diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/accounts.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/accounts.js
index e1012a80bc..1b4bff4873 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/accounts.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/accounts.js
@@ -129,12 +129,14 @@ export function fetchAccountFail(id, error) {
 export function followAccount(id, reblogs = true) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
     const alreadyFollowing = getState().getIn(['relationships', id, 'following']);
-    dispatch(followAccountRequest(id));
+    const locked = getState().getIn(['accounts', id, 'locked'], false);
+
+    dispatch(followAccountRequest(id, locked));
 
     api(getState).post(`/api/v1/accounts/${id}/follow`, { reblogs }).then(response => {
       dispatch(followAccountSuccess(response.data, alreadyFollowing));
     }).catch(error => {
-      dispatch(followAccountFail(error));
+      dispatch(followAccountFail(error, locked));
     });
   };
 };
@@ -151,10 +153,12 @@ export function unfollowAccount(id) {
   };
 };
 
-export function followAccountRequest(id) {
+export function followAccountRequest(id, locked) {
   return {
     type: ACCOUNT_FOLLOW_REQUEST,
     id,
+    locked,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
@@ -163,13 +167,16 @@ export function followAccountSuccess(relationship, alreadyFollowing) {
     type: ACCOUNT_FOLLOW_SUCCESS,
     relationship,
     alreadyFollowing,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
-export function followAccountFail(error) {
+export function followAccountFail(error, locked) {
   return {
     type: ACCOUNT_FOLLOW_FAIL,
     error,
+    locked,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
@@ -177,6 +184,7 @@ export function unfollowAccountRequest(id) {
   return {
     type: ACCOUNT_UNFOLLOW_REQUEST,
     id,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
@@ -185,6 +193,7 @@ export function unfollowAccountSuccess(relationship, statuses) {
     type: ACCOUNT_UNFOLLOW_SUCCESS,
     relationship,
     statuses,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
@@ -192,6 +201,7 @@ export function unfollowAccountFail(error) {
   return {
     type: ACCOUNT_UNFOLLOW_FAIL,
     error,
+    skipLoading: true,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/relationships.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/relationships.js
index dcaeefcae8..33eb5b425e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/relationships.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/relationships.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import {
   ACCOUNT_FOLLOW_SUCCESS,
+  ACCOUNT_FOLLOW_REQUEST,
+  ACCOUNT_FOLLOW_FAIL,
   ACCOUNT_UNFOLLOW_SUCCESS,
+  ACCOUNT_UNFOLLOW_REQUEST,
+  ACCOUNT_UNFOLLOW_FAIL,
   ACCOUNT_BLOCK_SUCCESS,
   ACCOUNT_UNBLOCK_SUCCESS,
   ACCOUNT_MUTE_SUCCESS,
@@ -40,6 +44,14 @@ const initialState = ImmutableMap();
 
 export default function relationships(state = initialState, action) {
   switch(action.type) {
+  case ACCOUNT_FOLLOW_REQUEST:
+    return state.setIn([action.id, action.locked ? 'requested' : 'following'], true);
+  case ACCOUNT_FOLLOW_FAIL:
+    return state.setIn([action.id, action.locked ? 'requested' : 'following'], false);
+  case ACCOUNT_UNFOLLOW_REQUEST:
+    return state.setIn([action.id, 'following'], false);
+  case ACCOUNT_UNFOLLOW_FAIL:
+    return state.setIn([action.id, 'following'], true);
   case ACCOUNT_FOLLOW_SUCCESS:
   case ACCOUNT_UNFOLLOW_SUCCESS:
   case ACCOUNT_BLOCK_SUCCESS: