diff --git a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccount.ts b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccount.ts
index f50190134..ac756f6ca 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccount.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccount.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
 import { useEntity } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
+import { useFeatures, useLoggedIn } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import { useApi } from 'soapbox/hooks/useApi';
 import { type Account, accountSchema } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ interface UseAccountOpts {
 
 function useAccount(accountId?: string, opts: UseAccountOpts = {}) {
   const api = useApi();
+  const features = useFeatures();
+  const { me } = useLoggedIn();
   const { withRelationship } = opts;
 
   const { entity: account, ...result } = useEntity<Account>(
@@ -24,10 +27,14 @@ function useAccount(accountId?: string, opts: UseAccountOpts = {}) {
     isLoading: isRelationshipLoading,
   } = useRelationship(accountId, { enabled: withRelationship });
 
+  const isBlocked = account?.relationship?.blocked_by === true;
+  const isUnavailable = (me === account?.id) ? false : (isBlocked && !features.blockersVisible);
+
   return {
     ...result,
     isLoading: result.isLoading,
     isRelationshipLoading,
+    isUnavailable,
     account: account ? { ...account, relationship } : undefined,
   };
 }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccountLookup.ts b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccountLookup.ts
index d26e17b64..dc7f2fb29 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccountLookup.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useAccountLookup.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
 import { useEntityLookup } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
+import { useFeatures, useLoggedIn } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import { useApi } from 'soapbox/hooks/useApi';
 import { type Account, accountSchema } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ interface UseAccountLookupOpts {
 
 function useAccountLookup(acct: string | undefined, opts: UseAccountLookupOpts = {}) {
   const api = useApi();
+  const features = useFeatures();
+  const { me } = useLoggedIn();
   const { withRelationship } = opts;
 
   const { entity: account, ...result } = useEntityLookup<Account>(
@@ -25,10 +28,14 @@ function useAccountLookup(acct: string | undefined, opts: UseAccountLookupOpts =
     isLoading: isRelationshipLoading,
   } = useRelationship(account?.id, { enabled: withRelationship });
 
+  const isBlocked = account?.relationship?.blocked_by === true;
+  const isUnavailable = (me === account?.id) ? false : (isBlocked && !features.blockersVisible);
+
   return {
     ...result,
     isLoading: result.isLoading,
     isRelationshipLoading,
+    isUnavailable,
     account: account ? { ...account, relationship } : undefined,
   };
 }
diff --git a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useFollowing.ts b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useFollowing.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41f9afeed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useFollowing.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
+import { useEntities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
+import { useApi } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { Account, accountSchema } from 'soapbox/schemas';
+
+import { useRelationships } from './useRelationships';
+
+function useFollowing(accountId: string | undefined) {
+  const api = useApi();
+
+  const { entities, ...rest } = useEntities(
+    [Entities.ACCOUNTS, accountId!, 'following'],
+    () => api.get(`/api/v1/accounts/${accountId}/following`),
+    { schema: accountSchema, enabled: !!accountId },
+  );
+
+  const { relationships } = useRelationships(
+    [accountId!, 'following'],
+    entities.map(({ id }) => id),
+  );
+
+  const accounts: Account[] = entities.map((account) => ({
+    ...account,
+    relationship: relationships[account.id],
+  }));
+
+  return { accounts, ...rest };
+}
+
+export { useFollowing };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useRelationships.ts b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useRelationships.ts
index 835a67664..f145a8a5c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useRelationships.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useRelationships.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
 import { Entities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/entities';
-import { useEntities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks';
+import { useBatchedEntities } from 'soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useBatchedEntities';
 import { useLoggedIn } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import { useApi } from 'soapbox/hooks/useApi';
 import { type Relationship, relationshipSchema } from 'soapbox/schemas';
 
-function useRelationships(ids: string[]) {
+function useRelationships(listKey: string[], ids: string[]) {
   const api = useApi();
   const { isLoggedIn } = useLoggedIn();
   const q = ids.map(id => `id[]=${id}`).join('&');
 
-  const { entities: relationships, ...result } = useEntities<Relationship>(
-    [Entities.RELATIONSHIPS, q],
+  const { entityMap: relationships, ...result } = useBatchedEntities<Relationship>(
+    [Entities.RELATIONSHIPS, ...listKey],
+    ids,
     () => api.get(`/api/v1/accounts/relationships?${q}`),
-    { schema: relationshipSchema, enabled: isLoggedIn && ids.filter(Boolean).length > 0 },
+    { schema: relationshipSchema, enabled: isLoggedIn },
   );
 
