diff --git a/thoughts-frontend/app/remote-actor/page.tsx b/thoughts-frontend/app/remote-actor/page.tsx
index d725a43..0b7464d 100644
--- a/thoughts-frontend/app/remote-actor/page.tsx
+++ b/thoughts-frontend/app/remote-actor/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Metadata } from "next";
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
-import { getMe, lookupRemoteActor, getRemoteActorPosts, Me } from "@/lib/api";
+import { getMe, getRemoteFollowing, lookupRemoteActor, getRemoteActorPosts, Me } from "@/lib/api";
 import { RemoteUserProfile } from "@/components/remote-user-profile";
 
 interface RemoteActorPageProps {
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ export default async function RemoteActorPage({
 
   const token = (await cookies()).get("auth_token")?.value ?? null;
 
-  const [actorResult, postsResult, meResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
+  const [actorResult, postsResult, meResult, followingResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
     lookupRemoteActor(handle, token),
     getRemoteActorPosts(handle, 1, token),
     token ? getMe(token) : Promise.resolve(null),
+    token ? getRemoteFollowing(token) : Promise.resolve([]),
   ]);
 
   if (actorResult.status === "rejected") {
@@ -68,6 +69,16 @@ export default async function RemoteActorPage({
     postsResult.status === "fulfilled" ? postsResult.value.items : [];
   const me =
     meResult.status === "fulfilled" ? (meResult.value as Me | null) : null;
+  const following =
+    followingResult.status === "fulfilled" ? followingResult.value : [];
+  const initialFollowed = following.some((f) => f.url === actor.url);
 
-  return <RemoteUserProfile actor={actor} initialPosts={posts} me={me} />;
+  return (
+    <RemoteUserProfile
+      actor={actor}
+      initialPosts={posts}
+      me={me}
+      initialFollowed={initialFollowed}
+    />
+  );
 }
diff --git a/thoughts-frontend/components/remote-user-profile.tsx b/thoughts-frontend/components/remote-user-profile.tsx
index 1a48e7b..9777925 100644
--- a/thoughts-frontend/components/remote-user-profile.tsx
+++ b/thoughts-frontend/components/remote-user-profile.tsx
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ interface RemoteUserProfileProps {
   actor: RemoteActor;
   initialPosts: Thought[];
   me: Me | null;
+  initialFollowed?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function RemoteUserProfile({
   actor,
   initialPosts,
   me,
+  initialFollowed = false,
 }: RemoteUserProfileProps) {
-  const [followed, setFollowed] = useState(false);
+  const [followed, setFollowed] = useState(initialFollowed);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const { token } = useAuth();