diff --git a/src/components/follow_list/follow_list.js b/src/components/follow_list/follow_list.js
index 6d00eb94..acdb216d 100644
--- a/src/components/follow_list/follow_list.js
+++ b/src/components/follow_list/follow_list.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ const FollowList = {
     },
     entries () {
       return this.showFollowers ? this.user.followers : this.user.friends
-    }
+    },
+    showActions () { return this.$store.state.users.currentUser.id === this.userId }
   },
   methods: {
     fetchEntries () {
diff --git a/src/components/follow_list/follow_list.vue b/src/components/follow_list/follow_list.vue
index 24ab97d8..7be2e7b7 100644
--- a/src/components/follow_list/follow_list.vue
+++ b/src/components/follow_list/follow_list.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     <user-card
       v-for="entry in entries"
       :key="entry.id" :user="entry"
-      :showFollows="true"
+      :showFollows="!showFollowers"
+      :showActions="showActions"
     />
     <div class="text-center panel-footer">
       <a v-if="error" @click="fetchEntries" class="alert error">
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
index ecc36a4d..a4c84716 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.js
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 import UserCardContent from '../user_card_content/user_card_content.vue'
 import UserAvatar from '../user_avatar/user_avatar.vue'
 import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
+import { requestFollow, requestUnfollow } from '../../services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate'
 
 const UserCard = {
   props: [
     'user',
     'showFollows',
-    'showApproval'
+    'showApproval',
+    'showActions'
   ],
   data () {
     return {
-      userExpanded: false
+      userExpanded: false,
+      followRequestInProgress: false,
+      followRequestSent: false,
+      updated: false
     }
   },
   components: {
@@ -18,7 +23,11 @@ const UserCard = {
     UserAvatar
   },
   computed: {
-    currentUser () { return this.$store.state.users.currentUser }
+    currentUser () { return this.$store.state.users.currentUser },
+    following () { return this.updated ? this.updated.following : this.user.following },
+    showFollow () {
+      return this.showActions && (!this.showFollows && !this.following || this.updated && !this.updated.following)
+    }
   },
   methods: {
     toggleUserExpanded () {
@@ -34,6 +43,21 @@ const UserCard = {
     },
     userProfileLink (user) {
       return generateProfileLink(user.id, user.screen_name, this.$store.state.instance.restrictedNicknames)
+    },
+    followUser () {
+      this.followRequestInProgress = true
+      requestFollow(this.user, this.$store).then(({ sent, updated }) => {
+        this.followRequestInProgress = false
+        this.followRequestSent = sent
+        this.updated = updated
+      })
+    },
+    unfollowUser () {
+      this.followRequestInProgress = true
+      requestUnfollow(this.user, this.$store).then(({ updated }) => {
+        this.followRequestInProgress = false
+        this.updated = updated
+      })
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
index 7129430b..12960c02 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card/user_card.vue
@@ -7,22 +7,43 @@
       <user-card-content :user="user" :switcher="false"></user-card-content>
     </div>
     <div class="name-and-screen-name" v-else>
-      <div :title="user.name" v-if="user.name_html" class="user-name">
-        <span v-html="user.name_html"></span>
+      <div :title="user.name" class="user-name">
+        <span v-if="user.name_html" v-html="user.name_html"></span>
+        <span v-else>{{ user.name }}</span>
         <span class="follows-you" v-if="!userExpanded && showFollows && user.follows_you">
           {{ currentUser.id == user.id ? $t('user_card.its_you') : $t('user_card.follows_you') }}
         </span>
       </div>
-      <div :title="user.name" v-else class="user-name">
-        {{ user.name }}
-        <span class="follows-you" v-if="!userExpanded && showFollows && user.follows_you">
-          {{ currentUser.id == user.id ? $t('user_card.its_you') : $t('user_card.follows_you') }}
-        </span>
+      <div class="user-link-action">
+        <router-link class='user-screen-name' :to="userProfileLink(user)">
+          @{{user.screen_name}}
+        </router-link>
+        <button 
+          v-if="showFollow" 
+          class="btn btn-default" 
+          @click="followUser" 
+          :disabled="followRequestInProgress"
+          :title="followRequestSent ? $t('user_card.follow_again') : ''"
+        >
+          <template v-if="followRequestInProgress">
+            {{ $t('user_card.follow_progress') }}
+          </template>
+          <template v-else-if="followRequestSent">
+            {{ $t('user_card.follow_sent') }}
+          </template>
+          <template v-else>
+            {{ $t('user_card.follow') }}
+          </template>
+        </button>
+        <button v-if="showActions && showFollows && following" class="btn btn-default" @click="unfollowUser" :disabled="followRequestInProgress">
+          <template v-if="followRequestInProgress">
+            {{ $t('user_card.follow_progress') }}
+          </template>
+          <template v-else>
+            {{ $t('user_card.follow_unfollow') }}
+          </template>
+        </button>
       </div>
-
-      <router-link class='user-screen-name' :to="userProfileLink(user)">
-        @{{user.screen_name}}
-      </router-link>
     </div>
     <div class="approval" v-if="showApproval">
       <button class="btn btn-default" @click="approveUser">{{ $t('user_card.approve') }}</button>
@@ -42,6 +63,9 @@
   text-align: left;
   width: 100%;
   .user-name {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+
     img {
       object-fit: contain;
       height: 16px;
@@ -49,11 +73,20 @@
       vertical-align: middle;
     }
   }
+  
+  .user-link-action {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+
+    button {
+      margin-top: 3px;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .follows-you {
   margin-left: 2em;
-  float: right;
 }
 
