diff --git a/app/workers/move_worker.rb b/app/workers/move_worker.rb
index 1a5745a86ae..bf85b8b72ae 100644
--- a/app/workers/move_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/move_worker.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class MoveWorker
     copy_account_notes!
     carry_blocks_over!
     carry_mutes_over!
+    carry_follows_over!
 
     raise @deferred_error unless @deferred_error.nil?
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
@@ -124,6 +125,14 @@ class MoveWorker
     end
   end
 
+  def carry_follows_over!
+    @source_account.followers.local.reorder(nil).find_each do |follower|
+      add_account_note_if_needed!(follower, 'move_handler.carry_follows_over_text')
+    rescue => e
+      @deferred_error = e
+    end
+  end
+
   def add_account_note_if_needed!(account, id)
     return if AccountNote.exists?(account: account, target_account: @target_account)
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ffe6028e729..e65da2aba78 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1678,6 +1678,7 @@ en:
     title: Moderation
   move_handler:
     carry_blocks_over_text: This user moved from %{acct}, which you had blocked.
+    carry_follows_over_text: This user moved from %{acct}, which you had followed.
     carry_mutes_over_text: This user moved from %{acct}, which you had muted.
     copy_account_note_text: 'This user moved from %{acct}, here were your previous notes about them:'
   navigation: