diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 3c27b0d46..91a164eff 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier do
           })
 
         {:user_locked, true} ->
+          {:ok, _relationship} = FollowingRelationship.update(follower, followed, "pending")
           :noop
       end
 
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20191029101340_migrate_missing_follow_requests.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20191029101340_migrate_missing_follow_requests.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b2666f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20191029101340_migrate_missing_follow_requests.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.MigrateFollowingRelationships do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    execute(import_pending_follows_from_activities(), "")
+  end
+
+  defp import_pending_follows_from_activities do
+    """
+    INSERT INTO
+        following_relationships (
+            follower_id,
+            following_id,
+            state,
+            inserted_at,
+            updated_at
+        )
+    SELECT
+        followers.id,
+        following.id,
+        activities.data ->> 'state',
+        (activities.data ->> 'published') :: timestamp,
+        now()
+    FROM
+        activities
+        JOIN users AS followers ON (activities.actor = followers.ap_id)
+        JOIN users AS following ON (activities.data ->> 'object' = following.ap_id)
+    WHERE
+        activities.data ->> 'type' = 'Follow'
+        AND activities.data ->> 'state' = 'pending'
+    ORDER BY activities.updated_at DESC
+    ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
+    """
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index 2f25c40d2..d920b969a 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -804,6 +804,25 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.TransmogrifierTest do
       refute User.following?(User.get_cached_by_ap_id(data["actor"]), user)
     end
 
+    test "it works for incoming follows to locked account" do
+      pending_follower = insert(:user, ap_id: "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin")
+      user = insert(:user, locked: true)
+
+      data =
+        File.read!("test/fixtures/mastodon-follow-activity.json")
+        |> Poison.decode!()
+        |> Map.put("object", user.ap_id)
+
+      {:ok, %Activity{data: data, local: false}} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
+
+      assert data["type"] == "Follow"
+      assert data["object"] == user.ap_id
+      assert data["state"] == "pending"
+      assert data["actor"] == "http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin"
+
+      assert [^pending_follower] = User.get_follow_requests(user)
+    end
+
     test "it works for incoming blocks" do
       user = insert(:user)