diff --git a/src/Content/Widget.php b/src/Content/Widget.php
index b5f83a803e..e89245cd2b 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget.php
@@ -121,17 +121,28 @@ class Widget
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @param string $type
+	 * Display a generic filter widget based on a list of options
+	 *
+	 * The options array must be the following format:
+	 * [
+	 *    [
+	 *      'ref' => {filter value},
+	 *      'name' => {option name}
+	 *    ],
+	 *    ...
+	 * ]
+	 *
+	 * @param string $type The filter query string key
 	 * @param string $title
 	 * @param string $desc
-	 * @param string $all
-	 * @param string $baseUrl
+	 * @param string $all The no filter label
+	 * @param string $baseUrl The full page request URI
 	 * @param array  $options
-	 * @param string $selected
+	 * @param string $selected The currently selected filter option value
 	 * @return string
 	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
-	public static function filter($type, $title, $desc, $all, $baseUrl, array $options, $selected = null)
+	private static function filter($type, $title, $desc, $all, $baseUrl, array $options, $selected = null)
 	{
 		$queryString = parse_url($baseUrl, PHP_URL_QUERY);
 		$queryArray = [];
@@ -160,6 +171,37 @@ class Widget
 		]);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return networks widget
+	 *
+	 * @param string $baseurl  baseurl
+	 * @param string $selected optional, default empty
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws \Exception
+	 */
+	public static function contactRels($baseurl, $selected = '')
+	{
+		if (!local_user()) {
+			return '';
+		}
+
+		$options = [
+			['ref' => 'followers', 'name' => L10n::t('Followers')],
+			['ref' => 'following', 'name' => L10n::t('Following')],
+			['ref' => 'mutuals', 'name' => L10n::t('Mutual friends')],
+		];
+
+		return self::filter(
+			'rel',
+			L10n::t('Relationships'),
+			'',
+			L10n::t('All Contacts'),
+			$baseurl,
+			$options,
+			$selected
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return networks widget
 	 *
diff --git a/src/Module/Contact.php b/src/Module/Contact.php
index 4429573ab7..a7f0176e53 100644
--- a/src/Module/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Module/Contact.php
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 		$a = self::getApp();
 
 		$nets = defaults($_GET, 'nets', '');
+		$rel  = defaults($_GET, 'rel' , '');
 
 		if (empty($a->page['aside'])) {
 			$a->page['aside'] = '';
@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 			$findpeople_widget = '';
 			$follow_widget = '';
 			$networks_widget = '';
+			$rel_widget = '';
 		} else {
 			$vcard_widget = '';
 			$findpeople_widget = Widget::findPeople();
@@ -331,6 +333,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 			}
 
 			$networks_widget = Widget::networks($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $nets);
+			$rel_widget = Widget::contactRels($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $rel);
 		}
 
 		if ($contact['uid'] != 0) {
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 			$groups_widget = null;
 		}
 
-		$a->page['aside'] .= $vcard_widget . $findpeople_widget . $follow_widget . $groups_widget . $networks_widget;
+		$a->page['aside'] .= $vcard_widget . $findpeople_widget . $follow_widget . $groups_widget . $networks_widget . $rel_widget;
 
 		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('contacts-head.tpl');
 		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
@@ -678,6 +681,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 
 		$search = Strings::escapeTags(trim(defaults($_GET, 'search', '')));
 		$nets   = Strings::escapeTags(trim(defaults($_GET, 'nets'  , '')));
+		$rel    = Strings::escapeTags(trim(defaults($_GET, 'rel'   , '')));
 
 		$tabs = [
 			[
@@ -747,6 +751,12 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 			$sql_extra .= sprintf(" AND network = '%s' ", DBA::escape($nets));
 		}
 
+		switch ($rel) {
+			case 'followers': $sql_extra .= " AND `rel` IN (1, 3)"; break;
+			case 'following': $sql_extra .= " AND `rel` IN (2, 3)"; break;
+			case 'mutuals': $sql_extra .= " AND `rel` = 3"; break;
+		}
+
 		$sql_extra .=  " AND NOT `deleted` ";
 
 		$sql_extra2 = ((($sort_type > 0) && ($sort_type <= Model\Contact::FRIEND)) ? sprintf(" AND `rel` = %d ", intval($sort_type)) : '');
@@ -777,6 +787,13 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 			}
 		}
 
+		switch ($rel) {
+			case 'followers': $header = L10n::t('Followers'); break;
+			case 'following': $header = L10n::t('Following'); break;
+			case 'mutuals':   $header = L10n::t('Mutual friends'); break;
+			default:          $header = L10n::t('Contacts');
+		}
+
 		switch ($type) {
 			case 'blocked':	 $header .= ' - ' . L10n::t('Blocked'); break;
 			case 'hidden':   $header .= ' - ' . L10n::t('Hidden'); break;