diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/api_views.py b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/api_views.py
index 2c7e2658223fe80db5fc3b65b38966e74b4bbbf8..549bac917f843fda93ac4b6056845c64ef6cda5b 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/federation/api_views.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/federation/api_views.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ from . import utils
 def update_follow(follow, approved):
     follow.approved = approved
     follow.save(update_fields=["approved"])
-    routes.outbox.dispatch({"type": "Accept"}, context={"follow": follow})
+    if approved:
+        routes.outbox.dispatch({"type": "Accept"}, context={"follow": follow})
 
 
 class LibraryFollowViewSet(
diff --git a/api/tests/federation/test_api_views.py b/api/tests/federation/test_api_views.py
index feb2ea24685b8e6d56087ecd41489bbef28f7a19..75579d39a2d11d4ac2a1c4207ab30efdb477d470 100644
--- a/api/tests/federation/test_api_views.py
+++ b/api/tests/federation/test_api_views.py
@@ -123,9 +123,12 @@ def test_user_can_accept_or_reject_own_follows(
 
     assert follow.approved is expected
 
-    mocked_dispatch.assert_called_once_with(
-        {"type": "Accept"}, context={"follow": follow}
-    )
+    if action == "accept":
+        mocked_dispatch.assert_called_once_with(
+            {"type": "Accept"}, context={"follow": follow}
+        )
+    if action == "reject":
+        mocked_dispatch.assert_not_called()
 
 
 def test_user_can_list_inbox_items(factories, logged_in_api_client):
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/743.bugfig b/changes/changelog.d/743.bugfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5a3ebea0cdb7e16f89ae762bfb6dc33e9b64cb9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/743.bugfig
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Do not send notification when rejecting a follow on a local library (#743)