diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 27d585cf..c5f98478 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1852,8 +1852,10 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "lemmy_server"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
+ "activitystreams",
  "actix",
  "actix-files",
+ "actix-rt",
  "actix-web",
  "actix-web-actors",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1877,6 +1879,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "rss",
  "serde 1.0.117",
+ "serde_json",
  "sha2",
  "strum",
  "tokio 0.3.1",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 055dac50..99d755cc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ tokio = "0.3"
 sha2 = "0.9"
 anyhow = "1.0"
 reqwest = { version = "0.10", features = ["json"] }
+activitystreams = "0.7.0-alpha.4"
+actix-rt = { version = "1.1", default-features = false }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0", features = ["preserve_order"]}
 
 [dev-dependencies.cargo-husky]
 version = "1"
diff --git a/lemmy_api/src/community.rs b/lemmy_api/src/community.rs
index 4c9d769b..a9e130b9 100644
--- a/lemmy_api/src/community.rs
+++ b/lemmy_api/src/community.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ impl Perform for CreateCommunity {
     let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
       community_id: inserted_community.id,
       user_id: user.id,
+      pending: false,
     };
 
     let follow = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityFollower::follow(conn, &community_follower_form);
@@ -479,6 +480,7 @@ impl Perform for FollowCommunity {
     let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
       community_id: data.community_id,
       user_id: user.id,
+      pending: false,
     };
 
     if community.local {
diff --git a/lemmy_api/src/user.rs b/lemmy_api/src/user.rs
index 41f77271..4828888f 100644
--- a/lemmy_api/src/user.rs
+++ b/lemmy_api/src/user.rs
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ impl Perform for Register {
     let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
       community_id: main_community.id,
       user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      pending: false,
     };
 
     let follow = move |conn: &'_ _| CommunityFollower::follow(conn, &community_follower_form);
diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/activities/send/user.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/activities/send/user.rs
index 39b10ef5..2839d83b 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/activities/send/user.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/activities/send/user.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ use activitystreams::{
   base::{AnyBase, BaseExt, ExtendsExt},
   object::ObjectExt,
 };
-use lemmy_db::{community::Community, user::User_, DbPool};
+use lemmy_db::{
+  community::{Community, CommunityFollower, CommunityFollowerForm},
+  user::User_,
+  DbPool,
+  Followable,
+};
 use lemmy_structs::blocking;
 use lemmy_utils::LemmyError;
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
@@ -44,6 +49,16 @@ impl ActorType for User_ {
     })
     .await??;
 
+    let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
+      community_id: community.id,
+      user_id: self.id,
+      pending: true,
+    };
+    blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
+      CommunityFollower::follow(conn, &community_follower_form).ok()
+    })
+    .await?;
+
     let mut follow = Follow::new(self.actor_id.to_owned(), community.actor_id()?);
     follow
       .set_context(activitystreams::context())
diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/http/mod.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/http/mod.rs
index 91af36b2..4f31f6a5 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/http/mod.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/http/mod.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ pub async fn get_activity(
   })
   .await??;
 
-  if !activity.local || activity.sensitive {
+  let sensitive = activity.sensitive.unwrap_or(true);
+  if !activity.local || sensitive {
     Ok(HttpResponse::NotFound().finish())
   } else {
     Ok(create_apub_response(&activity.data))
diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/inbox/community_inbox.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/inbox/community_inbox.rs
index 6cd4a017..137f3fea 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/inbox/community_inbox.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/inbox/community_inbox.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ async fn handle_follow(
   let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
     community_id: community.id,
     user_id: user.id,
+    pending: false,
   };
 
   // This will fail if they're already a follower, but ignore the error.
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ async fn handle_undo_follow(
   let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
     community_id: community.id,
     user_id: user.id,
+    pending: false,
   };
 
