diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 6efbecd..ac93b71 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [flake8]
 exclude=build,tests,tmp,venv,toot/tui/scroll.py
-ignore=E128,W503
+ignore=E128,W503,W504
 max-line-length=120
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_accounts.py b/tests/integration/test_accounts.py
index 9f5b4ae..0555e16 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_accounts.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_accounts.py
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ def test_following(app: App, user: User, friend: User, friend_id, run):
     out = run("following", user.username)
     assert friend.username in out
 
+    # If no account is given defaults to logged in user
+    out = run("following")
+    assert friend.username in out
+
     out = run("unfollow", friend.username)
     assert out == f"✓ You are no longer following {friend.username}"
 
@@ -82,6 +86,11 @@ def test_following_json(app: App, user: User, friend: User, user_id, friend_id,
     relationship = from_dict(Relationship, result)
     assert relationship.id == friend_id
 
+    # If no account is given defaults to logged in user
+    [result] = run_json("following", user.username, "--json")
+    relationship = from_dict(Relationship, result)
+    assert relationship.id == friend_id
+
     [result] = run_json("followers", friend.username, "--json")
     assert result["id"] == user_id
 
diff --git a/toot/commands.py b/toot/commands.py
index ea96964..92d0085 100644
--- a/toot/commands.py
+++ b/toot/commands.py
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ def unfollow(app, user, args):
 
 
 def following(app, user, args):
-    account = api.find_account(app, user, args.account)
+    account = args.account or user.username
+    account = api.find_account(app, user, account)
     accounts = api.following(app, user, account["id"])
     if args.json:
         print(json.dumps(accounts))
@@ -445,7 +446,8 @@ def following(app, user, args):
 
 
 def followers(app, user, args):
-    account = api.find_account(app, user, args.account)
+    account = args.account or user.username
+    account = api.find_account(app, user, account)
     accounts = api.followers(app, user, account["id"])
     if args.json:
         print(json.dumps(accounts))
diff --git a/toot/console.py b/toot/console.py
index 3f16dce..70d5bed 100644
--- a/toot/console.py
+++ b/toot/console.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ common_auth_args = [
 account_arg = (["account"], {
     "help": "account name, e.g. 'Gargron@mastodon.social'",
 })
+
 optional_account_arg = (["account"], {
     "nargs": "?",
     "help": "account name, e.g. 'Gargron@mastodon.social'",
@@ -682,14 +683,16 @@ ACCOUNTS_COMMANDS = [
     ),
     Command(
         name="following",
-        description="List accounts followed by the given account",
-        arguments=[account_arg, json_arg],
+        description="List accounts followed by the given account, " +
+                    "or your account if no account given",
+        arguments=[optional_account_arg, json_arg],
         require_auth=True,
     ),
     Command(
         name="followers",
-        description="List accounts following the given account",
-        arguments=[account_arg, json_arg],
+        description="List accounts following the given account, " +
+                    "or your account if no account given",
+        arguments=[optional_account_arg, json_arg],
         require_auth=True,
     ),
     Command(