diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Web/SettingsController.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Web/SettingsController.cs
index afb4d143..e199a9b2 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Web/SettingsController.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Web/SettingsController.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ public class SettingsController(
 	public async Task<UserSettingsResponse> GetSettings()
 	{
 		var settings = await GetOrInitUserSettings();
+
+		var user     = HttpContext.GetUserOrFail();
+		var isLocked = await db.Users.Where(p => p.Id == user.Id).Select(p => p.IsLocked).FirstAsync();
+		
 		return new UserSettingsResponse
 		{
 			FilterInaccessible      = settings.FilterInaccessible,
@@ -45,7 +49,8 @@ public class SettingsController(
 			AutoAcceptFollowed      = settings.AutoAcceptFollowed,
 			DefaultNoteVisibility   = (NoteVisibility)settings.DefaultNoteVisibility,
 			DefaultRenoteVisibility = (NoteVisibility)settings.DefaultNoteVisibility,
-			TwoFactorEnrolled       = settings.TwoFactorEnabled
+			TwoFactorEnrolled       = settings.TwoFactorEnabled,
+			ManuallyAcceptFollows   = isLocked
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -66,6 +71,10 @@ public class SettingsController(
 		settings.DefaultNoteVisibility   = (Note.NoteVisibility)newSettings.DefaultNoteVisibility;
 		settings.DefaultRenoteVisibility = (Note.NoteVisibility)newSettings.DefaultRenoteVisibility;
 
+		var user   = HttpContext.GetUserOrFail();
+		var dbUser = await db.Users.FirstAsync(p => p.Id == user.Id);
+		dbUser.IsLocked = newSettings.ManuallyAcceptFollows;
+
 		await db.SaveChangesAsync();
 	}
 
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Shared/Schemas/Web/UserSettingsEntity.cs b/Iceshrimp.Shared/Schemas/Web/UserSettingsEntity.cs
index 65fd7bbb..37fb6bc6 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Shared/Schemas/Web/UserSettingsEntity.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Shared/Schemas/Web/UserSettingsEntity.cs
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ public class UserSettingsRequest
 	public bool           FilterInaccessible      { get; set; }
 	public bool           AutoAcceptFollowed      { get; set; }
 	public bool           AlwaysMarkSensitive     { get; set; }
+	public bool           ManuallyAcceptFollows   { get; set; }
 }
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