   // This will fail if they aren't a follower, but ignore the error.
diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/inbox/user_inbox.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/inbox/user_inbox.rs
index 624a2b23..f28df83a 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/inbox/user_inbox.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/inbox/user_inbox.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use diesel::NotFound;
 use lemmy_db::{
-  community::{Community, CommunityFollower, CommunityFollowerForm},
+  community::{Community, CommunityFollower},
   private_message::PrivateMessage,
   user::User_,
   Followable,
@@ -173,8 +173,6 @@ async fn receive_accept(
   let accept = Accept::from_any_base(activity)?.context(location_info!())?;
   verify_activity_domains_valid(&accept, &actor.actor_id()?, false)?;
 
-  // TODO: we should check that we actually sent this activity, because the remote instance
-  //       could just put a fake Follow
   let object = accept.object().to_owned().one().context(location_info!())?;
   let follow = Follow::from_any_base(object)?.context(location_info!())?;
   verify_activity_domains_valid(&follow, &user.actor_id()?, false)?;
@@ -188,17 +186,13 @@ async fn receive_accept(
   let community =
     get_or_fetch_and_upsert_community(&community_uri, context, request_counter).await?;
 
-  // Now you need to add this to the community follower
-  let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
-    community_id: community.id,
-    user_id: user.id,
-  };
-
-  // This will fail if they're already a follower
+  let community_id = community.id;
+  let user_id = user.id;
+  // This will throw an error if no follow was requested
   blocking(&context.pool(), move |conn| {
-    CommunityFollower::follow(conn, &community_follower_form).ok()
+    CommunityFollower::follow_accepted(conn, community_id, user_id)
   })
-  .await?;
+  .await??;
 
   Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/activity.rs b/lemmy_db/src/activity.rs
index b0ec1df6..190dd411 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/activity.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/activity.rs
@@ -12,22 +12,22 @@ use std::{
 #[table_name = "activity"]
 pub struct Activity {
   pub id: i32,
-  pub ap_id: String,
   pub data: Value,
   pub local: bool,
-  pub sensitive: bool,
   pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
   pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub ap_id: Option<String>,
+  pub sensitive: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
 #[table_name = "activity"]
 pub struct ActivityForm {
-  pub ap_id: String,
   pub data: Value,
   pub local: bool,
-  pub sensitive: bool,
   pub updated: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+  pub ap_id: String,
+  pub sensitive: bool,
 }
 
 impl Crud<ActivityForm> for Activity {
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ impl Crud<ActivityForm> for Activity {
       .set(new_activity)
       .get_result::<Self>(conn)
   }
+  fn delete(conn: &PgConnection, activity_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
+    use crate::schema::activity::dsl::*;
+    diesel::delete(activity.find(activity_id)).execute(conn)
+  }
 }
 
 impl Activity {
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
@@ -162,11 +166,11 @@ mod tests {
     let inserted_activity = Activity::create(&conn, &activity_form).unwrap();
 
     let expected_activity = Activity {
-      ap_id: ap_id.to_string(),
+      ap_id: Some(ap_id.to_string()),
       id: inserted_activity.id,
       data: test_json,
       local: true,
-      sensitive: false,
+      sensitive: Some(false),
       published: inserted_activity.published,
       updated: None,
     };
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@ mod tests {
     let read_activity = Activity::read(&conn, inserted_activity.id).unwrap();
     let read_activity_by_apub_id = Activity::read_from_apub_id(&conn, ap_id).unwrap();
     User_::delete(&conn, inserted_creator.id).unwrap();
+    Activity::delete(&conn, inserted_activity.id).unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(expected_activity, read_activity);
     assert_eq!(expected_activity, read_activity_by_apub_id);
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/comment.rs b/lemmy_db/src/comment.rs
index 02c84187..9b092825 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/comment.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/comment.rs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/comment_view.rs b/lemmy_db/src/comment_view.rs
index 568083ce..e1299cb1 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/comment_view.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/comment_view.rs
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/community.rs b/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
index 733f63a1..3473f25c 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/community.rs
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ pub struct CommunityFollower {
   pub community_id: i32,
   pub user_id: i32,
   pub published: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
+  pub pending: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset, Clone)]
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ pub struct CommunityFollower {
 pub struct CommunityFollowerForm {
   pub community_id: i32,
   pub user_id: i32,
+  pub pending: bool,
 }
 
