diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/follow_requests/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/follow_requests/index.js
index 10522bf30..efbe1a23c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/follow_requests/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/follow_requests/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { fetchFollowRequests, expandFollowRequests } from 'flavours/glitch/actio
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import ScrollableList from 'flavours/glitch/components/scrollable_list';
+import { me } from 'flavours/glitch/util/initial_state';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   heading: { id: 'column.follow_requests', defaultMessage: 'Follow requests' },
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   accountIds: state.getIn(['user_lists', 'follow_requests', 'items']),
   hasMore: !!state.getIn(['user_lists', 'follow_requests', 'next']),
+  locked: !!state.getIn(['accounts', me, 'locked']),
+  domain: state.getIn(['meta', 'domain']),
 });
 
 export default @connect(mapStateToProps)
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ class FollowRequests extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     dispatch: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     hasMore: PropTypes.bool,
     accountIds: ImmutablePropTypes.list,
+    locked: PropTypes.bool,
+    domain: PropTypes.string,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     multiColumn: PropTypes.bool,
   };
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ class FollowRequests extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }, 300, { leading: true });
 
   render () {
-    const { intl, accountIds, hasMore, multiColumn } = this.props;
+    const { intl, accountIds, hasMore, multiColumn, locked, domain } = this.props;
 
     if (!accountIds) {
       return (
@@ -54,6 +59,15 @@ class FollowRequests extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
 
     const emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.follow_requests' defaultMessage="You don't have any follow requests yet. When you receive one, it will show up here." />;
+    const unlockedPrependMessage = locked ? null : (
+      <div className='follow_requests-unlocked_explanation'>
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id='follow_requests.unlocked_explanation'
+          defaultMessage='Even though your account is not locked, the {domain} staff thought you might want to review follow requests from these accounts manually.'
+          values={{ domain: domain }}
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
 
     return (
       <Column bindToDocument={!multiColumn} name='follow-requests' icon='user-plus' heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)}>
@@ -65,6 +79,7 @@ class FollowRequests extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           hasMore={hasMore}
           emptyMessage={emptyMessage}
           bindToDocument={!multiColumn}
+          prepend={unlockedPrependMessage}
         >
           {accountIds.map(id =>
             <AccountAuthorizeContainer key={id} id={id} />,
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/columns.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/columns.scss
index 525dcaf90..3269638eb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/columns.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/columns.scss
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@
 }
 
 .empty-column-indicator,
-.error-column {
+.error-column,
+.follow_requests-unlocked_explanation {
   color: $dark-text-color;
   background: $ui-base-color;
   text-align: center;
@@ -482,6 +483,11 @@
   }
 }
 
+.follow_requests-unlocked_explanation {
+  background: darken($ui-base-color, 4%);
+  contain: initial;
+}
+
 .error-column {
   flex-direction: column;
 }