diff --git a/locales/en-US.yml b/locales/en-US.yml
index 9b4ae5c38..50c489726 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.yml
+++ b/locales/en-US.yml
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ common/views/pages/follow.vue:
   following: "Following"
   follow: "Follow"
   request-pending: "Pending follow request"
+  follow-processing: "Processing follow"
   follow-request: "Follow request"
 desktop:
   banner-crop-title: "Crop the part that appears as a banner"
@@ -565,6 +566,7 @@ desktop/views/components/follow-button.vue:
   following: "Following"
   follow: "Follow"
   request-pending: "Pending follow request"
+  follow-processing: "Processing follow"
   follow-request: "Follow request"
 desktop/views/components/followers-window.vue:
   followers: "{}'s followers"
@@ -1044,6 +1046,7 @@ mobile/views/components/follow-button.vue:
   following: "Following"
   follow: "Follow"
   request-pending: "Pending follow request"
+  follow-processing: "Processing follow"
   follow-request: "Follow request"
 mobile/views/components/friends-maker.vue:
   title: "Let's follow them"
diff --git a/locales/ja-JP.yml b/locales/ja-JP.yml
index 366c4a33c..08d3c5173 100644
--- a/locales/ja-JP.yml
+++ b/locales/ja-JP.yml
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ common/views/pages/follow.vue:
   following: "フォロー中"
   follow: "フォロー"
   request-pending: "フォロー許可待ち"
+  follow-processing: "フォロー処理中"
   follow-request: "フォロー申請"
 
 desktop:
@@ -656,6 +657,7 @@ desktop/views/components/follow-button.vue:
   following: "フォロー中"
   follow: "フォロー"
   request-pending: "フォロー許可待ち"
+  follow-processing: "フォロー処理中"
   follow-request: "フォロー申請"
 
 desktop/views/components/followers-window.vue:
@@ -1232,6 +1234,7 @@ mobile/views/components/follow-button.vue:
   following: "フォロー中"
   follow: "フォロー"
   request-pending: "フォロー許可待ち"
+  follow-processing: "フォロー処理中"
   follow-request: "フォロー申請"
 
 mobile/views/components/friends-maker.vue:
diff --git a/src/client/app/common/views/pages/follow.vue b/src/client/app/common/views/pages/follow.vue
index cb4785f46..92f24fb53 100644
--- a/src/client/app/common/views/pages/follow.vue
+++ b/src/client/app/common/views/pages/follow.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 			@click="onClick"
 			:disabled="followWait">
 		<template v-if="!followWait">
-			<template v-if="user.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou">%fa:hourglass-half% %i18n:@request-pending%</template>
+			<template v-if="user.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && user.isLocked">%fa:hourglass-half% %i18n:@request-pending%</template>
+			<template v-else-if="user.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && !user.isLocked">%fa:hourglass-start% %i18n:@follow-processing%</template>
 			<template v-else-if="user.isFollowing">%fa:minus% %i18n:@following%</template>
 			<template v-else-if="!user.isFollowing && user.isLocked">%fa:plus% %i18n:@follow-request%</template>
 			<template v-else-if="!user.isFollowing && !user.isLocked">%fa:plus% %i18n:@follow%</template>
diff --git a/src/client/app/desktop/views/components/follow-button.vue b/src/client/app/desktop/views/components/follow-button.vue
index 45e63ad92..4d4bd5cc5 100644
--- a/src/client/app/desktop/views/components/follow-button.vue
+++ b/src/client/app/desktop/views/components/follow-button.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 	:disabled="wait"
 >
 	<template v-if="!wait">
-		<template v-if="u.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou">%fa:hourglass-half%<template v-if="size == 'big'"> %i18n:@request-pending%</template></template>
+		<template v-if="u.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && u.isLocked">%fa:hourglass-half%<template v-if="size == 'big'"> %i18n:@request-pending%</template></template>
+		<template v-else-if="u.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && !u.isLocked">%fa:hourglass-start%<template v-if="size == 'big'"> %i18n:@follow-processing%</template></template>
 		<template v-else-if="u.isFollowing">%fa:minus%<template v-if="size == 'big'"> %i18n:@following%</template></template>
 		<template v-else-if="!u.isFollowing && u.isLocked">%fa:plus%<template v-if="size == 'big'"> %i18n:@follow-request%</template></template>
 		<template v-else-if="!u.isFollowing && !u.isLocked">%fa:plus%<template v-if="size == 'big'"> %i18n:@follow%</template></template>
diff --git a/src/client/app/mobile/views/components/follow-button.vue b/src/client/app/mobile/views/components/follow-button.vue
index cff830d99..aea2d285e 100644
--- a/src/client/app/mobile/views/components/follow-button.vue
+++ b/src/client/app/mobile/views/components/follow-button.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 	:disabled="wait"
 >
 	<template v-if="!wait">
-		<template v-if="u.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou">%fa:hourglass-half% %i18n:@request-pending%</template>
+		<template v-if="u.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && u.isLocked">%fa:hourglass-half% %i18n:@request-pending%</template>
+		<template v-else-if="u.hasPendingFollowRequestFromYou && !u.isLocked">%fa:hourglass-start% %i18n:@follow-processing%</template>
 		<template v-else-if="u.isFollowing">%fa:minus% %i18n:@following%</template>
 		<template v-else-if="!u.isFollowing && u.isLocked">%fa:plus% %i18n:@follow-request%</template>
 		<template v-else-if="!u.isFollowing && !u.isLocked">%fa:plus% %i18n:@follow%</template>