diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index 6ec5e3097..374b8f251 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
     get "/qvitter/statuses/user_timeline", TwitterAPI.Controller, :user_timeline
     get "/users/show", TwitterAPI.Controller, :show_user
 
+    get "/statuses/followers", TwitterAPI.Controller, :followers
+    get "/statuses/friends", TwitterAPI.Controller, :friends
     get "/statuses/show/:id", TwitterAPI.Controller, :fetch_status
     get "/statusnet/conversation/:id", TwitterAPI.Controller, :fetch_conversation
 
@@ -193,8 +195,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
 
     post "/qvitter/update_avatar", TwitterAPI.Controller, :update_avatar
 
-    get "/statuses/followers", TwitterAPI.Controller, :followers
-    get "/statuses/friends", TwitterAPI.Controller, :friends
     get "/friends/ids", TwitterAPI.Controller, :friends_ids
     get "/friendships/no_retweets/ids", TwitterAPI.Controller, :empty_array
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
index 73d96c73d..5284a8847 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller.ex
@@ -263,16 +263,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.Controller do
     end
   end
 
-  def followers(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _params) do
-    with {:ok, followers} <- User.get_followers(user) do
+  def followers(conn, params) do
+    with {:ok, user} <- TwitterAPI.get_user(conn.assigns.user, params),
+         {:ok, followers} <- User.get_followers(user) do
       render(conn, UserView, "index.json", %{users: followers, for: user})
     else
       _e -> bad_request_reply(conn, "Can't get followers")
     end
   end
 
-  def friends(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, _params) do
-    with {:ok, friends} <- User.get_friends(user) do
+  def friends(conn, params) do
+    with {:ok, user} <- TwitterAPI.get_user(conn.assigns.user, params),
+         {:ok, friends} <- User.get_friends(user) do
       render(conn, UserView, "index.json", %{users: friends, for: user})
     else
       _e -> bad_request_reply(conn, "Can't get friends")
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
index 90d0fa654..39f1cdd4c 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/twitter_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.ControllerTest do
   end
 
   describe "GET /api/statuses/friends" do
-    test "it returns a user's friends", %{conn: conn} do
+    test "it returns the logged in user's friends", %{conn: conn} do
       user = insert(:user)
       followed_one = insert(:user)
       followed_two = insert(:user)
@@ -533,6 +533,36 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.ControllerTest do
 
       assert MapSet.equal?(MapSet.new(json_response(conn, 200)), MapSet.new(UserView.render("index.json", %{users: [followed_one, followed_two], for: user})))
     end
+
+    test "it returns a given user's friends with user_id", %{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
+      |> get("/api/statuses/friends", %{"user_id" => user.id})
+
+      assert MapSet.equal?(MapSet.new(json_response(conn, 200)), MapSet.new(UserView.render("index.json", %{users: [followed_one, followed_two], for: user})))
+    end
+
+    test "it returns a given user's friends with screen_name", %{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
+      |> get("/api/statuses/friends", %{"screen_name" => user.nickname})
+
+      assert MapSet.equal?(MapSet.new(json_response(conn, 200)), MapSet.new(UserView.render("index.json", %{users: [followed_one, followed_two], for: user})))
+    end
   end
 
   describe "GET /friends/ids" do