diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/CreateFriendRequest.cpp b/backends/twitter/Requests/CreateFriendRequest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..335aee9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/CreateFriendRequest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include "CreateFriendRequest.h"
+DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "CreateFriendRequest")
+
+void CreateFriendRequest::run()
+{
+	replyMsg = "";
+	success = twitObj->friendshipCreate(frnd, false);
+	if(success) twitObj->getLastWebResponse(replyMsg);
+}
+
+void CreateFriendRequest::finalize()
+{
+	if(!success) {
+		std::string error;
+		twitObj->getLastCurlError(error);
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << " " << error)
+		callBack(user, frnd, error);
+	} else {
+		std::string error;
+		error = getErrorMessage(replyMsg);
+		if(error.length()) LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << " " << error)
+		callBack(user, frnd, error);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/CreateFriendRequest.h b/backends/twitter/Requests/CreateFriendRequest.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0cf5b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/CreateFriendRequest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef CREATE_FRIEND
+#define CREATE_FRIEND
+
+#include "../ThreadPool.h"
+#include "../TwitterResponseParser.h"
+#include "../libtwitcurl/twitcurl.h"
+#include "transport/logging.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace Transport;
+
+class CreateFriendRequest : public Thread
+{
+	twitCurl *twitObj;
+	std::string user;
+	std::string frnd;
+	std::string replyMsg;
+	boost::function< void (std::string&, std::string&, std::string&) > callBack;
+	
+	bool success;
+
+	public:
+	CreateFriendRequest(twitCurl *obj, const std::string &_user, const std::string & _frnd,
+			     		 boost::function< void (std::string&, std::string&, std::string&) >  cb) {
+		twitObj = obj->clone();
+		user = _user;
+		frnd = _frnd;
+		callBack = cb;
+	}
+
+	~CreateFriendRequest() {
+		delete twitObj;
+	}
+
+	void run();
+	void finalize();
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/DestroyFriendRequest.cpp b/backends/twitter/Requests/DestroyFriendRequest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6d42369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/DestroyFriendRequest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include "DestroyFriendRequest.h"
+DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "DestroyFriendRequest")
+
+void DestroyFriendRequest::run()
+{
+	replyMsg = "";
+	success = twitObj->friendshipDestroy(frnd, false);
+	if(success) twitObj->getLastWebResponse(replyMsg);
+}
+
+void DestroyFriendRequest::finalize()
+{
+	if(!success) {
+		std::string error;
+		twitObj->getLastCurlError(error);
+		LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << " " << error)
+		callBack(user, frnd, error);
+	} else {
+		std::string error;
+		error = getErrorMessage(replyMsg);
+		if(error.length()) LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger, user << " " << error)
+		callBack(user, frnd, error);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backends/twitter/Requests/DestroyFriendRequest.h b/backends/twitter/Requests/DestroyFriendRequest.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0733e455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backends/twitter/Requests/DestroyFriendRequest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef DESTROY_FRIEND
+#define DESTROY_FRIEND
+
+#include "../ThreadPool.h"
+#include "../TwitterResponseParser.h"
+#include "../libtwitcurl/twitcurl.h"
+#include "transport/logging.h"
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace Transport;
+
+class DestroyFriendRequest : public Thread
+{
+	twitCurl *twitObj;
+	std::string user;
+	std::string frnd;
+	std::string replyMsg;
+	boost::function< void (std::string&, std::string&, std::string&) > callBack;
+	bool success;
+
+	public:
+	DestroyFriendRequest(twitCurl *obj, const std::string &_user, const std::string & _frnd,
+			     		 boost::function< void (std::string&, std::string&, std::string&) >  cb) {
+		twitObj = obj->clone();
+		user = _user;
+		frnd = _frnd;
+		callBack = cb;
+	}
+
+	~DestroyFriendRequest() {
+		delete twitObj;
+	}
+
+	void run();
+	void finalize();
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp b/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
index ac22b00c..5119f45d 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include "Requests/HelpMessageRequest.h"
 #include "Requests/PINExchangeProcess.h"
 #include "Requests/OAuthFlow.h"
+#include "Requests/CreateFriendRequest.h"
+#include "Requests/DestroyFriendRequest.h"
 
 DEFINE_LOGGER(logger, "Twitter Backend");
 
@@ -156,6 +158,10 @@ void TwitterPlugin::handleMessageSendRequest(const std::string &user, const std:
 														boost::bind(&TwitterPlugin::displayTweets, this, _1, _2, _3, _4)));
 		else if(cmd == "#friends") tp->runAsThread(new FetchFriends(sessions[user], user,
 													   boost::bind(&TwitterPlugin::displayFriendlist, this, _1, _2, _3)));
+		else if(cmd == "#follow") tp->runAsThread(new CreateFriendRequest(sessions[user], user, data,
+													   boost::bind(&TwitterPlugin::createFriendResponse, this, _1, _2, _3)));
+		else if(cmd == "#unfollow") tp->runAsThread(new DestroyFriendRequest(sessions[user], user, data,
+													   boost::bind(&TwitterPlugin::deleteFriendResponse, this, _1, _2, _3)));
 		else handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", "Unknown command! Type #help for a list of available commands.");
 	} 
 
@@ -413,3 +419,28 @@ void TwitterPlugin::directMessageResponse(std::string &user, std::vector<DirectM
 		updateLastDMID(user, maxID);
 	}
 }
+
+void TwitterPlugin::createFriendResponse(std::string &user, std::string &frnd, std::string &errMsg)
+{
+	if(errMsg.length()) {
+		handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", errMsg);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if(twitterMode == SINGLECONTACT) {
+		handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", std::string("You are now following ") + frnd);
+	} else if(twitterMode == MULTIPLECONTACT) {
+		handleBuddyChanged(user, frnd, frnd, std::vector<std::string>(), pbnetwork::STATUS_ONLINE);
+	}
+}
+
+void TwitterPlugin::deleteFriendResponse(std::string &user, std::string &frnd, std::string &errMsg)
+{
+	if(errMsg.length()) {
+		handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", errMsg);
+		return;
+	} if(twitterMode == SINGLECONTACT) {
+		handleMessage(user, "twitter-account", std::string("You are not following ") + frnd + "anymore");
+	} else if(twitterMode == MULTIPLECONTACT) {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.h b/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.h
index c5ed4085..e0abfb12 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.h
+++ b/backends/twitter/TwitterPlugin.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ class TwitterPlugin : public NetworkPlugin {
 		void displayFriendlist(std::string &user, std::vector<User> &friends, std::string &errMsg);
 		void displayTweets(std::string &user, std::string &userRequested, std::vector<Status> &tweets , std::string &errMsg);
 		void directMessageResponse(std::string &user, std::vector<DirectMessage> &messages, std::string &errMsg);
+		void createFriendResponse(std::string &user, std::string &frnd, std::string &errMsg);
+		void deleteFriendResponse(std::string &user, std::string &frnd, std::string &errMsg);
 		/***********************************************************************************/
 
 	private: