diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex
index b0680ee000..3f9232faaf 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex
@@ -370,6 +370,22 @@ def unendorse_operation do
     }
   end
 
+  def remove_from_followers_operation do
+    %Operation{
+      tags: ["Account actions"],
+      summary: "Remove from followers",
+      operationId: "AccountController.remove_from_followers",
+      security: [%{"oAuth" => ["follow", "write:follows"]}],
+      description: "Remove the given account from followers",
+      parameters: [%Reference{"$ref": "#/components/parameters/accountIdOrNickname"}],
+      responses: %{
+        200 => Operation.response("Relationship", "application/json", AccountRelationship),
+        400 => Operation.response("Error", "application/json", ApiError),
+        404 => Operation.response("Error", "application/json", ApiError)
+      }
+    }
+  end
+
   def note_operation do
     %Operation{
       tags: ["Account actions"],
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
index 09e182985e..b3ae575a43 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
@@ -76,16 +76,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountController do
 
   plug(
     OAuthScopesPlug,
-    %{scopes: ["follow", "write:follows"]} when action in [:follow_by_uri, :follow, :unfollow]
+    %{scopes: ["follow", "write:follows"]}
+    when action in [:follow_by_uri, :follow, :unfollow, :remove_from_followers]
   )
 
   plug(OAuthScopesPlug, %{scopes: ["follow", "read:mutes"]} when action == :mutes)
 
   plug(OAuthScopesPlug, %{scopes: ["follow", "write:mutes"]} when action in [:mute, :unmute])
 
-  @relationship_actions [:follow, :unfollow]
+  @relationship_actions [:follow, :unfollow, :remove_from_followers]
   @needs_account ~W(
-    followers following lists follow unfollow mute unmute block unblock note endorse unendorse
+    followers following lists follow unfollow mute unmute block unblock
+    note endorse unendorse remove_from_followers
   )a
 
   plug(
@@ -474,6 +476,20 @@ def unendorse(%{assigns: %{user: endorser, account: endorsed}} = conn, _params)
     end
   end
 
+  @doc "POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/remove_from_followers"
+  def remove_from_followers(%{assigns: %{user: %{id: id}, account: %{id: id}}}, _params) do
+    {:error, "Can not unfollow yourself"}
+  end
+
+  def remove_from_followers(%{assigns: %{user: followed, account: follower}} = conn, _params) do
+    with {:ok, follower} <- CommonAPI.reject_follow_request(follower, followed) do
+      render(conn, "relationship.json", user: follower, target: followed)
+    else
+      nil ->
+        render_error(conn, :not_found, "Record not found")
+    end
+  end
+
   @doc "POST /api/v1/follows"
   def follow_by_uri(%{body_params: %{uri: uri}} = conn, _) do
     case User.get_cached_by_nickname(uri) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index 8c7ef2401a..18da85df68 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
     post("/accounts/:id/note", AccountController, :note)
     post("/accounts/:id/pin", AccountController, :endorse)
     post("/accounts/:id/unpin", AccountController, :unendorse)
+    post("/accounts/:id/remove_from_followers", AccountController, :remove_from_followers)
 
     get("/conversations", ConversationController, :index)
     post("/conversations/:id/read", ConversationController, :mark_as_read)
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
index 68cb0e7c2e..7994c811c6 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
@@ -1991,4 +1991,31 @@ test "max pinned accounts", %{user: user, conn: conn} do
                |> json_response_and_validate_schema(400)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "remove from followers" do
+    setup do: oauth_access(["follow"])
+
+    test "removing user from followers", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
+      %{id: other_user_id} = other_user = insert(:user)
+
+      CommonAPI.follow(other_user, user)
+
+      assert %{"id" => other_user_id, "followed_by" => false} =
+               conn
+               |> post("/api/v1/accounts/#{other_user_id}/remove_from_followers")
+               |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+    end
+
+    test "removing user from followers errors", %{user: user, conn: conn} do
+      # self remove
+      conn_res = post(conn, "/api/v1/accounts/#{user.id}/remove_from_followers")
+
+      assert %{"error" => "Can not unfollow yourself"} =
+               json_response_and_validate_schema(conn_res, 400)
+
+      # remove non existing user
+      conn_res = post(conn, "/api/v1/accounts/doesntexist/remove_from_followers")
+      assert %{"error" => "Record not found"} = json_response_and_validate_schema(conn_res, 404)
+    end
+  end
 end