diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplayLeaderboard.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplayLeaderboard.cs
index d4000c07e7..65f943d36b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplayLeaderboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplayLeaderboard.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.PolygonExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD;
 using osuTK;
@@ -139,6 +142,31 @@ void checkHeight(int panelCount)
                 => AddAssert($"leaderboard height is {panelCount} panels high", () => leaderboard.DrawHeight == (GameplayLeaderboardScore.PANEL_HEIGHT + leaderboard.Spacing) * panelCount);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestFriendScore()
+        {
+            APIUser friend = new APIUser { Username = "my friend", Id = 10000 };
+
+            createLeaderboard();
+            addLocalPlayer();
+
+            AddStep("Add friend to API", () =>
+            {
+                var api = (DummyAPIAccess)API;
+
+                api.Friends.Clear();
+                api.Friends.Add(friend);
+            });
+
+            int playerNumber = 1;
+
+            AddRepeatStep("add 3 other players", () => createRandomScore(new APIUser { Username = $"Player {playerNumber++}" }), 3);
+            AddUntilStep("there are no pink color score", () => leaderboard.ChildrenOfType<Box>().All(b => b.Colour != Color4Extensions.FromHex("ff549a")));
+
+            AddRepeatStep("add 3 friend score", () => createRandomScore(friend), 3);
+            AddUntilStep("there are pink color for friend score", () => leaderboard.GetScoreByUsername("my friend").ChildrenOfType<Box>().Any(b => b.Colour == Color4Extensions.FromHex("ff549a")));
+        }
+
         private void addLocalPlayer()
         {
             AddStep("add local player", () =>
@@ -179,6 +207,11 @@ public bool CheckPositionByUsername(string username, int? expectedPosition)
 
                 return scoreItem != null && scoreItem.ScorePosition == expectedPosition;
             }
+
+            public GameplayLeaderboardScore GetScoreByUsername(string username)
+            {
+                return Flow.FirstOrDefault(i => i.User?.Username == username);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayLeaderboardScore.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayLeaderboardScore.cs
index dcb2c1071e..7471955493 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayLeaderboardScore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayLeaderboardScore.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Users;
 using osu.Game.Users.Drawables;
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ public int? ScorePosition
 
         private IBindable<ScoringMode> scoreDisplayMode = null!;
 
+        private bool isFriend;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="GameplayLeaderboardScore"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ public GameplayLeaderboardScore(IUser? user, bool tracked)
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours, OsuConfigManager osuConfigManager)
+        private void load(OsuColour colours, OsuConfigManager osuConfigManager, IAPIProvider api)
         {
             Container avatarContainer;
 
@@ -311,6 +315,8 @@ private void load(OsuColour colours, OsuConfigManager osuConfigManager)
             }, true);
 
             HasQuit.BindValueChanged(_ => updateState());
+
+            isFriend = User != null && api.Friends.Any(u => User.OnlineID == u.Id);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -389,6 +395,11 @@ private void updateState()
                 panelColour = BackgroundColour ?? Color4Extensions.FromHex("ffd966");
                 textColour = TextColour ?? Color4Extensions.FromHex("2e576b");
             }
+            else if (isFriend)
+            {
+                panelColour = BackgroundColour ?? Color4Extensions.FromHex("ff549a");
+                textColour = TextColour ?? Color4.White;
+            }
             else
             {
                 panelColour = BackgroundColour ?? Color4Extensions.FromHex("3399cc");