diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 543ace4..5a00e4e 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { NotificationsView } from "./components/notifications/NotificationsView"
 import { BookmarkView } from "./components/bookmark/BookmarkView";
 import { HashtagFeed } from "./components/feed/HashtagFeed";
 import { PodcastsView } from "./components/podcast/PodcastsView";
+import { FollowsView } from "./components/follows/FollowsView";
 import { PodcastPlayerBar } from "./components/podcast/PodcastPlayerBar";
 import { ToastContainer } from "./components/shared/ToastContainer";
 import { DebugPanel } from "./components/shared/DebugPanel";
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ function App() {
         {currentView === "bookmarks" && <BookmarkView />}
         {currentView === "hashtag" && <HashtagFeed />}
         {currentView === "podcasts" && <PodcastsView />}
+        {currentView === "follows" && <FollowsView />}
       </main>
       </div>
       <PodcastPlayerBar />
diff --git a/src/components/follows/FollowsView.tsx b/src/components/follows/FollowsView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0325f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/follows/FollowsView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useUIStore } from "../../stores/ui";
+import { useUserStore } from "../../stores/user";
+import { useNotificationsStore } from "../../stores/notifications";
+import { useProfile } from "../../hooks/useProfile";
+import { useNip05Verified } from "../../hooks/useNip05Verified";
+import { fetchFollowers, ensureConnected } from "../../lib/nostr";
+import { shortenPubkey } from "../../lib/utils";
+
+function FollowRow({
+  pubkey,
+  followsYou,
+}: {
+  pubkey: string;
+  followsYou?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const profile = useProfile(pubkey);
+  const name = profile?.displayName || profile?.name || shortenPubkey(pubkey);
+  const avatar = profile?.picture;
+  const nip05 = profile?.nip05;
+  const verified = useNip05Verified(pubkey, nip05);
+
+  const { follows, follow, unfollow, pubkey: ownPubkey } = useUserStore();
+  const { openProfile } = useUIStore();
+  const isFollowing = follows.includes(pubkey);
+  const isSelf = pubkey === ownPubkey;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 hover:bg-bg-hover transition-colors">
+      <button className="shrink-0" onClick={() => openProfile(pubkey)}>
+        {avatar ? (
+          <img
+            src={avatar}
+            alt=""
+            className="w-9 h-9 rounded-sm object-cover bg-bg-raised hover:opacity-80 transition-opacity"
+            loading="lazy"
+            onError={(e) => { (e.target as HTMLImageElement).style.display = "none"; }}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <div className="w-9 h-9 rounded-sm bg-bg-raised border border-border flex items-center justify-center text-text-dim text-xs hover:border-accent/40 transition-colors">
+            {name.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </button>
+
+      <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+        <div className="flex items-baseline gap-2">
+          <button
+            onClick={() => openProfile(pubkey)}
+            className="text-text font-medium truncate text-[13px] hover:text-accent transition-colors text-left"
+          >
+            {name}
+          </button>
+          {nip05 && (
+            <span className={`text-[10px] truncate max-w-40 ${verified === "valid" ? "text-success" : "text-text-dim"}`}>
+              {verified === "valid" ? "✓ " : ""}{nip05}
+            </span>
+          )}
+          {followsYou && (
+            <span className="text-[9px] text-text-dim bg-bg-raised px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-sm">follows you</span>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {!isSelf && (
+        <button
+          onClick={() => isFollowing ? unfollow(pubkey) : follow(pubkey)}
+          className={`shrink-0 px-3 py-1 text-[11px] transition-colors ${
+            isFollowing
+              ? "text-text-dim border border-border hover:text-danger hover:border-danger"
+              : "bg-accent hover:bg-accent-hover text-white"
+          }`}
+        >
+          {isFollowing ? "unfollow" : "follow"}
+        </button>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export function FollowsView() {
+  const { followsTab, setFollowsTab } = useUIStore();
+  const { pubkey, follows } = useUserStore();
+  const { clearNewFollowers } = useNotificationsStore();
+
+  const [followers, setFollowers] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [followersLoading, setFollowersLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [followersError, setFollowersError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [followersFetched, setFollowersFetched] = useState(false);
+
+  // Clear badge when view opens
+  useEffect(() => {
+    clearNewFollowers();
+  }, []);
+
+  // Fetch followers when tab is selected
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (followsTab !== "followers" || !pubkey || followersFetched) return;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    setFollowersLoading(true);
+    setFollowersError(null);
+
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        await ensureConnected();
+        const result = await fetchFollowers(pubkey);
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setFollowers(result);
+          setFollowersFetched(true);
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (!cancelled) setFollowersError(`Failed to load followers: ${err}`);
+      } finally {
+        if (!cancelled) setFollowersLoading(false);
+      }
+    })();
+
+    return () => { cancelled = true; };
+  }, [followsTab, pubkey]);
+
+  // Build followers set for "follows you" badge on Following tab
+  const followersSet = new Set(followers);
+
+  const tabs: Array<{ id: "followers" | "following"; label: string; count?: number }> = [
+    { id: "followers", label: "followers", count: followersFetched ? followers.length : undefined },
+    { id: "following", label: "following", count: follows.length },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-full flex flex-col">
+      {/* Header */}
+      <div className="border-b border-border px-4 py-2.5 flex items-center gap-4 shrink-0">
+        <span className="text-text font-medium text-[13px]">follows</span>
+        <div className="flex gap-3 ml-auto">
+          {tabs.map((t) => (
+            <button
+              key={t.id}
+              onClick={() => setFollowsTab(t.id)}
+              className={`text-[12px] transition-colors flex items-center gap-1 ${
+                followsTab === t.id
+                  ? "text-accent border-b border-accent pb-0.5"
+                  : "text-text-dim hover:text-text"
+              }`}
+            >
+              {t.label}
+              {t.count !== undefined && (
+                <span className="text-[10px] text-text-dim">({t.count})</span>
+              )}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Content */}
+      <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
+        {followsTab === "followers" && (
+          <>
+            {followersLoading && (
+              <div className="px-4 py-8 text-center text-text-dim text-[12px]">
+                <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <span className="w-4 h-4 border-2 border-accent border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin" />
+                  Loading followers…
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {followersError && (
+              <p className="px-4 py-4 text-danger text-[12px]">{followersError}</p>
+            )}
+            {!followersLoading && !followersError && followers.length === 0 && followersFetched && (
+              <p className="px-4 py-8 text-text-dim text-[12px] text-center">No followers found yet.</p>
+            )}
+            {followers.map((pk) => (
+              <FollowRow key={pk} pubkey={pk} />
+            ))}
+          </>
+        )}
+
+        {followsTab === "following" && (
+          <>
+            {follows.length === 0 && (
+              <p className="px-4 py-8 text-text-dim text-[12px] text-center">Not following anyone yet.</p>
+            )}
+            {follows.map((pk) => (
+              <FollowRow key={pk} pubkey={pk} followsYou={followersSet.has(pk)} />
+            ))}
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index bc7216f..6feab47 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const NAV_ITEMS = [
   { id: "bookmarks" as const, label: "bookmarks", icon: "▪" },
   { id: "dm" as const, label: "messages", icon: "✉" },
   { id: "notifications" as const, label: "notifications", icon: "🔔" },
+  { id: "follows" as const, label: "follows", icon: "♺" },
   { id: "zaps" as const, label: "zaps", icon: "⚡" },
   { id: "relays" as const, label: "relays", icon: "⟐" },
   { id: "settings" as const, label: "settings", icon: "⚙" },
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ const NAV_ITEMS = [
 export function Sidebar() {
   const { currentView, setView, sidebarCollapsed, toggleSidebar } = useUIStore();
   const { loggedIn } = useUserStore();
-  const { unreadCount: notifUnread, dmUnreadCount } = useNotificationsStore();
+  const { unreadCount: notifUnread, dmUnreadCount, newFollowersCount } = useNotificationsStore();
   const draftCount = useDraftStore((s) => s.drafts.length);
   const bookmarkUnread = useBookmarkStore((s) => s.unreadArticleCount());
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ export function Sidebar() {
         )}
 
