diff --git a/mod/notifications.php b/mod/notifications.php
index 8bc9a76c38..ed83de8ab2 100644
--- a/mod/notifications.php
+++ b/mod/notifications.php
@@ -98,9 +98,14 @@ function notifications_content(App $a)
 	if ((($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] == 'intros')) || (($a->argc == 1))) {
 		Nav::setSelected('introductions');
 
+		$id = 0;
+		if (!empty($a->argv[2]) && intval($a->argv[2]) != 0) {
+			$id = (int)$a->argv[2];
+		}
+
 		$all = (($a->argc > 2) && ($a->argv[2] == 'all'));
 
-		$notifs = $nm->introNotifs($all, $startrec, $perpage);
+		$notifs = $nm->introNotifs($all, $startrec, $perpage, $id);
 
 	// Get the network notifications
 	} elseif (($a->argc > 1) && ($a->argv[1] == 'network')) {
diff --git a/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php b/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
index 8ac5d93c72..a6a5c24e01 100644
--- a/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
+++ b/src/Core/NotificationsManager.php
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ class NotificationsManager extends BaseObject
 	 *                      which aren't marked as ignored
 	 * @param int  $start   Start the query at this point
 	 * @param int  $limit   Maximum number of query results
+	 * @param int  $id      When set, only the introduction with this id is displayed
 	 *
 	 * @return array with
 	 *    string 'ident' => Notification identifier
@@ -556,14 +557,20 @@ class NotificationsManager extends BaseObject
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 * @throws \ImagickException
 	 */
-	public function introNotifs($all = false, $start = 0, $limit = 80)
+	public function introNotifs($all = false, $start = 0, $limit = 80, $id = 0)
 	{
 		$ident = 'introductions';
 		$notifs = [];
 		$sql_extra = "";
 
-		if (!$all) {
-			$sql_extra = " AND NOT `ignore` ";
+		if (empty($id)) {
+			if (!$all) {
+				$sql_extra = " AND NOT `ignore` ";
+			}
+
+			$sql_extra .= " AND NOT `intro`.`blocked` ";
+		} else {
+			$sql_extra = sprintf(" AND `intro`.`id` = %d ", intval($id));
 		}
 
 		/// @todo Fetch contact details by "Contact::getDetailsByUrl" instead of queries to contact, fcontact and gcontact
@@ -578,7 +585,7 @@ class NotificationsManager extends BaseObject
 				LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `intro`.`contact-id`
 				LEFT JOIN `gcontact` ON `gcontact`.`nurl` = `contact`.`nurl`
 				LEFT JOIN `fcontact` ON `intro`.`fid` = `fcontact`.`id`
-			WHERE `intro`.`uid` = ? $sql_extra AND `intro`.`blocked` = 0
+			WHERE `intro`.`uid` = ? $sql_extra
 			LIMIT ?, ?",
 			$_SESSION['uid'],
 			$start,
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index ffdee6aa0e..ea9d10ed1d 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 		}
 
 		$sparkle = false;
-		if (($contact['network'] === Protocol::DFRN) && !$contact['self']) {
+		if (($contact['network'] === Protocol::DFRN) && !$contact['self'] && !$contact['pending']) {
 			$sparkle = true;
 			$profile_link = System::baseUrl() . '/redir/' . $contact['id'] . '?url=' . $contact['url'];
 		} else {
@@ -1192,11 +1192,11 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 			$profile_link = $profile_link . '?tab=profile';
 		}
 
-		if (self::canReceivePrivateMessages($contact)) {
+		if (self::canReceivePrivateMessages($contact) && !$contact['pending']) {
 			$pm_url = System::baseUrl() . '/message/new/' . $contact['id'];
 		}
 
-		if (($contact['network'] == Protocol::DFRN) && !$contact['self']) {
+		if (($contact['network'] == Protocol::DFRN) && !$contact['self'] && !$contact['pending']) {
 			$poke_link = System::baseUrl() . '/poke/?f=&c=' . $contact['id'];
 		}
 
@@ -1231,6 +1231,13 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 				'pm'      => [L10n::t('Send PM'),       $pm_url,            false],
 				'poke'    => [L10n::t('Poke'),          $poke_link,         false],
 			];
+
+			if ($contact['pending']) {
+				$intro = DBA::selectFirst('intro', ['id'], ['contact-id' => $contact['id']]);
+				if (DBA::isResult($intro)) {
+					$menu['follow'] = [L10n::t('Approve'), 'notifications/intros/' . $intro['id'], true];
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		$args = ['contact' => $contact, 'menu' => &$menu];
diff --git a/src/Module/Contact.php b/src/Module/Contact.php
index 7f31527a2b..331da12816 100644
--- a/src/Module/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Module/Contact.php
@@ -642,7 +642,8 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 				$sql_extra = " AND `archive` AND NOT `blocked`";
 				break;
 			case 'pending':
-				$sql_extra = " AND `pending` AND NOT `archive`";
+				$sql_extra = " AND `pending` AND NOT `archive`
+					AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT `id` FROM `intro` WHERE `contact-id` = `contact`.`id` AND `ignore`)";
 				break;
 			default:
 				$sql_extra = " AND NOT `archive` AND NOT `blocked` AND NOT `pending`";
@@ -993,14 +994,6 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 				$alt_text = L10n::t('Pending outgoing contact request');
 			} else {
 				$alt_text = L10n::t('Pending incoming contact request');
-				$intro = DBA::selectFirst('intro', ['blocked', 'ignore'], ['contact-id' => $rr['id']]);
-				if (DBA::isResult($intro)) {
-					if ($intro['blocked']) {
-						$alt_text = L10n::t('Blocked incoming contact request');
-					} elseif ($intro['ignore']) {
-						$alt_text = L10n::t('Ignored incoming contact request');
-					}
-				}
 			}
 		}