diff --git a/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js b/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js
index a8931787..cbd75311 100644
--- a/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js
+++ b/src/components/follow_request_card/follow_request_card.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import BasicUserCard from '../basic_user_card/basic_user_card.vue'
+import { notificationsFromStore } from '../../services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js'
 
 const FollowRequestCard = {
   props: ['user'],
@@ -6,13 +7,32 @@ const FollowRequestCard = {
     BasicUserCard
   },
   methods: {
+    findFollowRequestNotificationId () {
+      const notif = notificationsFromStore(this.$store).find(
+        (notif) => notif.from_profile.id === this.user.id && notif.type === 'follow_request'
+      )
+      return notif && notif.id
+    },
     approveUser () {
       this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.approveUser({ id: this.user.id })
       this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
+
+      const notifId = this.findFollowRequestNotificationId()
+      this.$store.dispatch('markSingleNotificationAsSeen', { id: notifId })
+      this.$store.dispatch('updateNotification', {
+        id: notifId,
+        updater: notification => {
+          notification.type = 'follow'
+        }
+      })
     },
     denyUser () {
+      const notifId = this.findFollowRequestNotificationId()
       this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.denyUser({ id: this.user.id })
-      this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
+        .then(() => {
+          this.$store.dispatch('dismissNotificationLocal', { id: notifId })
+          this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
+        })
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.js b/src/components/notification/notification.js
index 6deee7d5..1ae81ce4 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.js
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const Notification = {
     approveUser () {
       this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.approveUser({ id: this.user.id })
       this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
+      this.$store.dispatch('markSingleNotificationAsSeen', { id: this.notification.id })
       this.$store.dispatch('updateNotification', {
         id: this.notification.id,
         updater: notification => {
@@ -46,8 +47,10 @@ const Notification = {
     },
     denyUser () {
       this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.denyUser({ id: this.user.id })
-      this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
-      this.$store.dispatch('dismissNotification', { id: this.notification.id })
+        .then(() => {
+          this.$store.dispatch('dismissNotificationLocal', { id: this.notification.id })
+          this.$store.dispatch('removeFollowRequest', this.user)
+        })
     }
   },
   computed: {
diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.vue b/src/components/notification/notification.vue
index 02802776..f6da07dd 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.vue
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.vue
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@
             style="white-space: nowrap;"
           >
             <i
-              class="icon-ok button-icon add-reaction-button"
+              class="icon-ok button-icon follow-request-accept"
               :title="$t('tool_tip.accept_follow_request')"
               @click="approveUser()"
             />
             <i
-              class="icon-cancel button-icon add-reaction-button"
-              :title="$t('tool_tip.accept_follow_request')"
+              class="icon-cancel button-icon follow-request-reject"
+              :title="$t('tool_tip.reject_follow_request')"
               @click="denyUser()"
             />
           </div>
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss b/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
index 80dad28b..9efcfcf8 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
@@ -79,6 +79,25 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .follow-request-accept {
+    cursor: pointer;
+
+    &:hover {
+      color: $fallback--text;
+      color: var(--text, $fallback--text);
+    }
+  }
+
+  .follow-request-reject {
+    cursor: pointer;
+
+    &:hover {
+      color: $fallback--cRed;
+      color: var(--cRed, $fallback--cRed);
+    }
+  }
+
+
   .follow-text, .move-text {
     padding: 0.5em 0;
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 239f41eb..cd8c1dba 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -525,6 +525,10 @@ export const mutations = {
       notification.seen = true
     })
   },
+  markSingleNotificationAsSeen (state, { id }) {
+    const notification = find(state.notifications.data, n => n.id === id)
+    if (notification) notification.seen = true
+  },
   dismissNotification (state, { id }) {
     state.notifications.data = state.notifications.data.filter(n => n.id !== id)
   },
@@ -691,9 +695,20 @@ const statuses = {
         credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials
       })
     },
+    markSingleNotificationAsSeen ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
+      commit('markSingleNotificationAsSeen', { id })
+      apiService.markNotificationsAsSeen({
+        single: true,
+        id,
+        credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials
+      })
+    },
+    dismissNotificationLocal ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
+      commit('dismissNotification', { id })
+    },
     dismissNotification ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
+      commit('dismissNotification', { id })
       rootState.api.backendInteractor.dismissNotification({ id })
-        .then(() => commit('dismissNotification', { id }))
     },
     updateNotification ({ rootState, commit }, { id, updater }) {
       commit('updateNotification', { id, updater })
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 3a58c38d..72c8874f 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import 'whatwg-fetch'
 import { RegistrationError, StatusCodeError } from '../errors/errors'
 
 /* eslint-env browser */
-const QVITTER_USER_NOTIFICATIONS_READ_URL = '/api/qvitter/statuses/notifications/read.json'
 const BLOCKS_IMPORT_URL = '/api/pleroma/blocks_import'
 const FOLLOW_IMPORT_URL = '/api/pleroma/follow_import'
 const DELETE_ACCOUNT_URL = '/api/pleroma/delete_account'
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ const DEACTIVATE_USER_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/users/deactivate'
 const ADMIN_USERS_URL = '/api/pleroma/admin/users'
 const SUGGESTIONS_URL = '/api/v1/suggestions'
 const NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS_URL = '/api/pleroma/notification_settings'
+const NOTIFICATION_READ_URL = '/api/v1/pleroma/notifications/read'
 
 const MFA_SETTINGS_URL = '/api/pleroma/accounts/mfa'
 const MFA_BACKUP_CODES_URL = '/api/pleroma/accounts/mfa/backup_codes'
@@ -841,12 +841,16 @@ const suggestions = ({ credentials }) => {
   }).then((data) => data.json())
 }
 
-const markNotificationsAsSeen = ({ id, credentials }) => {
+const markNotificationsAsSeen = ({ id, credentials, single = false }) => {
   const body = new FormData()
 
-  body.append('latest_id', id)
+  if (single) {
+    body.append('id', id)
+  } else {
+    body.append('max_id', id)
+  }
 
-  return fetch(QVITTER_USER_NOTIFICATIONS_READ_URL, {
+  return fetch(NOTIFICATION_READ_URL, {
     body,
     headers: authHeaders(credentials),
     method: 'POST'