         {NAV_ITEMS.map((item) => {
-          const badge = item.id === "dm" ? dmUnreadCount : item.id === "notifications" ? notifUnread : item.id === "bookmarks" ? bookmarkUnread : 0;
+          const badge = item.id === "dm" ? dmUnreadCount : item.id === "notifications" ? notifUnread : item.id === "bookmarks" ? bookmarkUnread : item.id === "follows" ? newFollowersCount : 0;
           return (
             <button
               key={item.id}
diff --git a/src/lib/nostr/index.ts b/src/lib/nostr/index.ts
index ad97af3..5e88947 100644
--- a/src/lib/nostr/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/nostr/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export { getNDK, getNDKUptimeMs, connectToRelays, ensureConnected, resetNDK, getStoredRelayUrls, addRelay, removeRelay, fetchWithTimeout, withTimeout, FEED_TIMEOUT, THREAD_TIMEOUT, SINGLE_TIMEOUT } from "./core";
 export { fetchGlobalFeed, fetchFollowFeed, fetchUserNotes, fetchUserNotesNIP65, fetchNoteById, fetchReplies, publishNote, publishReply, publishRepost, publishQuote, fetchHashtagFeed, fetchThreadEvents, fetchAncestors } from "./notes";
-export { publishProfile, publishContactList, fetchProfile, fetchFollowSuggestions, fetchMentions, fetchNewFollowers } from "./social";
+export { publishProfile, publishContactList, fetchProfile, fetchFollowSuggestions, fetchMentions, fetchFollowers, fetchNewFollowers } from "./social";
 export { publishArticle, fetchArticle, fetchAuthorArticles, fetchArticleFeed, searchArticles, fetchByAddr } from "./articles";
 export { publishReaction, fetchReactionCount, fetchReplyCount, fetchZapCount, fetchBatchEngagement, fetchZapsReceived, fetchZapsSent } from "./engagement";
 export { fetchDMConversations, fetchDMThread, sendDM, decryptDM } from "./dms";
diff --git a/src/lib/nostr/social.ts b/src/lib/nostr/social.ts
index cc9fdd0..11f12f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/nostr/social.ts
+++ b/src/lib/nostr/social.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ export async function fetchMentions(pubkey: string, since: number, limit = 50):
   return Array.from(events).sort((a, b) => (b.created_at ?? 0) - (a.created_at ?? 0));
 }
 
