diff --git a/front/src/Components/Menu/SettingsSubMenu.svelte b/front/src/Components/Menu/SettingsSubMenu.svelte
index 93d3eaa9..1db14036 100644
--- a/front/src/Components/Menu/SettingsSubMenu.svelte
+++ b/front/src/Components/Menu/SettingsSubMenu.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     let fullscreen: boolean = localUserStore.getFullscreen();
     let notification: boolean = localUserStore.getNotification() === "granted";
     let forceCowebsiteTrigger: boolean = localUserStore.getForceCowebsiteTrigger();
+    let ignoreFollowRequests: boolean = localUserStore.getIgnoreFollowRequests();
     let valueGame: number = localUserStore.getGameQualityValue();
     let valueVideo: number = localUserStore.getVideoQualityValue();
     let previewValueGame = valueGame;
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@
         localUserStore.setForceCowebsiteTrigger(forceCowebsiteTrigger);
     }
 
+    function changeIgnoreFollowRequests() {
+        localUserStore.setIgnoreFollowRequests(ignoreFollowRequests);
+    }
+
     function closeMenu() {
         menuVisiblilityStore.set(false);
     }
@@ -123,6 +128,15 @@
             />
             <span>Always ask before opening websites and Jitsi Meet rooms</span>
         </label>
+        <label>
+            <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                class="nes-checkbox is-dark"
+                bind:checked={ignoreFollowRequests}
+                on:change={changeIgnoreFollowRequests}
+            />
+            <span>Ignore requests to follow other users</span>
+        </label>
     </section>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/front/src/Connexion/LocalUserStore.ts b/front/src/Connexion/LocalUserStore.ts
index 30755034..4dce6924 100644
--- a/front/src/Connexion/LocalUserStore.ts
+++ b/front/src/Connexion/LocalUserStore.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const audioPlayerMuteKey = "audioMute";
 const helpCameraSettingsShown = "helpCameraSettingsShown";
 const fullscreenKey = "fullscreen";
 const forceCowebsiteTriggerKey = "forceCowebsiteTrigger";
+const ignoreFollowRequests = "ignoreFollowRequests";
 const lastRoomUrl = "lastRoomUrl";
 const authToken = "authToken";
 const state = "state";
@@ -128,6 +129,13 @@ class LocalUserStore {
         return localStorage.getItem(forceCowebsiteTriggerKey) === "true";
     }
 
+    setIgnoreFollowRequests(value: boolean): void {
+        localStorage.setItem(ignoreFollowRequests, value.toString());
+    }
+    getIgnoreFollowRequests(): boolean {
+        return localStorage.getItem(ignoreFollowRequests) === "true";
+    }
+
     setLastRoomUrl(roomUrl: string): void {
         localStorage.setItem(lastRoomUrl, roomUrl.toString());
         if ("caches" in window) {
diff --git a/front/src/Connexion/RoomConnection.ts b/front/src/Connexion/RoomConnection.ts
index f8d385d4..f4cbc251 100644
--- a/front/src/Connexion/RoomConnection.ts
+++ b/front/src/Connexion/RoomConnection.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import { emoteEventStream } from "./EmoteEventStream";
 import { get } from "svelte/store";
 import { warningContainerStore } from "../Stores/MenuStore";
 import { followStateStore, followRoleStore, followUsersStore, followRoles, followStates } from "../Stores/FollowStore";
+import { localUserStore } from "./LocalUserStore";
 
 const manualPingDelay = 20000;
 
@@ -264,17 +265,16 @@ export class RoomConnection implements RoomConnection {
                 //todo: implement a way to notify the user the room was refreshed.
             } else if (message.hasFollowrequestmessage()) {
                 const requestMessage = message.getFollowrequestmessage() as FollowRequestMessage;
-                console.log("Got follow request from " + requestMessage.getLeader());
-                followStateStore.set(followStates.requesting);
-                followRoleStore.set(followRoles.follower);
-                followUsersStore.set([requestMessage.getLeader()]);
+                if (!localUserStore.getIgnoreFollowRequests()) {
+                    followStateStore.set(followStates.requesting);
+                    followRoleStore.set(followRoles.follower);
+                    followUsersStore.set([requestMessage.getLeader()]);
+                }
             } else if (message.hasFollowconfirmationmessage()) {
                 const responseMessage = message.getFollowconfirmationmessage() as FollowConfirmationMessage;
-                console.log("Got follow response from " + responseMessage.getFollower());
                 followUsersStore.set([...get(followUsersStore), responseMessage.getFollower()]);
             } else if (message.hasFollowabortmessage()) {
                 const abortMessage = message.getFollowabortmessage() as FollowAbortMessage;
-                console.log("Got follow abort message");
                 if (get(followRoleStore) === followRoles.follower) {
                     followStateStore.set(followStates.off);
                     followRoleStore.set(followRoles.leader);