 'Follow',
+            'actor' => 'https://legit.example.com/users/legitimate',
+            'object' => config('app.url').'/users/localuser',
+        ];
+        $jsonPayload = json_encode($payload);
+
+        $url = config('app.url')."/users/{$localProfile->username}/inbox";
+        $keyId = 'https://legit.example.com/users/legitimate#main-key';
+
+        $signedHeaders = HttpSignature::signRaw(
+            $privateKey,
+            $keyId,
+            $url,
+            $jsonPayload
+        );
+
+        $assocHeaders = [];
+        foreach ($signedHeaders as $header) {
+            [$name, $value] = explode(': ', $header, 2);
+            $assocHeaders[strtolower($name)] = [$value];
+        }
+
+        $job = new InboxValidator($localProfile->username, $assocHeaders, $jsonPayload);
+        $reflection = new \ReflectionMethod($job, 'verifySignature');
+        $reflection->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $result = $reflection->invoke($job, $assocHeaders, $localProfile, $payload);
+
+        // Signer and actor match — should be accepted
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            $result,
+            'verifySignature should accept a valid signature when the signer matches the payload actor'
+        );
+    }
+}