diff --git a/src/client/app/common/views/components/follow-button.vue b/src/client/app/common/views/components/follow-button.vue
index d88a11aca..6d120f52b 100644
--- a/src/client/app/common/views/components/follow-button.vue
+++ b/src/client/app/common/views/components/follow-button.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 		iconAndText(): any[] {
 			return (
 				(this.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && this.user.isLocked) ? ['hourglass-half', this.$t('request-pending')] :
-				(this.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && !this.user.isLocked) ? ['hourglass-start', this.$t('follow-processing')] :
+				(this.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && !this.user.isLocked) ? ['spinner', this.$t('follow-processing')] :
 				(this.isFollowing) ? ['minus', this.$t('following')] :
 				(!this.isFollowing && this.user.isLocked) ? ['plus', this.$t('follow-request')] :
 				(!this.isFollowing && !this.user.isLocked) ? ['plus', this.$t('follow')] :
diff --git a/src/client/app/common/views/pages/follow.vue b/src/client/app/common/views/pages/follow.vue
index 854982d91..6c945ab22 100644
--- a/src/client/app/common/views/pages/follow.vue
+++ b/src/client/app/common/views/pages/follow.vue
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 			:disabled="followWait">
 		<template v-if="!followWait">
 			<template v-if="user.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && user.isLocked"><fa icon="hourglass-half"/> {{ $t('request-pending') }}</template>
-			<template v-else-if="user.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && !user.isLocked"><fa icon="hourglass-start"/> {{ $t('follow-processing') }}</template>
+			<template v-else-if="user.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && !user.isLocked"><fa icon="spinner"/> {{ $t('follow-processing') }}</template>
 			<template v-else-if="user.isFollowing"><fa icon="minus"/> {{ $t('following') }}</template>
 			<template v-else-if="!user.isFollowing && user.isLocked"><fa icon="plus"/> {{ $t('follow-request') }}</template>
 			<template v-else-if="!user.isFollowing && !user.isLocked"><fa icon="plus"/> {{ $t('follow') }}</template>
diff --git a/src/client/app/init.ts b/src/client/app/init.ts
index d7dd1efed..0004b43b4 100644
--- a/src/client/app/init.ts
+++ b/src/client/app/init.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ import {
 	faArrowLeft,
 	faMapMarker,
 	faRobot,
+	faHourglassHalf,
 } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 
 import {
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ library.add(
 	faArrowLeft,
 	faMapMarker,
 	faRobot,
+	faHourglassHalf,
 
 	farBell,
 	farEnvelope,