diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/user.json b/public/language/en-GB/user.json
index e91663c50a..ebe78a25cd 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/user.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/user.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 	"profile-flagged": "Already flagged",
 	"follow": "Follow",
 	"unfollow": "Unfollow",
+	"cancel-follow": "Cancel follow request",
 	"more": "More",
 
 	"profile-update-success": "Profile has been updated successfully!",
diff --git a/src/api/activitypub.js b/src/api/activitypub.js
index b38f6bbc78..8400b60f98 100644
--- a/src/api/activitypub.js
+++ b/src/api/activitypub.js
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ activitypubApi.unfollow = enabledCheck(async (caller, { type, id, actor }) => {
 	if (type === 'uid') {
 		await Promise.all([
 			db.sortedSetRemove(`followingRemote:${id}`, actor),
+			db.sortedSetRemove(`followRequests:uid.${id}`, actor),
 			db.decrObjectField(`user:${id}`, 'followingRemoteCount'),
 		]);
 	} else if (type === 'cid') {
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
index dd2e8eac05..3cc4f19832 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/helpers.js
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ helpers.getUserDataByUserSlug = async function (userslug, callerUID, query = {})
 	userData.canChangePassword = isAdmin || (isSelf && !meta.config['password:disableEdit']);
 	userData.isSelf = isSelf;
 	userData.isFollowing = results.isFollowing;
+	userData.isFollowPending = results.isFollowPending;
 	userData.canChat = results.canChat;
 	userData.hasPrivateChat = results.hasPrivateChat;
 	userData.iconBackgrounds = results.iconBackgrounds;
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ async function getAllData(uid, callerUID) {
 		isGlobalModerator: isGlobalModerator,
 		isModerator: user.isModeratorOfAnyCategory(callerUID),
 		isFollowing: user.isFollowing(callerUID, uid),
+		isFollowPending: user.isFollowPending(callerUID, uid),
 		ips: user.getIPs(uid, 4),
 		profile_menu: getProfileMenu(uid, callerUID),
 		groups: groups.getUserGroups([uid]),
diff --git a/src/user/follow.js b/src/user/follow.js
index b2b0bd3d88..c89f90b979 100644
--- a/src/user/follow.js
+++ b/src/user/follow.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const notifications = require('../notifications');
 const plugins = require('../plugins');
 const activitypub = require('../activitypub');
 const db = require('../database');
+const utils = require('../utils');
 
 module.exports = function (User) {
 	User.follow = async function (uid, followuid) {
@@ -104,6 +105,14 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		return await db.isSortedSetMember(`${setPrefix}:${uid}`, theirid);
 	};
 
+	User.isFollowPending = async function (uid, target) {
+		if (utils.isNumber(target)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return await db.isSortedSetMember(`followRequests:uid.${uid}`, target);
+	};
+
 	User.onFollow = async function (uid, targetUid) {
 		const userData = await User.getUserFields(uid, ['username', 'userslug']);
 		const { displayname } = userData;