diff --git a/app/views/modal/_ask.html.haml b/app/views/modal/_ask.html.haml
index 647b52c5..f95582ad 100644
--- a/app/views/modal/_ask.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/modal/_ask.html.haml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
       .modal-body
         - if @user
           .alert.alert-info.d-sm-none= t(".user_note_html", user: @user.profile.safe_name)
+        - if current_user.followers.count.zero?
+          .alert.alert-warning= t(".follower_note_html")
         .form-group.has-feedback
           %textarea.form-control{ name: "qb-all-question", placeholder: t(".placeholder"), data: { "character-count-warning-target": "input" } }
           .alert.alert-warning.mt-3.d-none{ data: { "character-count-warning-target": "warning" } }= t('.long_question_warning')
diff --git a/config/locales/views.en.yml b/config/locales/views.en.yml
index d7961168..78c24665 100644
--- a/config/locales/views.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/views.en.yml
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ en:
         This dialog asks a question to all your followers.
         <a href="#question-card" data-controller="questionbox-focus" data-action="click">Click here</a>
         to ask them a question directly!
+      follower_note_html: |
+        <strong>You don't have any followers!</strong>
+        Questions asked through this dialog now will not be answered by anyone.
       title: "Ask your followers"
       placeholder: "Type your question here…"
       action: "Ask"