diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/directory/user_card.html b/bookwyrm/templates/directory/user_card.html
index ccae925a..5a17dbe4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/directory/user_card.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/directory/user_card.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     </div>
     <footer class="card-footer">
         {% if user != request.user %}
-        {% if user.mutuals %}
+        {% if user.mutuals and not user.hide_follows %}
         <div class="card-footer-item">
             <div class="has-text-centered">
                 <p class="title is-6 mb-0">{{ user.mutuals }}</p>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/groups/suggested_users.html b/bookwyrm/templates/groups/suggested_users.html
index e5afe075..06f31b44 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/groups/suggested_users.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/groups/suggested_users.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                 <span title="@{{ user|username }}" class="is-block pb-3">@{{ user|username|truncatechars:8 }}</span>
             </a>
             {% include 'snippets/add_to_group_button.html' with user=user group=group %}
-            {% if user.mutuals %}
+            {% if user.mutuals and not user.hide_follows %}
             <p class="help">
                 {% blocktrans trimmed with mutuals=user.mutuals|intcomma count counter=user.mutuals %}
                 {{ mutuals }} follower you follow
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/suggested_users.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/suggested_users.html
index fff1cafc..74b69d1f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/suggested_users.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/suggested_users.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 <span title="@{{ user|username }}" class="is-block pb-3">@{{ user|username|truncatechars:8 }}</span>
             </a>
             {% include 'snippets/follow_button.html' with user=user minimal=True %}
-            {% if user.mutuals %}
+            {% if user.mutuals and not user.hide_follows %}
             <p class="help">
                 {% blocktrans trimmed with mutuals=user.mutuals|intcomma count counter=user.mutuals %}
                 {{ mutuals }} follower you follow
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_preview.html b/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_preview.html
index 23dd3ab5..a9d2b3be 100755
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_preview.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/user/user_preview.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                 <a href="{% url 'user-followers' user|username %}">{% blocktrans count counter=user.followers.count %}{{ counter }} follower{% plural %}{{ counter }} followers{% endblocktrans %}</a>,
                 <a href="{% url 'user-following' user|username %}">{% blocktrans with counter=user.following.count %}{{ counter }} following{% endblocktrans %}</a>
 
-            {% elif request.user.is_authenticated %}
+            {% elif request.user.is_authenticated and not user.hide_follows %}
 
                 {% mutuals_count user as mutuals %}
                 <a href="{% url 'user-followers' user|username %}">