diff --git a/calsocial/__init__.py b/calsocial/__init__.py
index 0fa1f0e..6efa91d 100644
--- a/calsocial/__init__.py
+++ b/calsocial/__init__.py
@@ -300,11 +300,12 @@ class CalendarSocialApp(Flask):
 
     @staticmethod
     @route('/profile/@<string:username>/follow')
+    @login_required
     def follow_user(username):
         """View for following a user
         """
 
-        from .models import db, Profile, User, UserFollow, Notification, NotificationAction
+        from .models import db, Profile, User
 
         try:
             profile = Profile.query.join(User).filter(User.username == username).one()
@@ -312,16 +313,7 @@ class CalendarSocialApp(Flask):
             abort(404)
 
         if profile.user != current_user:
-            follow = UserFollow(follower=current_user.profile,
-                                followed=profile,
-                                accepted_at=datetime.utcnow())
-            db.session.add(follow)
-
-            notification = Notification(profile=profile,
-                                        actor=current_user.profile,
-                                        item=profile,
-                                        action=NotificationAction.follow)
-            db.session.add(notification)
+            profile.follow(follower=current_user.profile)
 
             db.session.commit()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_follow.py b/tests/test_follow.py
index 3309e1e..ecd389e 100644
--- a/tests/test_follow.py
+++ b/tests/test_follow.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 """
 
 import calsocial
-from calsocial.models import db, Notification, NotificationAction, Profile, User
+from calsocial.models import db, Notification, NotificationAction, Profile, User, UserFollow
 
-from helpers import database
+from helpers import client, database, login
 
 
 def test_profile_follow(database):
@@ -53,3 +53,32 @@ def test_profile_follow(database):
 
     assert follower in followed.follower_list
     assert followed in follower.followed_list
+
+
+def test_follow_ui(client):
+    """Test following on the web interface
+    """
+
+    with calsocial.app.app_context():
+        follower_user = User(username='follower',
+                             email='follower@example.com',
+                             password='passworder',
+                             active=True)
+        followed_user = User(username='followed', email='followed@example.com')
+        follower = Profile(display_name='Follower', user=follower_user)
+        followed = Profile(display_name='Followed', user=followed_user)
+        db.session.add_all([follower, followed])
+        db.session.commit()
+
+    login(client, 'follower', 'passworder')
+
+    page = client.get('/profile/@followed/follow')
+    assert page.status_code == 302
+    assert page.location == 'http://localhost/profile/%40followed'
+
+    with calsocial.app.app_context():
+        db.session.add_all([follower, followed])
+        follow = UserFollow.query.one()
+        assert follow.follower == follower
+        assert follow.followed == followed
+        assert follow.accepted_at is not None