diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneFriendDisplay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneFriendDisplay.cs
index 0cc6e9f358..9bece39ca0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneFriendDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneFriendDisplay.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [Cached]
         private readonly OverlayColourProvider colourProvider = new OverlayColourProvider(OverlayColourScheme.Purple);
 
-        private TestFriendDisplay display;
+        private FriendDisplay display;
 
         [SetUp]
         public void Setup() => Schedule(() =>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
             Child = new BasicScrollContainer
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Child = display = new TestFriendDisplay()
+                Child = display = new FriendDisplay()
             };
         });
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [Test]
         public void TestOnline()
         {
-            AddStep("Fetch online", () => display?.Fetch());
+            // No need to do anything, fetch is performed automatically.
         }
 
         private List<User> getUsers() => new List<User>
@@ -76,10 +76,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
                 LastVisit = DateTimeOffset.Now
             }
         };
-
-        private class TestFriendDisplay : FriendDisplay
-        {
-            public void Fetch() => PerformFetch();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendDisplay.cs
index 8a8ac36e14..cc26a11da1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendDisplay.cs
@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Users;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard.Friends
 {
-    public class FriendDisplay : OverlayView<List<User>>
+    public class FriendDisplay : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private List<User> users = new List<User>();
 
@@ -39,8 +41,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard.Friends
         private Container itemsPlaceholder;
         private LoadingLayer loading;
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
+        private readonly IBindableList<User> apiFriends = new BindableList<User>();
+
+        public FriendDisplay()
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
+        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider, IAPIProvider api)
         {
             InternalChild = new FillFlowContainer
             {
@@ -130,6 +140,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard.Friends
 
             background.Colour = colourProvider.Background4;
             controlBackground.Colour = colourProvider.Background5;
+
+            apiFriends.BindTo(api.Friends);
+            apiFriends.BindCollectionChanged((_, __) => Schedule(() => Users = apiFriends.ToList()), true);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -141,13 +154,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard.Friends
             userListToolbar.SortCriteria.BindValueChanged(_ => recreatePanels());
         }
 
-        protected override void PerformFetch()
-        {
-            base.PerformFetch();
-
-            Users = API.Friends.ToList();
-        }
-
         private void recreatePanels()
         {
             if (!users.Any())