diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index 01d532ab3..c5085fa82 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -613,9 +613,10 @@ def get_follow_requests_query(%User{} = user) do
         ),
       where:
         fragment(
-          "? @> ?",
+          "coalesce((?)->'object'->>'id', (?)->>'object') = ?",
           a.data,
-          ^%{"object" => user.ap_id}
+          a.data,
+          ^user.ap_id
         )
     )
   end
diff --git a/test/user_test.exs b/test/user_test.exs
index 0b1c39ecf..cbe4693fc 100644
--- a/test/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/user_test.exs
@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@ test "ap_followers returns the followers collection for the user" do
     assert expected_followers_collection == User.ap_followers(user)
   end
 
+  test "returns all pending follow requests" do
+    unlocked = insert(:user)
+    locked = insert(:user, %{info: %{locked: true}})
+    follower = insert(:user)
+
+    Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPI.follow(follower, %{"user_id" => unlocked.id})
+    Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.TwitterAPI.follow(follower, %{"user_id" => locked.id})
+
+    assert {:ok, []} = User.get_follow_requests(unlocked)
+    assert {:ok, [activity]} = User.get_follow_requests(locked)
+
+    assert activity
+  end
+
   test "follow_all follows mutliple users" do
     user = insert(:user)
     followed_zero = insert(:user)