diff --git a/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb b/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb
index 89b16c1d2e..9417305ba2 100644
--- a/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb
+++ b/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class SearchQueryTransformer < Parslet::Transform
     def request
       search = Chewy::Search::Request.new(*indexes).filter(default_filter)
 
+      search = search.filter(flag_following_only) if following_only?
+
       must_clauses.each { |clause| search = search.query.must(clause.to_query) }
       must_not_clauses.each { |clause| search = search.query.must_not(clause.to_query) }
       filter_clauses.each { |clause| search = search.filter(**clause.to_query) }
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ class SearchQueryTransformer < Parslet::Transform
       @flags = clauses_by_operator.fetch(:flag, []).to_h { |clause| [clause.prefix, clause.term] }
     end
 
+    def following_only?
+      @flags['following']
+    end
+
     def must_clauses
       clauses_by_operator.fetch(:must, [])
     end
@@ -198,6 +204,16 @@ class SearchQueryTransformer < Parslet::Transform
       }
     end
 
+    def flag_following_only
+      {
+        bool: {
+          (@flags['following'] == 'following' ? :must : :must_not) => {
+            terms: { account_id: following_account_ids },
+          },
+        },
+      }
+    end
+
     def following_account_ids
       return @following_account_ids if defined?(@following_account_ids)
 
@@ -299,6 +315,10 @@ class SearchQueryTransformer < Parslet::Transform
       when 'in'
         @operator = :flag
         @term = term
+        if term == 'following'
+          @prefix = 'following'
+          @term = @negated ? 'not_following' : 'following'
+        end
       when 'my'
         @type = :term
         @term = @options[:current_account]&.id
diff --git a/spec/search/services/statuses_search_service_spec.rb b/spec/search/services/statuses_search_service_spec.rb
index 8bc236e4a6..383fa86eec 100644
--- a/spec/search/services/statuses_search_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/search/services/statuses_search_service_spec.rb
@@ -262,5 +262,32 @@ describe StatusesSearchService do
     it_behaves_like 'does not hit status', 'when double quote search with multiple letter in word but does not contain half', 'ず ご'
     it_behaves_like 'hit status', 'when specify user name', 'りんご from:alice'
     it_behaves_like 'does not hit status', 'when specify not existing user name', 'りんご from:ohagi'
+
+    context 'when in:following is specified' do
+      let(:following) { Fabricate(:user).account }
+      let(:other) { Fabricate(:user).account }
+
+      before do
+        following.follow!(alice)
+      end
+
+      context 'with myself' do
+        let(:account) { alice }
+
+        it_behaves_like 'does not hit status', 'when search with following', 'in:following りんご'
+      end
+
+      context 'with following' do
+        let(:account) { following }
+
+        it_behaves_like 'hit status', 'when search with following', 'in:following りんご'
+      end
+
+      context 'without following' do
+        let(:account) { other }
+
+        it_behaves_like 'does not hit status', 'when search with following', 'in:following りんご'
+      end
+    end
   end
 end