diff --git a/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb b/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb
index 4ef4e459d..b760ce4d3 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb
@@ -245,10 +245,11 @@ module Diaspora
       private_class_method :save_status_message
 
       def self.retract_if_author_ignored(relayable)
-        parent_author = relayable.parent.author
-        return unless parent_author.local? && parent_author.owner.ignored_people.include?(relayable.author)
+        parent_author = relayable.parent.author.owner
+        return unless parent_author && parent_author.ignored_people.include?(relayable.author)
 
-        # TODO: send retraction
+        retraction = Retraction.for(relayable, parent_author)
+        Diaspora::Federation::Dispatcher.build(parent_author, retraction, subscribers: [relayable.author]).dispatch
 
         raise Diaspora::Federation::AuthorIgnored
       end
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/receive_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/receive_spec.rb
index b7dc03902..33605b636 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/receive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora/federation/receive_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require "spec_helper"
 
 describe Diaspora::Federation::Receive do
   let(:sender) { FactoryGirl.create(:person) }
-  let(:post) { alice.post(:status_message, text: "hello", public: true) }
+  let(:post) { FactoryGirl.create(:status_message, text: "hello", public: true, author: alice.person) }
 
   describe ".account_deletion" do
     let(:account_deletion_entity) { FactoryGirl.build(:account_deletion_entity, author: sender.diaspora_handle) }
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ describe Diaspora::Federation::Receive do
       expect(comment.post).to eq(post)
     end
 
-    it_behaves_like "it ignores existing object received twice", Comment, :comment do
-      let(:entity) { comment_entity }
-    end
+    let(:entity) { comment_entity }
+    it_behaves_like "it ignores existing object received twice", Comment, :comment
+    it_behaves_like "it rejects if the parent author ignores the author", Comment, :comment
   end
 
   describe ".contact" do
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ describe Diaspora::Federation::Receive do
       expect(like.target).to eq(post)
     end
 
-    it_behaves_like "it ignores existing object received twice", Like, :like do
-      let(:entity) { like_entity }
-    end
+    let(:entity) { like_entity }
+    it_behaves_like "it ignores existing object received twice", Like, :like
+    it_behaves_like "it rejects if the parent author ignores the author", Like, :like
   end
 
   describe ".message" do
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ describe Diaspora::Federation::Receive do
   end
 
   describe ".poll_participation" do
-    let(:post_with_poll) { FactoryGirl.create(:status_message_with_poll) }
+    let(:post_with_poll) { FactoryGirl.create(:status_message_with_poll, author: alice.person) }
     let(:poll_participation_entity) {
       FactoryGirl.build(
         :poll_participation_entity,
@@ -320,9 +320,9 @@ describe Diaspora::Federation::Receive do
       expect(poll_participation.poll).to eq(post_with_poll.poll)
     end
 
-    it_behaves_like "it ignores existing object received twice", PollParticipation, :poll_participation do
-      let(:entity) { poll_participation_entity }
-    end
+    let(:entity) { poll_participation_entity }
+    it_behaves_like "it ignores existing object received twice", PollParticipation, :poll_participation
+    it_behaves_like "it rejects if the parent author ignores the author", PollParticipation, :poll_participation
   end
 
   describe ".profile" do
diff --git a/spec/models/comment_spec.rb b/spec/models/comment_spec.rb
index b791701cd..cd6cc88cb 100644
--- a/spec/models/comment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/comment_spec.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe Comment, :type => :model do
       @object_on_remote_parent = object_on_remote_parent
     end
 
-    let(:build_object) { alice.build_comment(post: status_bob, text: "why so formal?") }
+    let(:relayable) { Comment::Generator.new(alice, status_bob, "why so formal?").build }
     it_should_behave_like "it is relayable"
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/like_spec.rb b/spec/models/like_spec.rb
index 4f06c1ec2..a36702c72 100644
--- a/spec/models/like_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/like_spec.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe Like, :type => :model do
       @object_on_remote_parent = @local_luke.like!(@remote_parent)
     end
 
-    let(:build_object) { Like::Generator.new(alice, @status).build }
-    it_should_behave_like 'it is relayable'
+    let(:relayable) { Like::Generator.new(alice, @status).build }
+    it_should_behave_like "it is relayable"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/message_spec.rb b/spec/models/message_spec.rb
index 4fb3172af..844b086aa 100644
--- a/spec/models/message_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/message_spec.rb
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ describe Message, :type => :model do
       Diaspora::Federation::Dispatcher.build(@local_luke, @object_on_remote_parent).dispatch
     end
 
-    let(:build_object) { Message.new(:author => @alice.person, :text => "ohai!", :conversation => @conversation) }
-    it_should_behave_like 'it is relayable'
+    let(:relayable) { Message.new(author: @alice.person, text: "ohai!", conversation: @conversation) }
+    it_should_behave_like "it is relayable"
 
     describe '#increase_unread' do
       it 'increments the conversation visiblity for the conversation' do
diff --git a/spec/models/participation_spec.rb b/spec/models/participation_spec.rb
index 5c681185d..20f549364 100644
--- a/spec/models/participation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/participation_spec.rb
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ describe Participation, :type => :model do
       @object_on_remote_parent = @local_luke.participate!(@remote_parent)
     end
 
