diff --git a/changelog.d/webfinger-validation.fix b/changelog.d/webfinger-validation.fix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e64312666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/webfinger-validation.fix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix validate_webfinger when running a different domain for Webfinger
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/application.ex b/lib/pleroma/application.ex
index 75154f94c..649bb11c8 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/application.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/application.ex
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ defp cachex_children do
         expiration: chat_message_id_idempotency_key_expiration(),
         limit: 500_000
       ),
-      build_cachex("rel_me", limit: 2500)
+      build_cachex("rel_me", limit: 2500),
+      build_cachex("host_meta", default_ttl: :timer.minutes(120), limit: 5000)
     ]
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger.ex
index e149d9247..e653b3338 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger.ex
@@ -155,7 +155,16 @@ def get_template_from_xml(body) do
     end
   end
 
+  @cachex Pleroma.Config.get([:cachex, :provider], Cachex)
   def find_lrdd_template(domain) do
+    @cachex.fetch!(:host_meta_cache, domain, fn _ ->
+      {:commit, fetch_lrdd_template(domain)}
+    end)
+  rescue
+    e -> {:error, "Cachex error: #{inspect(e)}"}
+  end
+
+  defp fetch_lrdd_template(domain) do
     # WebFinger is restricted to HTTPS - https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7033#section-9.1
     meta_url = "https://#{domain}/.well-known/host-meta"
 
@@ -168,7 +177,7 @@ def find_lrdd_template(domain) do
     end
   end
 
-  defp get_address_from_domain(domain, encoded_account) when is_binary(domain) do
+  defp get_address_from_domain(domain, "acct:" <> _ = encoded_account) when is_binary(domain) do
     case find_lrdd_template(domain) do
       {:ok, template} ->
         String.replace(template, "{uri}", encoded_account)
@@ -178,6 +187,11 @@ defp get_address_from_domain(domain, encoded_account) when is_binary(domain) do
     end
   end
 
+  defp get_address_from_domain(domain, account) when is_binary(domain) do
+    encoded_account = URI.encode("acct:#{account}")
+    get_address_from_domain(domain, encoded_account)
+  end
+
   defp get_address_from_domain(_, _), do: {:error, :webfinger_no_domain}
 
   @spec finger(String.t()) :: {:ok, map()} | {:error, any()}
@@ -192,9 +206,7 @@ def finger(account) do
           URI.parse(account).host
       end
 
-    encoded_account = URI.encode("acct:#{account}")
-
-    with address when is_binary(address) <- get_address_from_domain(domain, encoded_account),
+    with address when is_binary(address) <- get_address_from_domain(domain, account),
          {:ok, %{status: status, body: body, headers: headers}} when status in 200..299 <-
            HTTP.get(
              address,
@@ -227,13 +239,15 @@ def finger(account) do
     end
   end
 
-  defp validate_webfinger(url, %{"subject" => "acct:" <> acct} = data) do
-    with %URI{host: request_host} <- URI.parse(url),
-         [_name, acct_host] <- String.split(acct, "@"),
-         {_, true} <- {:hosts_match_or_subdomain, String.ends_with?(request_host, acct_host)} do
+  defp validate_webfinger(request_url, %{"subject" => "acct:" <> acct = subject} = data) do
+    with [_name, acct_host] <- String.split(acct, "@"),
+         {_, url} <- {:address, get_address_from_domain(acct_host, subject)},
+         %URI{host: request_host} <- URI.parse(request_url),
+         %URI{host: acct_host} <- URI.parse(url),
+         {_, true} <- {:hosts_match, acct_host == request_host} do
       {:ok, data}
     else
-      _ -> {:error, {:webfinger_invalid, url, data}}
+      _ -> {:error, {:webfinger_invalid, request_url, data}}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
index 48391d871..5b7a65658 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
@@ -877,109 +877,19 @@ test "gets an existing user by nickname starting with http" do
     setup do: clear_config([Pleroma.Web.WebFinger, :update_nickname_on_user_fetch], true)
 
