diff --git a/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb b/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb
index 958f6c78e..4bf62539c 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ module AccountInteractions
     has_many :following, -> { order('follows.id desc') }, through: :active_relationships,  source: :target_account
     has_many :followers, -> { order('follows.id desc') }, through: :passive_relationships, source: :account
 
+    # Account notes
+    has_many :account_notes, dependent: :destroy
+
     # Block relationships
     has_many :block_relationships, class_name: 'Block', foreign_key: 'account_id', dependent: :destroy
     has_many :blocking, -> { order('blocks.id desc') }, through: :block_relationships, source: :target_account
diff --git a/app/services/delete_account_service.rb b/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
index 182f0e127..d8270498a 100644
--- a/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/delete_account_service.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class DeleteAccountService < BaseService
   include Payloadable
 
   ASSOCIATIONS_ON_SUSPEND = %w(
+    account_notes
     account_pins
     active_relationships
     aliases
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class DeleteAccountService < BaseService
   # by foreign keys, making them safe to delete without loading
   # into memory
   ASSOCIATIONS_WITHOUT_SIDE_EFFECTS = %w(
+    account_notes
     account_pins
     aliases
     conversation_mutes
diff --git a/db/post_migrate/20210808071221_clear_orphaned_account_notes.rb b/db/post_migrate/20210808071221_clear_orphaned_account_notes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71171658a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/post_migrate/20210808071221_clear_orphaned_account_notes.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class ClearOrphanedAccountNotes < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  class Account < ApplicationRecord
+    # Dummy class, to make migration possible across version changes
+  end
+
+  class AccountNote < ApplicationRecord
+    # Dummy class, to make migration possible across version changes
+    belongs_to :account
+    belongs_to :target_account, class_name: 'Account'
+  end
+
+  def up
+    AccountNote.where('NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM users u WHERE u.account_id = account_notes.account_id)').in_batches.delete_all
+  end
+
+  def down
+    # nothing to do
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index b2929f693..a0a98eb03 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2021_06_30_000137) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2021_08_08_071221) do
 
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
diff --git a/spec/services/delete_account_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/delete_account_service_spec.rb
index cd7d32d59..b1da97036 100644
--- a/spec/services/delete_account_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/delete_account_service_spec.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ RSpec.describe DeleteAccountService, type: :service do
     let!(:favourite_notification) { Fabricate(:notification, account: local_follower, activity: favourite, type: :favourite) }
     let!(:follow_notification) { Fabricate(:notification, account: local_follower, activity: active_relationship, type: :follow) }
 
+    let!(:account_note) { Fabricate(:account_note, account: account) }
+
     subject do
       -> { described_class.new.call(account) }
     end
@@ -35,8 +37,9 @@ RSpec.describe DeleteAccountService, type: :service do
           account.active_relationships,
           account.passive_relationships,
           account.polls,
+          account.account_notes,
         ].map(&:count)
-      }.from([2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]).to([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0])
+      }.from([2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]).to([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0])
     end
 
     it 'deletes associated target records' do