diff --git a/epicyon-profile.css b/epicyon-profile.css
index 4c6d636ca..96e3c9890 100644
--- a/epicyon-profile.css
+++ b/epicyon-profile.css
@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ body, html {
     margin: 5px;
 }
 
+.buttonhighlighted {
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-color: green;
+    border: none;
+    color: white;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-size: 18px;
+    padding: 10px;
+    width: 20%;
+    max-width: 200px;
+    min-width: 100px;
+    transition: all 0.5s;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    margin: 5px;
+}
+
 .timelineIcon {
     width: 10%;
 }
@@ -186,6 +202,22 @@ body, html {
     margin: 5px;
 }
 
+.buttonselectedhighlighted {
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-color: darkgreen;
+    border: none;
+    color: white;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-size: 18px;
+    padding: 10px;
+    width: 20%;
+    max-width: 200px;
+    min-width: 140px;
+    transition: all 0.5s;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    margin: 5px;
+}
+
 .buttonselected span {
     cursor: pointer;
     display: inline-block;
diff --git a/img/icons/person.png b/img/icons/person.png
index ee96781d0..782f443a3 100644
Binary files a/img/icons/person.png and b/img/icons/person.png differ
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 272f7578a..62fd43910 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def htmlProfile(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,authorized: bool, \
     loginButton=''
 
     followApprovalsSection=''
-    followApprovals=''
+    followApprovals=False
     linkToTimelineStart=''
     linkToTimelineEnd=''
     editProfileStr=''
@@ -402,11 +402,13 @@ def htmlProfile(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,authorized: bool, \
             with open(followRequestsFilename,'r') as f:
                 for line in f:
                     if len(line)>0:
-                        # show a star on the followers tab
-                        followApprovals='<img class="highlight" src="/icons/new.png"/>'
+                        followApprovals=True
+                        followersButton='buttonhighlighted'
+                        if selected=='followers':
+                            followersButton='buttonselectedhighlighted'
                         break
         if selected=='followers':
-            if len(followApprovals)>0:
+            if followApprovals:
                 with open(followRequestsFilename,'r') as f:
                     for followerHandle in f:
                         if len(line)>0:
@@ -440,7 +442,7 @@ def htmlProfile(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,authorized: bool, \
         '  <center>' \
         '    <a href="'+actor+'"><button class="'+postsButton+'"><span>Posts </span></button></a>' \
         '    <a href="'+actor+'/following"><button class="'+followingButton+'"><span>Following </span></button></a>' \
-        '    <a href="'+actor+'/followers"><button class="'+followersButton+'"><span>Followers </span>'+followApprovals+'</button></a>' \
+        '    <a href="'+actor+'/followers"><button class="'+followersButton+'"><span>Followers </span></button></a>' \
         '    <a href="'+actor+'/roles"><button class="'+rolesButton+'"><span>Roles </span></button></a>' \
         '    <a href="'+actor+'/skills"><button class="'+skillsButton+'"><span>Skills </span></button></a>' \
         '    <a href="'+actor+'/shares"><button class="'+sharesButton+'"><span>Shares </span></button></a>'+ \