diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/relay.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/relay.ex
index a738fae75..0df6b53ff 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/relay.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/relay.ex
@@ -53,10 +53,19 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Relay do
   def run(["list"]) do
     start_pleroma()
 
-    with %User{following: following} = _user <- Relay.get_actor() do
-      following
-      |> Enum.map(fn entry -> URI.parse(entry).host end)
-      |> Enum.uniq()
+    with %User{following: following} = user <- Relay.get_actor() do
+      accepted =
+        following
+        |> Enum.map(fn entry -> URI.parse(entry).host end)
+        |> Enum.uniq()
+
+      without_accept =
+        user
+        |> Pleroma.Activity.following_requests_for_actor()
+        |> Enum.map(fn a -> URI.parse(a.data["object"]).host <> " (no Accept received)" end)
+        |> Enum.uniq()
+
+      (accepted ++ without_accept)
       |> Enum.each(&shell_info(&1))
     else
       e -> shell_error("Error while fetching relay subscription list: #{inspect(e)}")
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/activity.ex b/lib/pleroma/activity.ex
index 2c04a26f9..1967cf868 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/activity.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/activity.ex
@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Activity do
     |> where([a], fragment("? ->> 'state' = 'pending'", a.data))
   end
 
+  def following_requests_for_actor(%Pleroma.User{ap_id: ap_id}) do
+    Queries.by_type("Follow")
+    |> where([a], fragment("?->>'state' = 'pending'", a.data))
+    |> where([a], a.actor == ^ap_id)
+    |> Repo.all()
+  end
+
   def restrict_deactivated_users(query) do
     deactivated_users =
       from(u in User.Query.build(deactivated: true), select: u.ap_id)
diff --git a/test/fixtures/relay/accept-follow.json b/test/fixtures/relay/accept-follow.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b166f2da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/relay/accept-follow.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+  "actor": "https://relay.mastodon.host/actor",
+  "id": "https://relay.mastodon.host/activities/ec477b69-db26-4019-923e-cf809de516ab",
+  "object": {
+    "actor": "{{ap_id}}",
+    "id": "{{activity_id}}",
+    "object": "https://relay.mastodon.host/actor",
+    "type": "Follow"
+  },
+  "to": [
+    "{{ap_id}}"
+  ],
+  "type": "Accept"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/relay/relay.json b/test/fixtures/relay/relay.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77ae7f06c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/relay/relay.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+  "endpoints": {
+    "sharedInbox": "https://relay.mastodon.host/inbox"
+  },
+  "followers": "https://relay.mastodon.host/followers",
+  "following": "https://relay.mastodon.host/following",
+  "inbox": "https://relay.mastodon.host/inbox",
+  "name": "ActivityRelay",
+  "type": "Application",
+  "id": "https://relay.mastodon.host/actor",
+  "publicKey": {
+    "id": "https://relay.mastodon.host/actor#main-key",
+    "owner": "https://relay.mastodon.host/actor",
+    "publicKeyPem": "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----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\ndWcopZHi7R/OsRz+vTT7420CAwEAAQ==\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----"
+  },
+  "summary": "ActivityRelay bot",
+  "preferredUsername": "relay",
+  "url": "https://relay.mastodon.host/actor"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
index 833162a61..3c160e8db 100644
--- a/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
+++ b/test/support/http_request_mock.ex
@@ -1008,6 +1008,10 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
     {:ok, %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: File.read!("test/fixtures/tesla_mock/rin.json")}}
   end
 
+  def get("https://relay.mastodon.host/actor", _, _, _) do
+    {:ok, %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: File.read!("test/fixtures/relay/relay.json")}}
+  end
+
   def get(url, query, body, headers) do
     {:error,
      "Mock response not implemented for GET #{inspect(url)}, #{query}, #{inspect(body)}, #{
@@ -1020,6 +1024,10 @@ defmodule HttpRequestMock do
 
   def post(url, query \\ [], body \\ [], headers \\ [])
 
+  def post("https://relay.mastodon.host/inbox", _, _, _) do
+    {:ok, %Tesla.Env{status: 200, body: ""}}
+  end
+
   def post("http://example.org/needs_refresh", _, _, _) do
     {:ok,
      %Tesla.Env{
diff --git a/test/tasks/relay_test.exs b/test/tasks/relay_test.exs
index 7bde56606..9c1ee8b81 100644
--- a/test/tasks/relay_test.exs
+++ b/test/tasks/relay_test.exs
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.RelayTest do
       assert activity.data["type"] == "Follow"
       assert activity.data["actor"] == local_user.ap_id
       assert activity.data["object"] == target_user.ap_id
+
+      :ok = Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Relay.run(["list"])
+      assert_receive {:mix_shell, :info, ["mastodon.example.org (no Accept received)"]}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
index fa2364bd2..027a19cd4 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_controller_test.exs
@@ -322,6 +322,40 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubControllerTest do
       assert "ok" == json_response(conn, 200)
       assert Instances.reachable?(sender_url)
     end
+
+    test "accept follow activity", %{conn: conn} do
+      Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :federating], true)
+      relay = Relay.get_actor()
+
+      assert {:ok, %Activity{} = activity} = Relay.follow("https://relay.mastodon.host/actor")
+
+      followed_relay = Pleroma.User.get_by_ap_id("https://relay.mastodon.host/actor")
+
+      accept =
+        File.read!("test/fixtures/relay/accept-follow.json")
+        |> String.replace("{{ap_id}}", relay.ap_id)
+        |> String.replace("{{activity_id}}", activity.data["id"])
+
+      assert "ok" ==
+               conn
+               |> assign(:valid_signature, true)
+               |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/activity+json")
+               |> post("/inbox", accept)
+               |> json_response(200)
+
+      relay = refresh_record(relay)
+
+      assert followed_relay.follower_address in relay.following
+
+      Mix.shell(Mix.Shell.Process)
+
+      on_exit(fn ->
+        Mix.shell(Mix.Shell.IO)
+      end)
+
+      :ok = Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Relay.run(["list"])
+      assert_receive {:mix_shell, :info, ["relay.mastodon.host"]}
+    end
   end
 
   describe "/users/:nickname/inbox" do