diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex
index c0c7f3806..829ddeaea 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy.ex
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ defp check_reject(%{host: actor_host} = _actor_info, object) do
 
   defp check_media_removal(
          %{host: actor_host} = _actor_info,
-         %{"type" => "Create", "object" => %{"attachment" => child_attachment}} = object
+         %{"type" => type, "object" => %{"attachment" => child_attachment}} = object
        )
-       when length(child_attachment) > 0 do
+       when length(child_attachment) > 0 and type in ["Create", "Update"] do
     media_removal =
       instance_list(:media_removal)
       |> MRF.subdomains_regex()
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ defp check_media_removal(_actor_info, object), do: {:ok, object}
   defp check_media_nsfw(
          %{host: actor_host} = _actor_info,
          %{
-           "type" => "Create",
+           "type" => type,
            "object" => %{} = _child_object
          } = object
-       ) do
+       )
+       when type in ["Create", "Update"] do
     media_nsfw =
       instance_list(:media_nsfw)
       |> MRF.subdomains_regex()
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy_test.exs
index 674b506c3..57fc00af5 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/simple_policy_test.exs
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ test "match with wildcard domain" do
 
       assert SimplePolicy.filter(local_message) == {:ok, local_message}
     end
+
+    test "works with Updates" do
+      clear_config([:mrf_simple, :media_removal], [{"remote.instance", "Some reason"}])
+      media_message = build_media_message(type: "Update")
+
+      assert SimplePolicy.filter(media_message) ==
+               {:ok,
+                media_message
+                |> Map.put("object", Map.delete(media_message["object"], "attachment"))}
+    end
   end
 
   describe "when :media_nsfw" do
@@ -90,12 +100,20 @@ test "match with wildcard domain" do
 
       assert SimplePolicy.filter(local_message) == {:ok, local_message}
     end
+
+    test "works with Updates" do
+      clear_config([:mrf_simple, :media_nsfw], [{"remote.instance", "Whetever"}])
+      media_message = build_media_message(type: "Update")
+
+      assert SimplePolicy.filter(media_message) ==
+               {:ok, put_in(media_message, ["object", "sensitive"], true)}
+    end
   end
 
-  defp build_media_message do
+  defp build_media_message(opts \\ []) do
     %{
       "actor" => "https://remote.instance/users/bob",
-      "type" => "Create",
+      "type" => opts[:type] || "Create",
       "object" => %{
         "attachment" => [%{}],
         "tag" => ["foo"],