diff --git a/packages/backend/migration/1758129782800-add-user-lastFetchedFeaturedAt.js b/packages/backend/migration/1758129782800-add-user-lastFetchedFeaturedAt.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc3713cec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/migration/1758129782800-add-user-lastFetchedFeaturedAt.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: hazelnoot and other Sharkey contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+export class AddUserLastFetchedFeaturedAt1758129782800 {
+	async up(queryRunner) {
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "user" ADD "lastFetchedFeaturedAt" DATE`);
+	}
+
+	async down(queryRunner) {
+		await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "user" DROP COLUMN "lastFetchedFeaturedAt"`);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/ReversiService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/ReversiService.ts
index 2edba73677..388ebf61e2 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/ReversiService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/ReversiService.ts
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ export class ReversiService implements OnApplicationShutdown, OnModuleInit {
 					updatedAt: parsed.user1.updatedAt != null ? new Date(parsed.user1.updatedAt) : null,
 					lastActiveDate: parsed.user1.lastActiveDate != null ? new Date(parsed.user1.lastActiveDate) : null,
 					lastFetchedAt: parsed.user1.lastFetchedAt != null ? new Date(parsed.user1.lastFetchedAt) : null,
+					lastFetchedFeaturedAt: parsed.user1.lastFetchedFeaturedAt != null ? new Date(parsed.user1.lastFetchedFeaturedAt) : null,
 					movedAt: parsed.user1.movedAt != null ? new Date(parsed.user1.movedAt) : null,
 					instance: null,
 					userProfile: null,
@@ -599,6 +600,7 @@ export class ReversiService implements OnApplicationShutdown, OnModuleInit {
 					updatedAt: parsed.user2.updatedAt != null ? new Date(parsed.user2.updatedAt) : null,
 					lastActiveDate: parsed.user2.lastActiveDate != null ? new Date(parsed.user2.lastActiveDate) : null,
 					lastFetchedAt: parsed.user2.lastFetchedAt != null ? new Date(parsed.user2.lastFetchedAt) : null,
+					lastFetchedFeaturedAt: parsed.user2.lastFetchedFeaturedAt != null ? new Date(parsed.user2.lastFetchedFeaturedAt) : null,
 					movedAt: parsed.user2.movedAt != null ? new Date(parsed.user2.movedAt) : null,
 					instance: null,
 					userProfile: null,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApPersonService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApPersonService.ts
index f28f4cdd8d..66311d4655 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApPersonService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApPersonService.ts
@@ -701,13 +701,16 @@ export class ApPersonService implements OnModuleInit {
 
 		const profileUrls = url ? [url, person.id] : [person.id];
 		const verifiedLinks = await verifyFieldLinks(fields, profileUrls, this.httpRequestService);
+		const featuredUri = person.featured ? getApId(person.featured) : undefined;
 
 		const updates = {
 			lastFetchedAt: this.timeService.date,
 			inbox: person.inbox,
 			sharedInbox: person.sharedInbox ?? person.endpoints?.sharedInbox ?? null,
 			followersUri: person.followers ? getApId(person.followers) : undefined,
-			featured: person.featured ? getApId(person.featured) : undefined,
+			// If the featured collection changes, then reset the fetch timeout.
+			lastFetchedFeaturedAt: featuredUri !== exist.featured ? null : undefined,
+			featured: featuredUri,
 			emojis: emojiNames,
 			name: truncate(person.name, nameLength),
 			tags,
@@ -948,6 +951,10 @@ export class ApPersonService implements OnModuleInit {
 
 		resolver ??= this.apResolverService.createResolver();
 
+		// Mark as updated
+		await this.usersRepository.update({ id: userId }, { lastFetchedFeaturedAt: new Date() });
+		await this.internalEventService.emit('remoteUserUpdated', { id: userId });
+
 		// Resolve and regist Notes
 		const maxPinned = (await this.roleService.getUserPolicies(user.id)).pinLimit;
 		const items = await resolver.resolveCollectionItems(user.featured, true, user.uri, maxPinned, 2);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/User.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/User.ts
index b2b13e1724..10c142c53b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/User.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/User.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ export class MiUser {
 	})
 	public lastFetchedAt: Date | null;
 
+	@Column('timestamp with time zone', {
+		nullable: true,
+	})
+	public lastFetchedFeaturedAt?: Date | null;
+
 	@Index()
 	@Column('timestamp with time zone', {
 		nullable: true,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/BackgroundTaskProcessorService.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/BackgroundTaskProcessorService.ts
index eb7ebbe9a4..3d10996baf 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/BackgroundTaskProcessorService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/BackgroundTaskProcessorService.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export class BackgroundTaskProcessorService {
 		if (!isRemoteUser(user)) return `Skipping update-featured task: user ${task.userId} is local`;
 		if (!user.featured) return `Skipping update-featured task: user ${task.userId} has no featured collection`;
 
-		if (user.lastFetchedAt && Date.now() - user.lastFetchedAt.getTime() < 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24) {
+		if (user.lastFetchedFeaturedAt && Date.now() - user.lastFetchedFeaturedAt.getTime() < 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24) {
 			return `Skipping update-featured task: user ${task.userId} was recently updated`;
 		}