diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/account.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/account.jsx
index 814d8a9c8e..108401b2fd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/account.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/account.jsx
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   follow: { id: 'account.follow', defaultMessage: 'Follow' },
-  unfollow: { id: 'account.unfollow', defaultMessage: 'Unfollow' }
+  unfollow: { id: 'account.unfollow', defaultMessage: 'Unfollow' },
+  requested: { id: 'account.requested', defaultMessage: 'Awaiting approval' },
+  unblock: { id: 'account.unblock', defaultMessage: 'Unblock' }
 });
 
 const outerStyle = {
@@ -42,7 +44,9 @@ const Account = React.createClass({
     account: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
     me: React.PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     onFollow: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    withNote: React.PropTypes.bool
+    onBlock: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    withNote: React.PropTypes.bool,
+    intl: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired
   },
 
   getDefaultProps () {
@@ -57,6 +61,10 @@ const Account = React.createClass({
     this.props.onFollow(this.props.account);
   },
 
+  handleBlock () {
+    this.props.onBlock(this.props.account);
+  },
+
   render () {
     const { account, me, withNote, intl } = this.props;
 
@@ -70,10 +78,18 @@ const Account = React.createClass({
       note = <div style={noteStyle}>{account.get('note')}</div>;
     }
 
-    if (account.get('id') !== me && account.get('relationship', null) != null) {
+    if (account.get('id') !== me && account.get('relationship', null) !== null) {
       const following = account.getIn(['relationship', 'following']);
+      const requested = account.getIn(['relationship', 'requested']);
+      const blocking  = account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocking']);
 
-      buttons = <IconButton icon={following ? 'user-times' : 'user-plus'} title={intl.formatMessage(following ? messages.unfollow : messages.follow)} onClick={this.handleFollow} active={following} />;
+      if (requested) {
+        buttons = <IconButton disabled={true} icon='hourglass' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.requested)} />
+      } else if (blocking) {
+        buttons = <IconButton active={true} icon='unlock-alt' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.unblock)} onClick={this.handleBlock} />;
+      } else {
+        buttons = <IconButton icon={following ? 'user-times' : 'user-plus'} title={intl.formatMessage(following ? messages.unfollow : messages.follow)} onClick={this.handleFollow} active={following} />;
+      }
     }
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/account_container.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/account_container.jsx
index 1f49f9819a..889c0ac4c0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/account_container.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/account_container.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { makeGetAccount } from '../selectors';
 import Account from '../components/account';
 import {
   followAccount,
-  unfollowAccount
+  unfollowAccount,
+  blockAccount,
+  unblockAccount
 } from '../actions/accounts';
 
 const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
@@ -24,6 +26,14 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
     } else {
       dispatch(followAccount(account.get('id')));
     }
+  },
+
+  onBlock (account) {
+    if (account.getIn(['relationship', 'blocking'])) {
+      dispatch(unblockAccount(account.get('id')));
+    } else {
+      dispatch(blockAccount(account.get('id')));
+    }
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/containers/modal_container.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/containers/modal_container.jsx
index eeec55ff5c..66dfe915e5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/containers/modal_container.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/containers/modal_container.jsx
@@ -25,7 +25,17 @@ const imageStyle = {
   maxHeight: '80vh'
 };
 
-const preloader = () => <LoadingIndicator />;
+const loadingStyle = {
+  background: '#373b4a',
+  width: '400px',
+  paddingBottom: '120px'
+};
+
+const preloader = () => (
+  <div style={loadingStyle}>
+    <LoadingIndicator />
+  </div>
+);
 
 const Modal = React.createClass({
 
diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 5f07615fcf..5d6324a7b5 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   def save_with_optional_avatar!
     save!
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => invalid
-    if invalid.record.errors[:avatar_file_size] || invalid[:avatar_content_type]
+    if invalid.record.errors[:avatar_file_size] || invalid.record.errors[:avatar_content_type]
       self.avatar = nil
       retry
     end