diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/counters.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/counters.tsx
index 151b25a3f7..8b14d2a822 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/counters.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/counters.tsx
@@ -43,3 +43,17 @@ export const FollowersCounter = (
     }}
   />
 );
+
+export const FollowersYouKnowCounter = (
+  displayNumber: React.ReactNode,
+  pluralReady: number,
+) => (
+  <FormattedMessage
+    id='account.followers_you_know_counter'
+    defaultMessage='{counter} you know'
+    values={{
+      count: pluralReady,
+      counter: <strong>{displayNumber}</strong>,
+    }}
+  />
+);
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/hover_card_account.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/hover_card_account.tsx
index 05033e4ac7..12b74823b5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/hover_card_account.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/hover_card_account.tsx
@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@ import { fetchAccount } from 'mastodon/actions/accounts';
 import { AccountBio } from 'mastodon/components/account_bio';
 import { AccountFields } from 'mastodon/components/account_fields';
 import { Avatar } from 'mastodon/components/avatar';
-import { FollowersCounter } from 'mastodon/components/counters';
+import { AvatarGroup } from 'mastodon/components/avatar_group';
+import {
+  FollowersCounter,
+  FollowersYouKnowCounter,
+} from 'mastodon/components/counters';
 import { DisplayName } from 'mastodon/components/display_name';
 import { FollowButton } from 'mastodon/components/follow_button';
 import { LoadingIndicator } from 'mastodon/components/loading_indicator';
 import { ShortNumber } from 'mastodon/components/short_number';
+import { useFetchFamiliarFollowers } from 'mastodon/features/account_timeline/hooks/familiar_followers';
 import { domain } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
 import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from 'mastodon/store';
 
@@ -38,6 +43,8 @@ export const HoverCardAccount = forwardRef<
     }
   }, [dispatch, accountId, account]);
 
+  const { familiarFollowers } = useFetchFamiliarFollowers({ accountId });
+
   return (
     <div
       ref={ref}
@@ -73,11 +80,27 @@ export const HoverCardAccount = forwardRef<
             )}
           </div>
 
-          <div className='hover-card__number'>
+          <div className='hover-card__numbers'>
             <ShortNumber
               value={account.followers_count}
               renderer={FollowersCounter}
             />
+            {familiarFollowers.length > 0 && (
+              <>
+                &middot;
+                <div className='hover-card__familiar-followers'>
+                  <ShortNumber
+                    value={familiarFollowers.length}
+                    renderer={FollowersYouKnowCounter}
+                  />
+                  <AvatarGroup compact>
+                    {familiarFollowers.slice(0, 3).map((account) => (
+                      <Avatar key={account.id} account={account} size={22} />
+                    ))}
+                  </AvatarGroup>
+                </div>
+              </>
+            )}
           </div>
 
           <FollowButton accountId={accountId} />
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/components/familiar_followers.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/components/familiar_followers.tsx
index fd6e1d5dfd..41bd8ab4ba 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/components/familiar_followers.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/components/familiar_followers.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
-
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
-import { fetchAccountsFamiliarFollowers } from '@/mastodon/actions/accounts_familiar_followers';
 import { Avatar } from '@/mastodon/components/avatar';
 import { AvatarGroup } from '@/mastodon/components/avatar_group';
 import type { Account } from '@/mastodon/models/account';
-import { getAccountFamiliarFollowers } from '@/mastodon/selectors/accounts';
-import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '@/mastodon/store';
+
+import { useFetchFamiliarFollowers } from '../hooks/familiar_followers';
 
 const AccountLink: React.FC<{ account?: Account }> = ({ account }) => {
   if (!account) {
@@ -64,20 +61,11 @@ const FamiliarFollowersReadout: React.FC<{ familiarFollowers: Account[] }> = ({
 export const FamiliarFollowers: React.FC<{ accountId: string }> = ({
   accountId,
 }) => {
-  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  const familiarFollowers = useAppSelector((state) =>
-    getAccountFamiliarFollowers(state, accountId),
-  );
+  const { familiarFollowers, isLoading } = useFetchFamiliarFollowers({
+    accountId,
+  });
 
-  const hasNoData = familiarFollowers === null;
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (hasNoData) {
-      void dispatch(fetchAccountsFamiliarFollowers({ id: accountId }));
-    }
-  }, [dispatch, accountId, hasNoData]);
-
-  if (hasNoData || familiarFollowers.length === 0) {
+  if (isLoading || familiarFollowers.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/hooks/familiar_followers.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/hooks/familiar_followers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8c566ad86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/account_timeline/hooks/familiar_followers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+import { fetchAccountsFamiliarFollowers } from '@/mastodon/actions/accounts_familiar_followers';
+import { getAccountFamiliarFollowers } from '@/mastodon/selectors/accounts';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '@/mastodon/store';
+import { me } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
+
+export const useFetchFamiliarFollowers = ({
+  accountId,
+}: {
+  accountId?: string;
+}) => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const familiarFollowers = useAppSelector((state) =>
+    accountId ? getAccountFamiliarFollowers(state, accountId) : null,
+  );
+
+  const hasNoData = familiarFollowers === null;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (hasNoData && accountId && accountId !== me) {
+      void dispatch(fetchAccountsFamiliarFollowers({ id: accountId }));
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, accountId, hasNoData]);
+
+  return {
+    familiarFollowers: hasNoData ? [] : familiarFollowers,
+    isLoading: hasNoData,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index 9882691a20..7b359572e6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   "account.followers": "Followers",
   "account.followers.empty": "No one follows this user yet.",
   "account.followers_counter": "{count, plural, one {{counter} follower} other {{counter} followers}}",
+  "account.followers_you_know_counter": "{counter} you know",
   "account.following": "Following",
   "account.following_counter": "{count, plural, one {{counter} following} other {{counter} following}}",
   "account.follows.empty": "This user doesn't follow anyone yet.",
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 9c38f5685b..e2ef9af530 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -10745,7 +10745,15 @@ noscript {
     color: inherit;
   }
 
-  &__number {
+  &__numbers,
+  &__familiar-followers {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 10px;
+  }
+
+  &__numbers {
     font-size: 15px;
     line-height: 22px;
     color: $secondary-text-color;