diff --git a/src/schemas.ts b/src/schemas.ts
index e79d8a8..a438efe 100644
--- a/src/schemas.ts
+++ b/src/schemas.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ export const ActorInfoSchema = Type.Object({
   actorUrl: Type.String(),
   publicKeyId: Type.String(),
   keypair: KeyPairSchema,
-  announce: Type.Boolean({ default: false })
+  announce: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ default: false })),
+  manuallyApprovesFollowers: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ default: false }))
 })
 
 export type ActorInfo = Static<typeof ActorInfoSchema>
diff --git a/src/server/announcements.ts b/src/server/announcements.ts
index 3430496..1dd0cdc 100644
--- a/src/server/announcements.ts
+++ b/src/server/announcements.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ export class Announcements {
       outbox: `${actorInfo.actorUrl}outbox`,
       publicKey: {
         id: `${actorInfo.actorUrl}#main-key`,
-
         owner: actorInfo.actorUrl,
         publicKeyPem: actorInfo.keypair.publicKeyPem
       }
@@ -79,7 +78,8 @@ export class Announcements {
           privateKeyPem,
           publicKeyPem
         },
-        announce: false
+        announce: false,
+        manuallyApprovesFollowers: false
       })
     }
   }
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ export class Announcements {
     const actor = this.store
     const activities = await actor.outbox.list()
     const orderedItems = activities
-      // XXX: maybe `new Date()` doesn't correctly parse possible dates?
+      .filter(a => a.type !== 'Note')
+    // XXX: maybe `new Date()` doesn't correctly parse possible dates?
       .map(a => ({ ...a, published: typeof a.published === 'string' ? new Date(a.published) : a.published }))
       .sort((a, b) => +(b.published ?? 0) - +(a.published ?? 0))
-      .filter(a => a.type !== 'Note')
       .map(a => a.id)
       .filter((id): id is string => id !== undefined)
 
diff --git a/src/server/apsystem.ts b/src/server/apsystem.ts
index 5eb45e3..d4f90c5 100644
--- a/src/server/apsystem.ts
+++ b/src/server/apsystem.ts
@@ -342,9 +342,13 @@ export default class ActivityPubSystem {
 
     const actorStore = this.store.forActor(fromActor)
 
+    const { manuallyApprovesFollowers } = await actorStore.getInfo()
+
     await actorStore.inbox.add(activity)
 
-    if (activityType === 'Undo') {
+    if (activityType === 'Follow' && (manuallyApprovesFollowers !== true)) {
+      await this.approveActivity(fromActor, activityId)
+    } else if (activityType === 'Undo') {
       await this.performUndo(fromActor, activity)
     } else if (moderationState === BLOCKED) {
     // TODO: Notify of blocks?