diff --git a/src/services/following/delete.ts b/src/services/following/delete.ts
index e3b5f8c414..8821611515 100644
--- a/src/services/following/delete.ts
+++ b/src/services/following/delete.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,22 @@ export default async function(follower: User, followee: User, silent = false) {
 
 	await Followings.delete(following.id);
 
+	decrementFollowing(follower, followee);
+
+	// Publish unfollow event
+	if (!silent && Users.isLocalUser(follower)) {
+		Users.pack(followee, follower, {
+			detail: true
+		}).then(packed => publishMainStream(follower.id, 'unfollow', packed));
+	}
+
+	if (Users.isLocalUser(follower) && Users.isRemoteUser(followee)) {
+		const content = renderActivity(renderUndo(renderFollow(follower, followee), follower));
+		deliver(follower, content, followee.inbox);
+	}
+}
+
+export async function decrementFollowing(follower: User, followee: User) {
 	//#region Decrement following count
 	Users.decrement({ id: follower.id }, 'followingCount', 1);
 	//#endregion
@@ -47,16 +63,4 @@ export default async function(follower: User, followee: User, silent = false) {
 	//#endregion
 
 	perUserFollowingChart.update(follower, followee, false);
-
-	// Publish unfollow event
-	if (!silent && Users.isLocalUser(follower)) {
-		Users.pack(followee, follower, {
-			detail: true
-		}).then(packed => publishMainStream(follower.id, 'unfollow', packed));
-	}
-
-	if (Users.isLocalUser(follower) && Users.isRemoteUser(followee)) {
-		const content = renderActivity(renderUndo(renderFollow(follower, followee), follower));
-		deliver(follower, content, followee.inbox);
-	}
 }
diff --git a/src/services/following/requests/reject.ts b/src/services/following/requests/reject.ts
index d5b5e48c41..9a8b14bbfd 100644
--- a/src/services/following/requests/reject.ts
+++ b/src/services/following/requests/reject.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import renderReject from '../../../remote/activitypub/renderer/reject';
 import { deliver } from '../../../queue';
 import { publishMainStream } from '../../stream';
 import { User, ILocalUser } from '../../../models/entities/user';
-import { Users, FollowRequests } from '../../../models';
+import { Users, FollowRequests, Followings } from '../../../models';
+import { decrementFollowing } from '../delete';
 
 export default async function(followee: User, follower: User) {
 	if (Users.isRemoteUser(follower)) {
@@ -17,11 +18,25 @@ export default async function(followee: User, follower: User) {
 		deliver(followee as ILocalUser, content, follower.inbox);
 	}
 
-	await FollowRequests.delete({
+	const request = await FollowRequests.findOne({
 		followeeId: followee.id,
 		followerId: follower.id
 	});
 
+	if (request) {
+		await FollowRequests.delete(request.id);
+	} else {
+		const following = await Followings.findOne({
+			followeeId: followee.id,
+			followerId: follower.id
+		});
+
+		if (following) {
+			await Followings.delete(following.id);
+			decrementFollowing(follower, followee);
+		}
+	}
+
 	Users.pack(followee, follower, {
 		detail: true
 	}).then(packed => publishMainStream(follower.id, 'unfollow', packed));