diff --git a/mod/unfollow.php b/mod/unfollow.php
index 0d13c73afc..91097fb98f 100644
--- a/mod/unfollow.php
+++ b/mod/unfollow.php
@@ -115,22 +115,11 @@ function unfollow_content(App $a)
 
 	$o = Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 		'$header'        => DI::l10n()->t('Disconnect/Unfollow'),
-		'$desc'          => '',
-		'$pls_answer'    => '',
-		'$does_know_you' => '',
-		'$add_note'      => '',
 		'$page_desc'     => '',
-		'$friendica'     => '',
-		'$statusnet'     => '',
-		'$diaspora'      => '',
-		'$diasnote'      => '',
 		'$your_address'  => DI::l10n()->t('Your Identity Address:'),
 		'$invite_desc'   => '',
-		'$emailnet'      => '',
 		'$submit'        => DI::l10n()->t('Submit Request'),
 		'$cancel'        => DI::l10n()->t('Cancel'),
-		'$nickname'      => '',
-		'$name'          => $contact['name'],
 		'$url'           => $contact['url'],
 		'$zrl'           => Contact::magicLink($contact['url']),
 		'$url_label'     => DI::l10n()->t('Profile URL'),
diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index 28491fb5f0..bcf57d5244 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class Profile
 		if (!$local_user_is_self && $show_connect) {
 			if (!$visitor_is_authenticated) {
 				if (!empty($profile['nickname'])) {
-					$follow_link = 'dfrn_request/' . $profile['nickname'];
+					$follow_link = 'remote_follow/' . $profile['nickname'];
 				}
 			} elseif ($profile_is_native) {
 				if ($visitor_is_following) {
diff --git a/src/Module/RemoteFollow.php b/src/Module/RemoteFollow.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a4d6bc1ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Module/RemoteFollow.php
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Module;
+
+use Friendica\BaseModule;
+use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Core\Logger;
+use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
+use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
+use Friendica\Core\Search;
+use Friendica\Core\System;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
+use Friendica\Network\Probe;
+
+/**
+ * Remotely follow the account on this system by the provided account
+ */
+class RemoteFollow extends BaseModule
+{
+	public static function init(array $parameters = [])
+	{
+		if (empty($parameters['profile'])) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		Profile::load(DI::app(), $parameters['profile']);
+	}
+
+	public static function post(array $parameters = [])
+	{
+		$a = DI::app();
+
+		if (empty($parameters['profile']) || !empty($_POST['cancel']) || empty($_POST['dfrn_url'])) {
+			DI::baseUrl()->redirect();
+		}
+	
+		if (empty($a->profile['uid'])) {
+			notice(DI::l10n()->t('Profile unavailable.') . EOL);
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		$url = trim($_POST['dfrn_url']);
+		if (!strlen($url)) {
+			notice(DI::l10n()->t("Invalid locator") . EOL);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Detect the network, make sure the provided URL is valid
+		$data = Probe::uri($url);
+		if ($data['network'] == Protocol::PHANTOM) {
+			notice(DI::l10n()->t("The provided profile link doesn't seem to be valid"));
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Fetch link for the "remote follow" functionality of the given profile
+		$follow_link_template = Probe::getRemoteFollowLink($url);
+
+		if (empty($follow_link_template)) {
+			notice(DI::l10n()->t("Remote subscription can't be done for your network. Please subscribe directly on your system."));
+			return;
+		}
+
+		Logger::notice('Remote request', ['url' => $url, 'follow' => $a->profile['url'], 'remote' => $follow_link_template]);
+		
+		// Substitute our user's feed URL into $follow_link_template
+		// Send the subscriber home to subscribe
+		// Diaspora needs the uri in the format user@domain.tld
+		if ($data['network'] == Protocol::DIASPORA) {
+			$uri = urlencode($a->profile['addr']);
+		} else {
+			$uri = urlencode($a->profile['url']);
+		}
+	
+		$follow_link = str_replace('{uri}', $uri, $follow_link_template);
+		System::externalRedirect($follow_link);
+	}
+
+	public static function content(array $parameters = [])
+	{
+		$a = DI::app();
+
+		if (empty($parameters['profile']) || empty($a->profile)) {
+			return '';
+		}
+	
+		$target_addr = $a->profile['addr'];
+		$target_url = $a->profile['url'];
+
+		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('auto_request.tpl');
+		$o = Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
+			'$header'        => DI::l10n()->t('Friend/Connection Request'),
+			'$page_desc'     => DI::l10n()->t('Enter your Webfinger address (user@domain.tld) or profile URL here. If this isn\'t supported by your system, you have to subscribe to <strong>%s</strong> or <strong>%s</strong> directly on your system.', $target_addr, $target_url),
+			'$invite_desc'   => DI::l10n()->t('If you are not yet a member of the free social web, <a href="%s">follow this link to find a public Friendica node and join us today</a>.', Search::getGlobalDirectory() . '/servers'),
+			'$your_address'  => DI::l10n()->t('Your Webfinger address or profile URL:'),
+			'$pls_answer'    => DI::l10n()->t('Please answer the following:'),
+			'$submit'        => DI::l10n()->t('Submit Request'),
+			'$cancel'        => DI::l10n()->t('Cancel'),
+
+			'$request'       => 'remote_follow/' . $parameters['profile'],
+			'$name'          => $a->profile['name'],
+			'$myaddr'        => '', //Profile::getMyURL(),
+		]);
+		return $o;
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Network/Probe.php b/src/Network/Probe.php
index 91d894d2ee..ca33676120 100644
--- a/src/Network/Probe.php
+++ b/src/Network/Probe.php
@@ -220,6 +220,28 @@ class Probe
 		return $profile_link;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the link for the remote follow page for a given profile link
+	 *
+	 * @param sting $profile
+	 * @return string Remote follow page link
+	 */
+	public static function getRemoteFollowLink(string $profile)
+	{
+		$follow_link = '';
+
+		$links = self::lrdd($profile);
+
+		if (!empty($links) && is_array($links)) {
+			foreach ($links as $link) {
+				if ($link['@attributes']['rel'] === ActivityNamespace::OSTATUSSUB) {
+					$follow_link = $link['@attributes']['template'];
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return $follow_link;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Check an URI for LRDD data
 	 *
diff --git a/static/routes.config.php b/static/routes.config.php
index dd757b518e..37b91d5010 100644
--- a/static/routes.config.php
+++ b/static/routes.config.php
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ return [
 
