diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
index b0b6fb3d9..62f6793a3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php
@@ -746,6 +746,28 @@ class ApiV1Controller extends Controller
         return response()->json([]);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * GET /api/v1/follow_requests
+     *
+     *  Return array of Accounts that have sent follow requests
+     *
+     * @return \App\Transformer\Api\AccountTransformer
+     */
+    public function accountFollowRequests(Request $request)
+    {
+        abort_if(!$request->user(), 403);
+
+        $user = $request->user();
+
+        $followRequests = FollowRequest::whereFollowingId($user->profile->id)->pluck('follower_id');
+
+        $profiles = Profile::find($followRequests);
+
+        $resource = new Fractal\Resource\Collection($profiles, new AccountTransformer());
+        $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 bc1bfdaa8..0b020f6ee 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Route::domain(config('pixelfed.domain.app'))->middleware(['validemail', 'twofact
             Route::post('statuses/{id}/favourite', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@statusFavouriteById')->middleware('auth:api');
             Route::post('statuses/{id}/unfavourite', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@statusUnfavouriteById')->middleware('auth:api');
             Route::get('filters', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@accountFilters')->middleware('auth:api');
+            Route::get('follow_requests', 'Api\ApiV1Controller@accountFollowRequests')->middleware('auth:api');
 
             Route::get('likes', 'ApiController@hydrateLikes');
             Route::post('media', 'ApiController@uploadMedia')->middleware('auth:api');