diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v2/search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v2/search_controller.rb
index 4d20aeb10f..35be549305 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v2/search_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v2/search_controller.rb
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ class Api::V2::SearchController < Api::BaseController
       params[:q],
       current_account,
       limit_param(RESULTS_LIMIT),
-      search_params.merge(resolve: truthy_param?(:resolve), exclude_unreviewed: truthy_param?(:exclude_unreviewed))
+      search_params.merge(resolve: truthy_param?(:resolve), exclude_unreviewed: truthy_param?(:exclude_unreviewed), following: truthy_param?(:following))
     )
   end
 
   def search_params
-    params.permit(:type, :offset, :min_id, :max_id, :account_id)
+    params.permit(:type, :offset, :min_id, :max_id, :account_id, :following)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/search_service.rb b/app/services/search_service.rb
index dad8c0b28f..05d2d0e7ce 100644
--- a/app/services/search_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/search_service.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 class SearchService < BaseService
   def call(query, account, limit, options = {})
-    @query   = query&.strip
-    @account = account
-    @options = options
-    @limit   = limit.to_i
-    @offset  = options[:type].blank? ? 0 : options[:offset].to_i
-    @resolve = options[:resolve] || false
+    @query     = query&.strip
+    @account   = account
+    @options   = options
+    @limit     = limit.to_i
+    @offset    = options[:type].blank? ? 0 : options[:offset].to_i
+    @resolve   = options[:resolve] || false
+    @following = options[:following] || false
 
     default_results.tap do |results|
       next if @query.blank? || @limit.zero?
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ class SearchService < BaseService
       limit: @limit,
       resolve: @resolve,
       offset: @offset,
-      use_searchable_text: true
+      use_searchable_text: true,
+      following: @following
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v2/search_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v2/search_controller_spec.rb
index bfabe8cc17..a3b92fc37a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v2/search_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v2/search_controller_spec.rb
@@ -14,13 +14,40 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V2::SearchController do
     end
 
     describe 'GET #index' do
-      before do
-        get :index, params: { q: 'test' }
-      end
+      let!(:bob)   { Fabricate(:account, username: 'bob_test') }
+      let!(:ana)   { Fabricate(:account, username: 'ana_test') }
+      let!(:tom)   { Fabricate(:account, username: 'tom_test') }
+      let(:params) { { q: 'test' } }
 
       it 'returns http success' do
+        get :index, params: params
+
         expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
       end
+
+      context 'when searching accounts' do
+        let(:params) { { q: 'test', type: 'accounts' } }
+
+        it 'returns all matching accounts' do
+          get :index, params: params
+
+          expect(body_as_json[:accounts].pluck(:id)).to contain_exactly(bob.id.to_s, ana.id.to_s, tom.id.to_s)
+        end
+
+        context 'with following=true' do
+          let(:params) { { q: 'test', type: 'accounts', following: 'true' } }
+
+          before do
+            user.account.follow!(ana)
+          end
+
+          it 'returns only the followed accounts' do
+            get :index, params: params
+
+            expect(body_as_json[:accounts].pluck(:id)).to contain_exactly(ana.id.to_s)
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/search_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/search_service_spec.rb
index 3bf7f8ce9f..497ec74474 100644
--- a/spec/services/search_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/search_service_spec.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe SearchService, type: :service do
           allow(AccountSearchService).to receive(:new).and_return(service)
 
           results = subject.call(query, nil, 10)
-          expect(service).to have_received(:call).with(query, nil, limit: 10, offset: 0, resolve: false, use_searchable_text: true)
+          expect(service).to have_received(:call).with(query, nil, limit: 10, offset: 0, resolve: false, use_searchable_text: true, following: false)
           expect(results).to eq empty_results.merge(accounts: [account])
         end
       end