-  return {
-    ...result,
-    relationships,
-  };
+  return { relationships, ...result };
 }
 
 export { useRelationships };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useBatchedEntities.ts b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useBatchedEntities.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ea6b3f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useBatchedEntities.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector, useGetState } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { filteredArray } from 'soapbox/schemas/utils';
+
+import { entitiesFetchFail, entitiesFetchRequest, entitiesFetchSuccess } from '../actions';
+import { selectCache, selectListState, useListState } from '../selectors';
+
+import { parseEntitiesPath } from './utils';
+
+import type { Entity } from '../types';
+import type { EntitiesPath, EntityFn, EntitySchema, ExpandedEntitiesPath } from './types';
+import type { RootState } from 'soapbox/store';
+
+interface UseBatchedEntitiesOpts<TEntity extends Entity> {
+  schema?: EntitySchema<TEntity>
+  enabled?: boolean
+}
+
+function useBatchedEntities<TEntity extends Entity>(
+  expandedPath: ExpandedEntitiesPath,
+  ids: string[],
+  entityFn: EntityFn<string[]>,
+  opts: UseBatchedEntitiesOpts<TEntity> = {},
+) {
+  const getState = useGetState();
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const { entityType, listKey, path } = parseEntitiesPath(expandedPath);
+  const schema = opts.schema || z.custom<TEntity>();
+
+  const isEnabled = opts.enabled ?? true;
+  const isFetching = useListState(path, 'fetching');
+  const lastFetchedAt = useListState(path, 'lastFetchedAt');
+  const isFetched = useListState(path, 'fetched');
+  const isInvalid = useListState(path, 'invalid');
+  const error = useListState(path, 'error');
+
+  /** Get IDs of entities not yet in the store. */
+  const filteredIds = useAppSelector((state) => {
+    const cache = selectCache(state, path);
+    if (!cache) return ids;
+    return ids.filter((id) => !cache.store[id]);
+  });
+
+  const entityMap = useAppSelector((state) => selectEntityMap<TEntity>(state, path, ids));
+
+  async function fetchEntities() {
+    const isFetching = selectListState(getState(), path, 'fetching');
+    if (isFetching) return;
+
+    dispatch(entitiesFetchRequest(entityType, listKey));
+    try {
+      const response = await entityFn(filteredIds);
+      const entities = filteredArray(schema).parse(response.data);
+      dispatch(entitiesFetchSuccess(entities, entityType, listKey, 'end', {
+        next: undefined,
+        prev: undefined,
+        totalCount: undefined,
+        fetching: false,
+        fetched: true,
+        error: null,
+        lastFetchedAt: new Date(),
+        invalid: false,
+      }));
+    } catch (e) {
+      dispatch(entitiesFetchFail(entityType, listKey, e));
+    }
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (filteredIds.length && isEnabled) {
+      fetchEntities();
+    }
+  }, [filteredIds.length]);
+
+  return {
+    entityMap,
+    isFetching,
+    lastFetchedAt,
+    isFetched,
+    isError: !!error,
+    isInvalid,
+  };
+}
+
+function selectEntityMap<TEntity extends Entity>(
+  state: RootState,
+  path: EntitiesPath,
+  entityIds: string[],
+): Record<string, TEntity> {
+  const cache = selectCache(state, path);
+
+  return entityIds.reduce<Record<string, TEntity>>((result, id) => {
+    const entity = cache?.store[id];
+    if (entity) {
+      result[id] = entity as TEntity;
+    }
+    return result;
+  }, {});
+}
+
+export { useBatchedEntities };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntities.ts b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntities.ts
index cd413f487..1ec868c03 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntities.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/entity-store/hooks/useEntities.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import { filteredArray } from 'soapbox/schemas/utils';
 import { realNumberSchema } from 'soapbox/utils/numbers';
 
 import { entitiesFetchFail, entitiesFetchRequest, entitiesFetchSuccess, invalidateEntityList } from '../actions';
+import { selectEntities, selectListState, useListState } from '../selectors';
 
 import { parseEntitiesPath } from './utils';
 
-import type { Entity, EntityListState } from '../types';
-import type { EntitiesPath, EntityFn, EntitySchema, ExpandedEntitiesPath } from './types';
-import type { RootState } from 'soapbox/store';
+import type { Entity } from '../types';
+import type { EntityFn, EntitySchema, ExpandedEntitiesPath } from './types';
 