 	'/randprof'                      => [Module\RandomProfile::class,         [R::GET]],
 	'/register'                      => [Module\Register::class,              [R::GET, R::POST]],
+	'/remote_follow/{profile}'       => [Module\RemoteFollow::class,          [R::GET, R::POST]],
 	'/robots.txt'                    => [Module\RobotsTxt::class,             [R::GET]],
 	'/rsd.xml'                       => [Module\ReallySimpleDiscovery::class, [R::GET]],
 	'/smilies[/json]'                => [Module\Smilies::class,               [R::GET]],
diff --git a/view/templates/auto_request.tpl b/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
index 0f960a4a2e..a3bd9c2cda 100644
--- a/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
@@ -1,19 +1,36 @@
 <h1>{{$header}}</h1>
 
+{{if !$myaddr}}
+<p id="dfrn-request-intro">
+	{{$page_desc nofilter}}
+</p>
+<p>
+	{{$invite_desc nofilter}}
+</p>
+{{/if}}
+
 <form action="{{$request}}" method="post">
+{{if $url}}
 	<dl>
 		<dt>{{$url_label}}</dt>
 		<dd><a target="blank" href="{{$zrl}}">{{$url}}</a></dd>
+	</dl>
+{{/if}}
 {{if $keywords}}
+	<dl>
 		<dt>{{$keywords_label}}</dt>
 		<dd>{{$keywords}}</dd>
-{{/if}}
 	</dl>
+{{/if}}
 
 	<div id="dfrn-request-url-wrapper">
 		<label id="dfrn-url-label" for="dfrn-url">{{$your_address}}</label>
+{{if $myaddr}}
 		{{$myaddr}}
 		<input type="hidden" name="dfrn_url" id="dfrn-url" value="{{$myaddr}}">
+{{else}}
+		<input type="text" name="dfrn_url" id="dfrn-url" size="32" value="{{$myaddr}}">
+{{/if}}
 		<input type="hidden" name="url" id="url" value="{{$url}}">
 		<div id="dfrn-request-url-end"></div>
 	</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/auto_request.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/auto_request.tpl
index c803c3d8ae..a6f148723f 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/auto_request.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/auto_request.tpl
@@ -1,20 +1,36 @@
 <div class="generic-page-wrapper">
 	<h1>{{$header}}</h1>
 
+{{if !$myaddr}}
+	<p id="dfrn-request-intro">
+		{{$page_desc nofilter}}
+	</p>
+	<p>
+		{{$invite_desc nofilter}}
+	</p>
+{{/if}}
+
 	<form action="{{$request}}" method="post">
+{{if $url}}
 		<dl>
 			<dt>{{$url_label}}</dt>
 			<dd><a target="blank" href="{{$zrl}}">{{$url}}</a></dd>
+		</dl>
+{{/if}}
 {{if $keywords}}
+		<dl>
 			<dt>{{$keywords_label}}</dt>
 			<dd>{{$keywords}}</dd>
-{{/if}}
 		</dl>
-
+{{/if}}
 		<div id="dfrn-request-url-wrapper">
 			<label id="dfrn-url-label" for="dfrn-url">{{$your_address}}</label>
-			{{$myaddr}}
-			<input type="hidden" name="dfrn_url" id="dfrn-url" value="{{$myaddr}}">
+			{{if $myaddr}}
+				{{$myaddr}}
+				<input type="hidden" name="dfrn_url" id="dfrn-url" value="{{$myaddr}}" />
+			{{else}}
+				<input type="text" name="dfrn_url" id="dfrn-url" size="32" value="{{$myaddr}}">
+			{{/if}}
 			<input type="hidden" name="url" id="url" value="{{$url}}">
 			<div id="dfrn-request-url-end"></div>
 		</div>