diff --git a/app/services/unfollow_service.rb b/app/services/unfollow_service.rb
index 151f3674f..d83a60e4e 100644
--- a/app/services/unfollow_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/unfollow_service.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 class UnfollowService < BaseService
   include Payloadable
+  include Redisable
+  include Lockable
 
   # Unfollow and notify the remote user
   # @param [Account] source_account Where to unfollow from
@@ -13,7 +15,9 @@ class UnfollowService < BaseService
     @target_account = target_account
     @options        = options
 
-    unfollow! || undo_follow_request!
+    with_lock("relationship:#{[source_account.id, target_account.id].sort.join(':')}") do
+      unfollow! || undo_follow_request!
+    end
   end
 
   private