diff --git a/internal/processing/account/follow.go b/internal/processing/account/follow.go
index 8006f8d791..7f28bb2c0f 100644
--- a/internal/processing/account/follow.go
+++ b/internal/processing/account/follow.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (p *Processor) FollowCreate(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount *gtsmode
 			err = gtserror.Newf("error accepting follow request for local unlocked account: %w", err)
 			return nil, gtserror.NewErrorInternalError(err)
 		}
-	} else if targetAccount.IsRemote() {
+	} else {
 		// Otherwise we leave the follow request as it is,
 		// and we handle the rest of the process async.
 		p.state.Workers.EnqueueClientAPI(ctx, messages.FromClientAPI{
diff --git a/internal/processing/account/follow_test.go b/internal/processing/account/follow_test.go
index ed6b623045..c269dc7109 100644
--- a/internal/processing/account/follow_test.go
+++ b/internal/processing/account/follow_test.go
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ package account_test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/ap"
 	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/messages"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/util"
 )
 
@@ -130,6 +133,39 @@ func (suite *FollowTestSuite) TestUpdateExistingFollowSetNothing() {
 	suite.False(relationship.Notifying)
 }
 
+func (suite *FollowTestSuite) TestFollowRequestLocal() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	requestingAccount := suite.testAccounts["admin_account"]
+	targetAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_2"]
+
+	// Have admin follow request turtle.
+	_, err := suite.accountProcessor.FollowCreate(
+		ctx,
+		requestingAccount,
+		&apimodel.AccountFollowRequest{
+			ID:      targetAccount.ID,
+			Reblogs: util.Ptr(true),
+			Notify:  util.Ptr(false),
+		})
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// There should be a message going to the worker.
+	var cMsg messages.FromClientAPI
+	select {
+	case cMsg = <-suite.fromClientAPIChan:
+		// No problem.
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		suite.FailNow("timed out waiting for message")
+	}
+
+	suite.Equal(ap.ActivityCreate, cMsg.APActivityType)
+	suite.Equal(ap.ActivityFollow, cMsg.APObjectType)
+	suite.Equal(requestingAccount.ID, cMsg.OriginAccount.ID)
+	suite.Equal(targetAccount.ID, cMsg.TargetAccount.ID)
+}
+
 func TestFollowTestS(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, new(FollowTestSuite))
 }