 impl Followable<CommunityFollowerForm> for CommunityFollower {
@@ -295,6 +297,19 @@ impl Followable<CommunityFollowerForm> for CommunityFollower {
       .values(community_follower_form)
       .get_result::<Self>(conn)
   }
+  fn follow_accepted(conn: &PgConnection, community_id_: i32, user_id_: i32) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  where
+    Self: Sized,
+  {
+    use crate::schema::community_follower::dsl::*;
+    diesel::update(
+      community_follower
+        .filter(community_id.eq(community_id_))
+        .filter(user_id.eq(user_id_)),
+    )
+    .set(pending.eq(true))
+    .get_result::<Self>(conn)
+  }
   fn unfollow(
     conn: &PgConnection,
     community_follower_form: &CommunityFollowerForm,
@@ -326,7 +341,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
@@ -392,6 +407,7 @@ mod tests {
     let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
       community_id: inserted_community.id,
       user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      pending: false,
     };
 
     let inserted_community_follower =
@@ -401,6 +417,7 @@ mod tests {
       id: inserted_community_follower.id,
       community_id: inserted_community.id,
       user_id: inserted_user.id,
+      pending: Some(false),
       published: inserted_community_follower.published,
     };
 
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/lib.rs b/lemmy_db/src/lib.rs
index 40f6c3d2..c17bc025 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/lib.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ pub trait Crud<T> {
 
 pub trait Followable<T> {
   fn follow(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<Self, Error>
+  where
+    Self: Sized;
+  fn follow_accepted(conn: &PgConnection, community_id: i32, user_id: i32) -> Result<Self, Error>
   where
     Self: Sized;
   fn unfollow(conn: &PgConnection, form: &T) -> Result<usize, Error>
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/moderator.rs b/lemmy_db/src/moderator.rs
index fb74def0..c0c0ff10 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/moderator.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/moderator.rs
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/password_reset_request.rs b/lemmy_db/src/password_reset_request.rs
index 20db73ec..8ae18cbd 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/password_reset_request.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/password_reset_request.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/post.rs b/lemmy_db/src/post.rs
index 41401431..787d5e6c 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/post.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/post.rs
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/post_view.rs b/lemmy_db/src/post_view.rs
index 15652477..38d9a021 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/post_view.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/post_view.rs
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ mod tests {
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       show_nsfw: false,
       theme: "browser".into(),
       default_sort_type: SortType::Hot as i16,
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/private_message.rs b/lemmy_db/src/private_message.rs
index 4775ceba..503a26ab 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/private_message.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/private_message.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/schema.rs b/lemmy_db/src/schema.rs
index ec1e2599..65838b1a 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/schema.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/schema.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 table! {
     activity (id) {
         id -> Int4,
-        ap_id -> Text,
         data -> Jsonb,
         local -> Bool,
-        sensitive -> Bool,
         published -> Timestamp,
         updated -> Nullable<Timestamp>,
+        ap_id -> Nullable<Text>,
+        sensitive -> Nullable<Bool>,
     }
 }
 
