diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/friends.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/friends.ts
index 1a248e6b5..c430c2399 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/friends.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/friends.ts
@@ -92,14 +92,28 @@ const addFriendModal = new SimpleModal({
   execFn: async (_thisPopup, receiverName) => {
     const result = await addFriend(receiverName);
 
-    if (result !== true) {
-      return {
-        status: -1,
-        message: result,
-      };
-    } else {
+    if (result === true) {
       return { status: 1, message: `Request send to ${receiverName}` };
     }
+
+    let status: -1 | 0 | 1 = -1;
+    let message: string = "Unknown error";
+
+    if (result.includes("already exists")) {
+      status = 0;
+      message = `You are already friends with ${receiverName}`;
+    } else if (result.includes("request already sent")) {
+      status = 0;
+      message = `You have already sent a friend request to ${receiverName}`;
+    } else if (result.includes("blocked by initiator")) {
+      status = 0;
+      message = `You have blocked ${receiverName}`;
+    } else if (result.includes("blocked by receiver")) {
+      status = 0;
+      message = `${receiverName} has blocked you`;
+    }
+
+    return { status, message, alwaysHide: true };
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/utils/simple-modal.ts b/frontend/src/ts/utils/simple-modal.ts
index 2bc890d9d..f5b62be04 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/utils/simple-modal.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/utils/simple-modal.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export type ExecReturn = {
   notificationOptions?: Notifications.AddNotificationOptions;
   hideOptions?: HideOptions;
   afterHide?: () => void;
+  alwaysHide?: boolean;
 };
 
 type FormInput = CommonInputType & {
@@ -373,7 +374,7 @@ export class SimpleModal {
       if (res.showNotification ?? true) {
         Notifications.add(res.message, res.status, res.notificationOptions);
       }
-      if (res.status === 1) {
+      if (res.status === 1 || res.alwaysHide) {
         void this.hide(true, res.hideOptions).then(() => {
           if (res.afterHide) {
             res.afterHide();