diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/move.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/move.rb
index 7e073f64d..8576ceccd 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/move.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/move.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ class ActivityPub::Activity::Move < ActivityPub::Activity
   PROCESSING_COOLDOWN = 7.days.seconds
 
   def perform
-    return if origin_account.uri != object_uri || processed?
-
-    mark_as_processing!
+    return if origin_account.uri != object_uri
+    return unless mark_as_processing!
 
     target_account = ActivityPub::FetchRemoteAccountService.new.call(target_uri)
 
@@ -35,12 +34,8 @@ class ActivityPub::Activity::Move < ActivityPub::Activity
     value_or_id(@json['target'])
   end
 
-  def processed?
-    redis.exists?("move_in_progress:#{@account.id}")
-  end
-
   def mark_as_processing!
-    redis.setex("move_in_progress:#{@account.id}", PROCESSING_COOLDOWN, true)
+    redis.set("move_in_progress:#{@account.id}", true, nx: true, ex: PROCESSING_COOLDOWN)
   end
 
   def unmark_as_processing!
diff --git a/app/models/account_migration.rb b/app/models/account_migration.rb
index 4fae98ed7..ded32c9c6 100644
--- a/app/models/account_migration.rb
+++ b/app/models/account_migration.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #
 
 class AccountMigration < ApplicationRecord
+  include Redisable
+
   COOLDOWN_PERIOD = 30.days.freeze
 
   belongs_to :account
@@ -39,7 +41,13 @@ class AccountMigration < ApplicationRecord
 
     return false unless errors.empty?
 
-    save
+    RedisLock.acquire(lock_options) do |lock|
+      if lock.acquired?
+        save
+      else
+        raise Mastodon::RaceConditionError
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   def cooldown_at
@@ -75,4 +83,8 @@ class AccountMigration < ApplicationRecord
   def validate_migration_cooldown
     errors.add(:base, I18n.t('migrations.errors.on_cooldown')) if account.migrations.within_cooldown.exists?
   end
+
+  def lock_options
+    { redis: redis, key: "account_migration:#{account.id}" }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/settings/migrations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/settings/migrations_controller_spec.rb
index 36e4ba86e..048d9de8d 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/settings/migrations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/settings/migrations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe Settings::MigrationsController do
       it_behaves_like 'authenticate user'
     end
 
-    context 'when user is sign in' do
+    context 'when user is signed in' do
       subject { post :create, params: { account_migration: { acct: acct, current_password: '12345678' } } }
 
       let(:user) { Fabricate(:user, password: '12345678') }
@@ -67,12 +67,45 @@ describe Settings::MigrationsController do
         end
       end
 
-      context 'when acct is a current account' do
+      context 'when acct is the current account' do
         let(:acct) { user.account }
 
         it 'renders show' do
           is_expected.to render_template :show
         end
+
+        it 'does not update the moved account' do
+          expect(user.account.reload.moved_to_account_id).to be_nil
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when target account does not reference the account being moved from' do
+        let(:acct) { Fabricate(:account, also_known_as: []) }
+
+        it 'renders show' do
+          is_expected.to render_template :show
+        end
+
+        it 'does not update the moved account' do
+          expect(user.account.reload.moved_to_account_id).to be_nil
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when a recent migration already exists ' do
+        let(:acct) { Fabricate(:account, also_known_as: [ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.uri_for(user.account)]) }
+
+        before do
+          moved_to = Fabricate(:account, also_known_as: [ActivityPub::TagManager.instance.uri_for(user.account)])
+          user.account.migrations.create!(acct: moved_to.acct)
+        end
+
+        it 'renders show' do
+          is_expected.to render_template :show
+        end
+
+        it 'does not update the moved account' do
+          expect(user.account.reload.moved_to_account_id).to be_nil
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/move_spec.rb b/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/move_spec.rb
index 3574f273a..2d1d276c5 100644
--- a/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/move_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/activitypub/activity/move_spec.rb
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 RSpec.describe ActivityPub::Activity::Move do
-  let(:follower)    { Fabricate(:account) }
-  let(:old_account) { Fabricate(:account) }
-  let(:new_account) { Fabricate(:account) }
-
-  before do
-    follower.follow!(old_account)
-
-    old_account.update!(uri: 'https://example.org/alice', domain: 'example.org', protocol: :activitypub, inbox_url: 'https://example.org/inbox')
-    new_account.update!(uri: 'https://example.com/alice', domain: 'example.com', protocol: :activitypub, inbox_url: 'https://example.com/inbox', also_known_as: [old_account.uri])
-
-    stub_request(:post, 'https://example.org/inbox').to_return(status: 200)
-    stub_request(:post, 'https://example.com/inbox').to_return(status: 200)
-
-    service_stub = double
-    allow(ActivityPub::FetchRemoteAccountService).to receive(:new).and_return(service_stub)
-    allow(service_stub).to receive(:call).and_return(new_account)
-  end
+  let(:follower)         { Fabricate(:account) }
+  let(:old_account)      { Fabricate(:account, uri: 'https://example.org/alice', domain: 'example.org', protocol: :activitypub, inbox_url: 'https://example.org/inbox') }
+  let(:new_account)      { Fabricate(:account, uri: 'https://example.com/alice', domain: 'example.com', protocol: :activitypub, inbox_url: 'https://example.com/inbox', also_known_as: also_known_as) }
+  let(:also_known_as)    { [old_account.uri] }
+  let(:returned_account) { new_account }
 