 /** Additional options for the hook. */
 interface UseEntitiesOpts<TEntity extends Entity> {
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function useEntities<TEntity extends Entity>(
 
   const { entityType, listKey, path } = parseEntitiesPath(expandedPath);
   const entities = useAppSelector(state => selectEntities<TEntity>(state, path));
+  const schema = opts.schema || z.custom<TEntity>();
 
   const isEnabled = opts.enabled ?? true;
   const isFetching = useListState(path, 'fetching');
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ function useEntities<TEntity extends Entity>(
     dispatch(entitiesFetchRequest(entityType, listKey));
     try {
       const response = await req();
-      const schema = opts.schema || z.custom<TEntity>();
       const entities = filteredArray(schema).parse(response.data);
       const parsedCount = realNumberSchema.safeParse(response.headers['x-total-count']);
       const totalCount = parsedCount.success ? parsedCount.data : undefined;
@@ -133,46 +133,6 @@ function useEntities<TEntity extends Entity>(
   };
 }
 
-/** Get cache at path from Redux. */
-const selectCache = (state: RootState, path: EntitiesPath) => state.entities[path[0]];
-
-/** Get list at path from Redux. */
-const selectList = (state: RootState, path: EntitiesPath) => {
-  const [, ...listKeys] = path;
-  const listKey = listKeys.join(':');
-
-  return selectCache(state, path)?.lists[listKey];
-};
-
-/** Select a particular item from a list state. */
-function selectListState<K extends keyof EntityListState>(state: RootState, path: EntitiesPath, key: K) {
-  const listState = selectList(state, path)?.state;
-  return listState ? listState[key] : undefined;
-}
-
-/** Hook to get a particular item from a list state. */
-function useListState<K extends keyof EntityListState>(path: EntitiesPath, key: K) {
-  return useAppSelector(state => selectListState(state, path, key));
-}
-
-/** Get list of entities from Redux. */
-function selectEntities<TEntity extends Entity>(state: RootState, path: EntitiesPath): readonly TEntity[] {
-  const cache = selectCache(state, path);
-  const list = selectList(state, path);
-
-  const entityIds = list?.ids;
-
-  return entityIds ? (
-    Array.from(entityIds).reduce<TEntity[]>((result, id) => {
-      const entity = cache?.store[id];
-      if (entity) {
-        result.push(entity as TEntity);
-      }
-      return result;
-    }, [])
-  ) : [];
-}
-
 export {
   useEntities,
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/entity-store/selectors.ts b/app/soapbox/entity-store/selectors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac5f3feff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/entity-store/selectors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+
+import type { EntitiesPath } from './hooks/types';
+import type { Entity, EntityListState } from './types';
+import type { RootState } from 'soapbox/store';
+
+/** Get cache at path from Redux. */
+const selectCache = (state: RootState, path: EntitiesPath) => state.entities[path[0]];
+
+/** Get list at path from Redux. */
+const selectList = (state: RootState, path: EntitiesPath) => {
+  const [, ...listKeys] = path;
+  const listKey = listKeys.join(':');
+
+  return selectCache(state, path)?.lists[listKey];
+};
+
+/** Select a particular item from a list state. */
+function selectListState<K extends keyof EntityListState>(state: RootState, path: EntitiesPath, key: K) {
+  const listState = selectList(state, path)?.state;
+  return listState ? listState[key] : undefined;
+}
+
+/** Hook to get a particular item from a list state. */
+function useListState<K extends keyof EntityListState>(path: EntitiesPath, key: K) {
+  return useAppSelector(state => selectListState(state, path, key));
+}
+
+/** Get list of entities from Redux. */
+function selectEntities<TEntity extends Entity>(state: RootState, path: EntitiesPath): readonly TEntity[] {
+  const cache = selectCache(state, path);
+  const list = selectList(state, path);
+
+  const entityIds = list?.ids;
+
+  return entityIds ? (
+    Array.from(entityIds).reduce<TEntity[]>((result, id) => {
+      const entity = cache?.store[id];
+      if (entity) {
+        result.push(entity as TEntity);
+      }
+      return result;
+    }, [])
+  ) : [];
+}
+
+export {
+  selectCache,
+  selectList,
+  selectListState,
+  useListState,
+  selectEntities,
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/account-gallery/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/account-gallery/index.tsx
index c98fdb3a3..ad164f7ff 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/account-gallery/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/account-gallery/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { useAccountLookup } from 'soapbox/api/hooks';
 import LoadMore from 'soapbox/components/load-more';
 import MissingIndicator from 'soapbox/components/missing-indicator';
 import { Column, Spinner } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector, useFeatures, useLoggedIn } from 'soapbox/hooks';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import { getAccountGallery } from 'soapbox/selectors';
 
 import MediaItem from './components/media-item';
@@ -34,17 +34,13 @@ const LoadMoreMedia: React.FC<ILoadMoreMedia> = ({ maxId, onLoadMore }) => {
 const AccountGallery = () => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const { username } = useParams<{ username: string }>();
-  const features = useFeatures();
-  const { me } = useLoggedIn();
 
   const {
     account,
     isLoading: accountLoading,
+    isUnavailable,
   } = useAccountLookup(username, { withRelationship: true });
 
