diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/suggestions.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/suggestions.jsx
index 562a901c5cd..c70a4d121e4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/suggestions.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/suggestions.jsx
@@ -6,10 +6,32 @@ export const SUGGESTIONS_FETCH_FAIL    = 'SUGGESTIONS_FETCH_FAIL';
 
 export function fetchSuggestions() {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    dispatch(fetchSuggestionsRequest());
+
     api(getState).get('/api/v1/accounts/suggestions').then(response => {
-      console.log(response.data);
+      dispatch(fetchSuggestionsSuccess(response.data));
     }).catch(error => {
-      console.error(error);
+      dispatch(fetchSuggestionsFail(error));
     });
   };
 };
+
+export function fetchSuggestionsRequest() {
+  return {
+    type: SUGGESTIONS_FETCH_REQUEST
+  };
+};
+
+export function fetchSuggestionsSuccess(suggestions) {
+  return {
+    type: SUGGESTIONS_FETCH_SUCCESS,
+    suggestions: suggestions
+  };
+};
+
+export function fetchSuggestionsFail(error) {
+  return {
+    type: SUGGESTIONS_FETCH_FAIL,
+    error: error
+  };
+};
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/suggestions_box.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/suggestions_box.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..289260f12bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/suggestions_box.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import PureRenderMixin    from 'react-addons-pure-render-mixin';
+import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
+import Avatar             from '../../../components/avatar';
+import DisplayName        from '../../../components/display_name';
+import { Link }           from 'react-router';
+
+const outerStyle = {
+  marginBottom: '10px',
+  borderTop: '1px solid #616b86'
+};
+
+const headerStyle = {
+  fontSize: '14px',
+  fontWeight: '500',
+  display: 'block',
+  padding: '10px',
+  color: '#9baec8',
+  background: '#454b5e',
+  width: '120px',
+  marginTop: '-18px'
+};
+
+const itemStyle = {
+  display: 'block',
+  padding: '10px',
+  color: '#9baec8',
+  overflow: 'hidden',
+  textDecoration: 'none'
+};
+
+const displayNameStyle = {
+  display: 'block',
+  fontWeight: '500'
+};
+
+const acctStyle = {
+  display: 'block'
+};
+
+const SuggestionsBox = React.createClass({
+
+  propTypes: {
+    accounts: ImmutablePropTypes.list.isRequired
+  },
+
+  mixins: [PureRenderMixin],
+
+  render () {
+    const accounts = this.props.accounts.take(2);
+
+    return (
+      <div style={outerStyle}>
+        <strong style={headerStyle}>Who to follow</strong>
+
+        {accounts.map(account => {
+          let displayName = account.get('display_name');
+
+          if (displayName.length === 0) {
+            displayName = account.get('username');
+          }
+
+          return (
+            <Link key={account.get('id')} style={itemStyle} to={`/accounts/${account.get('id')}`}>
+              <div style={{ float: 'left', marginRight: '10px' }}><Avatar src={account.get('avatar')} size={36} /></div>
+              <strong style={displayNameStyle}>{displayName}</strong>
+              <span style={acctStyle}>{account.get('acct')}</span>
+            </Link>
+          )
+        })}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+});
+
+export default SuggestionsBox;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/containers/suggestions_container.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/containers/suggestions_container.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7163cb10047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/containers/suggestions_container.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { connect }           from 'react-redux';
+import { getSuggestions }    from '../../../selectors';
+import SuggestionsBox        from '../components/suggestions_box';
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
+  accounts: getSuggestions(state)
+});
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps)(SuggestionsBox);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/index.jsx
index 4be93815854..d76afc43755 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/index.jsx
@@ -4,11 +4,22 @@ import FollowFormContainer  from '../ui/containers/follow_form_container';
 import UploadFormContainer  from '../ui/containers/upload_form_container';
 import NavigationContainer  from '../ui/containers/navigation_container';
 import PureRenderMixin      from 'react-addons-pure-render-mixin';
+import SuggestionsContainer from './containers/suggestions_container';
+import { fetchSuggestions } from '../../actions/suggestions';
+import { connect }          from 'react-redux';
 
 const Compose = React.createClass({
 
+  propTypes: {
+    dispatch: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired
+  },
+
   mixins: [PureRenderMixin],
 
