diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3412cf5..a1ff8a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Added
 
 - Added `/api/v1/settings/move_followers` API endpoint (replaces `/api/v1/accounts/move_followers`).
+- Added `/api/v1/settings/import_follows` API endpoint.
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/docs/openapi.yaml b/docs/openapi.yaml
index e8a0ac7..86dcc8b 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.yaml
+++ b/docs/openapi.yaml
@@ -736,6 +736,25 @@ paths:
               example: |
                 user1@example.org
                 user2@example.org
+  /api/v1/settings/import_follows:
+    post:
+      summary: Import follows from CSV file.
+      security:
+        - tokenAuth: []
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                follows_csv:
+                  description: The list of followers in CSV format.
+                  type: string
+      responses:
+        204:
+          description: Successful operation
+        400:
+          description: Invalid data.
   /api/v1/settings/move_followers:
     post:
       summary: Move followers from remote alias.
diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/accounts/helpers.rs b/src/mastodon_api/accounts/helpers.rs
index ed78694..f4c3d60 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/accounts/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/accounts/helpers.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,55 @@
 use tokio_postgres::GenericClient;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
+use crate::activitypub::builders::follow::prepare_follow;
+use crate::config::Instance;
 use crate::database::DatabaseError;
-use crate::models::relationships::queries::get_relationships;
-use crate::models::relationships::types::RelationshipType;
+use crate::models::{
+    profiles::types::DbActorProfile,
+    relationships::queries::{
+        create_follow_request,
+        follow,
+        get_relationships,
+    },
+    relationships::types::RelationshipType,
+    users::types::User,
+};
 use super::types::RelationshipMap;
 
+pub async fn follow_or_create_request(
+    db_client: &mut impl GenericClient,
+    instance: &Instance,
+    current_user: &User,
+    target_profile: &DbActorProfile,
+) -> Result<(), DatabaseError> {
+    if let Some(ref remote_actor) = target_profile.actor_json {
+        // Create follow request if target is remote
+        match create_follow_request(
+            db_client,
+            &current_user.id,
+            &target_profile.id,
+        ).await {
+            Ok(follow_request) => {
+                prepare_follow(
+                    instance,
+                    current_user,
+                    remote_actor,
+                    &follow_request.id,
+                ).enqueue(db_client).await?;
+            },
+            Err(DatabaseError::AlreadyExists(_)) => (), // already following
+            Err(other_error) => return Err(other_error),
+        };
+    } else {
+        match follow(db_client, &current_user.id, &target_profile.id).await {
+            Ok(_) => (),
+            Err(DatabaseError::AlreadyExists(_)) => (), // already following
+            Err(other_error) => return Err(other_error),
+        };
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub async fn get_relationship(
     db_client: &impl GenericClient,
     source_id: &Uuid,
diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/accounts/mod.rs b/src/mastodon_api/accounts/mod.rs
index 328cdc2..e681737 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/accounts/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/accounts/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-mod helpers;
+pub mod helpers;
 pub mod types;
 pub mod views;
diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/accounts/views.rs b/src/mastodon_api/accounts/views.rs
index 051c84d..c77eae2 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/accounts/views.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/accounts/views.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use actix_web_httpauth::extractors::bearer::BearerAuth;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::activitypub::builders::{
-    follow::prepare_follow,
     undo_follow::prepare_undo_follow,
     update_person::{
         build_update_person,
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@ use crate::models::profiles::types::{
     ProofType,
 };
 use crate::models::relationships::queries::{
-    create_follow_request,
-    follow,
     get_followers_paginated,
     get_following_paginated,
     hide_replies,
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ use crate::utils::{
     id::new_uuid,
     passwords::hash_password,
 };
-use super::helpers::get_relationship;
+use super::helpers::{follow_or_create_request, get_relationship};
 use super::types::{
     Account,
     AccountCreateData,
@@ -505,31 +502,12 @@ async fn follow_account(
     let db_client = &mut **get_database_client(&db_pool).await?;
     let current_user = get_current_user(db_client, auth.token()).await?;
     let target = get_profile_by_id(db_client, &account_id).await?;
-    if let Some(remote_actor) = target.actor_json {
-        // Create follow request if target is remote
-        match create_follow_request(
-            db_client,
-            &current_user.id,
-            &target.id,
-        ).await {
-            Ok(follow_request) => {
-                prepare_follow(
-                    &config.instance(),
-                    &current_user,
-                    &remote_actor,
-                    &follow_request.id,
-                ).enqueue(db_client).await?;
-            },
-            Err(DatabaseError::AlreadyExists(_)) => (), // already following
-            Err(other_error) => return Err(other_error.into()),
-        };
-    } else {
-        match follow(db_client, &current_user.id, &target.id).await {
-            Ok(_) => (),
-            Err(DatabaseError::AlreadyExists(_)) => (), // already following
-            Err(other_error) => return Err(other_error.into()),
-        };
-    };
+    follow_or_create_request(
+        db_client,
+        &config.instance(),
+        &current_user,
+        &target,
+    ).await?;
     if follow_data.reblogs {
         show_reposts(db_client, &current_user.id, &target.id).await?;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/settings/helpers.rs b/src/mastodon_api/settings/helpers.rs
index 72cbabb..2180143 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/settings/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/settings/helpers.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 use tokio_postgres::GenericClient;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use crate::database::DatabaseError;
+use crate::activitypub::{
+    fetcher::helpers::get_or_import_profile_by_actor_address,
+    HandlerError,
+};
+use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::database::{get_database_client, DatabaseError, DbPool};
 use crate::errors::ValidationError;
+use crate::mastodon_api::accounts::helpers::follow_or_create_request;
 use crate::models::{
     profiles::types::DbActorProfile,
     posts::mentions::mention_to_address,
     relationships::queries::{get_followers, get_following},
+    users::types::User,
 };
 use crate::webfinger::types::ActorAddress;
 
