diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
index cc8a1ed6..a9278200 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ export default {
       const roleTitle = rights.admin ? 'admin' : 'moderator'
       return validRole && roleTitle
     },
+    hideFollowsCount () {
+      return this.isOtherUser && this.user.hide_follows_count
+    },
+    hideFollowersCount () {
+      return this.isOtherUser && this.user.hide_followers_count
+    },
     ...mapGetters(['mergedConfig'])
   },
   components: {
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index 6f3c958e..e54d30d4 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@
           @click.prevent="setProfileView('friends')"
         >
           <h5>{{ $t('user_card.followees') }}</h5>
-          <span>{{ user.friends_count }}</span>
+          <span>{{ hideFollowsCount ? 'N/A' : user.friends_count }}</span>
         </div>
         <div
           class="user-count"
           @click.prevent="setProfileView('followers')"
         >
           <h5>{{ $t('user_card.followers') }}</h5>
-          <span>{{ user.followers_count }}</span>
+          <span>{{ hideFollowersCount ? 'N/A' : user.followers_count }}</span>
         </div>
       </div>
       <!-- eslint-disable vue/no-v-html -->