diff --git a/src/components/follow-request-buttons.jsx b/src/components/follow-request-buttons.jsx
index a40ba534..112b2ac3 100644
--- a/src/components/follow-request-buttons.jsx
+++ b/src/components/follow-request-buttons.jsx
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@ import { useState } from 'preact/hooks';
 
 import { api } from '../utils/api';
 
+import Icon from './icon';
 import Loader from './loader';
 
 function FollowRequestButtons({ accountID, onChange }) {
   const { masto } = api();
   const [uiState, setUIState] = useState('default');
+  const [requestState, setRequestState] = useState(null); // accept, reject
+  const [relationship, setRelationship] = useState(null);
+
+  const hasRelationship = relationship !== null;
+
   return (
     <p class="follow-request-buttons">
       <button
@@ -14,14 +20,19 @@ function FollowRequestButtons({ accountID, onChange }) {
         disabled={uiState === 'loading'}
         onClick={() => {
           setUIState('loading');
+          setRequestState('accept');
           (async () => {
             try {
-              await masto.v1.followRequests.authorize(accountID);
+              const rel = await masto.v1.followRequests.authorize(accountID);
+              if (!rel?.followedBy) {
+                throw new Error('Follow request not accepted');
+              }
+              setRelationship(rel);
               onChange();
             } catch (e) {
               console.error(e);
-              setUIState('default');
             }
+            setUIState('default');
           })();
         }}
       >
@@ -33,9 +44,14 @@ function FollowRequestButtons({ accountID, onChange }) {
         class="light danger"
         onClick={() => {
           setUIState('loading');
+          setRequestState('reject');
           (async () => {
             try {
-              await masto.v1.followRequests.reject(accountID);
+              const rel = await masto.v1.followRequests.reject(accountID);
+              if (rel?.followedBy) {
+                throw new Error('Follow request not rejected');
+              }
+              setRelationship(rel);
               onChange();
             } catch (e) {
               console.error(e);
@@ -46,7 +62,17 @@ function FollowRequestButtons({ accountID, onChange }) {
       >
         Reject
       </button>
-      <Loader hidden={uiState !== 'loading'} />
+      <span class="follow-request-states">
+        {hasRelationship && requestState ? (
+          requestState === 'accept' ? (
+            <Icon icon="check-circle" alt="Accepted" class="follow-accepted" />
+          ) : (
+            <Icon icon="x-circle" alt="Rejected" class="follow-rejected" />
+          )
+        ) : (
+          <Loader hidden={uiState !== 'loading'} />
+        )}
+      </span>
     </p>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/icon.jsx b/src/components/icon.jsx
index 567e7688..6c2d3f5a 100644
--- a/src/components/icon.jsx
+++ b/src/components/icon.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const ICONS = {
   heart: () => import('@iconify-icons/mingcute/heart-line'),
   bookmark: () => import('@iconify-icons/mingcute/bookmark-line'),
   'check-circle': () => import('@iconify-icons/mingcute/check-circle-line'),
+  'x-circle': () => import('@iconify-icons/mingcute/close-circle-line'),
   transfer: () => import('@iconify-icons/mingcute/transfer-4-line'),
   rocket: () => import('@iconify-icons/mingcute/rocket-line'),
   'arrow-left': () => import('@iconify-icons/mingcute/arrow-left-line'),
diff --git a/src/components/notification.jsx b/src/components/notification.jsx
index 64bb1060..787a00b3 100644
--- a/src/components/notification.jsx
+++ b/src/components/notification.jsx
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function Notification({ notification, instance, reload }) {
               <FollowRequestButtons
                 accountID={account.id}
                 onChange={() => {
-                  reload();
+                  // reload();
                 }}
               />
             )}
diff --git a/src/pages/notifications.css b/src/pages/notifications.css
index 20b69b38..b986018a 100644
--- a/src/pages/notifications.css
+++ b/src/pages/notifications.css
@@ -204,7 +204,19 @@
   justify-content: flex-end;
   align-items: center;
 }
-.follow-requests ul li .follow-request-buttons .loader-container {
+.follow-request-buttons .follow-request-states {
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+.follow-request-buttons .follow-request-states .icon {
+  margin-inline: 8px;
+}
+.follow-request-buttons .follow-request-states .icon.follow-accepted {
+  color: var(--green-color);
+}
+.follow-request-buttons .follow-request-states .icon.follow-rejected {
+  color: var(--red-color);
+}
+.follow-requests ul li .follow-request-buttons .follow-request-states {
   order: -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/notifications.jsx b/src/pages/notifications.jsx
index 03490828..2228d4fd 100644
--- a/src/pages/notifications.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/notifications.jsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function Notifications() {
       // Reset iterator
       notificationsIterator.current = masto.v1.notifications.list({
         limit: LIMIT,
+        excludeTypes: ['follow_request'],
       });
     }
     const allNotifications = await notificationsIterator.current.next();
@@ -295,13 +296,13 @@ function Notifications() {
                 <summary>{followRequests.length} follow requests</summary>
                 <ul>
                   {followRequests.map((account) => (
-                    <li>
+                    <li key={account.id}>
                       <AccountBlock account={account} />
                       <FollowRequestButtons
                         accountID={account.id}
                         onChange={() => {
-                          loadFollowRequests();
-                          loadNotifications(true);
+                          // loadFollowRequests();
+                          // loadNotifications(true);
                         }}
                       />
                     </li>
@@ -311,13 +312,13 @@ function Notifications() {
             ) : (
               <ul>
                 {followRequests.map((account) => (
-                  <li>
+                  <li key={account.id}>
                     <AccountBlock account={account} />
                     <FollowRequestButtons
                       accountID={account.id}
                       onChange={() => {
-                        loadFollowRequests();
-                        loadNotifications(true);
+                        // loadFollowRequests();
+                        // loadNotifications(true);
                       }}
                     />
                   </li>