diff --git a/client/angular.json b/client/angular.json
index 1dd745f09..13be6e555 100644
--- a/client/angular.json
+++ b/client/angular.json
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
               "htmlparser2",
               "markdown-it-emoji/light",
               "linkifyjs/lib/linkify-html",
+              "linkifyjs/lib/plugins/mention",
               "sanitize-html",
               "debug",
               "@peertube/p2p-media-loader-hlsjs",
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-follow.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-follow.ts
index 5562f0798..e44590ffc 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-follow.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-follow.ts
@@ -48,23 +48,15 @@ async function processFollow (byActor: MActorSignature, activityId: string, targ
       return { actorFollow: undefined as MActorFollowActors }
     }
 
-    // Don't use findOrCreate by sequelize that breaks our actor follow hooks
-    let created = false
-    let actorFollow: MActorFollowActors = await ActorFollowModel.loadByActorAndTarget(byActor.id, targetActor.id, t)
-
-    if (!actorFollow) {
-      created = true
-
-      actorFollow = await ActorFollowModel.create({
-        actorId: byActor.id,
-        targetActorId: targetActor.id,
-        url: activityId,
-
-        state: CONFIG.FOLLOWERS.INSTANCE.MANUAL_APPROVAL
-          ? 'pending'
-          : 'accepted'
-      }, { transaction: t })
-    }
+    const [ actorFollow, created ] = await ActorFollowModel.findOrCreateCustom({
+      byActor,
+      targetActor,
+      activityId,
+      state: CONFIG.FOLLOWERS.INSTANCE.MANUAL_APPROVAL
+        ? 'pending'
+        : 'accepted',
+      transaction: t
+    })
 
     // Set the follow as accepted if the remote actor follows a channel or account
     // Or if the instance automatically accepts followers
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
index 91e3d33c6..55a15930a 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
@@ -54,21 +54,13 @@ async function follow (fromActor: MActor, targetActor: MActorFull, isAutoFollow
   const state = !fromActor.serverId && !targetActor.serverId ? 'accepted' : 'pending'
 
   const actorFollow = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-    const [ actorFollow ] = await ActorFollowModel.findOrCreate<MActorFollowActors>({
-      where: {
-        actorId: fromActor.id,
-        targetActorId: targetActor.id
-      },
-      defaults: {
-        state,
-        url: getLocalActorFollowActivityPubUrl(fromActor, targetActor),
-        actorId: fromActor.id,
-        targetActorId: targetActor.id
-      },
+    const [ actorFollow ] = await ActorFollowModel.findOrCreateCustom({
+      byActor: fromActor,
+      state,
+      targetActor,
+      activityId: getLocalActorFollowActivityPubUrl(fromActor, targetActor),
       transaction: t
     })
-    actorFollow.ActorFollowing = targetActor
-    actorFollow.ActorFollower = fromActor
 
     // Send a notification to remote server if our follow is not already accepted
     if (actorFollow.state !== 'accepted') sendFollow(actorFollow, t)
diff --git a/server/models/actor/actor-follow.ts b/server/models/actor/actor-follow.ts
index 95bb2df56..c522a7c05 100644
--- a/server/models/actor/actor-follow.ts
+++ b/server/models/actor/actor-follow.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ import {
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
 import { afterCommitIfTransaction } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
+import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import {
+  MActor,
+  MActorFollowActors,
   MActorFollowActorsDefault,
   MActorFollowActorsDefaultSubscription,
   MActorFollowFollowingHost,
@@ -137,6 +140,44 @@ export class ActorFollowModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<ActorFollowMo
     })
   }
 
+  /*
+   * @deprecated Use `findOrCreateCustom` instead
+  */
+  static findOrCreate (): any {
+    throw new Error('Should not be called')
+  }
+
+  // findOrCreate has issues with actor follow hooks
+  static async findOrCreateCustom (options: {
+    byActor: MActor
+    targetActor: MActor
+    activityId: string
+    state: FollowState
+    transaction: Transaction
+  }): Promise<[ MActorFollowActors, boolean ]> {
+    const { byActor, targetActor, activityId, state, transaction } = options
+
+    let created = false
+    let actorFollow: MActorFollowActors = await ActorFollowModel.loadByActorAndTarget(byActor.id, targetActor.id, transaction)
+
+    if (!actorFollow) {
+      created = true
+
+      actorFollow = await ActorFollowModel.create({
+        actorId: byActor.id,
+        targetActorId: targetActor.id,
+        url: activityId,
+
+        state
+      }, { transaction })
+
+      actorFollow.ActorFollowing = targetActor
+      actorFollow.ActorFollower = byActor
+    }
+
+    return [ actorFollow, created ]
+  }
+
   static removeFollowsOf (actorId: number, t?: Transaction) {
     const query = {
       where: {