diff --git a/js/app/components/follow-button.tsx b/js/app/components/follow-button.tsx
index d8ec6402..9e1c15d7 100644
--- a/js/app/components/follow-button.tsx
+++ b/js/app/components/follow-button.tsx
@@ -43,12 +43,9 @@ const FollowButton: React.FC<FollowButtonProps> = ({
       setError(null);
       try {
         const res = await fetch(
-          `${streamplaceUrl}/xrpc/place.stream.graph.getFollowingUser?subjectDID=${encodeURIComponent(streamerDID)}`,
+          `${streamplaceUrl}/xrpc/place.stream.graph.getFollowingUser?subjectDID=${encodeURIComponent(streamerDID)}&userDID=${encodeURIComponent(currentUserDID)}`,
           {
             credentials: "include",
-            headers: {
-              "X-User-DID": currentUserDID || "",
-            },
           },
         );
 
diff --git a/js/app/features/bluesky/blueskySlice.tsx b/js/app/features/bluesky/blueskySlice.tsx
index e2398320..df51bb78 100644
--- a/js/app/features/bluesky/blueskySlice.tsx
+++ b/js/app/features/bluesky/blueskySlice.tsx
@@ -975,12 +975,9 @@ export const blueskySlice = createAppSlice({
           await bluesky.pdsAgent.deleteFollow(followUri);
         } else {
           const res = await fetch(
-            `${streamplace.url}/xrpc/place.stream.graph.getFollowingUser?subjectDID=${encodeURIComponent(subjectDID)}`,
+            `${streamplace.url}/xrpc/place.stream.graph.getFollowingUser?subjectDID=${encodeURIComponent(subjectDID)}&userDID=${encodeURIComponent(did)}`,
             {
               credentials: "include",
-              headers: {
-                "X-User-DID": did,
-              },
             },
           );
           const data = await res.json();
diff --git a/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/graph/place-stream-graph-getfollowinguser.md b/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/graph/place-stream-graph-getfollowinguser.md
index 5380bb41..7b73a951 100644
--- a/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/graph/place-stream-graph-getfollowinguser.md
+++ b/js/docs/src/content/docs/lex-reference/graph/place-stream-graph-getfollowinguser.md
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ description: Reference for the place.stream.graph.getFollowingUser lexicon
 
 **Type:** `query`
 
-Get whether or not you're following a user.
+Get whether or not user A is following user B.
 
 **Parameters:**
 
-| Name         | Type     | Req'd | Description                                                | Constraints   |
-| ------------ | -------- | ----- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
-| `subjectDID` | `string` | ✅    | The DID of the user you want to check if you're following. | Format: `did` |
+| Name         | Type     | Req'd | Description                                    | Constraints   |
+| ------------ | -------- | ----- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
+| `userDID`    | `string` | ✅    | The DID of the potentially-following user      | Format: `did` |
+| `subjectDID` | `string` | ✅    | The DID of the user potentially being followed | Format: `did` |
 
 **Output:**
 
@@ -43,15 +44,20 @@ Get whether or not you're following a user.
   "defs": {
     "main": {
       "type": "query",
-      "description": "Get whether or not you're following a user.",
+      "description": "Get whether or not user A is following user B.",
       "parameters": {
         "type": "params",
-        "required": ["subjectDID"],
+        "required": ["userDID", "subjectDID"],
         "properties": {
+          "userDID": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "did",
+            "description": "The DID of the potentially-following user"
+          },
           "subjectDID": {
             "type": "string",
             "format": "did",
-            "description": "The DID of the user you want to check if you're following."
+            "description": "The DID of the user potentially being followed"
           }
         }
       },
diff --git a/lexicons/place/stream/graph/getFollowingUser.json b/lexicons/place/stream/graph/getFollowingUser.json
index 4346aae1..9544006d 100644
--- a/lexicons/place/stream/graph/getFollowingUser.json
+++ b/lexicons/place/stream/graph/getFollowingUser.json
@@ -4,15 +4,20 @@
   "defs": {
     "main": {
       "type": "query",
-      "description": "Get whether or not you're following a user.",
+      "description": "Get whether or not user A is following user B.",
       "parameters": {
         "type": "params",
-        "required": ["subjectDID"],
+        "required": ["userDID", "subjectDID"],
         "properties": {
+          "userDID": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "format": "did",
+            "description": "The DID of the potentially-following user"
+          },
           "subjectDID": {
             "type": "string",
             "format": "did",
-            "description": "The DID of the user you want to check if you're following."
+            "description": "The DID of the user potentially being followed"
           }
         }
       },
diff --git a/pkg/spxrpc/graph.go b/pkg/spxrpc/graph.go
index 7c7ee71f..120ebac1 100644
--- a/pkg/spxrpc/graph.go
+++ b/pkg/spxrpc/graph.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	placestreamtypes "stream.place/streamplace/pkg/streamplace"
 )
 