+export async function fetchFollowers(pubkey: string, limit = 200): Promise<string[]> {
+  const instance = getNDK();
+  const events = await fetchWithTimeout(
+    instance,
+    { kinds: [3 as NDKKind], "#p": [pubkey], limit },
+    FEED_TIMEOUT,
+  );
+  const followerPubkeys = new Set<string>();
+  for (const e of events) {
+    if (e.pubkey !== pubkey) followerPubkeys.add(e.pubkey);
+  }
+  return Array.from(followerPubkeys);
+}
+
 export async function fetchNewFollowers(pubkey: string, since: number, limit = 20): Promise<NDKEvent[]> {
   const instance = getNDK();
   const filter: NDKFilter = {
diff --git a/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts b/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts
index 74e9063..7af3948 100644
--- a/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts
+++ b/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ async function pollOnce(pubkey: string) {
       recentlySeen.add(e.id!);
       const name = await getProfileName(e.pubkey);
       notifyFollower(name).catch(() => {});
+      useNotificationsStore.getState().incrementNewFollowers();
     }
     if (followers.length > 0) ts.followers = now;
   } catch { /* non-critical */ }
diff --git a/src/stores/notifications.ts b/src/stores/notifications.ts
index fd171b2..2e99f88 100644
--- a/src/stores/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/stores/notifications.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ interface NotificationsState {
   currentPubkey: string | null;
   dmLastSeen: Record<string, number>;
   dmUnreadCount: number;
+  newFollowersCount: number;
 
