diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/boost.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/boost.html
index d297de6f8..a1a0a24fb 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/boost.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/boost.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         {% else %}
 
         {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_count }} others boosted your <a href="{{ related_path }}">review of <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
+        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_display_count }} others boosted your <a href="{{ related_path }}">review of <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
         {% endblocktrans %}
 
         {% endif %}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         {% else %}
 
         {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_count }} others boosted your <a href="{{ related_path }}">comment on <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
+        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_display_count }} others boosted your <a href="{{ related_path }}">comment on <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
         {% endblocktrans %}
 
         {% endif %}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         {% else %}
 
         {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_count }} others boosted your <a href="{{ related_path }}">quote from <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
+        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_display_count }} others boosted your <a href="{{ related_path }}">quote from <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
         {% endblocktrans %}
 
         {% endif %}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         {% else %}
 
         {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_count }} others boosted your <a href="{{ related_path }}">status</a>
+        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_display_count }} others boosted your <a href="{{ related_path }}">status</a>
         {% endblocktrans %}
 
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/fav.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/fav.html
index 98b1387b8..0bface201 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/fav.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/fav.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         {% else %}
 
         {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_count }} others liked your <a href="{{ related_path }}">review of <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
+        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_display_count }} others liked your <a href="{{ related_path }}">review of <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
         {% endblocktrans %}
 
         {% endif %}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         {% else %}
 
         {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_count }} others liked your <a href="{{ related_path }}">comment on <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
+        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_display_count }} others liked your <a href="{{ related_path }}">comment on <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
         {% endblocktrans %}
 
         {% endif %}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         {% else %}
 
         {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_count }} others liked your <a href="{{ related_path }}">quote from <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
+        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_display_count }} others liked your <a href="{{ related_path }}">quote from <em>{{ book_title }}</em></a>
         {% endblocktrans %}
 
         {% endif %}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         {% else %}
 
         {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_count }} others liked your <a href="{{ related_path }}">status</a>
+        <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and {{ other_user_display_count }} others liked your <a href="{{ related_path }}">status</a>
         {% endblocktrans %}
 
         {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/follow.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/follow.html
index 3518e7b1b..96b3eddf1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/follow.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/follow.html
@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block description %}
-    {% trans "followed you" %}
-    {% include 'snippets/follow_button.html' with user=notification.related_user %}
+
+{% if related_user_count == 1 %}
+    {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+    <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> followed you
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+{% elif related_user_count == 2 %}
+    {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+    <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a> and
+    <a href="{{ second_user_link }}">{{ second_user }}</a> followed you
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+{% else %}
+    {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+    <a href="{{ related_user_link }}">{{ related_user }}</a>,
+    <a href="{{ second_user_link }}">{{ second_user }}</a>, and {{ other_user_display_count }} users followed you
+    {% endblocktrans %}
+{% endif %}
+
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/layout.html
index f874f0791..5b1d76ac7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/layout.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {% related_status notification as related_status %}
 
 {% with related_users=notification.related_users.all %}
+{% with related_user_count=notification.related_users.count %}
 <div class="notification {% if notification.id in unread %}has-background-primary{% endif %}">
     <div class="columns is-mobile {% if notification.id in unread %}has-text-white{% else %}has-text-more-muted{% endif %}">
         <div class="column is-narrow is-size-3">
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="column is-clipped">
-            {% if notification.related_users.count > 1 %}
+            {% if related_user_count > 1 %}
             <div class="block">
                 <ul class="is-flex">
                     {% for user in related_users|slice:10 %}
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
             {% endif %}
             <div class="block content">
                 <p>
-                    {% if notification.related_users.count == 1 %}
+                    {% if related_user_count == 1 %}
                         {% with user=related_users.first %}
                         {% spaceless %}
                             <a href="{{ user.local_path }}" class="mr-2">
@@ -41,13 +42,15 @@
                     {% with related_user_link=related_users.first.local_path %}
                     {% with second_user=related_users.all.1.display_name %}
                     {% with second_user_link=related_users.all.1.local_path %}
-                    {% with other_user_count=notification.related_users.count|add:"-1"|intcomma %}
+                    {% with other_user_count=related_user_count|add:"-1" %}
+                    {% with other_user_display_count=other_user_count|intcomma %}
                         {% block description %}{% endblock %}
                     {% endwith %}
                     {% endwith %}
                     {% endwith %}
                     {% endwith %}
                     {% endwith %}
+                    {% endwith %}
                 </p>
             </div>