diff --git a/backend/controllers/UserController.js b/backend/controllers/UserController.js
index 1601fc21..09c05fdd 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/UserController.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/UserController.js
@@ -125,8 +125,16 @@ function follow(req,res,next){
     User.findOneAndUpdate({_id: req.params.id}, {$push: {following: req.body.id}}, {new: true})
         .exec()
         .then((user)=>{
-            res.status(200);
-            res.send({following: user.following});
+            User.findOneAndUpdate({_id: req.body.id}, {$push: {followers: req.params.id}}, {new: true})
+            .exec()
+            .then(()=>{
+                res.status(200);
+                res.send({following: user.following});
+            })
+            .catch((err)=>{
+                res.status(500);
+                res.send({err});
+        });
         })
         .catch((err)=>{
             res.status(500);
@@ -138,8 +146,16 @@ function unfollow(req,res,next) {
     User.update({_id:req.params.id}, {$pull: {following: req.body.id}}, {new: true})
         .exec()
         .then((user)=>{
-            res.status(200);
-            res.send({following: user.following});
+            User.update({_id:req.body.id}, {$pull: {followers: req.params.id}}, {new: true})
+            .exec()
+            .then(()=>{
+                res.status(200);
+                res.send({following: user.following});
+            })
+            .catch((err)=>{
+                res.status(500);
+                res.send({err});
+        });
         })
         .catch((err)=>{
             res.status(500);
@@ -147,6 +163,32 @@ function unfollow(req,res,next) {
         });
 }
 
+function getFollowers(req,res,next){
+    User.findById(req.params.id)
+        .exec()
+        .then((user) => {
+            res.status(200);
+            res.send({following: user.followers});
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+            res.status(404);
+            res.send({err});
+        });
+}
+
+function getFollowing(req,res,next){
+    User.findById(req.params.id)
+        .exec()
+        .then((user) => {
+            res.status(200);
+            res.send({following: user.following});
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+            res.status(404);
+            res.send({err});
+        });
+}
+
 function deleteUser(req,res,next) {
     User.findOneAndDelete({_id: req.params.id})
         .exec()
@@ -329,6 +371,8 @@ module.exports = {
     unfollow,
     deleteUser,
     updateUser,
+    getFollowers,
+    getFollowing,
     getAvatar,
     getCover,
     addAvatar,
@@ -337,4 +381,5 @@ module.exports = {
     updateCover,
     deleteAvatar,
     deleteCover
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
diff --git a/backend/routes/users.js b/backend/routes/users.js
index 3f29651f..28bce5dd 100644
--- a/backend/routes/users.js
+++ b/backend/routes/users.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ router.get('/', UserController.getAllUsers);
 
 // Get a specific user by an id.
 router.get('/:id', UserController.getUserById);//this should be last in code
+router.get('/:id/followers', UserController.getFollowers);
+router.get('/:id/following', UserController.getFollowing);
 
 
 // MEDIA ENDPOINTS