   fetchNotifications: (pubkey: string) => Promise<void>;
   markRead: (eventId: string) => void;
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ interface NotificationsState {
   isRead: (eventId: string) => boolean;
   markDMRead: (partnerPubkey: string) => void;
   computeDMUnread: (conversations: Array<{ partnerPubkey: string; lastAt: number }>) => void;
+  incrementNewFollowers: () => void;
+  clearNewFollowers: () => void;
 }
 
 function loadReadIds(): Set<string> {
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ export const useNotificationsStore = create<NotificationsState>((set, get) => ({
   currentPubkey: null,
   dmLastSeen: loadDMLastSeen(),
   dmUnreadCount: 0,
+  newFollowersCount: 0,
 
   fetchNotifications: async (pubkey: string) => {
     const state = get();
@@ -120,4 +124,7 @@ export const useNotificationsStore = create<NotificationsState>((set, get) => ({
     const dmUnreadCount = unreadConvos.length;
     set({ dmUnreadCount });
   },
+
+  incrementNewFollowers: () => set((s) => ({ newFollowersCount: s.newFollowersCount + 1 })),
+  clearNewFollowers: () => set({ newFollowersCount: 0 }),
 }));
diff --git a/src/stores/ui.ts b/src/stores/ui.ts
index dc024e9..58e3d19 100644
--- a/src/stores/ui.ts
+++ b/src/stores/ui.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { create } from "zustand";
 
 import { NDKEvent } from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
 
-type View = "feed" | "search" | "relays" | "settings" | "profile" | "thread" | "article-editor" | "article" | "articles" | "media" | "podcasts" | "about" | "zaps" | "dm" | "notifications" | "bookmarks" | "hashtag";
+type View = "feed" | "search" | "relays" | "settings" | "profile" | "thread" | "article-editor" | "article" | "articles" | "media" | "podcasts" | "about" | "zaps" | "dm" | "notifications" | "bookmarks" | "hashtag" | "follows";
 type FeedTab = "global" | "following" | "trending";
 
 interface ViewStackEntry {
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ interface UIState {
   showHelp: boolean;
   showDebugPanel: boolean;
   feedLanguageFilter: string | null;
+  followsTab: "followers" | "following";
   fontSize: number;
   themeId: string;
   setView: (view: View) => void;
+  setFollowsTab: (tab: "followers" | "following") => void;
   setFeedTab: (tab: FeedTab) => void;
   openProfile: (pubkey: string) => void;
   openThread: (note: NDKEvent, from?: View) => void;
@@ -68,10 +70,12 @@ export const useUIStore = create<UIState>((set, _get) => ({
   showHelp: false,
   showDebugPanel: false,
   feedLanguageFilter: null,
+  followsTab: "followers",
   fontSize: parseInt(localStorage.getItem(FONT_SIZE_KEY) || "14", 10),
   themeId: localStorage.getItem(THEME_KEY) || "midnight",
   setView: (currentView) => set({ currentView }),
   setFeedTab: (feedTab) => set({ feedTab }),
+  setFollowsTab: (followsTab) => set({ followsTab }),
   openProfile: (pubkey) => set((s) => {
     const stack = [...s.viewStack, { view: s.currentView, selectedNote: s.selectedNote, selectedPubkey: s.selectedPubkey }].slice(-MAX_STACK);
     return { currentView: "profile", selectedPubkey: pubkey, previousView: s.currentView as View, viewStack: stack };