diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
index 29b46cb43d..ab9526f66a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.jsx
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import FollowRequestNoteContainer from '../containers/follow_request_note_contai
 const messages = defineMessages({
   unfollow: { id: 'account.unfollow', defaultMessage: 'Unfollow' },
   follow: { id: 'account.follow', defaultMessage: 'Follow' },
+  followBack: { id: 'account.follow_back', defaultMessage: 'Follow back' },
+  mutual: { id: 'account.mutual', defaultMessage: 'Mutual' },
   cancel_follow_request: { id: 'account.cancel_follow_request', defaultMessage: 'Withdraw follow request' },
   requested: { id: 'account.requested', defaultMessage: 'Awaiting approval. Click to cancel follow request' },
   unblock: { id: 'account.unblock', defaultMessage: 'Unblock @{name}' },
@@ -82,6 +84,18 @@ const titleFromAccount = account => {
   return `${prefix} (@${acct})`;
 };
 
+const messageForFollowButton = relationship => {
+  if (relationship.get('following') && relationship.get('followed_by')) {
+    return messages.mutual;
+  } else if (!relationship.get('following') && relationship.get('followed_by')) {
+    return messages.followBack;
+  } else if (relationship.get('following')) {
+    return messages.unfollow;
+  } else {
+    return messages.follow;
+  }
+};
+
 const dateFormatOptions = {
   month: 'short',
   day: 'numeric',
@@ -253,9 +267,7 @@ class Header extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     let info = [];
     let menu = [];
 
-    if (me !== account.get('id') && account.getIn(['relationship', 'followed_by'])) {
-      info.push(<span key='followed_by' className='relationship-tag'><FormattedMessage id='account.follows_you' defaultMessage='Follows you' /></span>);
-    } else if (me !== account.get('id') && account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocking'])) {
+    if (me !== account.get('id') && account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocking'])) {
       info.push(<span key='blocked' className='relationship-tag'><FormattedMessage id='account.blocked' defaultMessage='Blocked' /></span>);
     }
 
@@ -281,7 +293,7 @@ class Header extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       } else if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'requested'])) {
         actionBtn = <Button text={intl.formatMessage(messages.cancel_follow_request)} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.requested)} onClick={this.props.onFollow} />;
       } else if (!account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocking'])) {
-        actionBtn = <Button disabled={account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocked_by'])} className={classNames({ 'button--destructive': account.getIn(['relationship', 'following']) })} text={intl.formatMessage(account.getIn(['relationship', 'following']) ? messages.unfollow : messages.follow)} onClick={signedIn ? this.props.onFollow : this.props.onInteractionModal} />;
+        actionBtn = <Button disabled={account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocked_by'])} className={classNames({ 'button--destructive': account.getIn(['relationship', 'following']) })} text={intl.formatMessage(messageForFollowButton(account.get('relationship')))} onClick={signedIn ? this.props.onFollow : this.props.onInteractionModal} />;
       } else if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocking'])) {
         actionBtn = <Button text={intl.formatMessage(messages.unblock, { name: account.get('username') })} onClick={this.props.onBlock} />;
       }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index 05d7d16564..be7209d04a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
   "account.featured_tags.last_status_never": "No posts",
   "account.featured_tags.title": "{name}'s featured hashtags",
   "account.follow": "Follow",
+  "account.follow_back": "Follow back",
   "account.followers": "Followers",
   "account.followers.empty": "No one follows this user yet.",
   "account.followers_counter": "{count, plural, one {{counter} Follower} other {{counter} Followers}}",
   "account.following": "Following",
   "account.following_counter": "{count, plural, one {{counter} Following} other {{counter} Following}}",
   "account.follows.empty": "This user doesn't follow anyone yet.",
-  "account.follows_you": "Follows you",
   "account.go_to_profile": "Go to profile",
   "account.hide_reblogs": "Hide boosts from @{name}",
   "account.in_memoriam": "In Memoriam.",
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
   "account.mute_notifications_short": "Mute notifications",
   "account.mute_short": "Mute",
   "account.muted": "Muted",
+  "account.mutual": "Mutual",
   "account.no_bio": "No description provided.",
   "account.open_original_page": "Open original page",
   "account.posts": "Posts",