diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/WebFinger/WebFingerService.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/WebFinger/WebFingerService.cs
index e14fc7f8..1c015f66 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/WebFinger/WebFingerService.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/WebFinger/WebFingerService.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class WebFingerService(HttpClient client, HttpRequestService httpRqSvc) {
 		var req = httpRqSvc.Get(webFingerUrl, ["application/jrd+json", "application/json"]);
 		var res = await client.SendAsync(req);
 
+		if (res.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Gone)
+			throw GracefulException.Accepted("The remote user no longer exists.");
 		if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
 			return null;
 		if (res.Content.Headers.ContentType?.MediaType is not "application/jrd+json" and not "application/json")
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.cs
index bad3d2a4..9c948150 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ public class ErrorHandlerMiddleware(IOptions<Config.SecuritySection> options, IL
 			var verbosity = options.Value.ExceptionVerbosity;
 
 			if (e is GracefulException ce) {
+				if (ce.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Accepted) {
+					ctx.Response.StatusCode = (int)ce.StatusCode;
+					await ctx.Response.CompleteAsync();
+					return;
+				}
+				
 				if (verbosity > ExceptionVerbosity.Basic && ce.OverrideBasic)
 					verbosity = ExceptionVerbosity.Basic;
 
@@ -112,6 +118,13 @@ public class GracefulException(
 		return new GracefulException(HttpStatusCode.MisdirectedRequest, HttpStatusCode.MisdirectedRequest.ToString(),
 		                             "This server is not configured to respond to this request.", null, true, true);
 	}
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// This is intended for cases where no error occured, but the request needs to be aborted early (e.g. WebFinger returning 410 Gone)
+	/// </summary>
+	public static GracefulException Accepted(string message) {
+		return new GracefulException(HttpStatusCode.Accepted, message);
+	}
 }
 
 public enum ExceptionVerbosity {