     test "for mastodon" do
-      Tesla.Mock.mock(fn
-        %{url: "https://example.com/.well-known/host-meta"} ->
-          %Tesla.Env{
-            status: 302,
-            headers: [{"location", "https://sub.example.com/.well-known/host-meta"}]
-          }
-
-        %{url: "https://sub.example.com/.well-known/host-meta"} ->
-          %Tesla.Env{
-            status: 200,
-            body:
-              "test/fixtures/webfinger/masto-host-meta.xml"
-              |> File.read!()
-              |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "sub.example.com")
-          }
-
-        %{url: "https://sub.example.com/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:a@example.com"} ->
-          %Tesla.Env{
-            status: 200,
-            body:
-              "test/fixtures/webfinger/masto-webfinger.json"
-              |> File.read!()
-              |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "a")
-              |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "example.com")
-              |> String.replace("{{subdomain}}", "sub.example.com"),
-            headers: [{"content-type", "application/jrd+json"}]
-          }
-
-        %{url: "https://sub.example.com/users/a"} ->
-          %Tesla.Env{
-            status: 200,
-            body:
-              "test/fixtures/webfinger/masto-user.json"
-              |> File.read!()
-              |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "a")
-              |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "sub.example.com"),
-            headers: [{"content-type", "application/activity+json"}]
-          }
-
-        %{url: "https://sub.example.com/users/a/collections/featured"} ->
-          %Tesla.Env{
-            status: 200,
-            body:
-              File.read!("test/fixtures/users_mock/masto_featured.json")
-              |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "sub.example.com")
-              |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "a"),
-            headers: [{"content-type", "application/activity+json"}]
-          }
-      end)
-
-      ap_id = "a@example.com"
+      ap_id = "a@mastodon.example"
       {:ok, fetched_user} = User.get_or_fetch(ap_id)
 
-      assert fetched_user.ap_id == "https://sub.example.com/users/a"
-      assert fetched_user.nickname == "a@example.com"
+      assert fetched_user.ap_id == "https://sub.mastodon.example/users/a"
+      assert fetched_user.nickname == "a@mastodon.example"
     end
 
     test "for pleroma" do
-      Tesla.Mock.mock(fn
-        %{url: "https://example.com/.well-known/host-meta"} ->
-          %Tesla.Env{
-            status: 302,
-            headers: [{"location", "https://sub.example.com/.well-known/host-meta"}]
-          }
-
-        %{url: "https://sub.example.com/.well-known/host-meta"} ->
-          %Tesla.Env{
-            status: 200,
-            body:
-              "test/fixtures/webfinger/pleroma-host-meta.xml"
-              |> File.read!()
-              |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "sub.example.com")
-          }
-
-        %{url: "https://sub.example.com/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:a@example.com"} ->
-          %Tesla.Env{
-            status: 200,
-            body:
-              "test/fixtures/webfinger/pleroma-webfinger.json"
-              |> File.read!()
-              |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "a")
-              |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "example.com")
-              |> String.replace("{{subdomain}}", "sub.example.com"),
-            headers: [{"content-type", "application/jrd+json"}]
-          }
-
-        %{url: "https://sub.example.com/users/a"} ->
-          %Tesla.Env{
-            status: 200,
-            body:
-              "test/fixtures/webfinger/pleroma-user.json"
-              |> File.read!()
-              |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "a")
-              |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "sub.example.com"),
-            headers: [{"content-type", "application/activity+json"}]
-          }
-      end)
-
-      ap_id = "a@example.com"
+      ap_id = "a@pleroma.example"
       {:ok, fetched_user} = User.get_or_fetch(ap_id)
 
