diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1fdd0564af..d631f3ee9a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 - Minor: Added action to reset `/watching`. (#6759)
 - Minor: Removed messaging about running flatpak. This is already apparent in the newer Flatpak runtimes. (#6768)
 - Minor: Add `/(un)monitor` and `/(un)restrict` commands for moderators. (#6750, #6785)
+- Minor: The follower mode duration in the split header now shows hours or days if possible. (#6812)
 - Bugfix: Fixed context menu hotkeys not working on macOS. (#6778)
 - Bugfix: Moderation checks now include the lead moderator badge. (#6642)
 - Bugfix: Fixed lead moderator badges not being filtered by the `Channel` badge setting. (#6665)
diff --git a/src/util/FormatTime.cpp b/src/util/FormatTime.cpp
index 0eefdda613c..0387a3edca2 100644
--- a/src/util/FormatTime.cpp
+++ b/src/util/FormatTime.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "util/FormatTime.hpp"
 
 #include "common/QLogging.hpp"
+#include "util/Helpers.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/date_time/gregorian/gregorian.hpp>
 #include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
@@ -183,6 +184,37 @@ QString formatTime(std::chrono::seconds totalSeconds, int components)
         components);
 }
 
+QString formatDurationExact(std::chrono::seconds seconds)
+{
+    if (seconds.count() == 0)
+    {
+        return u"0s"_s;
+    }
+
+    auto [value, unit] = [&]() -> std::pair<int64_t, char16_t> {
+        int64_t value = seconds.count();
+        if ((value % 60) != 0)
+        {
+            return {value, 's'};
+        }
+        value /= 60;
+        if ((value % 60) != 0)
+        {
+            return {value, 'm'};
+        }
+        value /= 60;
+        if ((value % 24) != 0)
+        {
+            return {value, 'h'};
+        }
+        return {value / 24, 'd'};
+    }();
+
+    auto str = localizeNumbers(value);
+    str += unit;
+    return str;
+}
+
 QString formatLongFriendlyDuration(const QDateTime &from, const QDateTime &to)
 {
     if (!from.isValid() || !to.isValid())
diff --git a/src/util/FormatTime.hpp b/src/util/FormatTime.hpp
index f0a867c0dbe..30f084c466e 100644
--- a/src/util/FormatTime.hpp
+++ b/src/util/FormatTime.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ QString formatTime(int totalSeconds, int components = 4);
 QString formatTime(const QString &totalSecondsString, int components = 4);
 QString formatTime(std::chrono::seconds totalSeconds, int components = 4);
 
+/// Format a duration with one component while showing the exact value.
+///
+/// **Examples**:
+/// - `2` formats as `2s`
+/// - `120` formats as `2m`
+/// - `121` formats as `121s`
+///
+/// Supports seconds, minutes, hours, and days.
+QString formatDurationExact(std::chrono::seconds seconds);
+
 /// Formats a duration that's expected to be long (sevreal months or years) like
 /// "4 years, 5 days and 8 hours".
 ///
diff --git a/src/widgets/splits/SplitHeader.cpp b/src/widgets/splits/SplitHeader.cpp
index 9078567d518..a677b4407f9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/splits/SplitHeader.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/splits/SplitHeader.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "singletons/StreamerMode.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Theme.hpp"
 #include "singletons/WindowManager.hpp"
+#include "util/FormatTime.hpp"
 #include "util/Helpers.hpp"
 #include "util/LayoutHelper.hpp"
 #include "widgets/buttons/DrawnButton.hpp"
@@ -82,8 +83,9 @@ auto formatRoomModeUnclean(
     {
         if (modes->followerOnly != 0)
         {
-            text += QString("follow(%1m), ")
-                        .arg(localizeNumbers(modes->followerOnly));
+            text += QString("follow(%1), ")
+                        .arg(formatDurationExact(
+                            std::chrono::minutes{modes->followerOnly}));
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/tests/src/FormatTime.cpp b/tests/src/FormatTime.cpp
index 76933bdeb4f..ff9c9265970 100644
--- a/tests/src/FormatTime.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/FormatTime.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,47 @@ TEST(FormatTime, chrono)
     }
 }
 
+TEST(FormatTime, formatDurationExact)
+{
+    struct Case {
+        std::chrono::seconds input;
+        QStringView output;
+    };
+    std::vector<Case> cases{
+        {.input = 0s, .output = u"0s"},
+        {.input = 1s, .output = u"1s"},
+        {.input = 10s, .output = u"10s"},
+        {.input = 59s, .output = u"59s"},
+        {.input = 60s, .output = u"1m"},
+        {.input = 61s, .output = u"61s"},
+        {.input = 64s, .output = u"64s"},
+        {.input = 2min, .output = u"2m"},
+        {.input = 10min, .output = u"10m"},
+        {.input = 10min + 2s, .output = u"602s"},
+        {.input = 59min, .output = u"59m"},
+        {.input = 1h, .output = u"1h"},
+        {.input = 1h + 1min, .output = u"61m"},
+        {.input = 1h + 1min + 1s, .output = u"3,661s"},
+        {.input = 10h, .output = u"10h"},
+        {.input = 10h + 2s, .output = u"36,002s"},
+        {.input = 23h, .output = u"23h"},
+        {.input = 24h, .output = u"1d"},
+        {.input = 25h, .output = u"25h"},
+        {.input = 5 * 24h, .output = u"5d"},
+        {.input = 7 * 24h, .output = u"7d"},
+        {.input = 14 * 24h, .output = u"14d"},
+        {.input = 28 * 24h, .output = u"28d"},
+        {.input = 30 * 24h, .output = u"30d"},
+        {.input = 31 * 24h, .output = u"31d"},
+    };
+
+    for (const auto &c : cases)
+    {
+        ASSERT_EQ(formatDurationExact(c.input), c.output)
+            << "Input: " << c.input.count() << 's';
+    }
+}
+
 TEST(FormatTime, formatLongFriendlyDuration)
 {
     struct Case {
diff --git a/tests/src/main.cpp b/tests/src/main.cpp
index 22b19a604a3..2e865f90ee3 100644
--- a/tests/src/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/main.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QJsonArray>
+#include <QLocale>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QtConcurrent>
 #include <QTimer>
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
     // make sure to always debug-log
     QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules("chatterino.*=true");
+    // make sure we use the same language when formatting
+    QLocale::setDefault(QLocale("en_GB"));
 
     initResources();