@@ -58,6 +65,44 @@ pub fn parse_address_list(csv: &str)
     Ok(addresses)
 }
 
+pub async fn import_follows_task(
+    config: &Config,
+    current_user: User,
+    db_pool: &DbPool,
+    address_list: Vec<ActorAddress>,
+) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    let db_client = &mut **get_database_client(db_pool).await?;
+    for actor_address in address_list {
+        let profile = match get_or_import_profile_by_actor_address(
+            db_client,
+            &config.instance(),
+            &config.media_dir(),
+            &actor_address,
+        ).await {
+            Ok(profile) => profile,
+            Err(error @ (
+                HandlerError::FetchError(_) |
+                HandlerError::DatabaseError(DatabaseError::NotFound(_))
+            )) => {
+                log::warn!(
+                    "failed to import profile {}: {}",
+                    actor_address,
+                    error,
+                );
+                continue;
+            },
+            Err(other_error) => return Err(other_error.into()),
+        };
+        follow_or_create_request(
+            db_client,
+            &config.instance(),
+            &current_user,
+            &profile,
+        ).await?;
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::activitypub::actors::types::Actor;
diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/settings/types.rs b/src/mastodon_api/settings/types.rs
index 488f434..37db750 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/settings/types.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/settings/types.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ pub struct PasswordChangeRequest {
     pub new_password: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct ImportFollowsRequest {
+    pub follows_csv: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct MoveFollowersRequest {
     pub from_actor_id: String,
diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/settings/views.rs b/src/mastodon_api/settings/views.rs
index 4e68494..85ef1bf 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/settings/views.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/settings/views.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,14 @@ use crate::utils::passwords::hash_password;
 use super::helpers::{
     export_followers,
     export_follows,
+    import_follows_task,
     parse_address_list,
 };
-use super::types::{MoveFollowersRequest, PasswordChangeRequest};
+use super::types::{
+    ImportFollowsRequest,
+    MoveFollowersRequest,
+    PasswordChangeRequest,
+};
 
 #[post("/change_password")]
 async fn change_password_view(
@@ -82,6 +87,29 @@ async fn export_follows_view(
     Ok(response)
 }
 
+#[post("/import_follows")]
+async fn import_follows_view(
+    auth: BearerAuth,
+    config: web::Data<Config>,
+    db_pool: web::Data<DbPool>,
+    request_data: web::Json<ImportFollowsRequest>,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, HttpError> {
+    let db_client = &**get_database_client(&db_pool).await?;
+    let current_user = get_current_user(db_client, auth.token()).await?;
+    let address_list = parse_address_list(&request_data.follows_csv)?;
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        import_follows_task(
+            &config,
+            current_user,
+            &db_pool,
+            address_list,
+        ).await.unwrap_or_else(|error| {
+            log::error!("import follows: {}", error);
+        });
+    });
+    Ok(HttpResponse::NoContent().finish())
+}
+
 #[post("/move_followers")]
 async fn move_followers(
     auth: BearerAuth,
@@ -170,5 +198,6 @@ pub fn settings_api_scope() -> Scope {
         .service(change_password_view)
         .service(export_followers_view)
         .service(export_follows_view)
+        .service(import_follows_view)
         .service(move_followers)
 }