+  componentDidMount () {
+    this.props.dispatch(fetchSuggestions());
+  },
+
   render () {
     return (
       <Drawer>
@@ -18,6 +29,7 @@ const Compose = React.createClass({
           <UploadFormContainer />
         </div>
 
+        <SuggestionsContainer />
         <FollowFormContainer />
       </Drawer>
     );
@@ -25,4 +37,4 @@ const Compose = React.createClass({
 
 });
 
-export default Compose;
+export default connect()(Compose);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/timelines.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/timelines.jsx
index 927ac28fd27..9fb84b585e9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/timelines.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/timelines.jsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   STATUS_DELETE_SUCCESS
 }                                from '../actions/statuses';
 import { FOLLOW_SUBMIT_SUCCESS } from '../actions/follow';
+import { SUGGESTIONS_FETCH_SUCCESS } from '../actions/suggestions';
 import Immutable                 from 'immutable';
 
 const initialState = Immutable.Map({
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ const initialState = Immutable.Map({
   me: null,
   ancestors: Immutable.Map(),
   descendants: Immutable.Map(),
-  relationships: Immutable.Map()
+  relationships: Immutable.Map(),
+  suggestions: Immutable.List([])
 });
 
 function normalizeStatus(state, status) {
@@ -189,6 +191,14 @@ function normalizeContext(state, status, ancestors, descendants) {
   });
 };
 
+function normalizeSuggestions(state, accounts) {
+  accounts.forEach(account => {
+    state = state.setIn(['accounts', account.get('id')], account);
+  });
+
+  return state.set('suggestions', accounts.map(account => account.get('id')));
+};
+
 export default function timelines(state = initialState, action) {
   switch(action.type) {
     case TIMELINE_REFRESH_SUCCESS:
@@ -221,6 +231,8 @@ export default function timelines(state = initialState, action) {
       return normalizeAccountTimeline(state, action.id, Immutable.fromJS(action.statuses));
     case ACCOUNT_TIMELINE_EXPAND_SUCCESS:
       return appendNormalizedAccountTimeline(state, action.id, Immutable.fromJS(action.statuses));
+    case SUGGESTIONS_FETCH_SUCCESS:
+      return normalizeSuggestions(state, Immutable.fromJS(action.suggestions));
     default:
       return state;
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/selectors/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/selectors/index.jsx
index c1317b38e24..c3c007f282b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/selectors/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/selectors/index.jsx
@@ -79,3 +79,9 @@ export const getNotifications = createSelector([getNotificationsBase], (base) =>
 
   return arr;
 });
+
+const getSuggestionsBase = (state) => state.getIn(['timelines', 'suggestions']);
+
+export const getSuggestions = createSelector([getSuggestionsBase, getAccounts], (base, accounts) => {
+  return base.map(accountId => accounts.get(accountId));
+});
diff --git a/app/models/follow.rb b/app/models/follow.rb
index 1c52f24c02e..95b6bd146bf 100644
--- a/app/models/follow.rb
+++ b/app/models/follow.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Follow < ApplicationRecord
     b = neo.create_unique_node('account_index', 'Account', target_account_id.to_s, account_id: target_account_id)
 
     neo.create_unique_relationship('follow_index', 'Follow', id.to_s, 'follows', a, b)
-  rescue Neography::NeographyError => e
+  rescue Neography::NeographyError, Excon::Error::Socket => e
     Rails.logger.error e
   end
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Follow < ApplicationRecord
     neo = Neography::Rest.new
     rel = neo.get_relationship_index('follow_index', 'Follow', id.to_s)
     neo.delete_relationship(rel)
-  rescue Neography::NeographyError => e
+  rescue Neography::NeographyError, Excon::Error::Socket => e
     Rails.logger.error e
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/follow_suggestion.rb b/app/models/follow_suggestion.rb
index 2f291bc491d..f4515700abb 100644
--- a/app/models/follow_suggestion.rb
+++ b/app/models/follow_suggestion.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@ class FollowSuggestion
     neo = Neography::Rest.new
     account_ids = neo.execute_query('START a=node:account_index(Account={id}) MATCH (a)-[:follows]->(b)-[:follows]->(c) WHERE a <> c AND NOT (a)-[:follows]->(c) RETURN DISTINCT c.account_id', id: for_account_id)
     Account.where(id: account_ids['data'].first) unless account_ids.empty?
+  rescue Neography::NeographyError, Excon::Error::Socket => e
+    Rails.logger.error e
+    []
   end
 end