diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
index f28b85bd..98da8660 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ const Timeline = {
     'timelineName',
     'title',
     'userId',
-    'tag'
+    'tag',
+    'embedded'
   ],
   data () {
     return {
@@ -20,15 +21,6 @@ const Timeline = {
   },
   computed: {
     timelineError () { return this.$store.state.statuses.error },
-    followers () {
-      return this.timeline.followers
-    },
-    friends () {
-      return this.timeline.friends
-    },
-    viewing () {
-      return this.timeline.viewing
-    },
     newStatusCount () {
       return this.timeline.newStatusCount
     },
@@ -38,6 +30,14 @@ const Timeline = {
       } else {
         return ` (${this.newStatusCount})`
       }
+    },
+    classes () {
+      return {
+        root: ['timeline'].concat(!this.embedded ? ['panel', 'panel-default'] : []),
+        header: ['timeline-heading'].concat(!this.embedded ? ['panel-heading'] : []),
+        body: ['timeline-body'].concat(!this.embedded ? ['panel-body'] : []),
+        footer: ['timeline-footer'].concat(!this.embedded ? ['panel-footer'] : [])
+      }
     }
   },
   components: {
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ const Timeline = {
       userId: this.userId,
       tag: this.tag
     })
-
-    // don't fetch followers for public, friend, twkn
-    if (this.timelineName === 'user') {
-      this.fetchFriends()
-      this.fetchFollowers()
-    }
   },
   mounted () {
     if (typeof document.hidden !== 'undefined') {
@@ -103,16 +97,6 @@ const Timeline = {
         tag: this.tag
       }).then(() => store.commit('setLoading', { timeline: this.timelineName, value: false }))
     }, 1000, this),
-    fetchFollowers () {
-      const id = this.userId
-      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.fetchFollowers({ id })
-        .then((followers) => this.$store.dispatch('addFollowers', { followers }))
-    },
-    fetchFriends () {
-      const id = this.userId
-      this.$store.state.api.backendInteractor.fetchFriends({ id })
-        .then((friends) => this.$store.dispatch('addFriends', { friends }))
-    },
     scrollLoad (e) {
       const bodyBRect = document.body.getBoundingClientRect()
       const height = Math.max(bodyBRect.height, -(bodyBRect.y))
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
index bc7f74c2..6ba598c5 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="timeline panel panel-default" v-if="viewing == 'statuses'">
-    <div class="panel-heading timeline-heading">
+  <div :class="classes.root">
+    <div :class="classes.header">
       <div class="title">
         {{title}}
       </div>
@@ -14,43 +14,20 @@
         {{$t('timeline.up_to_date')}}
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="panel-body">
+    <div :class="classes.body">
       <div class="timeline">
         <status-or-conversation v-for="status in timeline.visibleStatuses" :key="status.id" v-bind:statusoid="status" class="status-fadein"></status-or-conversation>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="panel-footer">
+    <div :class="classes.footer">
       <a href="#" v-on:click.prevent='fetchOlderStatuses()' v-if="!timeline.loading">
         <div class="new-status-notification text-center panel-footer">{{$t('timeline.load_older')}}</div>
       </a>
       <div class="new-status-notification text-center panel-footer" v-else>...</div>
     </div>
   </div>
-  <div class="timeline panel panel-default" v-else-if="viewing == 'followers'">
-    <div class="panel-heading timeline-heading">
-      <div class="title">
-        {{$t('user_card.followers')}}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="panel-body">
-      <div class="timeline">
-        <user-card v-for="follower in followers" :key="follower.id" :user="follower" :showFollows="false"></user-card>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-  <div class="timeline panel panel-default" v-else-if="viewing == 'friends'">
-    <div class="panel-heading timeline-heading">
-      <div class="title">
-        {{$t('user_card.followees')}}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="panel-body">
-      <div class="timeline">
-        <user-card v-for="friend in friends" :key="friend.id" :user="friend" :showFollows="true"></user-card>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
 </template>
+
 <script src="./timeline.js"></script>
 
 <style lang="scss">
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
index 1d79713d..8ff0daad 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import UserCardContent from '../user_card_content/user_card_content.vue'
+import UserCard from '../user_card/user_card.vue'
 import Timeline from '../timeline/timeline.vue'
 
