diff --git a/changelog.d/1624.feature b/changelog.d/1624.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6a5a0ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1624.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Implemented option to deprioritize servers for room join requests. Contributed by @ezera.
diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index 431bc85d5..41be26161 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -1409,6 +1409,20 @@
 #
 #ignore_messages_from_server_names = []
 
+# List of server names that continuwuity will deprioritize (try last) when
+# a client requests to join a room.
+#
+# This can be used to potentially speed up room join requests, by
+# deprioritizing sending join requests through servers that are known to
+# be large or slow.
+#
+# continuwuity will still send join requests to servers in this list if
+# the room couldn't be joined via other servers it federates with.
+#
+# example: ["example.com"]
+#
+#deprioritize_joins_through_servers = []
+
 # Send messages from users that the user has ignored to the client.
 #
 # There is no way for clients to receive messages sent while a user was
diff --git a/src/api/client/membership/join.rs b/src/api/client/membership/join.rs
index 4c3a53d02..eb6fa3390 100644
--- a/src/api/client/membership/join.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/membership/join.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn join_room_by_id_route(
 	servers.sort_unstable();
 	servers.dedup();
 	shuffle(&mut servers);
+	let servers = deprioritize(servers, &services.config.deprioritize_joins_through_servers);
 
 	join_room_by_id_helper(
 		&services,
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn join_room_by_id_or_alias_route(
 		},
 	};
 
+	let servers = deprioritize(servers, &services.config.deprioritize_joins_through_servers);
 	let join_room_response = join_room_by_id_helper(
 		&services,
 		sender_user,
@@ -890,3 +892,59 @@ async fn make_join_request(
 	info!("All {} servers were unable to assist in joining {room_id} :(", servers.len());
 	Err!(BadServerResponse("No server available to assist in joining."))
 }
+
+/// Moves deprioritized servers (if any) to the back of the list.
+///
+/// No-op if we aren't given any servers to deprioritize.
+fn deprioritize(
+	servers: Vec<OwnedServerName>,
+	deprioritized: &[OwnedServerName],
+) -> Vec<OwnedServerName> {
+	if deprioritized.is_empty() {
+		return servers;
+	}
+
+	let (mut depr, mut servers): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) =
+		servers.into_iter().partition(|s| deprioritized.contains(s));
+	servers.append(&mut depr);
+	servers
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use ruma::OwnedServerName;
+
+	use super::*;
+
+	#[test]
+	fn deprioritizing_servers_works() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+		let servers = vec![
+			"example.com".try_into()?,
+			"slow.invalid".try_into()?,
+			"example.org".try_into()?,
+		];
+		let depr = vec!["slow.invalid".try_into()?];
+		let expected: Vec<OwnedServerName> = vec![
+			"example.com".try_into()?,
+			"example.org".try_into()?,
+			"slow.invalid".try_into()?,
+		];
+
+		let servers = deprioritize(servers, &depr);
+		assert_eq!(servers, expected);
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn empty_deprioritized_is_noop() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+		let servers = vec![
+			"example.com".try_into()?,
+			"slow.invalid".try_into()?,
+			"example.org".try_into()?,
+		];
+
+		let depr_servers = deprioritize(servers.clone(), &[]);
+		assert_eq!(depr_servers, servers);
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index b4dc2b870..a5772a8ce 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -1630,6 +1630,22 @@ pub struct Config {
 	#[serde(default, with = "serde_regex")]
 	pub ignore_messages_from_server_names: RegexSet,
 
+	/// List of server names that continuwuity will deprioritize (try last) when
+	/// a client requests to join a room.
+	///
+	/// This can be used to potentially speed up room join requests, by
+	/// deprioritizing sending join requests through servers that are known to
+	/// be large or slow.
+	///
+	/// continuwuity will still send join requests to servers in this list if
+	/// the room couldn't be joined via other servers it federates with.
+	///
+	/// example: ["example.com"]
+	///
+	/// default: []
+	#[serde(default = "Vec::new")]
+	pub deprioritize_joins_through_servers: Vec<OwnedServerName>,
+
 	/// Send messages from users that the user has ignored to the client.
 	///
 	/// There is no way for clients to receive messages sent while a user was