diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1008e6171..139af1fd6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [1.0.5] - 2019-08-??
+### Fixed
+- Mastodon API: follower/following counters not being nullified, when `hide_follows`/`hide_followers` is set
+
 ## [1.0.4] - 2019-08-01
 ### Fixed
 - Invalid SemVer version generation, when the current branch does not have commits ahead of tag/checked out on a tag
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index 62c516f8e..edd37de2f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ defp do_render("account.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
     image = User.avatar_url(user) |> MediaProxy.url()
     header = User.banner_url(user) |> MediaProxy.url()
     user_info = User.get_cached_user_info(user)
+
+    following_count =
+      ((!user.info.hide_follows or opts[:for] == user) && user_info.following_count) || 0
+
+    followers_count =
+      ((!user.info.hide_followers or opts[:for] == user) && user_info.follower_count) || 0
+
     bot = (user.info.source_data["type"] || "Person") in ["Application", "Service"]
 
     emojis =
@@ -101,8 +108,8 @@ defp do_render("account.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
       display_name: display_name,
       locked: user_info.locked,
       created_at: Utils.to_masto_date(user.inserted_at),
-      followers_count: user_info.follower_count,
-      following_count: user_info.following_count,
+      followers_count: followers_count,
+      following_count: following_count,
       statuses_count: user_info.note_count,
       note: bio || "",
       url: user.ap_id,
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/account_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/account_view_test.exs
index de6aeec72..f8a354272 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/account_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/account_view_test.exs
@@ -275,4 +275,31 @@ test "sanitizes display names" do
     result = AccountView.render("account.json", %{user: user})
     refute result.display_name == "<marquee> username </marquee>"
   end
+
+  describe "hiding follows/following" do
+    test "shows when follows/following are hidden and sets follower/following count to 0" do
+      user = insert(:user, info: %{hide_followers: true, hide_follows: true})
+      other_user = insert(:user)
+      {:ok, user, other_user, _activity} = CommonAPI.follow(user, other_user)
+      {:ok, _other_user, user, _activity} = CommonAPI.follow(other_user, user)
+
+      assert %{
+               followers_count: 0,
+               following_count: 0,
+               pleroma: %{hide_follows: true, hide_followers: true}
+             } = AccountView.render("account.json", %{user: user})
+    end
+
+    test "shows actual follower/following count to the account owner" do
+      user = insert(:user, info: %{hide_followers: true, hide_follows: true})
+      other_user = insert(:user)
+      {:ok, user, other_user, _activity} = CommonAPI.follow(user, other_user)
+      {:ok, _other_user, user, _activity} = CommonAPI.follow(other_user, user)
+
+      assert %{
+               followers_count: 1,
+               following_count: 1
+             } = AccountView.render("account.json", %{user: user, for: user})
+    end
+  end
 end