   let(:json) do
     {
@@ -30,6 +18,17 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::Activity::Move do
     }.with_indifferent_access
   end
 
+  before do
+    follower.follow!(old_account)
+
+    stub_request(:post, old_account.inbox_url).to_return(status: 200)
+    stub_request(:post, new_account.inbox_url).to_return(status: 200)
+
+    service_stub = double
+    allow(ActivityPub::FetchRemoteAccountService).to receive(:new).and_return(service_stub)
+    allow(service_stub).to receive(:call).and_return(returned_account)
+  end
+
   describe '#perform' do
     subject { described_class.new(json, old_account) }
 
@@ -37,16 +36,70 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::Activity::Move do
       subject.perform
     end
 
-    it 'sets moved account on old account' do
-      expect(old_account.reload.moved_to_account_id).to eq new_account.id
+    context 'when all conditions are met' do
+      it 'sets moved account on old account' do
+        expect(old_account.reload.moved_to_account_id).to eq new_account.id
+      end
+
+      it 'makes followers unfollow old account' do
+        expect(follower.following?(old_account)).to be false
+      end
+
+      it 'makes followers follow-request the new account' do
+        expect(follower.requested?(new_account)).to be true
+      end
     end
 
-    it 'makes followers unfollow old account' do
-      expect(follower.following?(old_account)).to be false
+    context "when the new account can't be resolved" do
+      let(:returned_account) { nil }
+
+      it 'does not set moved account on old account' do
+        expect(old_account.reload.moved_to_account_id).to be_nil
+      end
+
+      it 'does not make followers unfollow old account' do
+        expect(follower.following?(old_account)).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'does not make followers follow-request the new account' do
+        expect(follower.requested?(new_account)).to be false
+      end
     end
 
-    it 'makes followers follow-request the new account' do
-      expect(follower.requested?(new_account)).to be true
+    context 'when the new account does not references the old account' do
+      let(:also_known_as) { [] }
+
+      it 'does not set moved account on old account' do
+        expect(old_account.reload.moved_to_account_id).to be_nil
+      end
+
+      it 'does not make followers unfollow old account' do
+        expect(follower.following?(old_account)).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'does not make followers follow-request the new account' do
+        expect(follower.requested?(new_account)).to be false
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when a Move has been recently processed' do
+      around do |example|
+        Redis.current.set("move_in_progress:#{old_account.id}", true, nx: true, ex: 7.days.seconds)
+        example.run
+        Redis.current.del("move_in_progress:#{old_account.id}")
+      end
+
+      it 'does not set moved account on old account' do
+        expect(old_account.reload.moved_to_account_id).to be_nil
+      end
+
+      it 'does not make followers unfollow old account' do
+        expect(follower.following?(old_account)).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'does not make followers follow-request the new account' do
+        expect(follower.requested?(new_account)).to be false
+      end
     end
   end
 end