diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/FollowRequestsListFragment.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/FollowRequestsListFragment.java
index 0750be8e4..52bdbf2b3 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/FollowRequestsListFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/FollowRequestsListFragment.java
@@ -319,7 +319,18 @@ public class FollowRequestsListFragment extends MastodonRecyclerFragment<FollowR
 
 		private void onFollowRequestButtonClick(View v) {
 			itemView.setHasTransientState(true);
-			UiUtils.handleFollowRequest((Activity) v.getContext(), item.account, accountID, null, v == acceptButton, relationship, rel -> {
+			UiUtils.handleFollowRequest((Activity) v.getContext(), item.account, accountID, null, v == acceptButton, relationship, (Boolean visible) -> {
+				if(v==acceptButton){
+					acceptButton.setTextVisible(!visible);
+					acceptProgress.setVisibility(visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+					acceptButton.setClickable(!visible);
+				}else{
+					rejectButton.setTextVisible(!visible);
+					rejectProgress.setVisibility(visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+					rejectButton.setClickable(!visible);
+				}
+				itemView.setHasTransientState(false);
+			}, rel -> {
 				if(getContext()==null) return;
 				itemView.setHasTransientState(false);
 				relationships.put(item.account.id, rel);
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/AccountCardStatusDisplayItem.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/AccountCardStatusDisplayItem.java
index 0321d615b..5fce579a2 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/AccountCardStatusDisplayItem.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/AccountCardStatusDisplayItem.java
@@ -172,7 +172,18 @@ public class AccountCardStatusDisplayItem extends StatusDisplayItem{
 
 		private void onFollowRequestButtonClick(View v) {
 			itemView.setHasTransientState(true);
-			UiUtils.handleFollowRequest((Activity) v.getContext(), item.account, item.parentFragment.getAccountID(), null, v == acceptButton, relationship, rel -> {
+			UiUtils.handleFollowRequest((Activity) v.getContext(), item.account, item.parentFragment.getAccountID(), null, v == acceptButton, relationship, (Boolean visible) -> {
+				if(v==acceptButton){
+					acceptButton.setTextVisible(!visible);
+					acceptProgress.setVisibility(visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+					acceptButton.setClickable(!visible);
+				}else{
+					rejectButton.setTextVisible(!visible);
+					rejectProgress.setVisibility(visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+					rejectButton.setClickable(!visible);
+				}
+				itemView.setHasTransientState(false);
+			}, rel -> {
 				if(v.getContext()==null || rel==null) return;
 				itemView.setHasTransientState(false);
 				item.parentFragment.putRelationship(item.account.id, rel);
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/utils/UiUtils.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/utils/UiUtils.java
index 59e604952..82b13b21b 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/utils/UiUtils.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/utils/UiUtils.java
@@ -934,17 +934,20 @@ public class UiUtils {
 	}
 
 
-	public static void handleFollowRequest(Activity activity, Account account, String accountID, @Nullable String notificationID, boolean accepted, Relationship relationship, Consumer<Relationship> resultCallback) {
+	public static void handleFollowRequest(Activity activity, Account account, String accountID, @Nullable String notificationID, boolean accepted, Relationship relationship, Consumer<Boolean> progressCallback, Consumer<Relationship> resultCallback) {
+		progressCallback.accept(true);
 		if (accepted) {
 			new AuthorizeFollowRequest(account.id).setCallback(new Callback<>() {
 				@Override
 				public void onSuccess(Relationship rel) {
 					E.post(new FollowRequestHandledEvent(accountID, true, account, rel));
+					progressCallback.accept(false);
 					resultCallback.accept(rel);
 				}
 
 				@Override
 				public void onError(ErrorResponse error) {
+					progressCallback.accept(false);
 					resultCallback.accept(relationship);
 					error.showToast(activity);
 				}
@@ -956,11 +959,13 @@ public class UiUtils {
 					E.post(new FollowRequestHandledEvent(accountID, false, account, rel));
 					if (notificationID != null)
 						E.post(new NotificationDeletedEvent(notificationID));
+					progressCallback.accept(false);
 					resultCallback.accept(rel);
 				}
 
 				@Override
 				public void onError(ErrorResponse error) {
+					progressCallback.accept(false);
 					resultCallback.accept(relationship);
 					error.showToast(activity);
 				}