diff --git a/crates/worker/Cargo.toml b/crates/worker/Cargo.toml
index 0ce3938..710d629 100644
--- a/crates/worker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/worker/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ importer = { workspace = true }
 image-converter = { workspace = true }
 nats = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 sqlx = { workspace = true }
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
 
 # Optional — database backends
 sqlite = { workspace = true, optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/follow_backfill_handler.rs b/crates/worker/src/follow_backfill_handler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c99613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/worker/src/follow_backfill_handler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use domain::{errors::DomainError, events::DomainEvent, ports::EventHandler};
+
+pub struct FollowBackfillHandler {
+    pub ap_service: Arc<dyn activitypub::ActivityPubPort>,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl EventHandler for FollowBackfillHandler {
+    async fn handle(&self, event: &DomainEvent) -> Result<(), DomainError> {
+        let DomainEvent::FollowAccepted { remote_actor_url, outbox_url, .. } = event else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+        tracing::info!(actor = %remote_actor_url, outbox = %outbox_url, "starting outbox backfill");
+        self.ap_service
+            .backfill_outbox(outbox_url, remote_actor_url)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DomainError::InfrastructureError(e.to_string()))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/worker/src/main.rs b/crates/worker/src/main.rs
index df406a9..e25ddc5 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod db;
 mod event_bus;
+mod follow_backfill_handler;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -180,12 +181,14 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             ).await?;
 
             let ap_event_handler = ap_wire.event_handler;
-            let _ap_service = ap_wire.service; // used by FollowBackfillHandler in Task 8
+            let backfill = Arc::new(follow_backfill_handler::FollowBackfillHandler {
+                ap_service: ap_wire.service,
+            }) as Arc<dyn EventHandler>;
 
             let search_cleanup = Arc::new(SearchCleanupHandler::new(Arc::clone(&ctx.search_command), Arc::clone(&ctx.person_query))) as Arc<dyn EventHandler>;
             let discovery_indexer = Arc::new(MovieDiscoveryIndexer::new(Arc::clone(&ctx.movie_repository), Arc::clone(&ctx.search_command))) as Arc<dyn EventHandler>;
             tracing::info!("federation event handler registered");
-            let mut h = vec![poster, cleanup, ap_event_handler, search_cleanup, discovery_indexer];
+            let mut h = vec![poster, cleanup, ap_event_handler, backfill, search_cleanup, discovery_indexer];
             if let Some(e) = enrichment_handler { h.push(e); }
             if let Some((ref conv_handler, _)) = conversion { h.push(Arc::clone(conv_handler)); }
             h