 .card {
diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
index 1888f8c6..7a7b89d4 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import UserAvatar from '../user_avatar/user_avatar.vue'
 import { hex2rgb } from '../../services/color_convert/color_convert.js'
+import { requestFollow, requestUnfollow } from '../../services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate'
 import generateProfileLink from 'src/services/user_profile_link_generator/user_profile_link_generator'
 
 export default {
@@ -92,69 +93,17 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     followUser () {
-      const store = this.$store
       this.followRequestInProgress = true
-      store.state.api.backendInteractor.followUser(this.user.id)
-        .then((followedUser) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [followedUser]))
-        .then(() => {
-          // For locked users we just mark it that we sent the follow request
-          if (this.user.locked) {
-            this.followRequestInProgress = false
-            this.followRequestSent = true
-            return
-          }
-
-          if (this.user.following) {
-            // If we get result immediately, just stop.
-            this.followRequestInProgress = false
-            return
-          }
-
-          // But usually we don't get result immediately, so we ask server
-          // for updated user profile to confirm if we are following them
-          // Sometimes it takes several tries. Sometimes we end up not following
-          // user anyway, probably because they locked themselves and we
-          // don't know that yet.
-          // Recursive Promise, it will call itself up to 3 times.
-          const fetchUser = (attempt) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            setTimeout(() => {
-              store.state.api.backendInteractor.fetchUser({ id: this.user.id })
-                .then((user) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [user]))
-                .then(() => resolve([this.user.following, attempt]))
-                .catch((e) => reject(e))
-            }, 500)
-          }).then(([following, attempt]) => {
-            if (!following && attempt <= 3) {
-              // If we BE reports that we still not following that user - retry,
-              // increment attempts by one
-              return fetchUser(++attempt)
-            } else {
-              // If we run out of attempts, just return whatever status is.
-              return following
-            }
-          })
-
-          return fetchUser(1)
-            .then((following) => {
-              if (following) {
-                // We confirmed and everything its good.
-                this.followRequestInProgress = false
-              } else {
-                // If after all the tries, just treat it as if user is locked
-                this.followRequestInProgress = false
-                this.followRequestSent = true
-              }
-            })
-        })
+      requestFollow(this.user, this.$store).then(({sent}) => {
+        this.followRequestInProgress = false
+        this.followRequestSent = sent
+      })
     },
     unfollowUser () {
-      const store = this.$store
       this.followRequestInProgress = true
-      store.state.api.backendInteractor.unfollowUser(this.user.id)
-        .then((unfollowedUser) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [unfollowedUser]))
-        .then(() => {
-          this.followRequestInProgress = false
-        })
+      requestUnfollow(this.user, this.$store).then(() => {
+        this.followRequestInProgress = false
+      })
     },
     blockUser () {
       const store = this.$store
diff --git a/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js b/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e9bd679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/follow_manipulate/follow_manipulate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+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]))
+      .catch((e) => reject(e))
+  }, 500)
+}).then(([following, attempt]) => {
+  if (!following && 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
+  }
+})
+
+export const requestFollow = (user, store) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  store.state.api.backendInteractor.followUser(user.id)
+    .then((updated) => {
+      store.commit('addNewUsers', [updated])
+
+      // For locked users we just mark it that we sent the follow request
+      if (updated.locked) {
+        resolve({
+          sent: true,
+          updated
+        })
+      }
+
+      if (updated.following) {
+        // If we get result immediately, just stop.
+        resolve({
+          sent: false,
+          updated
+        })
+      }
+
+      // But usually we don't get result immediately, so we ask server
+      // for updated user profile to confirm if we are following them
+      // Sometimes it takes several tries. Sometimes we end up not following
+      // user anyway, probably because they locked themselves and we
+      // don't know that yet.
+      // 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,
+              updated
+            })
+          } else {
+            // If after all the tries, just treat it as if user is locked
+            resolve({
+              sent: false,
+              updated
+            })
+          }
+        })
+    })
+})
+
+export const requestUnfollow = (user, store) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  store.state.api.backendInteractor.unfollowUser(user.id)
+    .then((updated) => {
+      store.commit('addNewUsers', [updated])
+      resolve({
+        updated
+      })
+    })
+})