diff --git a/bookwyrm/static/css/format.css b/bookwyrm/static/css/format.css
index 6a1167b26..c640cd273 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/static/css/format.css
+++ b/bookwyrm/static/css/format.css
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ html {
     overflow: visible;
 }
 
+.scroll-x {
+    overflow: hidden;
+    overflow-x: auto;
+}
+
 /* --- SHELVING --- */
 .shelf-option:disabled > *::after {
     font-family: "icomoon";
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/feed/feed.html b/bookwyrm/templates/feed/feed.html
index bc35d3b90..24131051a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/feed/feed.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/feed/feed.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'feed/feed_layout.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load bookwyrm_tags %}
+{% load humanize %}
 {% block panel %}
 
 <h1 class="title">
@@ -48,6 +49,32 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% for activity in activities %}
+
+{% if not activities.number > 1 and forloop.counter0 == 2 and suggested_users %}
+{# suggested users on the first page, two statuses down #}
+<section class="block">
+    <h2 class="title is-5">{% trans "Who to follow" %}</h2>
+    <div class="columns is-mobile is-gapless scroll-x">
+    {% for user in suggested_users %}
+    <div class="column is-flex">
+        <div class="box has-text-centered is-shadowless has-background-white-bis">
+            <a href="{{ user.local_path }}" class="has-text-black">
+                {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=user large=True %}
+                <span title="{{ user.display_name }}" class="is-block is-6 has-text-weight-bold">{{ user.display_name|truncatechars:10 }}</span>
+                <span title="@{{ user|username }}" class="is-block pb-3">@{{ user|username|truncatechars:8 }}</span>
+            </a>
+            {% include 'snippets/follow_button.html' with user=user minimal=True %}
+            {% if user.mutuals %}
+            <p class="help">
+            {% blocktrans with mutuals=user.mutuals|intcomma count counter=user.mutuals %}{{ mutuals }} follower you follow{% plural %}{{ mutuals }} followers you follow{% endblocktrans %}
+            </p>
+            {% endif %}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </div>
+</section>
+{% endif %}
 <div class="block">
     {% include 'snippets/status/status.html' with status=activity %}
 </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_button.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_button.html
index 3df85a1a6..962d4d34a 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_button.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_button.html
@@ -4,16 +4,12 @@
 {% include 'snippets/block_button.html' %}
 {% else %}
 
-<div class="field has-addons">
+<div class="field{% if not minimal %} has-addons{% else %} mb-0{% endif %}">
     <div class="control">
         <form action="{% url 'follow' %}" method="POST" class="interaction follow-{{ user.id }} {% if request.user in user.followers.all or request.user in user.follower_requests.all %}hidden{%endif %}" data-id="follow-{{ user.id }}">
             {% csrf_token %}
             <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ user.username }}">
-            {% if user.manually_approves_followers %}
-                <button class="button is-small is-link" type="submit">{% trans "Send follow request" %}</button>
-            {% else %}
-                <button class="button is-small is-link" type="submit">{% trans "Follow" %}</button>
-            {% endif %}
+            <button class="button is-small{% if not minimal %} is-link{% endif %}" type="submit">{% trans "Follow" %}</button>
         </form>
         <form action="{% url 'unfollow' %}" method="POST" class="interaction follow-{{ user.id }} {% if not request.user in user.followers.all and not request.user in user.follower_requests.all %}hidden{%endif %}" data-id="follow-{{ user.id }}">
             {% csrf_token %}
@@ -25,8 +21,10 @@
             {% endif %}
         </form>
     </div>
+    {% if not minimal %}
     <div class="control">
         {% include 'snippets/user_options.html' with user=user class="is-small" %}
     </div>
+    {% endif %}
 </div>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/feed.py b/bookwyrm/views/feed.py
index e0de932d2..7d85675c4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/feed.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/feed.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """ non-interactive pages """
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.core.paginator import Paginator
-from django.db.models import Q
+from django.db.models import Count, Q
 from django.http import HttpResponseNotFound
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -34,11 +34,30 @@ class Feed(View):
 
         paginated = Paginator(activities, PAGE_LENGTH)
 
+        suggested_users = (
+            models.User.objects.filter(
+                ~Q(id__in=request.user.following.all()),
+                ~Q(id=request.user.id),
+                discoverable=True,
+                is_active=True,
+                bookwyrm_user=True,
+            )
+            .annotate(
+                mutuals=Count(
+                    "following",
+                    filter=Q(following__in=request.user.following.all()),
+                )
+            )
+            .order_by("-mutuals", "-last_active_date")
+            .all()[:5]
+        )
+
         data = {
             **feed_page_data(request.user),
             **{
                 "user": request.user,
                 "activities": paginated.page(page),
+                "suggested_users": suggested_users,
                 "tab": tab,
                 "goal_form": forms.GoalForm(),
                 "path": "/%s" % tab,