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ table! {
         community_id -> Int4,
         user_id -> Int4,
         published -> Timestamp,
+        pending -> Nullable<Bool>,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/user.rs b/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
index 8dc613bb..378bbad9 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/user.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
diff --git a/lemmy_db/src/user_mention.rs b/lemmy_db/src/user_mention.rs
index 79f93801..68f56633 100644
--- a/lemmy_db/src/user_mention.rs
+++ b/lemmy_db/src/user_mention.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ mod tests {
       avatar: None,
       banner: None,
       admin: false,
-      banned: false,
+      banned: Some(false),
       published: None,
       updated: None,
       show_nsfw: false,
diff --git a/migrations/2020-11-10-150835_community_follower_pending/down.sql b/migrations/2020-11-10-150835_community_follower_pending/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72cbeaa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2020-11-10-150835_community_follower_pending/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE community_follower DROP COLUMN pending;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/2020-11-10-150835_community_follower_pending/up.sql b/migrations/2020-11-10-150835_community_follower_pending/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..599bed62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2020-11-10-150835_community_follower_pending/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE community_follower ADD COLUMN pending BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index beb499bd..02e4faee 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
 export DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
 diesel migration run
 export LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
-RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 cargo test --workspace --no-fail-fast
+# Integration tests only work on stable due to a bug in config-rs
+# https://github.com/mehcode/config-rs/issues/158
+RUST_BACKTRACE=1 RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 \
+  cargo +stable test --workspace --no-fail-fast
diff --git a/tests/integration_test.rs b/tests/integration_test.rs
index f7b32151..2a79dd4b 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_test.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ use diesel::{
   PgConnection,
 };
 use http_signature_normalization_actix::PrepareVerifyError;
+use lemmy_api::match_websocket_operation;
+use lemmy_apub::{
+  activity_queue::create_activity_queue,
+  inbox::{
+    community_inbox,
+    community_inbox::community_inbox,
+    shared_inbox,
+    shared_inbox::shared_inbox,
+    user_inbox,
+    user_inbox::user_inbox,
+  },
+};
 use lemmy_db::{
   community::{Community, CommunityForm},
   user::{User_, *},
@@ -24,22 +36,8 @@ use lemmy_db::{
   SortType,
 };
 use lemmy_rate_limit::{rate_limiter::RateLimiter, RateLimit};
-use lemmy_server::{
-  apub::{
-    activity_queue::create_activity_queue,
-    inbox::{
-      community_inbox,
-      community_inbox::community_inbox,
-      shared_inbox,
-      shared_inbox::shared_inbox,
-      user_inbox,
-      user_inbox::user_inbox,
-    },
-  },
-  websocket::chat_server::ChatServer,
-  LemmyContext,
-};
 use lemmy_utils::{apub::generate_actor_keypair, settings::Settings};
+use lemmy_websocket::{chat_server::ChatServer, LemmyContext};
 use reqwest::Client;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -61,11 +59,12 @@ fn create_context() -> LemmyContext {
   let chat_server = ChatServer::startup(
     pool.clone(),
     rate_limiter.clone(),
+    |c, i, o, d| Box::pin(match_websocket_operation(c, i, o, d)),
     Client::default(),
     activity_queue.clone(),
   )
   .start();
-  LemmyContext::new(
+  LemmyContext::create(
     pool,
     chat_server,
     Client::default(),
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ fn create_user(conn: &PgConnection, name: &str) -> User_ {
     avatar: None,
     banner: None,
     admin: false,
-    banned: false,
+    banned: Some(false),
     updated: None,
     published: None,
     show_nsfw: false,
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ async fn test_user_inbox_expired_signature() {
   let connection = &context.pool().get().unwrap();
   let user = create_user(connection, "user_inbox_cgsax");
   let activity =
-    create_activity::<CreateType, ActorAndObject<user_inbox::ValidTypes>>(user.actor_id);
+    create_activity::<CreateType, ActorAndObject<user_inbox::UserValidTypes>>(user.actor_id);
   let path = Path::<String> {
     0: "username".to_string(),
   };
@@ -196,8 +195,9 @@ async fn test_community_inbox_expired_signature() {
   let user = create_user(connection, "community_inbox_hrxa");
   let community = create_community(connection, user.id);
   let request = create_http_request();
-  let activity =
-    create_activity::<FollowType, ActorAndObject<community_inbox::ValidTypes>>(user.actor_id);
+  let activity = create_activity::<FollowType, ActorAndObject<community_inbox::CommunityValidTypes>>(
+    user.actor_id,
+  );
   let path = Path::<String> { 0: community.name };
   let response = community_inbox(request, activity, path, web::Data::new(context)).await;
   assert_eq!(