diff --git a/src/components/ProfileCard.tsx b/src/components/ProfileCard.tsx
index 5c99474a21..d3a2b8f1f5 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileCard.tsx
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ export function FollowButtonInner({
   )
   const followLabel = _(
     msg({
-      message: 'Follow',
+      message: profile.viewer?.followedBy ? 'Follow back' : 'Follow',
       comment: 'User is not following this account, click to follow',
     }),
   )