diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
index f7bff63f..6a0e4dfc 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Select from '../select/select.vue'
 import RichContent from 'src/components/rich_content/rich_content.jsx'
 import ConfirmModal from '../confirm_modal/confirm_modal.vue'
 import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
+import { notificationsFromStore } from 'src/services/notification_utils/notification_utils.js'
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
 import {
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ export default {
     return {
       followRequestInProgress: false,
       betterShadow: this.$store.state.interface.browserSupport.cssFilter,
-      showingConfirmMute: false
+      showingConfirmMute: false,
+      showingApproveConfirmDialog: false,
+      showingDenyConfirmDialog: false
     }
   },
   created () {
@@ -117,6 +120,12 @@ export default {
     shouldConfirmMute () {
       return this.mergedConfig.modalOnMute
     },
+    shouldConfirmApprove () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.modalOnApproveFollow
+    },
+    shouldConfirmDeny () {
+      return this.mergedConfig.modalOnDenyFollow
+    },
     ...mapGetters(['mergedConfig'])
   },
   components: {
@@ -193,6 +202,58 @@ export default {
     },
     mentionUser () {
       this.$store.dispatch('openPostStatusModal', { replyTo: true, repliedUser: this.user })
+    },
+    showApproveConfirmDialog () {
+      this.showingApproveConfirmDialog = true
+    },
+    hideApproveConfirmDialog () {
+      this.showingApproveConfirmDialog = false
+    },
+    showDenyConfirmDialog () {
+      this.showingDenyConfirmDialog = true
+    },
+    hideDenyConfirmDialog () {
+      this.showingDenyConfirmDialog = false
+    },
+    approveUser () {
+      if (this.shouldConfirmApprove) {
+        this.showApproveConfirmDialog()
+      } else {
+        this.doApprove()
+      }
+    },
+    doApprove () {
+      const notifId = this.findFollowRequestNotificationId()
+      this.$store.dispatch('approveUser', this.user.id)
+      this.$store.dispatch('markSingleNotificationAsSeen', { id: notifId })
+      this.$store.dispatch('updateNotification', {
+        id: notifId,
+        updater: notification => {
+          notification.type = 'follow'
+        }
+      })
+      this.hideApproveConfirmDialog()
+    },
+    denyUser () {
+      if (this.shouldConfirmDeny) {
+        this.showDenyConfirmDialog()
+      } else {
+        this.doDeny()
+      }
+    },
+    doDeny () {
+      const notifId = this.findFollowRequestNotificationId()
+      this.$store.dispatch('denyUser', this.user.id)
+        .then(() => {
+          this.$store.dispatch('dismissNotificationLocal', { id: notifId })
+        })
+      this.hideDenyConfirmDialog()
+    },
+    findFollowRequestNotificationId () {
+      const notif = notificationsFromStore(this.$store).find(
+        (notif) => notif.from_profile.id === this.user.id && notif.type === 'follow_request'
+      )
+      return notif && notif.id
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.scss b/src/components/user_card/user_card.scss
index 0a5e744e..c844fa3f 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.scss
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.scss
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@
       text-align: left;
     }
 
+    .requested_by {
+      .btn {
+        margin-right: .25em;
+      }
+    }
+
     .highlighter {
       flex: 0 1 auto;
       display: flex;
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index 289db15b..37ee4275 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -142,8 +142,29 @@
           <div
             v-if="relationship.requested_by && loggedIn && isOtherUser"
             class="requested_by"
+            style="white-space: nowrap;"
           >
             {{ $t('user_card.requested_by') }}
+            <button
+              class="btn button-default"
+              :title="$t('tool_tip.accept_follow_request')"
+              @click="approveUser()"
+            >
+              <FAIcon
+                icon="check"
+                class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding follow-request-accept"
+              />
+            </button>
+            <button
+              class="btn button-default"
+              :title="$t('tool_tip.reject_follow_request')"
+              @click="denyUser()"
+            >
+              <FAIcon
+                icon="times"
+                class="fa-scale-110 fa-old-padding follow-request-reject"
+              />
+            </button>
           </div>
           <div
             v-if="isOtherUser && (loggedIn || !switcher)"
@@ -323,6 +344,26 @@
           </template>
         </i18n-t>
       </confirm-modal>
+      <confirm-modal
+        v-if="showingApproveConfirmDialog"
+        :title="$t('user_card.approve_confirm_title')"
+        :confirm-text="$t('user_card.approve_confirm_accept_button')"
+        :cancel-text="$t('user_card.approve_confirm_cancel_button')"
+        @accepted="doApprove"
+        @cancelled="hideApproveConfirmDialog"
+      >
+        {{ $t('user_card.approve_confirm', { user: user.screen_name_ui }) }}
+      </confirm-modal>
+      <confirm-modal
+        v-if="showingDenyConfirmDialog"
+        :title="$t('user_card.deny_confirm_title')"
+        :confirm-text="$t('user_card.deny_confirm_accept_button')"
+        :cancel-text="$t('user_card.deny_confirm_cancel_button')"
+        @accepted="doDeny"
+        @cancelled="hideDenyConfirmDialog"
+      >
+        {{ $t('user_card.deny_confirm', { user: user.screen_name_ui }) }}
+      </confirm-modal>
     </teleport>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 9d81f9bc..fee52446 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@ const unblockUser = (store, id) => {
     .then((relationship) => store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
 }
 
+const approveUser = (store, id) => {
+  const predictedRelationship = store.state.relationships[id] || { id }
+  predictedRelationship.requested_by = false
+  predictedRelationship.followed_by = true
+  store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [predictedRelationship])
+
+  return store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.approveUser({ id })
+    .then((relationship) => store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
+}
+
+const denyUser = (store, id) => {
+  const predictedRelationship = store.state.relationships[id] || { id }
+  predictedRelationship.requested_by = false
+  predictedRelationship.followed_by = false
+  store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [predictedRelationship])
+
+  return store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.denyUser({ id })
+    .then((relationship) => store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
+}
+
 const removeUserFromFollowers = (store, id) => {
   return store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.removeUserFromFollowers({ id })
     .then((relationship) => store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [relationship]))
@@ -344,6 +364,12 @@ const users = {
     unblockUser (store, id) {
       return unblockUser(store, id)
     },
+    approveUser (store, id) {
+      return approveUser(store, id)
+    },
+    denyUser (store, id) {
+      return denyUser(store, id)
+    },
     removeUserFromFollowers (store, id) {
       return removeUserFromFollowers(store, id)
     },