diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/lite/utils/JsonInjectors.java b/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/lite/utils/JsonInjectors.java
index 5b438d18d..addb135b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/lite/utils/JsonInjectors.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/lite/utils/JsonInjectors.java
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import static ru.vtosters.lite.f0x1d.VTVerifications.isDeveloper;
 import static ru.vtosters.lite.f0x1d.VTVerifications.isPrometheus;
 import static ru.vtosters.lite.f0x1d.VTVerifications.isVerified;
 import static ru.vtosters.lite.utils.Base64Utils.decode;
+import static ru.vtosters.lite.utils.Globals.sendToast;
 import static ru.vtosters.lite.utils.Preferences.dev;
+import static ru.vtosters.lite.utils.Preferences.friendsblock;
 import static ru.vtosters.lite.utils.Preferences.getBoolValue;
 import static ru.vtosters.lite.utils.Preferences.hasVerification;
 
@@ -97,6 +99,63 @@ public class JsonInjectors{
         return json.putOpt("items", newItems);
     }
 
+    public static JSONObject friends(JSONObject json) throws JSONException{
+        JSONObject catalog = json;
+        Boolean sectionexecute = true;
+
+        if (json.optJSONObject("catalog") != null) {
+            catalog = json.optJSONObject("catalog");
+            sectionexecute = false;
+        }
+
+        JSONArray section = null;
+        JSONObject sections = null;
+
+        if (sectionexecute) {
+            sections = catalog.optJSONObject("section");
+        } else {
+            section = catalog.optJSONArray("sections");
+        }
+
+        JSONArray oldItems;
+
+        if (sectionexecute) {
+            oldItems = sections.optJSONArray("blocks");
+        } else {
+            oldItems = section.optJSONObject(0).optJSONArray("blocks");
+        }
+
+        var newItems = new JSONArray();
+        if (oldItems != null) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < oldItems.length(); i++) {
+                var type = oldItems.optJSONObject(i);
+                var name = type.optJSONObject("layout").optString("name");
+                var buttons = "";
+                var skip = false;
+                if (type.optJSONArray("buttons") != null) {
+                    buttons = type.optJSONArray("buttons").optJSONObject(0).optString("ref_layout_name");
+                }
+                if (name.contains("list_friend_suggests") || buttons.contains("list_friend_suggests") || name.contains("separator")) {
+                    skip = friendsblock();
+                }
+
+                if (!skip) {
+                    newItems.put(type);
+                }
+
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (sectionexecute) {
+            sections.putOpt("blocks", newItems);
+        } else {
+            section.optJSONObject(0).putOpt("blocks", newItems);
+        }
+
+        return json;
+    }
+
+
     public static boolean haveDonateButton(){
         int randomshower = new Random().nextInt(6);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/lite/utils/Preferences.java b/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/lite/utils/Preferences.java
index 549dc08dc..ac836bf94 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/lite/utils/Preferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/lite/utils/Preferences.java
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ public class Preferences{
         return getBoolValue("superapp", true);
     }
 
+    public static boolean friendsblock(){
+        return getBoolValue("friendsblock", false);
+    }
+
     public static boolean milkshake(){
         return getBoolValue("milkshake", false);
     }
diff --git a/smali/res/xml/preferences_interface.xml b/smali/res/xml/preferences_interface.xml
index 7e526da11..f68570dee 100644
--- a/smali/res/xml/preferences_interface.xml
+++ b/smali/res/xml/preferences_interface.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
             android:key="superapp"
             android:summary="Новый вид меню как в новых версиях ВКонтакте"
             android:title="Супераппы" />
+        <com.vtosters.lite.ui.MaterialSwitchPreference
+            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:key="friendsblock"
+            android:summary="Скрыть блок рекомендаций друзей в друзьях"
+            android:title="Блок друзей" />
         <com.vtosters.lite.ui.MaterialSwitchPreference
             android:defaultValue="false"
             android:key="showmenu"
diff --git a/smali/smali_classes2/com/vk/catalog2/core/api/i/CatalogGetFriends.smali b/smali/smali_classes2/com/vk/catalog2/core/api/i/CatalogGetFriends.smali
index 6fa06d4f5..1f9384533 100644
--- a/smali/smali_classes2/com/vk/catalog2/core/api/i/CatalogGetFriends.smali
+++ b/smali/smali_classes2/com/vk/catalog2/core/api/i/CatalogGetFriends.smali
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@
 
     move-result-object p1
 
+    invoke-static {p1}, Lru/vtosters/lite/utils/JsonInjectors;->friends(Lorg/json/JSONObject;)Lorg/json/JSONObject;
+
+    move-result-object p1
+
     const-string v1, "r.getJSONObject(ServerKeys.RESPONSE)"
 
     invoke-static {p1, v1}, Lkotlin/jvm/internal/Intrinsics;->a(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/String;)V
diff --git a/smali/smali_classes2/com/vk/catalog2/core/api/i/CatalogGetSectionFriends.smali b/smali/smali_classes2/com/vk/catalog2/core/api/i/CatalogGetSectionFriends.smali
index b78eeb4e4..ecd4e64e5 100644
--- a/smali/smali_classes2/com/vk/catalog2/core/api/i/CatalogGetSectionFriends.smali
+++ b/smali/smali_classes2/com/vk/catalog2/core/api/i/CatalogGetSectionFriends.smali
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@
 
     move-result-object p1
 
+    invoke-static {p1}, Lru/vtosters/lite/utils/JsonInjectors;->friends(Lorg/json/JSONObject;)Lorg/json/JSONObject;
+
+    move-result-object p1
+
     const-string v1, "r.getJSONObject(ServerKeys.RESPONSE)"
 
     invoke-static {p1, v1}, Lkotlin/jvm/internal/Intrinsics;->a(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/String;)V