diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneDashboardOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneDashboardOverlay.cs
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+// 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;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard.Friends;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
+{
+    public class TestSceneDashboardOverlay : OsuTestScene
+    {
+        public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => new[]
+        {
+            typeof(DashboardOverlay),
+            typeof(DashboardOverlayHeader),
+            typeof(FriendDisplay)
+        };
+
+        protected override bool UseOnlineAPI => true;
+
+        private readonly DashboardOverlay overlay;
+
+        public TestSceneDashboardOverlay()
+        {
+            Add(overlay = new DashboardOverlay());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestShow()
+        {
+            AddStep("Show", overlay.Show);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestHide()
+        {
+            AddStep("Hide", overlay.Hide);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/DashboardOverlayHeader.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/DashboardOverlayHeader.cs
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+// 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.
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard
+{
+    public class DashboardOverlayHeader : TabControlOverlayHeader<HomeOverlayTabs>
+    {
+        protected override OverlayTitle CreateTitle() => new DashboardTitle();
+
+        private class DashboardTitle : OverlayTitle
+        {
+            public DashboardTitle()
+            {
+                Title = "dashboard";
+                IconTexture = "Icons/changelog";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public enum HomeOverlayTabs
+    {
+        Friends
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/DashboardOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/DashboardOverlay.cs
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+// 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 osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays
+{
+    public class DashboardOverlay : FullscreenOverlay
+    {
+        private readonly Box background;
+        private readonly Container content;
+
+        public DashboardOverlay()
+            : base(OverlayColourScheme.Purple)
+        {
+            Children = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                background = new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                },
+                new OverlayScrollContainer
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    ScrollbarVisible = false,
+                    Child = new FillFlowContainer
+                    {
+                        AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                        Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                        Children = new Drawable[]
+                        {
+                            new DashboardOverlayHeader
+                            {
+                                Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                                Depth = -float.MaxValue
+                            },
+                            content = new Container
+                            {
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                new LoadingLayer(content),
+            };
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            background.Colour = ColourProvider.Background5;
+        }
+    }
+}