diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/account.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/account.jsx
index 78b39dfb63..249b0d5c77 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/account.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/account.jsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { RelativeTimestamp } from './relative_timestamp';
 const messages = defineMessages({
   follow: { id: 'account.follow', defaultMessage: 'Follow' },
   unfollow: { id: 'account.unfollow', defaultMessage: 'Unfollow' },
-  requested: { id: 'account.requested', defaultMessage: 'Awaiting approval' },
+  requested: { id: 'account.requested', defaultMessage: 'Awaiting approval. Click to cancel follow request' },
   unblock: { id: 'account.unblock', defaultMessage: 'Unblock @{name}' },
   unmute: { id: 'account.unmute', defaultMessage: 'Unmute @{name}' },
   mute_notifications: { id: 'account.mute_notifications', defaultMessage: 'Mute notifications from @{name}' },