-func (s *Server) handlePlaceStreamGraphGetFollowingUser(ctx context.Context, userDID string, subjectDID string) (*placestreamtypes.GraphGetFollowingUser_Output, error) {
+func (s *Server) handlePlaceStreamGraphGetFollowingUser(ctx context.Context, subjectDID string, userDID string) (*placestreamtypes.GraphGetFollowingUser_Output, error) {
 	ctx, span := otel.Tracer("server").Start(ctx, "handlePlaceStreamGraphGetFollowingUser")
 	defer span.End()
 
diff --git a/pkg/spxrpc/stubs.go b/pkg/spxrpc/stubs.go
index 7560b96c..ab3b31b0 100644
--- a/pkg/spxrpc/stubs.go
+++ b/pkg/spxrpc/stubs.go
@@ -56,14 +56,12 @@ func (s *Server) RegisterHandlersPlaceStream(e *echo.Echo) error {
 func (s *Server) HandlePlaceStreamGraphGetFollowingUser(c echo.Context) error {
 	ctx, span := otel.Tracer("server").Start(c.Request().Context(), "HandlePlaceStreamGraphGetFollowingUser")
 	defer span.End()
-
-	userDID := c.Request().Header.Get("X-User-DID")
 	subjectDID := c.QueryParam("subjectDID")
-
+	userDID := c.QueryParam("userDID")
 	var out *placestreamtypes.GraphGetFollowingUser_Output
 	var handleErr error
-	// func (s *Server) handlePlaceStreamGraphGetFollowingUser(ctx context.Context,subjectDID string) (*placestreamtypes.GraphGetFollowingUser_Output, error)
-	out, handleErr = s.handlePlaceStreamGraphGetFollowingUser(ctx, userDID, subjectDID)
+	// func (s *Server) handlePlaceStreamGraphGetFollowingUser(ctx context.Context,subjectDID string,userDID string) (*placestreamtypes.GraphGetFollowingUser_Output, error)
+	out, handleErr = s.handlePlaceStreamGraphGetFollowingUser(ctx, subjectDID, userDID)
 	if handleErr != nil {
 		return handleErr
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/streamplace/graphgetFollowingUser.go b/pkg/streamplace/graphgetFollowingUser.go
index 0075212f..4073c8fd 100644
--- a/pkg/streamplace/graphgetFollowingUser.go
+++ b/pkg/streamplace/graphgetFollowingUser.go
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ type GraphGetFollowingUser_Output struct {
 
 // GraphGetFollowingUser calls the XRPC method "place.stream.graph.getFollowingUser".
 //
-// subjectDID: The DID of the user you want to check if you're following.
-func GraphGetFollowingUser(ctx context.Context, c *xrpc.Client, subjectDID string) (*GraphGetFollowingUser_Output, error) {
+// subjectDID: The DID of the user potentially being followed
+// userDID: The DID of the potentially-following user
+func GraphGetFollowingUser(ctx context.Context, c *xrpc.Client, subjectDID string, userDID string) (*GraphGetFollowingUser_Output, error) {
 	var out GraphGetFollowingUser_Output
 
 	params := map[string]interface{}{
 		"subjectDID": subjectDID,
+		"userDID":    userDID,
 	}
 	if err := c.Do(ctx, xrpc.Query, "", "place.stream.graph.getFollowingUser", params, nil, &out); err != nil {
 		return nil, err