diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index a8a7db7..bb919ed 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -2313,6 +2313,22 @@ void process_user_queue_item(snac *snac, xs_dict *q_item)
             timeline_request_replies(snac, id);
     }
     else
+    if (strcmp(type, "object_request") == 0) {
+        const char *id = xs_dict_get(q_item, "message");
+
+        if (!xs_is_null(id)) {
+            int status;
+            xs *data = NULL;
+
+            status = activitypub_request(snac, id, &data);
+
+            if (valid_status(status))
+                object_add_ow(id, data);
+
+            snac_debug(snac, 1, xs_fmt("object_request %s %d", id, status));
+        }
+    }
+    else
     if (strcmp(type, "verify_links") == 0) {
         verify_links(snac);
     }
diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index db544f4..4d753a9 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -2651,6 +2651,21 @@ void enqueue_close_question(snac *user, const char *id, int end_secs)
 }
 
 
+void enqueue_object_request(snac *user, const char *id, int forward_secs)
+/* enqueues the request of an object in the future */
+{
+    xs *qmsg = _new_qmsg("object_request", id, 0);
+    xs *ntid = tid(forward_secs);
+    xs *fn   = xs_fmt("%s/queue/%s.json", user->basedir, ntid);
+
+    qmsg = xs_dict_set(qmsg, "ntid", ntid);
+
+    qmsg = _enqueue_put(fn, qmsg);
+
+    snac_debug(user, 0, xs_fmt("enqueue_object_request %s", id));
+}
+
+
 void enqueue_verify_links(snac *user)
 /* enqueues a link verification */
 {
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 06cae78..6a38412 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -458,6 +458,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (strcmp(cmd, "request2") == 0) { /** **/
+        enqueue_object_request(&snac, url, 2);
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     if (strcmp(cmd, "actor") == 0) { /** **/
         int status;
         xs *data = NULL;
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index 74e58cd..721d088 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ void enqueue_telegram(const xs_str *msg, const char *bot, const char *chat_id);
 void enqueue_ntfy(const xs_str *msg, const char *ntfy_server, const char *ntfy_token);
 void enqueue_message(snac *snac, const xs_dict *msg);
 void enqueue_close_question(snac *user, const char *id, int end_secs);
+void enqueue_object_request(snac *user, const char *id, int forward_secs);
 void enqueue_verify_links(snac *user);
 void enqueue_actor_refresh(snac *user, const char *actor);
 void enqueue_request_replies(snac *user, const char *id);