diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapNoteCompose.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapNoteCompose.kt
index d12a4c411..f3ac34115 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapNoteCompose.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapNoteCompose.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note
 
+import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
@@ -19,10 +20,12 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCache
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Note
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.User
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ fun ShowFollowingOrUnfollowingButton(
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel
 ) {
     val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
+    val context = LocalContext.current
 
     var isFollowing by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val accountFollowsState by accountViewModel.account.userProfile().live().follows.observeAsState()
@@ -210,9 +214,41 @@ fun ShowFollowingOrUnfollowingButton(
     }
 
     if (isFollowing) {
-        UnfollowButton { scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { accountViewModel.unfollow(baseAuthor) } }
+        UnfollowButton {
+            if (!accountViewModel.isWriteable()) {
+                scope.launch {
+                    Toast
+                        .makeText(
+                            context,
+                            context.getString(R.string.login_with_a_private_key_to_be_able_to_unfollow),
+                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
+                        )
+                        .show()
+                }
+            } else {
+                scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    accountViewModel.unfollow(baseAuthor)
+                }
+            }
+        }
     } else {
-        FollowButton({ scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { accountViewModel.follow(baseAuthor) } })
+        FollowButton {
+            if (!accountViewModel.isWriteable()) {
+                scope.launch {
+                    Toast
+                        .makeText(
+                            context,
+                            context.getString(R.string.login_with_a_private_key_to_be_able_to_follow),
+                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
+                        )
+                        .show()
+                }
+            } else {
+                scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    accountViewModel.follow(baseAuthor)
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/HashtagScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/HashtagScreen.kt
index c828decec..d905bb82b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/HashtagScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/HashtagScreen.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn
 
+import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
@@ -19,12 +20,14 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalLifecycleOwner
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleEventObserver
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.viewModel
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.NostrHashtagDataSource
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.dal.HashtagFeedFilter
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.NostrHashtagFeedViewModel
@@ -126,7 +129,8 @@ private fun HashtagActionOptions(
     tag: String,
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel
 ) {
-    val coroutineScope = rememberCoroutineScope()
+    val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
+    val context = LocalContext.current
 
     val userState by accountViewModel.userProfile().live().follows.observeAsState()
     val isFollowingTag by remember(userState) {
@@ -136,8 +140,40 @@ private fun HashtagActionOptions(
     }
 
     if (isFollowingTag) {
-        UnfollowButton { coroutineScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { accountViewModel.account.unfollow(tag) } }
+        UnfollowButton {
+            if (!accountViewModel.isWriteable()) {
+                scope.launch {
+                    Toast
+                        .makeText(
+                            context,
+                            context.getString(R.string.login_with_a_private_key_to_be_able_to_unfollow),
+                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
+                        )
+                        .show()
+                }
+            } else {
+                scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    accountViewModel.account.unfollow(tag)
+                }
+            }
+        }
     } else {
-        FollowButton({ coroutineScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { accountViewModel.account.follow(tag) } })
+        FollowButton {
+            if (!accountViewModel.isWriteable()) {
+                scope.launch {
+                    Toast
+                        .makeText(
+                            context,
+                            context.getString(R.string.login_with_a_private_key_to_be_able_to_follow),
+                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
+                        )
+                        .show()
+                }
+            } else {
+                scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    accountViewModel.account.follow(tag)
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ProfileScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ProfileScreen.kt
index c7497acf6..283344f62 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ProfileScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ProfileScreen.kt
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ private fun ProfileActions(
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel
 ) {
     val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
+    val context = LocalContext.current
 
     val accountLocalUserState by accountViewModel.accountLiveData.observeAsState()
     val account = remember(accountLocalUserState) { accountLocalUserState?.account } ?: return
@@ -734,18 +735,60 @@ private fun ProfileActions(
             account.showUser(baseUser.pubkeyHex)
         }
     } else if (isLoggedInFollowingUser) {
-        UnfollowButton { scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { account.unfollow(baseUser) } }
+        UnfollowButton {
+            if (!accountViewModel.isWriteable()) {
+                scope.launch {
+                    Toast
+                        .makeText(
+                            context,
+                            context.getString(R.string.login_with_a_private_key_to_be_able_to_unfollow),
+                            Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
+                        )
+                        .show()
+                }
+            } else {
+                scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    account.unfollow(baseUser)
+                }
+            }
+        }
     } else {
         if (isUserFollowingLoggedIn) {
-            FollowButton(
-                { scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { account.follow(baseUser) } },
-                R.string.follow_back
-            )
+            FollowButton(R.string.follow_back) {
+                if (!accountViewModel.isWriteable()) {
+                    scope.launch {
+                        Toast
+                            .makeText(
+                                context,
+                                context.getString(R.string.login_with_a_private_key_to_be_able_to_follow),
+                                Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
+                            )
+                            .show()
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                        account.follow(baseUser)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         } else {
-            FollowButton(
-                { scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { account.follow(baseUser) } },
-                R.string.follow
-            )
+            FollowButton(R.string.follow) {
+                if (!accountViewModel.isWriteable()) {
+                    scope.launch {
+                        Toast
+                            .makeText(
+                                context,
+                                context.getString(R.string.login_with_a_private_key_to_be_able_to_follow),
+                                Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
+                            )
+                            .show()
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                        account.follow(baseUser)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1539,7 +1582,7 @@ fun UnfollowButton(onClick: () -> Unit) {
 }
 
 @Composable
-fun FollowButton(onClick: () -> Unit, text: Int = R.string.follow) {
+fun FollowButton(text: Int = R.string.follow, onClick: () -> Unit) {
     Button(
         modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 3.dp),
         onClick = onClick,
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8d1857e1c..49fb0670c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
     <string name="login_with_a_private_key_to_like_posts">Login with a Private key to like Posts</string>
     <string name="no_zap_amount_setup_long_press_to_change">No Zap Amount Setup. Long Press to change</string>
     <string name="login_with_a_private_key_to_be_able_to_send_zaps">Login with a Private key to be able to send Zaps</string>
+    <string name="login_with_a_private_key_to_be_able_to_follow">Login with a Private key to be able to Follow</string>
+    <string name="login_with_a_private_key_to_be_able_to_unfollow">Login with a Private key to be able to Unfollow</string>
     <string name="zaps">Zaps</string>
     <string name="view_count">View count</string>
     <string name="boost">Boost</string>