diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.js
index 17ab7db77136b58f1d28e84711c6ddd9d62afb95..44c53f9ceab57b7dccf8137ba1f59f7c35a85620 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account/components/header.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet';
 const messages = defineMessages({
   unfollow: { id: 'account.unfollow', defaultMessage: 'Unfollow' },
   follow: { id: 'account.follow', defaultMessage: 'Follow' },
-  cancel_follow_request: { id: 'account.cancel_follow_request', defaultMessage: 'Cancel follow request' },
+  cancel_follow_request: { id: 'account.cancel_follow_request', defaultMessage: 'Withdraw follow request' },
   requested: { id: 'account.requested', defaultMessage: 'Awaiting approval. Click to cancel follow request' },
   unblock: { id: 'account.unblock', defaultMessage: 'Unblock @{name}' },
   edit_profile: { id: 'account.edit_profile', defaultMessage: 'Edit profile' },
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.js
index 46fa573dd82ca40d7382e90072e360351ff79091..62e59939c52f8c10fa5ff0288b7601c4cf7275b3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/containers/header_container.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { unfollowModal } from '../../../initial_state';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
+  cancelFollowRequestConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.cancel_follow_request.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Withdraw request' },
   unfollowConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.unfollow.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Unfollow' },
   blockDomainConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.domain_block.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Hide entire domain' },
 });
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
 
   onFollow (account) {
-    if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'following']) || account.getIn(['relationship', 'requested'])) {
+    if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'following'])) {
       if (unfollowModal) {
         dispatch(openModal('CONFIRM', {
           message: <FormattedMessage id='confirmations.unfollow.message' defaultMessage='Are you sure you want to unfollow {name}?' values={{ name: <strong>@{account.get('acct')}</strong> }} />,
@@ -52,6 +53,14 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
       } else {
         dispatch(unfollowAccount(account.get('id')));
       }
+    } else if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'requested'])) {
+      if (unfollowModal) {
+        dispatch(openModal('CONFIRM', {
+          message: <FormattedMessage id='confirmations.cancel_follow_request.message' defaultMessage='Are you sure you want to withdraw your request to follow {name}?' values={{ name: <strong>@{account.get('acct')}</strong> }} />,
+          confirm: intl.formatMessage(messages.cancelFollowRequestConfirm),
+          onConfirm: () => dispatch(unfollowAccount(account.get('id'))),
+        }));
+      }
     } else {
       dispatch(followAccount(account.get('id')));
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/directory/components/account_card.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/directory/components/account_card.js
index 27ba4e7f4050fed49a14adba5e10ee1dd6f697d3..7c675a1471fe85758640dc585d274b913b06153c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/directory/components/account_card.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/directory/components/account_card.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 const messages = defineMessages({
   unfollow: { id: 'account.unfollow', defaultMessage: 'Unfollow' },
   follow: { id: 'account.follow', defaultMessage: 'Follow' },
-  cancel_follow_request: { id: 'account.cancel_follow_request', defaultMessage: 'Cancel follow request' },
+  cancel_follow_request: { id: 'account.cancel_follow_request', defaultMessage: 'Withdraw follow request' },
   requested: { id: 'account.requested', defaultMessage: 'Awaiting approval. Click to cancel follow request' },
   unblock: { id: 'account.unblock_short', defaultMessage: 'Unblock' },
   unmute: { id: 'account.unmute_short', defaultMessage: 'Unmute' },
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index d840a7103fd0e970050dbbf01625487c3503e315..f827032ae9c52535f3d1a9e70bac5dab842e3885 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "account.block_domain": "Block domain {domain}",
   "account.blocked": "Blocked",
   "account.browse_more_on_origin_server": "Browse more on the original profile",
-  "account.cancel_follow_request": "Cancel follow request",
+  "account.cancel_follow_request": "Withdraw follow request",
   "account.direct": "Direct message @{name}",
   "account.disable_notifications": "Stop notifying me when @{name} posts",
   "account.domain_blocked": "Domain blocked",
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@
   "confirmations.discard_edit_media.message": "You have unsaved changes to the media description or preview, discard them anyway?",
   "confirmations.domain_block.confirm": "Block entire domain",
   "confirmations.domain_block.message": "Are you really, really sure you want to block the entire {domain}? In most cases a few targeted blocks or mutes are sufficient and preferable. You will not see content from that domain in any public timelines or your notifications. Your followers from that domain will be removed.",
+  "confirmations.cancel_follow_request.confirm": "Withdraw request",
+  "confirmations.cancel_follow_request.message": "Are you sure you want to withdraw your request to follow {name}?",
   "confirmations.logout.confirm": "Log out",
   "confirmations.logout.message": "Are you sure you want to log out?",
   "confirmations.mute.confirm": "Mute",