diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/ostatus/remote_follow.html b/bookwyrm/templates/ostatus/remote_follow.html
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+{% extends 'ostatus/template.html' %}
+{% load i18n %}
+{% load utilities %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<div class="block card">
+  <header class="card-header">
+    <h2 class="card-header-title">{% blocktrans %}Follow {{ user.display_name }} on the fediverse{% endblocktrans %}</h2>
+  </header>
+  <div class="card-content">
+      <div class="media">
+          <a href="{{ user.local_path }}" class="media-left">
+              {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=user large=True %}
+          </a>
+          <div class="media-content">
+              <a href="{{ user.local_path }}" class="is-block mb-2">
+                  <span class="title is-4 is-block">
+                      {{ user.display_name }}
+                      {% if user.manually_approves_followers %}
+                      <span class="icon icon-lock is-size-7" title="{% trans 'Locked account' %}">
+                          <span class="is-sr-only">{% trans "Locked account" %}</span>
+                      </span>
+                      {% endif %}
+                  </span>
+                  <span class="subtitle is-7 is-block">@{{ user|username }}</span>
+              </a>
+              <p>Follow {{ user.name }} from another Fediverse account like Bookwyrm, Mastodon, or Pleroma.</p>
+          </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+    <div class="card">
+      <section class="card-content content">
+          <form name="remote-follow" method="post" action="{% url 'remote-follow' %}">
+              {% csrf_token %}
+              <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ user.username }}">
+              <label class="label" for="remote_user">User handle to follow from:</label>
+              <input class="input" type="text" name="remote_user" id="remote_user" placeholder="user@example.social">
+          </form>
+      </section>
+  </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/ostatus/remote_follow_button.html b/bookwyrm/templates/ostatus/remote_follow_button.html
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+{% load i18n %}
+{% if request.user == user %}
+{% else %}
+
+<div class="field mb-0">
+    <div class="control">
+        <form method="GET" action="{% url 'remote-follow-page' %}" >
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ user.username }}">
+            <button class="button is-small{% if not minimal %} is-link{% endif %}" type="submit">
+                {% blocktrans with username=user.localname %}Follow on Fediverse{% endblocktrans %}
+            </button>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}