4 files changed, 23 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb b/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb
index e2c4b8acf..974f57820 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/account_interactions.rb
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ module AccountInteractions
     has_many :announcement_mutes, dependent: :destroy
   end
 
-  def follow!(other_account, reblogs: nil, notify: nil, uri: nil, rate_limit: false)
-    rel = active_relationships.create_with(show_reblogs: reblogs.nil? ? true : reblogs, notify: notify.nil? ? false : notify, uri: uri, rate_limit: rate_limit)
+  def follow!(other_account, reblogs: nil, notify: nil, uri: nil, rate_limit: false, bypass_limit: false)
+    rel = active_relationships.create_with(show_reblogs: reblogs.nil? ? true : reblogs, notify: notify.nil? ? false : notify, uri: uri, rate_limit: rate_limit, bypass_follow_limit: bypass_limit)
                               .find_or_create_by!(target_account: other_account)
 
     rel.show_reblogs = reblogs unless reblogs.nil?
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ module AccountInteractions
     rel
   end
 
-  def request_follow!(other_account, reblogs: nil, notify: nil, uri: nil, rate_limit: false)
-    rel = follow_requests.create_with(show_reblogs: reblogs.nil? ? true : reblogs, notify: notify.nil? ? false : notify, uri: uri, rate_limit: rate_limit)
+  def request_follow!(other_account, reblogs: nil, notify: nil, uri: nil, rate_limit: false, bypass_limit: false)
+    rel = follow_requests.create_with(show_reblogs: reblogs.nil? ? true : reblogs, notify: notify.nil? ? false : notify, uri: uri, rate_limit: rate_limit, bypass_follow_limit: bypass_limit)
                          .find_or_create_by!(target_account: other_account)
 
     rel.show_reblogs = reblogs unless reblogs.nil?
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/follow_limitable.rb b/app/models/concerns/follow_limitable.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c64060d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/concerns/follow_limitable.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module FollowLimitable
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  included do
+    validates_with FollowLimitValidator, on: :create, unless: :bypass_follow_limit?
+  end
+
+  def bypass_follow_limit=(value)
+    @bypass_follow_limit = value
+  end
+
+  def bypass_follow_limit?
+    @bypass_follow_limit
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/follow.rb b/app/models/follow.rb
index 69a1722b3..a5e3fe809 100644
--- a/app/models/follow.rb
+++ b/app/models/follow.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Follow < ApplicationRecord
   include Paginable
   include RelationshipCacheable
   include RateLimitable
+  include FollowLimitable
 
   rate_limit by: :account, family: :follows
 
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ class Follow < ApplicationRecord
   has_one :notification, as: :activity, dependent: :destroy
 
   validates :account_id, uniqueness: { scope: :target_account_id }
-  validates_with FollowLimitValidator, on: :create, if: :rate_limit?
 
   scope :recent, -> { reorder(id: :desc) }
 
diff --git a/app/models/follow_request.rb b/app/models/follow_request.rb
index 2d2a77b59..59fefcdf6 100644
--- a/app/models/follow_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/follow_request.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class FollowRequest < ApplicationRecord
   include Paginable
   include RelationshipCacheable
   include RateLimitable
+  include FollowLimitable
 
   rate_limit by: :account, family: :follows
 
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ class FollowRequest < ApplicationRecord
   has_one :notification, as: :activity, dependent: :destroy
 
   validates :account_id, uniqueness: { scope: :target_account_id }
-  validates_with FollowLimitValidator, on: :create, if: :rate_limit?
 
   def authorize!
     account.follow!(target_account, reblogs: show_reblogs, notify: notify, uri: uri)