diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
index 50dd0e4c2..2b736e5a3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller.ex
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ def remove_from_followers(%{assigns: %{user: %{id: id}, account: %{id: id}}}, _p
 
   def remove_from_followers(%{assigns: %{user: followed, account: follower}} = conn, _params) do
     with {:ok, follower} <- CommonAPI.reject_follow_request(follower, followed) do
-      render(conn, "relationship.json", user: follower, target: followed)
+      render(conn, "relationship.json", user: followed, target: follower)
     else
       nil ->
         render_error(conn, :not_found, "Record not found")
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
index 8311ebff9..b4e2a3081 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
@@ -1985,7 +1985,22 @@ test "removing user from followers", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
 
       CommonAPI.follow(other_user, user)
 
-      assert %{"id" => other_user_id, "followed_by" => false} =
+      assert %{"id" => ^other_user_id, "followed_by" => false} =
+               conn
+               |> post("/api/v1/accounts/#{other_user_id}/remove_from_followers")
+               |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      refute User.following?(other_user, user)
+    end
+
+    test "removing remote user from followers", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
+      %{id: other_user_id} = other_user = insert(:user, local: false)
+
+      CommonAPI.follow(other_user, user)
+
+      assert User.following?(other_user, user)
+
+      assert %{"id" => ^other_user_id, "followed_by" => false} =
                conn
                |> post("/api/v1/accounts/#{other_user_id}/remove_from_followers")
                |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)