-    let(:build_object) { Participation::Generator.new(alice, @status).build }
-
-    it_should_behave_like 'it is relayable'
+    let(:relayable) { Participation::Generator.new(alice, @status).build }
+    it_should_behave_like "it is relayable"
   end
 
   describe "#unparticipate" do
diff --git a/spec/models/poll_participation_spec.rb b/spec/models/poll_participation_spec.rb
index 959c831aa..86a19f4b0 100644
--- a/spec/models/poll_participation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/poll_participation_spec.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe PollParticipation, :type => :model do
       @object_on_remote_parent = @local_luke.participate_in_poll!(@remote_parent, @remote_parent.poll.poll_answers.first)
     end
 
-  let(:build_object) { PollParticipation::Generator.new(alice, @status, @poll.poll_answers.first).build }
-  it_should_behave_like 'it is relayable'
+  let(:relayable) { PollParticipation::Generator.new(alice, @status, @poll.poll_answers.first).build }
+  it_should_behave_like "it is relayable"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/shared_behaviors/receiving.rb b/spec/shared_behaviors/receiving.rb
index 2637ff49e..36b69fd7d 100644
--- a/spec/shared_behaviors/receiving.rb
+++ b/spec/shared_behaviors/receiving.rb
@@ -14,3 +14,41 @@ shared_examples_for "it ignores existing object received twice" do |klass, metho
     Diaspora::Federation::Receive.public_send(method, entity)
   end
 end
+
+shared_examples_for "it rejects if the parent author ignores the author" do |klass, method|
+  it "saves the relayable if the author is not ignored" do
+    Diaspora::Federation::Receive.public_send(method, entity)
+
+    expect(klass.find_by!(guid: entity.guid)).to be_instance_of(klass)
+  end
+
+  context "if the author is ignored" do
+    before do
+      alice.blocks.create(person: sender)
+    end
+
+    it "raises an error and does not save the relayable" do
+      expect {
+        Diaspora::Federation::Receive.public_send(method, entity)
+      }.to raise_error Diaspora::Federation::AuthorIgnored
+
+      expect(klass.find_by(guid: entity.guid)).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "it sends a retraction back to the author" do
+      dispatcher = double
+      expect(Diaspora::Federation::Dispatcher).to receive(:build) do |retraction_sender, retraction, opts|
+        expect(retraction_sender).to eq(alice)
+        expect(retraction.data[:target_guid]).to eq(entity.guid)
+        expect(retraction.data[:target_type]).to eq(klass.to_s)
+        expect(opts).to eq(subscribers: [sender])
+        dispatcher
+      end
+      expect(dispatcher).to receive(:dispatch)
+
+      expect {
+        Diaspora::Federation::Receive.public_send(method, entity)
+      }.to raise_error Diaspora::Federation::AuthorIgnored
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/shared_behaviors/relayable.rb b/spec/shared_behaviors/relayable.rb
index 5a6400477..415c1d045 100644
--- a/spec/shared_behaviors/relayable.rb
+++ b/spec/shared_behaviors/relayable.rb
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 #   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-require 'spec_helper'
+require "spec_helper"
 
 shared_examples_for "it is relayable" do
-
-  describe 'interacted_at' do
-    it 'sets the interacted at of the parent to the created at of the relayable post' do
+  describe "interacted_at" do
+    it "sets the interacted at of the parent to the created at of the relayable post" do
       Timecop.freeze Time.now do
-        relayable = build_object
         relayable.save
         if relayable.parent.respond_to?(:interacted_at) #I'm sorry.
           expect(relayable.parent.interacted_at.to_i).to eq(relayable.created_at.to_i)
@@ -18,36 +16,28 @@ shared_examples_for "it is relayable" do
     end
   end
 
-  describe 'validations' do
-    describe 'on :author_id' do
+  describe "validations" do
+    context "author ignored by parent author" do
       context "the author is on the parent object author's ignore list when object is created" do
         before do
-          bob.blocks.create(:person => alice.person)
-          @relayable = build_object
+          bob.blocks.create(person: alice.person)
         end
 
         it "is invalid" do
-          expect(@relayable).not_to be_valid
-          expect(@relayable.errors[:author_id].size).to eq(1)
-        end
-
-        it "sends a retraction for the object" do
-          skip 'need to figure out how to test this'
-          expect(Retraction).to receive(:for)
-          @relayable.valid?
+          expect(relayable).not_to be_valid
+          expect(relayable.errors[:author_id].size).to eq(1)
         end
 
         it "works if the object has no parent" do # This can happen if we get a comment for a post that's been deleted
-          @relayable.parent = nil
-          expect { @relayable.valid? }.to_not raise_exception
+          relayable.parent = nil
+          expect { relayable.valid? }.to_not raise_exception
         end
       end
 
       context "the author is added to the parent object author's ignore list later" do
         it "is valid" do
-          relayable = build_object
           relayable.save!
-          bob.blocks.create(:person => alice.person)
+          bob.blocks.create(person: alice.person)
           expect(relayable).to be_valid
         end
       end