diff --git a/activities/views/follows.py b/activities/views/follows.py
index d315b34..9713296 100644
--- a/activities/views/follows.py
+++ b/activities/views/follows.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views.generic import ListView
 
 from users.decorators import identity_required
-from users.models import Follow, FollowStates
+from users.models import Follow, FollowStates, IdentityStates
 
 
 @method_decorator(identity_required, name="dispatch")
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class Follows(ListView):
                 "source",
                 "source__domain",
             )
+            .exclude(source__state__in=IdentityStates.group_deleted())
+            .exclude(target__state__in=IdentityStates.group_deleted())
             .order_by("-created")
         )
 
diff --git a/users/models/identity.py b/users/models/identity.py
index 589018b..f4f635f 100644
--- a/users/models/identity.py
+++ b/users/models/identity.py
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class IdentityStates(StateGraph):
     outdated.transitions_to(updated)
     updated.transitions_to(outdated)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def group_deleted(cls):
+        return [cls.deleted, cls.deleted_fanned_out]
+
     @classmethod
     async def targets_fan_out(cls, identity: "Identity", type_: str) -> None:
         from activities.models import FanOut
@@ -115,9 +119,7 @@ class IdentityStates(StateGraph):
 
 class IdentityQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
     def not_deleted(self):
-        query = self.exclude(
-            state__in=[IdentityStates.deleted, IdentityStates.deleted_fanned_out]
-        )
+        query = self.exclude(state__in=IdentityStates.group_deleted())
         return query
 
 
diff --git a/users/services/identity.py b/users/services/identity.py
index 6558275..4f06aa8 100644
--- a/users/services/identity.py
+++ b/users/services/identity.py
@@ -16,14 +16,20 @@ class IdentityService:
         self.identity = identity
 
     def following(self) -> models.QuerySet[Identity]:
-        return Identity.objects.filter(
-            inbound_follows__source=self.identity
-        ).not_deleted()
+        return (
+            Identity.objects.filter(inbound_follows__source=self.identity)
+            .not_deleted()
+            .order_by("username")
+            .select_related("domain")
+        )
 
     def followers(self) -> models.QuerySet[Identity]:
-        return Identity.objects.filter(
-            outbound_follows__target=self.identity
-        ).not_deleted()
+        return (
+            Identity.objects.filter(outbound_follows__target=self.identity)
+            .not_deleted()
+            .order_by("username")
+            .select_related("domain")
+        )
 
     def follow_from(self, from_identity: Identity) -> Follow:
         """