diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/FollowRequestViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/FollowRequestViewHolder.kt
index b12b71705..a428ba3c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/FollowRequestViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/adapter/FollowRequestViewHolder.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ import com.keylesspalace.tusky.entity.TimelineAccount
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.interfaces.AccountActionListener
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.util.StatusDisplayOptions
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.util.emojify
+import com.keylesspalace.tusky.util.hide
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.util.loadAvatar
+import com.keylesspalace.tusky.util.parseAsMastodonHtml
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.util.unicodeWrap
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.util.visible
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.viewdata.NotificationViewData
@@ -87,9 +89,14 @@ class FollowRequestViewHolder(
         binding.notificationTextView.visible(showHeader)
         val formattedUsername = itemView.context.getString(R.string.post_username_format, account.username)
         binding.usernameTextView.text = formattedUsername
-        val avatarRadius = binding.avatar.context.resources.getDimensionPixelSize(
-            R.dimen.avatar_radius_48dp
-        )
+        if (account.note.isEmpty()) {
+            binding.accountNote.hide()
+        } else {
+            binding.accountNote.text =
+                account.note.parseAsMastodonHtml()
+                    .emojify(account.emojis, binding.accountNote, animateEmojis)
+        }
+        val avatarRadius = binding.avatar.context.resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.avatar_radius_48dp)
         loadAvatar(account.avatar, binding.avatar, avatarRadius, animateAvatar)
         binding.avatarBadge.visible(showBotOverlay && account.bot)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_follow.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_follow.xml
index bbd2b4e66..762ad8aad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_follow.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_follow.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_marginTop="7dp"
         android:hyphenationFrequency="full"
+        android:lineSpacingMultiplier="1.1"
         android:textSize="?attr/status_text_medium"
         android:textIsSelectable="true"
         app:layout_constrainedWidth="true"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_follow_request.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_follow_request.xml
index c0c8df971..bb0cc1626 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_follow_request.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_follow_request.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:paddingStart="16dp"
-    android:paddingBottom="10dp">
+    android:paddingStart="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingStart"
+    android:paddingEnd="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingEnd"
+    android:paddingBottom="8dp">
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/notificationTextView"
@@ -22,13 +23,14 @@
         app:drawableStartCompat="@drawable/ic_person_add_24dp"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
-        tools:text="Someone requested to follow you" />
+        tools:text="Someone requested to follow you"
+        tools:ignore="RtlSymmetry" />
 
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/avatar"
         android:layout_width="48dp"
         android:layout_height="48dp"
-        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+        android:layout_centerVertical="false"
         android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
         android:contentDescription="@string/action_view_profile"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
@@ -49,15 +51,15 @@
         android:layout_width="0dp"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_marginStart="14dp"
+        android:layout_marginTop="6dp"
         android:ellipsize="end"
         android:maxLines="1"
         android:textColor="?android:textColorPrimary"
-        android:textSize="?attr/status_text_large"
+        android:textSize="?attr/status_text_medium"
         android:textStyle="normal|bold"
-        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/usernameTextView"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/rejectButton"
-        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/avatar"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/avatar"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@+id/avatar"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/notificationTextView"
         tools:text="Display name" />
 
     <TextView
@@ -69,8 +71,7 @@
         android:maxLines="1"
         android:textColor="?android:textColorSecondary"
         android:textSize="?attr/status_text_medium"
-        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/avatar"
-        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/rejectButton"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/rejectButton"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/avatar"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/displayNameTextView"
         tools:text="\@username" />
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@
         style="@style/TuskyImageButton"
         android:layout_width="52dp"
         android:layout_height="48dp"
-        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
         android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
         android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
         android:contentDescription="@string/action_reject"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/avatar"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/acceptButton"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/displayNameTextView"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/avatar"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/notificationTextView"
         app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_reject_24dp" />
 
     <ImageButton
@@ -96,15 +96,26 @@
         style="@style/TuskyImageButton"
         android:layout_width="52dp"
         android:layout_height="48dp"
-        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
-        android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
         android:layout_marginEnd="4dp"
         android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
         android:contentDescription="@string/action_accept"
         android:padding="4dp"
-        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/avatar"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/avatar"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/rejectButton"
         app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_check_24dp" />
 
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/account_note"
+        android:layout_width="0dp"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
+        android:textSize="?attr/status_text_medium"
+        android:textIsSelectable="true"
+        android:hyphenationFrequency="full"
+        android:lineSpacingMultiplier="1.1"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@+id/acceptButton"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/usernameTextView"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/rejectButton"
+        tools:text="Account note" />
+
 </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>