diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index 446993324..e6577d388 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use App\{
     FollowRequest,
     Like,
     Media,
+    Notification,
     Profile,
     Status,
     UserFilter,
@@ -575,6 +576,41 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
         return response()->json($res);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * POST /api/v1/accounts/{id}/unblock
+     *
+     * @param  integer  $id
+     *
+     * @return \App\Transformer\Api\RelationshipTransformer
+     */
+    public function accountUnblockById(Request $request, $id)
+    {
+        abort_if(!$request->user(), 403);
+
+        $user = $request->user();
+        $pid = $user->profile_id ?? $user->profile->id;
+
+        if($id == $pid) {
+            abort(400, 'You cannot unblock yourself');
+        }
+
+        $profile = Profile::findOrFail($id);
+
+        UserFilter::whereUserId($pid)
+            ->whereFilterableId($profile->id)
+            ->whereFilterableType('App\Profile')
+            ->whereFilterType('block')
+            ->delete();
+
+        Cache::forget("user:filter:list:$pid");
+        Cache::forget("api:local:exp:rec:$pid");
+
+        $resource = new Fractal\Resource\Item($profile, new RelationshipTransformer());
+        $res = $this->fractal->createData($resource)->toArray();
+
+        return response()->json($res);
+    }
+
     public function statusById(Request $request, $id)
     {
         $status = Status::whereVisibility('public')->findOrFail($id);
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 62b160c3f..368d43ab7 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ Route::domain(config('pixelfed.domain.app'))->middleware(['validemail', 'twofact
             Route::post('accounts/{id}/unfollow', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@accountUnfollowById')->middleware('auth:api');
             Route::get('blocks', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@accountBlocks')->middleware('auth:api');
             Route::post('accounts/{id}/block', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@accountBlockById')->middleware('auth:api');
+            Route::post('accounts/{id}/unblock', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@accountUnblockById')->middleware('auth:api');
             // Route::get('accounts/{id}', 'PublicApiController@account');
             Route::get('accounts/{id}', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@accountById');
             Route::post('avatar/update', 'ApiController@avatarUpdate')->middleware('auth:api');