diff --git a/chatterino.pro b/chatterino.pro
index 22554da5f..a7450cc82 100644
--- a/chatterino.pro
+++ b/chatterino.pro
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ SOURCES += \
     src/util/InitUpdateButton.cpp \
     src/widgets/dialogs/UpdateDialog.cpp \
     src/widgets/settingspages/IgnoresPage.cpp \
-    src/providers/twitch/PubsubClient.cpp
+    src/providers/twitch/PubsubClient.cpp \
+    src/providers/twitch/TwitchApi.cpp
 
 HEADERS  += \
     src/Application.hpp \
@@ -412,7 +413,8 @@ HEADERS  += \
     src/util/InitUpdateButton.hpp \
     src/widgets/dialogs/UpdateDialog.hpp \
     src/widgets/settingspages/IgnoresPage.hpp \
-    src/providers/twitch/PubsubClient.hpp
+    src/providers/twitch/PubsubClient.hpp \
+    src/providers/twitch/TwitchApi.hpp
 
 RESOURCES += \ 
     resources/resources.qrc \
diff --git a/src/controllers/commands/CommandController.cpp b/src/controllers/commands/CommandController.cpp
index 8d33391f9..c85d6e143 100644
--- a/src/controllers/commands/CommandController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/commands/CommandController.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include "controllers/commands/Command.hpp"
 #include "controllers/commands/CommandModel.hpp"
 #include "messages/MessageBuilder.hpp"
+#include "providers/twitch/TwitchAccount.hpp"
+#include "providers/twitch/TwitchApi.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/TwitchServer.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Paths.hpp"
@@ -203,6 +205,56 @@ QString CommandController::execCommand(const QString &text, ChannelPtr channel,
                     channel->addMessage(Message::createSystemMessage(message));
                 });
 
+                return "";
+            } else if (commandName == "/follow" && words.size() >= 2) {
+                auto app = getApp();
+
+                auto user = app->accounts->twitch.getCurrent();
+                auto target = words.at(1);
+
+                if (user->isAnon()) {
+                    channel->addMessage(
+                        Message::createSystemMessage("You must be logged in to follow someone"));
+                    return "";
+                }
+
+                TwitchApi::findUserId(target, [user, channel, target](QString userId) {
+                    if (userId.isEmpty()) {
+                        channel->addMessage(Message::createSystemMessage(
+                            "User " + target + " could not be followed!"));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    user->followUser(userId, [channel, target]() {
+                        channel->addMessage(
+                            Message::createSystemMessage("You successfully followed " + target));
+                    });
+                });
+
+                return "";
+            } else if (commandName == "/unfollow" && words.size() >= 2) {
+                auto app = getApp();
+
+                auto user = app->accounts->twitch.getCurrent();
+                auto target = words.at(1);
+
+                if (user->isAnon()) {
+                    channel->addMessage(
+                        Message::createSystemMessage("You must be logged in to follow someone"));
+                    return "";
+                }
+
+                TwitchApi::findUserId(target, [user, channel, target](QString userId) {
+                    if (userId.isEmpty()) {
+                        channel->addMessage(Message::createSystemMessage(
+                            "User " + target + " could not be followed!"));
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    user->unfollowUser(userId, [channel, target]() {
+                        channel->addMessage(
+                            Message::createSystemMessage("You successfully unfollowed " + target));
+                    });
+                });
+
                 return "";
             } else if (commandName == "/logs") {
                 if (words.size() < 2) {
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchApi.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchApi.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1363a813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchApi.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include "providers/twitch/twitchapi.hpp"
+
+#include "common/NetworkRequest.hpp"
+#include "debug/Log.hpp"
+#include "providers/twitch/TwitchCommon.hpp"
+
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace chatterino {
+
+void TwitchApi::findUserId(const QString user, std::function<void(QString)> successCallback)
+{
+    QString requestUrl("https://api.twitch.tv/kraken/users?login=" + user);
+
+    NetworkRequest request(requestUrl);
+    request.setCaller(QThread::currentThread());
+    request.makeAuthorizedV5(getDefaultClientID());
+    request.setTimeout(30000);
+    request.onSuccess([successCallback](auto result) mutable {
+        auto root = result.parseJson();
+        if (!root.value("users").isArray()) {
+            Log("API Error while getting user id, users is not an array");
+            successCallback("");
+            return false;
+        }
+        auto users = root.value("users").toArray();
+        if (users.size() != 1) {
+            Log("API Error while getting user id, users array size is not 1");
+            successCallback("");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!users[0].isObject()) {
+            Log("API Error while getting user id, first user is not an object");
+            successCallback("");
+            return false;
+        }
+        auto firstUser = users[0].toObject();
+        auto id = firstUser.value("_id");
+        if (!id.isString()) {
+            Log("API Error: while getting user id, first user object `_id` key is not a "
+                "string");
+            successCallback("");
+            return false;
+        }
+        successCallback(id.toString());
+        return true;
+    });
+
+    request.execute();
+}
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchApi.hpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchApi.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00b8ff4d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchApi.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace chatterino {
+
+class TwitchApi
+{
+public:
+    static void findUserId(const QString user, std::function<void(QString)> callback);
+
+private:
+};
+
+}  // namespace chatterino