diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index 8fe1d8ec6..7a5c78867 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ def user_fetcher(username) do
 
     get "/statuses/followers", TwitterAPI.Controller, :followers
     get "/statuses/friends", TwitterAPI.Controller, :friends
+    get "/friends/ids", TwitterAPI.Controller, :friends_ids
 
     get "/externalprofile/show", TwitterAPI.Controller, :external_profile
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
index 125eb8a1e..887474a23 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
@@ -265,6 +265,18 @@ def friends(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _params) do
     end
   end
 
+  def friends_ids(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _params) do
+    with {:ok, friends} <- User.get_friends(user) do
+      ids = friends
+      |> Enum.map(fn x -> x.id end)
+      |> Poison.encode!
+      json(conn, ids)
+    else
+      _e -> bad_request_reply(conn, "Can't get friends")
+    end
+  end
+
+
   def update_profile(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, params) do
     params = if bio = params["description"] do
       Map.put(params, "bio", bio)
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
index 6bdf29a13..d0c9a1b6d 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -494,6 +494,25 @@ test "it returns a user's friends", %{conn: conn} do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "GET /friends/ids" do
+    test "it returns a user's friends", %{conn: conn} do
+      user = insert(:user)
+      followed_one = insert(:user)
+      followed_two = insert(:user)
+      not_followed = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, user} = User.follow(user, followed_one)
+      {:ok, user} = User.follow(user, followed_two)
+
+      conn = conn
+      |> assign(:user, user)
+      |> get("/api/friends/ids")
+
+      expected = Poison.encode!([followed_one.id, followed_two.id])
+      assert json_response(conn, 200) == expected
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "POST /api/account/update_profile.json" do
     test "it updates a user's profile" do
       user = insert(:user)