diff --git a/lib/src/controllers/artist_detail_controller.dart b/lib/src/controllers/artist_detail_controller.dart
index 8d6d96c5..fb33f16e 100644
--- a/lib/src/controllers/artist_detail_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/src/controllers/artist_detail_controller.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class ArtistDetailController extends GetxController {
   @override
   void onInit() {
     initArgs();
+    checkFollowArtistStatus();
     fetchApis();
     super.onInit();
   }
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ class ArtistDetailController extends GetxController {
       return;
     }
     //TODO: Wait for API backend implementation
+
+    userRepository.getCurrentUserFollowedArtist(artist().id).then((artist) {
+      return (artist == null || artist.id == null) ? liked(false) : liked(true);
+    }).then((artist) => debounce(liked, (_) => updateFollowArtist(),
+        time: Duration(seconds: 1)));
   }
 
   updateFollowArtist() {
diff --git a/lib/src/pages/artist_detail_page.dart b/lib/src/pages/artist_detail_page.dart
index fc38fc0c..c48a1308 100644
--- a/lib/src/pages/artist_detail_page.dart
+++ b/lib/src/pages/artist_detail_page.dart
@@ -67,12 +67,15 @@ class ArtistDetailPageView extends StatelessWidget {
 
     List<Widget> buttons = [];
 
-    buttons.add(ActiveFlatButton(
-      icon: Icon(Icons.favorite),
-      label: 'like'.tr,
-      active: controller.liked.value,
-      onPressed:
-          (authService.currentUser().id == null) ? null : this._onTapLikeButton,
+    buttons.add(Obx(
+      () => ActiveFlatButton(
+        icon: Icon(Icons.favorite),
+        label: 'like'.tr,
+        active: controller.liked.value,
+        onPressed: (authService.currentUser().id == null)
+            ? null
+            : this._onTapLikeButton,
+      ),
     ));
 
     buttons.add(FlatButton(
diff --git a/lib/src/repositories/user_repository.dart b/lib/src/repositories/user_repository.dart
index 72e38d5b..dfbc128e 100644
--- a/lib/src/repositories/user_repository.dart
+++ b/lib/src/repositories/user_repository.dart
@@ -95,4 +95,13 @@ class UserRepository extends RestApiRepository {
         .get('/api/users/current/ratedSongs/$songId', null)
         .then((v) => v as String);
   }
+
+  /// Gets currently logged in user's rating for a artist
+  Future<ArtistModel> getCurrentUserFollowedArtist(int artistId) {
+    return httpService
+        .get('/api/users/current/followedArtists/$artistId', null)
+        .then((v) => (v == null || v['artist'] == null)
+            ? null
+            : ArtistModel.fromJson(v['artist']));
+  }
 }