diff --git a/app/lib/express.js b/app/lib/express.js
index 8cb4285..989d2d4 100644
--- a/app/lib/express.js
+++ b/app/lib/express.js
@@ -230,6 +230,25 @@ router.post("/profile/:id/add_friend", async (req, res) => {
   res.redirect(`/profile/${id}`);
 });
 
+router.post("/profile/:id/reject_friend", async (req, res) => {
+  const id = req.params.id;
+  if (id == req.context.profile.id) {
+    throw "cannot reject yourself";
+  }
+
+  await ssbServer.identities.publishAs({
+    id: req.context.profile.id,
+    private: false,
+    content: {
+      type: "contact",
+      contact: id,
+      following: false,
+    },
+  });
+
+  res.redirect(`/profile/${id}`);
+});
+
 router.post("/publish", async (req, res) => {
   await ssbServer.identities.publishAs({
     id: req.context.profile.id,
diff --git a/app/lib/queries.js b/app/lib/queries.js
index 259927d..dee224d 100644
--- a/app/lib/queries.js
+++ b/app/lib/queries.js
@@ -286,18 +286,25 @@ const getFriends = async (ssbServer, profile) => {
   });
 
   let network = {};
+  let requestRejections = [];
   for (let contact of contacts.reverse()) {
     if (contact.content.following) {
       network[contact.author] = network[contact.author] || {};
       network[contact.author][contact.content.contact] = true;
-    } else if (contact.content.blocking || contact.content.flagged) {
-      delete network[contact.author][contact.content.contact];
+    } else {
+      // contact.content.blocking or contact.content.flagged or !contact.content.following
+      if (contact.author == profile.id && contact.content.following === false) {
+        requestRejections.push(contact.content.contact);
+      }
+
+      if (network[contact.author])
+        delete network[contact.author][contact.content.contact];
     }
   }
 
   let friends = [];
-  let requests_sent = [];
-  let requests_received = [];
+  let requestsSent = [];
+  let requestsReceived = [];
 
   const unique = (x) => Array.from(new Set(x));
   const allIds = unique(
@@ -319,21 +326,52 @@ const getFriends = async (ssbServer, profile) => {
     if (isFollowing && isFollowingBack) {
       friends.push(profilesHash[key]);
     } else if (isFollowing && !isFollowingBack) {
-      requests_sent.push(profilesHash[key]);
+      requestsSent.push(profilesHash[key]);
     } else if (!isFollowing && isFollowingBack) {
-      requests_received.push(profilesHash[key]);
+      if (!requestRejections.includes(key))
+        requestsReceived.push(profilesHash[key]);
     }
   }
 
   debugFriends("Done");
-  return { friends, requests_sent, requests_received };
+  return { friends, requestsSent, requestsReceived };
 };
 
 const getFriendshipStatus = async (ssbServer, source, dest) => {
   debugFriendshipStatus("Fetching");
-  const [isFollowing, isFollowingBack] = await Promise.all([
+
+  let requestRejectionsPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    pull(
+      ssbServer.query.read({
+        reverse: true,
+        query: [
+          {
+            $filter: {
+              value: {
+                author: source,
+                content: {
+                  type: "contact",
+                  following: false,
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        limit: 100,
+      }),
+      pull.collect((err, msgs) => {
+        const entries = msgs.map((x) => x.value);
+
+        if (err) return reject(err);
+        return resolve(entries);
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  const [isFollowing, isFollowingBack, requestRejections] = await Promise.all([
     ssbServer.friends.isFollowing({ source: source, dest: dest }),
     ssbServer.friends.isFollowing({ source: dest, dest: source }),
+    requestRejectionsPromise.then((x) => x.map((y) => y.content.contact)),
   ]);
 
   let status = "no_relation";
@@ -342,7 +380,11 @@ const getFriendshipStatus = async (ssbServer, source, dest) => {
   } else if (isFollowing && !isFollowingBack) {
     status = "request_sent";
   } else if (!isFollowing && isFollowingBack) {
-    status = "request_received";
+    if (requestRejections.includes(dest)) {
+      status = "request_rejected";
+    } else {
+      status = "request_received";
+    }
   }
   debugFriendshipStatus("Done");
 
diff --git a/app/views/home.ejs b/app/views/home.ejs
index 29f65c8..616c37e 100644
--- a/app/views/home.ejs
+++ b/app/views/home.ejs
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
       </div>
     <% } %>
 
-    <% if (friends.requests_received) { %>
+    <% if (friends.requestsReceived.length) { %>
       <h2>Friend Requests</h2>
       <div class="notifications" style="padding-bottom: 20px">
-        <% friends.requests_received.map(friend => { %>
+        <% friends.requestsReceived.map(friend => { %>
           <a href="<%= profileUrl(friend.id) %>" class="notification-box">
             <div><img src="<%= profileImageUrl(friend) %>" class="post-profile-pic" /></div>
             <div><%= friend.name %></div>
diff --git a/app/views/profile.ejs b/app/views/profile.ejs
index ac6db87..6a7dc06 100644
--- a/app/views/profile.ejs
+++ b/app/views/profile.ejs
@@ -7,17 +7,33 @@
 
     <%= profile.description %>
 
-    <form action="<%= profileUrl(profile.id, "/add_friend") %>" method="POST" style="margin-top: 20px" >
+    <div style="margin-top: 20px">
       <% if (friendshipStatus == "no_relation") { %>
-        <input type="submit" value="Add as friend" />
+        <form action="<%= profileUrl(profile.id, "/add_friend") %>" method="POST">
+          <input type="submit" value="Add as friend" />
+        </form>
       <% } else if (friendshipStatus == "friends") { %>
         ✅ Friends
+        <form action="<%= profileUrl(profile.id, "/reject_friend") %>" style="display:inline; margin-left: 15px" method="POST">
+          <input type="submit" class="button-secondary" value="unfriend" />
+        </form>
       <% } else if (friendshipStatus == "request_sent") { %>
         <button disabled>Request sent</button>
       <% } else if (friendshipStatus == "request_received") { %>
-        <input type="submit" value="Accept friendship" />
+        <p><%= profile.name %> sent you a friendship request</p>
+        <form action="<%= profileUrl(profile.id, "/add_friend") %>" style="display:inline" method="POST">
+          <input type="submit" value="Accept" />
+        </form>
+        <form action="<%= profileUrl(profile.id, "/reject_friend") %>" style="display:inline" method="POST">
+          <input type="submit" class="button-secondary" value="Reject" />
+        </form>
+      <% } else if (friendshipStatus == "request_rejected") { %>
+        <p>You rejected <%= profile.name %> friendship request</p>
+        <form action="<%= profileUrl(profile.id, "/add_friend") %>" method="POST">
+          <input type="submit" value="Add as friend" />
+        </form>
       <% } %>
-    </form>
+    </div>
 
     <h2>Friends</h2>