diff --git a/backend/api/models.py b/backend/api/models.py
index a8b5559..9c8b5ac 100644
--- a/backend/api/models.py
+++ b/backend/api/models.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class Notification(models.Model):
     TYPE_CHOICES = [
         ('reply', 'Reply'),
         ('mention', 'Mention'),
+        ('follow', 'Follow'),
         ('ticket_new', 'New Ticket'),
         ('ticket_reply', 'Ticket Reply'),
         ('profile_comment', 'Profile Comment'),
diff --git a/backend/api/views.py b/backend/api/views.py
index 78e4af5..b3598e6 100644
--- a/backend/api/views.py
+++ b/backend/api/views.py
@@ -553,7 +553,16 @@ class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         user_to_follow = self.get_object()
         if user_to_follow == request.user:
             return Response({'error': 'You cannot follow yourself'}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-        request.user.following.add(user_to_follow)
+        
+        if not request.user.following.filter(pk=user_to_follow.pk).exists():
+            request.user.following.add(user_to_follow)
+            # Notify the user being followed
+            Notification.objects.create(
+                recipient=user_to_follow,
+                actor=request.user,
+                notification_type='follow'
+            )
+        
         return Response({'status': 'followed'})
 
     @action(detail=True, methods=['post'], permission_classes=[permissions.IsAuthenticated])
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 1f511a9..511c015 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -512,6 +512,9 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
                         } else if (n.notification_type === 'profile_comment') {
                             handleNotificationClick(n);
                             navigate(`/profile/${user?.username}`);
+                        } else if (n.notification_type === 'follow') {
+                            handleNotificationClick(n);
+                            navigate(`/profile/${n.actor_username}`);
                         } else {
                             handleNotificationClick(n);
                         }
@@ -541,6 +544,7 @@ const App: React.FC = () => {
                                     <strong>{n.actor_username}</strong> {
                                         n.notification_type === 'reply' ? `replied to your review on ${n.flavor_name}` :
                                         n.notification_type === 'mention' ? `mentioned you on ${n.flavor_name}` :
+                                        n.notification_type === 'follow' ? t('community.notifFollow') :
                                         n.notification_type === 'profile_comment' ? `left a message on your guestbook` :
                                         n.notification_type === 'ticket_new' ? t('community.notifTicketNew') :
                                         user?.is_superuser ? t('community.notifTicketReplyAdmin') : t('community.notifTicketReply')
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n.ts b/frontend/src/i18n.ts
index e98987e..3e9f089 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ const resources = {
         "notifications": "Recent Notifications",
         "notifReply": "replied",
         "notifMention": "mentioned you",
+        "notifFollow": "started following you",
         "notifTicketNew": "opened a new support ticket",
         "notifTicketReply": "replied to your support ticket",
         "notifTicketReplyAdmin": "replied to a support ticket",
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ const resources = {
         "notifications": "Neueste Benachrichtigungen",
         "notifReply": "hat geantwortet",
         "notifMention": "hat dich erwähnt",
+        "notifFollow": "folgt dir jetzt",
         "notifTicketNew": "hat ein neues Support-Ticket eröffnet",
         "notifTicketReply": "hat auf dein Support-Ticket geantwortet",
         "notifTicketReplyAdmin": "hat auf ein Support-Ticket geantwortet",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/CommunityFeed.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/CommunityFeed.tsx
index eeee4d1..a8baec1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/CommunityFeed.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/CommunityFeed.tsx
@@ -385,22 +385,37 @@ const CommunityFeed: React.FC<CommunityFeedProps> = ({ adminMode }) => {
                           {notifications.length === 0 ? (
                               <Box sx={{ p: 3, textAlign: 'center' }}><Typography variant="body2" color="text.secondary">{t('community.noNotifications')}</Typography></Box>
                           ) : (
-                              notifications.map(n => (
-                                  <ListItemButton key={n.id} onClick={() => n.flavor_id && navigate(`/flavor/${n.flavor_id}`)} sx={{ py: 1.5 }}>
-                                      <ListItemAvatar sx={{ minWidth: 40 }}>
-                                          <Avatar src={n.actor_avatar || undefined} sx={{ width: 30, height: 30, fontSize: '0.8rem' }}>{n.actor_username.charAt(0)}</Avatar>
-                                      </ListItemAvatar>
-                                      <ListItemText 
-                                        primary={
-                                            <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ fontSize: '0.8rem' }}>
-                                                <strong>{n.actor_username}</strong> {n.notification_type === 'reply' ? t('community.notifReply') : t('community.notifMention')}
-                                            </Typography>
-                                        }
-                                        secondary={formatTimestamp(n.created_at)}
-                                        secondaryTypographyProps={{ sx: { fontSize: '0.7rem' } }}
-                                      />
-                                  </ListItemButton>
-                              ))
+                              notifications.map(n => {
+                                  const handleClick = () => {
+                                      if (n.notification_type === 'follow') {
+                                          navigate(`/profile/${n.actor_username}`);
+                                      } else if (n.flavor_id) {
+                                          navigate(`/flavor/${n.flavor_id}`);
+                                      }
+                                  };
+
+                                  return (
+                                      <ListItemButton key={n.id} onClick={handleClick} sx={{ py: 1.5 }}>
+                                          <ListItemAvatar sx={{ minWidth: 40 }}>
+                                              <Avatar src={n.actor_avatar || undefined} sx={{ width: 30, height: 30, fontSize: '0.8rem' }}>{n.actor_username.charAt(0)}</Avatar>
+                                          </ListItemAvatar>
+                                          <ListItemText 
+                                            primary={
+                                                <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ fontSize: '0.8rem' }}>
+                                                    <strong>{n.actor_username}</strong> {
+                                                        n.notification_type === 'reply' ? t('community.notifReply') : 
+                                                        n.notification_type === 'mention' ? t('community.notifMention') :
+                                                        n.notification_type === 'follow' ? t('community.notifFollow') :
+                                                        n.notification_type
+                                                    }
+                                                </Typography>
+                                            }
+                                            secondary={formatTimestamp(n.created_at)}
+                                            secondaryTypographyProps={{ sx: { fontSize: '0.7rem' } }}
+                                          />
+                                      </ListItemButton>
+                                  );
+                              })
                           )}
                       </List>
                   </Card>