diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1c2e4460..b3e4f371f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## Added
 - Officially supported docker release
+- Ability to remove followers unilaterally without a block
 
 ## Changes
 - Follows no longer override domain blocks, a domain block is final
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex
index b1f4932ee..b305dc1ea 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/account_operation.ex
@@ -334,6 +334,22 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.AccountOperation do
     }
   end
 
+  def remove_from_followers_operation do
+    %Operation{
+      tags: ["Account actions"],
+      summary: "Remove from followers",
+      operationId: "AccountController.remove_from_followers",
+      security: [%{"oAuth" => ["follow", "write:follows"]}],
+      description: "Remove the given account from followers",
+      parameters: [%Reference{"$ref": "#/components/parameters/accountIdOrNickname"}],
+      responses: %{
+        200 => Operation.response("Relationship", "application/json", AccountRelationship),
+        400 => Operation.response("Error", "application/json", ApiError),
+        404 => Operation.response("Error", "application/json", ApiError)
+      }
+    }
+  end
+
   def note_operation do
     %Operation{
       tags: ["Account actions"],
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
index ed7fb802a..946c8544f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
@@ -76,15 +76,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountController do
 
   plug(
     OAuthScopesPlug,
-    %{scopes: ["follow", "write:follows"]} when action in [:follow_by_uri, :follow, :unfollow]
+    %{scopes: ["follow", "write:follows"]}
+    when action in [:follow_by_uri, :follow, :unfollow, :remove_from_followers]
   )
 
   plug(OAuthScopesPlug, %{scopes: ["follow", "read:mutes"]} when action == :mutes)
 
   plug(OAuthScopesPlug, %{scopes: ["follow", "write:mutes"]} when action in [:mute, :unmute])
 
-  @relationship_actions [:follow, :unfollow]
-  @needs_account ~W(followers following lists follow unfollow mute unmute block unblock note)a
+  @relationship_actions [:follow, :unfollow, :remove_from_followers]
+  @needs_account ~W(followers following lists follow unfollow mute unmute block unblock note remove_from_followers)a
 
   plug(
     RateLimiter,
@@ -447,6 +448,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountController do
     end
   end
 
+  @doc "POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/remove_from_followers"
+  def remove_from_followers(%{assigns: %{user: %{id: id}, account: %{id: id}}}, _params) do
+    {:error, "Can not unfollow yourself"}
+  end
+
+  def remove_from_followers(%{assigns: %{user: followed, account: follower}} = conn, _params) do
+    with {:ok, follower} <- CommonAPI.reject_follow_request(follower, followed) do
+      render(conn, "relationship.json", user: followed, target: follower)
+    else
+      nil ->
+        render_error(conn, :not_found, "Record not found")
+    end
+  end
+
   @doc "POST /api/v1/follows"
   def follow_by_uri(%{body_params: %{uri: uri}} = conn, _) do
     case User.get_cached_by_nickname(uri) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index 838599c4d..71a9e4d29 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
     post("/accounts/:id/mute", AccountController, :mute)
     post("/accounts/:id/unmute", AccountController, :unmute)
     post("/accounts/:id/note", AccountController, :note)
+    post("/accounts/:id/remove_from_followers", AccountController, :remove_from_followers)
 
     get("/conversations", ConversationController, :index)
     post("/conversations/:id/read", ConversationController, :mark_as_read)
diff --git a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
index 0272e3142..f11aec136 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
   describe "unfollow/2" do
     setup do: clear_config([:instance, :external_user_synchronization])
 
-    test "unfollow with syncronizes external user" do
+    test "unfollow with synchronizes external user" do
       clear_config([:instance, :external_user_synchronization], true)
 
       followed =
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
       assert other_user.follower_count == 1
     end
 
-    test "syncronizes the counters with the remote instance for the followed when enabled" do
+    test "synchronizes the counters with the remote instance for the followed when enabled" do
       clear_config([:instance, :external_user_synchronization], false)
 
       user = insert(:user)
@@ -2282,7 +2282,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
       assert other_user.follower_count == 437
     end
 
-    test "syncronizes the counters with the remote instance for the follower when enabled" do
+    test "synchronizes the counters with the remote instance for the follower when enabled" do
       clear_config([:instance, :external_user_synchronization], false)
 
       user = insert(:user)
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
index ec562ac7b..c7b3334f3 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub_test.exs
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubTest do
   end
 
   describe "fetch_follow_information_for_user" do
-    test "syncronizes following/followers counters" do
+    test "synchronizes following/followers counters" do
       user =
         insert(:user,
           local: false,
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
index dcdff6c09..5b4f12402 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
@@ -1921,4 +1921,48 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountControllerTest do
              |> get("/api/v1/accounts/relationships?id=#{other_user.id}")
              |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
   end
+
+  describe "remove from followers" do
+    setup do: oauth_access(["follow"])
+
+    test "removing user from followers", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
+      %{id: other_user_id} = other_user = insert(:user)
+
+      CommonAPI.follow(other_user, user)
+
+      assert %{"id" => ^other_user_id, "followed_by" => false} =
+               conn
+               |> post("/api/v1/accounts/#{other_user_id}/remove_from_followers")
+               |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      refute User.following?(other_user, user)
+    end
+
+    test "removing remote user from followers", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
+      %{id: other_user_id} = other_user = insert(:user, local: false)
+
+      CommonAPI.follow(other_user, user)
+
+      assert User.following?(other_user, user)
+
+      assert %{"id" => ^other_user_id, "followed_by" => false} =
+               conn
+               |> post("/api/v1/accounts/#{other_user_id}/remove_from_followers")
+               |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      refute User.following?(other_user, user)
+    end
+
+    test "removing user from followers errors", %{user: user, conn: conn} do
+      # self remove
+      conn_res = post(conn, "/api/v1/accounts/#{user.id}/remove_from_followers")
+
+      assert %{"error" => "Can not unfollow yourself"} =
+               json_response_and_validate_schema(conn_res, 400)
+
+      # remove non existing user
+      conn_res = post(conn, "/api/v1/accounts/doesntexist/remove_from_followers")
+      assert %{"error" => "Record not found"} = json_response_and_validate_schema(conn_res, 404)
+    end
+  end
 end