diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss b/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
index f02ced8d3b..84dd36fa61 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
         color: $green;
       }
 
+      .icon-user-plus.lit {
+        color: $blue;
+      }
+
       .icon-reply.lit {
         color: $blue;
       }
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue b/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
index 6c0419a57e..c9113bc482 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@
               </h1>
               <status :compact="true" :statusoid="notification.status"></status>
             </div>
+            <div v-if="notification.type === 'follow'">
+              <h1>
+                <span :title="'@'+notification.action.user.screen_name">{{ notification.action.user.name }}</span>
+                <i class="fa icon-user-plus lit"></i>
+              </h1>
+              <div>
+                <router-link :to="{ name: 'user-profile', params: { id: notification.action.user.id } }">@{{ notification.action.user.screen_name }}</router-link> followed you
+              </div>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 084800fa5d..de5d7d2314 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ export const statusType = (status) => {
     return 'deletion'
   }
 
+  if (status.text.match(/started following/)) {
+    return 'follow'
+  }
+
   return 'unknown'
 }
 
@@ -253,6 +257,9 @@ const addNewStatuses = (state, { statuses, showImmediately = false, timeline, us
         favoriteStatus(favorite)
       }
     },
+    'follow': (status) => {
+      addNotification({ type: 'follow', status: status, action: status })
+    },
     'deletion': (deletion) => {
       const uri = deletion.uri
       updateMaxId(deletion)