 const UserProfile = {
@@ -14,6 +15,12 @@ const UserProfile = {
   },
   computed: {
     timeline () { return this.$store.state.statuses.timelines.user },
+    friends () {
+      return this.user.friends
+    },
+    followers () {
+      return this.user.followers
+    },
     userId () {
       return this.$route.params.id
     },
@@ -25,15 +32,32 @@ const UserProfile = {
       }
     }
   },
+  methods: {
+    fetchFollowers () {
+      const id = this.userId
+      this.$store.dispatch('addFollowers', { id })
+    },
+    fetchFriends () {
+      const id = this.userId
+      this.$store.dispatch('addFriends', { id })
+    }
+  },
   watch: {
     userId () {
       this.$store.dispatch('stopFetching', 'user')
       this.$store.commit('clearTimeline', { timeline: 'user' })
       this.$store.dispatch('startFetching', ['user', this.userId])
+    },
+    user () {
+      if (!this.user.followers) {
+        this.fetchFollowers()
+        this.fetchFriends()
+      }
     }
   },
   components: {
     UserCardContent,
+    UserCard,
     Timeline
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
index 4d2853a6..319c9850 100644
--- a/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_profile/user_profile.vue
@@ -1,20 +1,38 @@
 <template>
-  <div>
-    <div v-if="user" class="user-profile panel panel-default">
-      <user-card-content :user="user" :switcher="true" :selected="timeline.viewing"></user-card-content>
-    </div>
-    <div v-else class="panel user-profile-placeholder">
-      <div class="panel-heading">
-        <div class="title">
-          {{ $t('settings.profile_tab') }}
+<div>
+  <div v-if="user" class="user-profile panel panel-default">
+    <user-card-content :user="user" :switcher="true" :selected="timeline.viewing"></user-card-content>
+    <tab-switcher>
+      <Timeline label="Posts" :embedded="true" :title="$t('user_profile.timeline_title')" :timeline="timeline" :timeline-name="'user'" :user-id="userId"/>
+      <div :label="$t('user_card.followers')">
+        <div v-if="followers">
+          <user-card v-for="follower in followers" :key="follower.id" :user="follower" :showFollows="false"></user-card>
+        </div>
+        <div class="userlist-placeholder" v-else>
+          <i class="icon-spin3 animate-spin"></i>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="panel-body">
-        <i class="icon-spin3 animate-spin"></i>
+      <div :label="$t('user_card.followees')">
+        <div v-if="friends">
+          <user-card v-for="friend in friends" :key="friend.id" :user="friend" :showFollows="true"></user-card>
+        </div>
+        <div class="userlist-placeholder" v-else>
+          <i class="icon-spin3 animate-spin"></i>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </tab-switcher>
+  </div>
+  <div v-else class="panel user-profile-placeholder">
+    <div class="panel-heading">
+      <div class="title">
+        {{ $t('settings.profile_tab') }}
       </div>
     </div>
-    <Timeline :title="$t('user_profile.timeline_title')" :timeline="timeline" :timeline-name="'user'" :user-id="userId"/>
+    <div class="panel-body">
+      <i class="icon-spin3 animate-spin"></i>
+    </div>
   </div>
+</div>
 </template>
 
 <script src="./user_profile.js"></script>
@@ -24,12 +42,36 @@
 .user-profile {
   flex: 2;
   flex-basis: 500px;
-  padding-bottom: 10px;
+
   .panel-heading {
     background: transparent;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: stretch;
   }
+  .userlist-placeholder {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: middle;
+    padding: 2em;
+  }
+
+  .timeline-heading {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+
+    .loadmore-button, .alert {
+      flex: 1;
+    }
+
+    .loadmore-button {
+      height: 28px;
+      margin: 10px .6em;
+    }
+
+    .title, .loadmore-text {
+      display: none
+    }
+  }
 }
 .user-profile-placeholder {
   .panel-body {
diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 8cdd4e28..5bbf5f46 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ const emptyTl = () => ({
   loading: false,
   followers: [],
   friends: [],
-  viewing: 'statuses',
   userId: 0,
   flushMarker: 0
 })
@@ -399,16 +398,6 @@ export const mutations = {
   setNotificationsSilence (state, { value }) {
     state.notifications.desktopNotificationSilence = value
   },
-  setProfileView (state, { v }) {
-    // load followers / friends only when needed
-    state.timelines['user'].viewing = v
-  },
-  addFriends (state, { friends }) {
-    state.timelines['user'].friends = friends
-  },
-  addFollowers (state, { followers }) {
-    state.timelines['user'].followers = followers
-  },
   markNotificationsAsSeen (state) {
     each(state.notifications.data, (notification) => {
       notification.seen = true
@@ -437,12 +426,6 @@ const statuses = {
     setNotificationsSilence ({ rootState, commit }, { value }) {
       commit('setNotificationsSilence', { value })
     },
-    addFriends ({ rootState, commit }, { friends }) {
-      commit('addFriends', { friends })
-    },
-    addFollowers ({ rootState, commit }, { followers }) {
-      commit('addFollowers', { followers })
-    },
     deleteStatus ({ rootState, commit }, status) {
       commit('setDeleted', { status })
       apiService.deleteStatus({ id: status.id, credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials })
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 25d1c81f..220e16d6 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ export const mutations = {
   endLogin (state) {
     state.loggingIn = false
   },
+  // TODO Clean after ourselves?
+  addFriends (state, { id, friends }) {
+    const user = state.usersObject[id]
+    user.friends = friends
+  },
+  addFollowers (state, { id, followers }) {
+    const user = state.usersObject[id]
+    user.followers = followers
+  },
   addNewUsers (state, users) {
     each(users, (user) => mergeOrAdd(state.users, state.usersObject, user))
   },
@@ -92,6 +101,14 @@ const users = {
       store.rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchUser({ id })
         .then((user) => store.commit('addNewUsers', [user]))
     },
+    addFriends ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchFriends({ id })
+        .then((friends) => commit('addFriends', { id, friends }))
+    },
+    addFollowers ({ rootState, commit }, { id }) {
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchFollowers({ id })
+        .then((followers) => commit('addFollowers', { id, followers }))
+    },
     registerPushNotifications (store) {
       const token = store.state.currentUser.credentials
       const vapidPublicKey = store.rootState.instance.vapidPublicKey