diff --git a/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb b/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb
index f0dec6967e..08e580ea8e 100644
--- a/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/admin_settings.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Form::AdminSettings
     enable_local_timeline
     emoji_reaction_disallow_domains
     permit_new_account_domains
+    hold_remote_new_accounts
   ).freeze
 
   INTEGER_KEYS = %i(
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ class Form::AdminSettings
     stranger_mention_from_local_ng
     enable_local_timeline
     delete_content_cache_without_reaction
+    hold_remote_new_accounts
   ).freeze
 
   UPLOAD_KEYS = %i(
diff --git a/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb b/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
index 35423a54c8..632de6091d 100644
--- a/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/activitypub/process_account_service.rb
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class ActivityPub::ProcessAccountService < BaseService
   end
 
   def blocking_new_account?
+    return false unless Setting.hold_remote_new_accounts
     return false if permit_new_account_domains.blank?
 
     permit_new_account_domains.exclude?(@domain)
diff --git a/app/views/admin/ng_words/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/ng_words/show.html.haml
index 5e38dcebef..9115237e86 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/ng_words/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/ng_words/show.html.haml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     = t 'admin.ng_words.remote_approval_hint'
     = link_to t('admin.ng_words.remote_approval_list'), admin_accounts_path(status: 'remote_pending', origin: 'remote')
 
+  .fields-group
+    = f.input :hold_remote_new_accounts, wrapper: :with_label, as: :boolean, label: t('admin.ng_words.hold_remote_new_accounts')
+
   .fields-group
     = f.input :permit_new_account_domains, wrapper: :with_label, as: :text, kmyblue: true, input_html: { rows: 6 }, label: t('admin.ng_words.permit_new_account_domains')
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 4e97f87c95..4d6b67f875 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ en:
     ng_words:
       hide_local_users_for_anonymous: Hide timeline local user posts from anonymous
       history_hint: We recommend that you regularly check your NG words to make sure that you have not specified the NG words incorrectly.
+      hold_remote_new_accounts: Hold new remote accounts
       keywords: Reject keywords
       keywords_for_stranger_mention: Reject keywords when mention/reply/reference/quote from strangers
       keywords_for_stranger_mention_hint: This words are checked posts from other servers only.
diff --git a/config/locales/ja.yml b/config/locales/ja.yml
index f2d711ae58..bf2c8b6088 100644
--- a/config/locales/ja.yml
+++ b/config/locales/ja.yml
@@ -643,6 +643,7 @@ ja:
     ng_words:
       hide_local_users_for_anonymous: ログインしていない状態でローカルユーザーの投稿をタイムラインから取得できないようにする
       history_hint: 設定されたNGワードによって実際に拒否された投稿などは、履歴より確認できます。NGワードの指定に誤りがないか定期的に確認することをおすすめします。
+      hold_remote_new_accounts: リモートの新規アカウントを保留する
       keywords: 投稿できないキーワード
       keywords_for_stranger_mention: フォローしていないアカウントへのメンションや参照で利用できないキーワード
       keywords_for_stranger_mention_hint: フォローしていないアカウントへのメンション、参照、引用にのみ適用されます
diff --git a/spec/services/activitypub/process_account_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/activitypub/process_account_service_spec.rb
index 378f9e605a..c9460f9b18 100644
--- a/spec/services/activitypub/process_account_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/activitypub/process_account_service_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::ProcessAccountService, type: :service do
   describe 'about blocking new remote account' do
     subject { described_class.new.call('alice', 'example.com', payload) }
 
+    let(:hold_remote_new_accounts) { true }
     let(:permit_new_account_domains) { nil }
     let(:payload) do
       {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::ProcessAccountService, type: :service do
     end
 
     before do
+      Setting.hold_remote_new_accounts = hold_remote_new_accounts
       Setting.permit_new_account_domains = permit_new_account_domains
     end
 
@@ -43,6 +45,16 @@ RSpec.describe ActivityPub::ProcessAccountService, type: :service do
         expect(subject.remote_pending).to be true
       end
 
+      context 'when the domain is not on list but hold_remote_new_accounts is disabled' do
+        let(:hold_remote_new_accounts) { false }
+
+        it 'creates normal account' do
+          expect(subject).to_not be_nil
+          expect(subject.suspended?).to be false
+          expect(subject.remote_pending).to be false
+        end
+      end
+
       context 'with has existing account' do
         before do
           Fabricate(:account, uri: 'https://foo.test', domain: 'example.com', username: 'alice', note: 'old bio')