-      assert fetched_user.ap_id == "https://sub.example.com/users/a"
-      assert fetched_user.nickname == "a@example.com"
+      assert fetched_user.ap_id == "https://sub.pleroma.example/users/a"
+      assert fetched_user.nickname == "a@pleroma.example"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
index f656c9412..20e410424 100644
--- a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
+++ b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
@@ -1521,6 +1521,120 @@ def get("https://friends.grishka.me/users/1", _, _, _) do
      }}
   end
 
+  def get("https://mastodon.example/.well-known/host-meta", _, _, _) do
+    {:ok,
+     %Tesla.Env{
+       status: 302,
+       headers: [{"location", "https://sub.mastodon.example/.well-known/host-meta"}]
+     }}
+  end
+
+  def get("https://sub.mastodon.example/.well-known/host-meta", _, _, _) do
+    {:ok,
+     %Tesla.Env{
+       status: 200,
+       body:
+         "test/fixtures/webfinger/masto-host-meta.xml"
+         |> File.read!()
+         |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "sub.mastodon.example")
+     }}
+  end
+
+  def get(
+        "https://sub.mastodon.example/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:a@mastodon.example",
+        _,
+        _,
+        _
+      ) do
+    {:ok,
+     %Tesla.Env{
+       status: 200,
+       body:
+         "test/fixtures/webfinger/masto-webfinger.json"
+         |> File.read!()
+         |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "a")
+         |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "mastodon.example")
+         |> String.replace("{{subdomain}}", "sub.mastodon.example"),
+       headers: [{"content-type", "application/jrd+json"}]
+     }}
+  end
+
+  def get("https://sub.mastodon.example/users/a", _, _, _) do
+    {:ok,
+     %Tesla.Env{
+       status: 200,
+       body:
+         "test/fixtures/webfinger/masto-user.json"
+         |> File.read!()
+         |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "a")
+         |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "sub.mastodon.example"),
+       headers: [{"content-type", "application/activity+json"}]
+     }}
+  end
+
+  def get("https://sub.mastodon.example/users/a/collections/featured", _, _, _) do
+    {:ok,
+     %Tesla.Env{
+       status: 200,
+       body:
+         File.read!("test/fixtures/users_mock/masto_featured.json")
+         |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "sub.mastodon.example")
+         |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "a"),
+       headers: [{"content-type", "application/activity+json"}]
+     }}
+  end
+
+  def get("https://pleroma.example/.well-known/host-meta", _, _, _) do
+    {:ok,
+     %Tesla.Env{
+       status: 302,
+       headers: [{"location", "https://sub.pleroma.example/.well-known/host-meta"}]
+     }}
+  end
+
+  def get("https://sub.pleroma.example/.well-known/host-meta", _, _, _) do
+    {:ok,
+     %Tesla.Env{
+       status: 200,
+       body:
+         "test/fixtures/webfinger/pleroma-host-meta.xml"
+         |> File.read!()
+         |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "sub.pleroma.example")
+     }}
+  end
+
+  def get(
+        "https://sub.pleroma.example/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:a@pleroma.example",
+        _,
+        _,
+        _
+      ) do
+    {:ok,
+     %Tesla.Env{
+       status: 200,
+       body:
+         "test/fixtures/webfinger/pleroma-webfinger.json"
+         |> File.read!()
+         |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "a")
+         |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "pleroma.example")
+         |> String.replace("{{subdomain}}", "sub.pleroma.example"),
+       headers: [{"content-type", "application/jrd+json"}]
+     }}
+  end
+
+  def get("https://sub.pleroma.example/users/a", _, _, _) do
+    {:ok,
+     %Tesla.Env{
+       status: 200,
+       body:
+         "test/fixtures/webfinger/pleroma-user.json"
+         |> File.read!()
+         |> String.replace("{{nickname}}", "a")
+         |> String.replace("{{domain}}", "sub.pleroma.example"),
+       headers: [{"content-type", "application/activity+json"}]
+     }}
+  end
+
   def get(url, query, body, headers) do
     {:error,
      "Mock response not implemented for GET #{inspect(url)}, #{query}, #{inspect(body)}, #{inspect(headers)}"}