diff --git a/routes/_actions/follow.js b/routes/_actions/follow.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c6c7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/_actions/follow.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { store } from '../_store/store'
+import { followAccount, unfollowAccount } from '../_api/follow'
+import { database } from '../_database/database'
+import { toast } from '../_utils/toast'
+
+export async function setAccountFollowed (accountId, follow) {
+  let instanceName = store.get('currentInstance')
+  let accessToken = store.get('accessToken')
+  try {
+    if (follow) {
+      await followAccount(instanceName, accessToken, accountId)
+    } else {
+      await unfollowAccount(instanceName, accessToken, accountId)
+    }
+    let relationship = await database.getRelationship(instanceName, accountId)
+    relationship.following = follow
+    await database.setRelationship(instanceName, relationship)
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
+    toast.say(`Unable to ${follow ? 'follow' : 'unfollow'} account: ` + (e.message || ''))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/routes/_components/AccountProfile.html b/routes/_components/AccountProfile.html
index 5851010..a942ff5 100644
--- a/routes/_components/AccountProfile.html
+++ b/routes/_components/AccountProfile.html
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
             pressable="true"
             pressed="{{following}}"
             big="true"
+            on:click="onFollowButtonClick()"
           />
         {{/if}}
       </div>
@@ -186,6 +187,8 @@
   import ExternalLink from './ExternalLink.html'
   import Avatar from './Avatar.html'
   import { store } from '../_store/store'
+  import { setAccountFollowed } from '../_actions/follow'
+  import { database } from '../_database/database'
 
   export default {
     computed: {
@@ -200,6 +203,15 @@
       },
       following: (relationship) => relationship && relationship.following
     },
+    methods: {
+      async onFollowButtonClick() {
+        let accountId = this.get('profile').id
+        let instanceName = this.store.get('currentInstance')
+        let following = this.get('following')
+        await setAccountFollowed(accountId, !following)
+        this.set({relationship: await database.getRelationship(instanceName, accountId)})
+      }
+    },
     store: () => store,
     components: {
       IconButton,