diff --git a/app/actor.py b/app/actor.py
index ca56f98..7cc85eb 100644
--- a/app/actor.py
+++ b/app/actor.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import hashlib
 import typing
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Union
@@ -226,3 +227,29 @@ async def get_actors_metadata(
             inbox_follow_ap_id=followers.get(actor.ap_id),
         )
     return idx
+
+
+def _actor_hash(actor: Actor) -> bytes:
+    """Used to detect when an actor is updated"""
+    h = hashlib.blake2b(digest_size=32)
+    h.update(actor.ap_id.encode())
+    h.update(actor.handle.encode())
+
+    if actor.name:
+        h.update(actor.name.encode())
+
+    if actor.summary:
+        h.update(actor.summary.encode())
+
+    if actor.url:
+        h.update(actor.url.encode())
+
+    h.update(actor.display_name.encode())
+
+    if actor.icon_url:
+        h.update(actor.icon_url.encode())
+
+    h.update(actor.public_key_id.encode())
+    h.update(actor.public_key_as_pem.encode())
+
+    return h.digest()
diff --git a/app/outgoing_activities.py b/app/outgoing_activities.py
index 04a9201..e7db4d5 100644
--- a/app/outgoing_activities.py
+++ b/app/outgoing_activities.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ from app import activitypub as ap
 from app import config
 from app import ldsig
 from app import models
+from app.actor import LOCAL_ACTOR
+from app.actor import _actor_hash
 from app.config import KEY_PATH
 from app.database import AsyncSession
 from app.database import SessionLocal
@@ -27,6 +29,92 @@ k = Key(config.ID, f"{config.ID}#main-key")
 k.load(KEY_PATH.read_text())
 
 
+def _is_local_actor_updated() -> bool:
+    """Returns True if the local actor was updated, i.e. updated via the config file"""
+    actor_hash = _actor_hash(LOCAL_ACTOR)
+    actor_hash_cache = config.ROOT_DIR / "data" / "local_actor_hash.dat"
+
+    if not actor_hash_cache.exists():
+        logger.info("Initializing local actor hash cache")
+        actor_hash_cache.write_bytes(actor_hash)
+        return False
+
+    previous_actor_hash = actor_hash_cache.read_bytes()
+    if previous_actor_hash == actor_hash:
+        logger.info("Local actor hasn't been updated")
+        return False
+
+    actor_hash_cache.write_bytes(actor_hash)
+    logger.info("Local actor has been updated")
+    return True
+
+
+def _send_actor_update_if_needed(db_session: Session) -> None:
+    """The process for sending an update for the local actor is done here as
+    in production, we may have multiple uvicorn worker and this worker will
+    always run in a single process."""
+    if not _is_local_actor_updated():
+        return
+
+    logger.info("Will send an Update for the local actor")
+
+    from app.boxes import RemoteObject
+    from app.boxes import allocate_outbox_id
+    from app.boxes import outbox_object_id
+
+    update_activity_id = allocate_outbox_id()
+    update_activity = {
+        "@context": ap.AS_EXTENDED_CTX,
+        "id": outbox_object_id(update_activity_id),
+        "type": "Update",
+        "to": [ap.AS_PUBLIC],
+        "actor": config.ID,
+        "object": ap.remove_context(LOCAL_ACTOR.ap_actor),
+    }
+    ro = RemoteObject(update_activity, actor=LOCAL_ACTOR)
+    outbox_object = models.OutboxObject(
+        public_id=update_activity_id,
+        ap_type=ro.ap_type,
+        ap_id=ro.ap_id,
+        ap_context=ro.ap_context,
+        ap_object=ro.ap_object,
+        visibility=ro.visibility,
+        og_meta=None,
+        relates_to_inbox_object_id=None,
+        relates_to_outbox_object_id=None,
+        relates_to_actor_id=None,
+        activity_object_ap_id=LOCAL_ACTOR.ap_id,
+        is_hidden_from_homepage=True,
+        source=None,
+    )
+    db_session.add(outbox_object)
+    db_session.flush()
+
+    # TODO(ts): also send to every actor we contact (distinct on recipient)
+    followers = (
+        (
+            db_session.scalars(
+                select(models.Follower).options(joinedload(models.Follower.actor))
+            )
+        )
+        .unique()
+        .all()
+    )
+    for rcp in {
+        follower.actor.shared_inbox_url or follower.actor.inbox_url
+        for follower in followers
+    }:
+        outgoing_activity = models.OutgoingActivity(
+            recipient=rcp,
+            outbox_object_id=outbox_object.id,
+            inbox_object_id=None,
+        )
+
+        db_session.add(outgoing_activity)
+
+    db_session.commit()
+
+
 async def new_outgoing_activity(
     db_session: AsyncSession,
     recipient: str,
@@ -116,6 +204,7 @@ def process_next_outgoing_activity(db: Session) -> bool:
     # Use LD sig if the activity may need to be forwarded by recipients
     if next_activity.anybox_object.is_from_outbox and payload["type"] in [
         "Create",
+        "Update",
         "Delete",
     ]:
         # But only if the object is public (to help with deniability/privacy)
@@ -160,6 +249,7 @@ def process_next_outgoing_activity(db: Session) -> bool:
 
 def loop() -> None:
     db = SessionLocal()
+    _send_actor_update_if_needed(db)
     while 1:
         try:
             process_next_outgoing_activity(db)