diff --git a/epicyon-profile.css b/epicyon-profile.css
index 16bb3c3c..f03c864d 100644
--- a/epicyon-profile.css
+++ b/epicyon-profile.css
@@ -85,6 +85,22 @@ body, html {
     margin: 5px;
 }
 
+.followerApprovalsButton {
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-color: darkgreen;
+    border: none;
+    color: #FFFFFF;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-size: 18px;
+    padding: 10px;
+    width: 25%;
+    max-width: 200px;
+    min-width: 100px;
+    transition: all 0.5s;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    margin: 5px;
+}
+
 .followApprove {
     border-radius: 4px;
     background-color: darkgreen;
@@ -121,6 +137,13 @@ body, html {
     padding: 0px 20px;
 }
 
+.followerApprovalsButton span {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: inline-block;
+    position: relative;
+    transition: 0.5s;
+}
+
 .button span {
     cursor: pointer;
     display: inline-block;
@@ -128,6 +151,15 @@ body, html {
     transition: 0.5s;
 }
 
+.followerApprovalsButton span:after {
+    content: '\00bb';
+    position: absolute;
+    opacity: 0;
+    top: 0;
+    right: -20px;
+    transition: 0.5s;
+}
+
 .button span:after {
     content: '\00bb';
     position: absolute;
@@ -137,10 +169,19 @@ body, html {
     transition: 0.5s;
 }
 
+.followerApprovalsButton:hover span {
+    padding-right: 25px;
+}
+
 .button:hover span {
     padding-right: 25px;
 }
 
+.followerApprovalsButton:hover span:after {
+    opacity: 1;
+    right: 0;
+}
+
 .button:hover span:after {
     opacity: 1;
     right: 0;
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 6fef5605..b87c97bc 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -513,8 +513,18 @@ def htmlTimeline(session,baseDir: str,wfRequest: {},personCache: {}, \
         personalButton='buttonselected'
     elif boxName=='federated':
         federatedButton='buttonselected'
-
     actor='/users/'+nickname
+
+    followApprovals=''
+    followRequestsFilename=baseDir+'/accounts/'+nickname+'@'+domain+'/followrequests.txt'
+    if os.path.isfile(followRequestsFilename):
+        with open(followRequestsFilename,'r') as f:
+            for line in f:
+                if len(line)>0:
+                    # show a star on the followers tab
+                    followApprovals='<a href="'+actor+'/followers"><button class="followerApprovalsButton"><span>Approvals </span></button></a>'
+                    break
+
     tlStr=htmlHeader(profileStyle)
     newPostStr='    <a href="'+actor+'/newpost"><button class="'+newPostButton+'"><span>New Post </span></button></a>'
     tlStr+= \
@@ -523,8 +533,8 @@ def htmlTimeline(session,baseDir: str,wfRequest: {},personCache: {}, \
         '<div class="container">\n' \
         '  <center>'+newPostStr+ \
         '    <a href="'+actor+'/inbox"><button class="'+localButton+'"><span>Local </span></button></a>' \
-        '    <a href="'+actor+'/outbox"><button class="'+personalButton+'"><span>Personal </span></button></a>' \
-        '    <a href="'+actor+'/federated"><button class="'+federatedButton+'"><span>Federated </span></button></a>' \
+        '    <a href="'+actor+'/outbox"><button class="'+personalButton+'"><span>Personal </span></button></a>'+ \
+        followApprovals+ \
         '  </center>' \
         '</div>'
     for item in timelineJson['orderedItems']: