diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index b916339a53..f084f6f2c7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
         public Bindable<User> LocalUser { get; } = new Bindable<User>(createGuestUser());
 
+        public BindableList<User> Friends { get; } = new BindableList<User>();
+
         public Bindable<UserActivity> Activity { get; } = new Bindable<UserActivity>();
 
         protected bool HasLogin => authentication.Token.Value != null || (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ProvidedUsername) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(password));
@@ -143,6 +145,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
                             failureCount = 0;
 
+                            var friendsReq = new GetFriendsRequest();
+                            friendsReq.Success += f => Friends.AddRange(f);
+                            handleRequest(friendsReq);
+
                             //we're connected!
                             state.Value = APIState.Online;
                         };
@@ -352,8 +358,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
             password = null;
             authentication.Clear();
 
-            // Scheduled prior to state change such that the state changed event is invoked with the correct user present
-            Schedule(() => LocalUser.Value = createGuestUser());
+            // Scheduled prior to state change such that the state changed event is invoked with the correct user and their friends present
+            Schedule(() =>
+            {
+                LocalUser.Value = createGuestUser();
+                Friends.Clear();
+            });
 
             state.Value = APIState.Offline;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
index e275676cea..7e5a6378ec 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Users;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
             Id = 1001,
         });
 
+        public BindableList<User> Friends { get; } = new BindableList<User>(new User
+        {
+            Username = @"Dummy's friend",
+            Id = 2002,
+        }.Yield());
+
         public Bindable<UserActivity> Activity { get; } = new Bindable<UserActivity>();
 
         public string AccessToken => "token";
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs
index cadc806f4f..3f62b37a48 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
         /// </summary>
         Bindable<User> LocalUser { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The user's friends.
+        /// This is not thread-safe and should be scheduled locally if consumed from a drawable component.
+        /// </summary>
+        BindableList<User> Friends { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The current user's activity.
         /// This is not thread-safe and should be scheduled locally if consumed from a drawable component.