-  const isBlocked = account?.relationship?.blocked_by === true;
-  const unavailable = (me === account?.id) ? false : (isBlocked && !features.blockersVisible);
-
   const attachments: ImmutableList<Attachment> = useAppSelector((state) => getAccountGallery(state, account!.id));
   const isLoading = useAppSelector((state) => state.timelines.get(`account:${account?.id}:media`)?.isLoading);
   const hasMore = useAppSelector((state) => state.timelines.get(`account:${account?.id}:media`)?.hasMore);
@@ -106,7 +102,7 @@ const AccountGallery = () => {
     loadOlder = <LoadMore className='my-auto' visible={!isLoading} onClick={handleLoadOlder} />;
   }
 
-  if (unavailable) {
+  if (isUnavailable) {
     return (
       <Column>
         <div className='empty-column-indicator'>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/following/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/following/index.tsx
index 166fcc3ee..ea6a36c9b 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/following/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/following/index.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
-import { OrderedSet as ImmutableOrderedSet } from 'immutable';
-import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
-import {
-  fetchAccount,
-  fetchFollowing,
-  expandFollowing,
-  fetchAccountByUsername,
-} from 'soapbox/actions/accounts';
 import { useAccountLookup } from 'soapbox/api/hooks';
+import { useFollowing } from 'soapbox/api/hooks/accounts/useFollowing';
+import Account from 'soapbox/components/account';
 import MissingIndicator from 'soapbox/components/missing-indicator';
 import ScrollableList from 'soapbox/components/scrollable-list';
 import { Column, Spinner } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-import AccountContainer from 'soapbox/containers/account-container';
-import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector, useFeatures, useOwnAccount } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   heading: { id: 'column.following', defaultMessage: 'Following' },
@@ -27,53 +19,19 @@ interface IFollowing {
 }
 
 /** Displays a list of accounts the given user is following. */
-const Following: React.FC<IFollowing> = (props) => {
+const Following: React.FC<IFollowing> = ({ params }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
-  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  const features = useFeatures();
-  const { account: ownAccount } = useOwnAccount();
 
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const { account, isUnavailable } = useAccountLookup(params?.username);
 
-  const username = props.params?.username || '';
-  const { account } = useAccountLookup(username);
-  const isOwnAccount = username.toLowerCase() === ownAccount?.username?.toLowerCase();
+  const {
+    accounts,
+    hasNextPage,
+    fetchNextPage,
+    isLoading,
+  } = useFollowing(account?.id);
 
-  const accountIds = useAppSelector(state => state.user_lists.following.get(account!?.id)?.items || ImmutableOrderedSet<string>());
-  const hasMore = useAppSelector(state => !!state.user_lists.following.get(account!?.id)?.next);
-
-  const isUnavailable = useAppSelector(state => {
-    const blockedBy = state.relationships.getIn([account?.id, 'blocked_by']) === true;
-    return isOwnAccount ? false : (blockedBy && !features.blockersVisible);
-  });
-
-  const handleLoadMore = useCallback(debounce(() => {
-    if (account) {
-      dispatch(expandFollowing(account.id));
-    }
-  }, 300, { leading: true }), [account?.id]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let promises = [];
-
-    if (account) {
-      promises = [
-        dispatch(fetchAccount(account.id)),
-        dispatch(fetchFollowing(account.id)),
-      ];
-    } else {
-      promises = [
-        dispatch(fetchAccountByUsername(username)),
-      ];
-    }
-
-    Promise.all(promises)
-      .then(() => setLoading(false))
-      .catch(() => setLoading(false));
-
-  }, [account?.id, username]);
-
-  if (loading && accountIds.isEmpty()) {
+  if (isLoading) {
     return (
       <Spinner />
     );
@@ -97,14 +55,14 @@ const Following: React.FC<IFollowing> = (props) => {
     <Column label={intl.formatMessage(messages.heading)} transparent>
       <ScrollableList
         scrollKey='following'
-        hasMore={hasMore}
-        onLoadMore={handleLoadMore}
+        hasMore={hasNextPage}
+        onLoadMore={fetchNextPage}
         emptyMessage={<FormattedMessage id='account.follows.empty' defaultMessage="This user doesn't follow anyone yet." />}
         itemClassName='pb-4'
       >
-        {accountIds.map(id =>
-          <AccountContainer key={id} id={id} />,
-        )}
+        {accounts.map((account) => (
+          <Account key={account.id} account={account} />
+        ))}
       </ScrollableList>
     </Column>
   );