diff --git a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
index c8474302c6..6cc1851d63 100644
--- a/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
+++ b/src/services/entity_normalizer/entity_normalizer.service.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export const parseUser = (data) => {
 
       if (relationship) {
         output.follows_you = relationship.followed_by
+        output.requested = relationship.requested
         output.following = relationship.following
         output.statusnet_blocking = relationship.blocking
         output.muted = relationship.muting
diff --git a/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js b/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js
index b2486e7c17..3a953ab3f0 100644
--- a/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js
+++ b/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ const fetchUser = (attempt, user, store) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
   setTimeout(() => {
     store.state.api.backendInteractor.fetchUser({ id: user.id })
       .then((user) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [user]))
-      .then(() => resolve([user.following, attempt]))
+      .then(() => resolve([user.following, user.requested, user.locked, attempt]))
       .catch((e) => reject(e))
   }, 500)
-}).then(([following, attempt]) => {
-  if (!following && attempt <= 3) {
+}).then(([following, sent, locked, attempt]) => {
+  if (!following && !locked && attempt <= 3) {
     // If we BE reports that we still not following that user - retry,
     // increment attempts by one
     return fetchUser(++attempt, user, store)
   } else {
     // If we run out of attempts, just return whatever status is.
-    return following
+    return sent
   }
 })
 
@@ -21,14 +21,10 @@ export const requestFollow = (user, store) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     .then((updated) => {
       store.commit('updateUserRelationship', [updated])
 
-      // For locked users we just mark it that we sent the follow request
-      if (updated.locked) {
-        resolve({ sent: true })
-      }
-
-      if (updated.following) {
-        // If we get result immediately, just stop.
-        resolve({ sent: false })
+      if (updated.following || user.locked) {
+        // If we get result immediately or the account is locked, just stop.
+        resolve({ sent: updated.requested })
+        return
       }
 
       // But usually we don't get result immediately, so we ask server
@@ -39,14 +35,8 @@ export const requestFollow = (user, store) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       // Recursive Promise, it will call itself up to 3 times.
 
       return fetchUser(1, user, store)
-        .then((following) => {
-          if (following) {
-            // We confirmed and everything's good.
-            resolve({ sent: false })
-          } else {
-            // If after all the tries, just treat it as if user is locked
-            resolve({ sent: false })
-          }
+        .then((sent) => {
+          resolve({ sent: sent })
         })
     })
 })