diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index e4f001b5..a5b54908 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ Peer.prototype.announce = function announce(items) {
 
     if (this.preferHeaders) {
       if (item instanceof bcoin.abstractblock) {
+        if (this.invFilter.test(item.hash()))
+          continue;
         headers.push(item);
         continue;
       }