diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendDisplay.cs
index 6cc56d5915..223bcdf2d9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendDisplay.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
@@ -12,23 +11,17 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
-using osu.Game.Online.Metadata;
 using osu.Game.Resources.Localisation.Web;
-using osu.Game.Users;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard.Friends
 {
     public partial class FriendDisplay : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private readonly IBindableList<APIRelation> apiFriends = new BindableList<APIRelation>();
-        private readonly IBindableDictionary<int, UserPresence> friendPresences = new BindableDictionary<int, UserPresence>();
 
         [Resolved]
         private IAPIProvider api { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        [Resolved]
-        private MetadataClient metadataClient { get; set; } = null!;
-
         private FriendOnlineStreamControl streamControl = null!;
         private Box background = null!;
         private Box controlBackground = null!;
@@ -170,31 +163,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard.Friends
             base.LoadComplete();
 
             apiFriends.BindTo(api.Friends);
-            apiFriends.BindCollectionChanged(onFriendsChanged, true);
-
-            friendPresences.BindTo(metadataClient.FriendPresences);
-            friendPresences.BindCollectionChanged(onFriendPresencesChanged, true);
+            apiFriends.BindCollectionChanged((_, _) => reloadList());
 
             userListToolbar.DisplayStyle.BindValueChanged(_ => reloadList());
         }
 
-        private void onFriendsChanged(object? sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            reloadList();
-            updateStatusCounts();
-        }
-
-        private void onFriendPresencesChanged(object? sender, NotifyDictionaryChangedEventArgs<int, UserPresence> e)
-        {
-            switch (e.Action)
-            {
-                case NotifyDictionaryChangedAction.Add:
-                case NotifyDictionaryChangedAction.Remove:
-                    updateStatusCounts();
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-
         private void reloadList()
         {
             listLoadCancellation?.Cancel();
@@ -225,23 +198,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard.Friends
                 newList.FadeIn(200, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
         }
-
-        private void updateStatusCounts()
-        {
-            int countOnline = 0;
-            int countOffline = 0;
-
-            foreach (var user in apiFriends)
-            {
-                if (friendPresences.ContainsKey(user.TargetID))
-                    countOnline++;
-                else
-                    countOffline++;
-            }
-
-            streamControl.CountAll.Value = apiFriends.Count;
-            streamControl.CountOnline.Value = countOnline;
-            streamControl.CountOffline.Value = countOffline;
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendOnlineStreamControl.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendOnlineStreamControl.cs
index 25b29e8d16..763571f605 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendOnlineStreamControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/Friends/FriendOnlineStreamControl.cs
@@ -2,15 +2,28 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
+using osu.Game.Online.Metadata;
+using osu.Game.Users;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard.Friends
 {
     public partial class FriendOnlineStreamControl : OverlayStreamControl<OnlineStatus>
     {
-        public readonly BindableInt CountAll = new BindableInt();
-        public readonly BindableInt CountOnline = new BindableInt();
-        public readonly BindableInt CountOffline = new BindableInt();
+        private readonly IBindableDictionary<int, UserPresence> friendPresences = new BindableDictionary<int, UserPresence>();
+        private readonly IBindableList<APIRelation> apiFriends = new BindableList<APIRelation>();
+        private readonly BindableInt countAll = new BindableInt();
+        private readonly BindableInt countOnline = new BindableInt();
+        private readonly BindableInt countOffline = new BindableInt();
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private IAPIProvider api { get; set; } = null!;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private MetadataClient metadataClient { get; set; } = null!;
 
         public FriendOnlineStreamControl()
         {
@@ -22,18 +35,57 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard.Friends
             ];
         }
 
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            apiFriends.BindTo(api.Friends);
+            apiFriends.BindCollectionChanged((_, _) => updateCounts());
+
+            friendPresences.BindTo(metadataClient.FriendPresences);
+            friendPresences.BindCollectionChanged(onFriendPresencesChanged);
+
+            updateCounts();
+        }
+
+        private void onFriendPresencesChanged(object? sender, NotifyDictionaryChangedEventArgs<int, UserPresence> e)
+        {
+            switch (e.Action)
+            {
+                case NotifyDictionaryChangedAction.Add:
+                case NotifyDictionaryChangedAction.Remove:
+                    updateCounts();
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void updateCounts()
+        {
+            countAll.Value = apiFriends.Count;
+            countOnline.Value = 0;
+            countOffline.Value = 0;
+
+            foreach (var user in apiFriends)
+            {
+                if (friendPresences.ContainsKey(user.TargetID))
+                    countOnline.Value++;
+                else
+                    countOffline.Value++;
+            }
+        }
+
         protected override OverlayStreamItem<OnlineStatus> CreateStreamItem(OnlineStatus value)
         {
             switch (value)
             {
                 case OnlineStatus.All:
-                    return new FriendsOnlineStatusItem(value) { UserCount = { BindTarget = CountAll } };
+                    return new FriendsOnlineStatusItem(value) { UserCount = { BindTarget = countAll } };
 
                 case OnlineStatus.Online:
-                    return new FriendsOnlineStatusItem(value) { UserCount = { BindTarget = CountOnline } };
+                    return new FriendsOnlineStatusItem(value) { UserCount = { BindTarget = countOnline } };
 
                 case OnlineStatus.Offline:
-                    return new FriendsOnlineStatusItem(value) { UserCount = { BindTarget = CountOffline } };
+                    return new FriendsOnlineStatusItem(value) { UserCount = { BindTarget = countOffline } };
 
                 default:
                     throw new ArgumentException(nameof(value));