diff --git a/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js b/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js
index 06af2489..86a0edba 100644
--- a/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js
+++ b/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ const FollowRequestCard = {
     },
     shouldConfirmDeny () {
       return this.mergedConfig.modalOnDenyFollow
+    },
+    show () {
+      console.log("SHOW", this.$store.state.api.followRequests);
+      const notifId = this.$store.state.api.followRequests.find(req => req.id === this.user.id)
+
+      return notifId !== undefined
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.vue b/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.vue
index 835471e7..80445021 100644
--- a/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <basic-user-card :user="user">
+  <basic-user-card :user="user" v-if="show">
     <div class="follow-request-card-content-container">
       <button
         class="btn button-default"