diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.cpp b/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.cpp
index 71c812efe25229a9c6fa2184d67c2ae2c9278c44..f4abb45319e3411378b85e332978082af26d0d8b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class LLPanelPeople::Updater
 	virtual void setActive(bool) {}
 
 protected:
-	void updateList()
+	void update()
 	{
 		mCallback();
 	}
@@ -239,6 +239,30 @@ class LLPanelPeople::Updater
 	callback_t		mCallback;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Update buttons on changes in our friend relations (STORM-557).
+ */
+class LLButtonsUpdater : public LLPanelPeople::Updater, public LLFriendObserver
+{
+public:
+	LLButtonsUpdater(callback_t cb)
+	:	LLPanelPeople::Updater(cb)
+	{
+		LLAvatarTracker::instance().addObserver(this);
+	}
+
+	~LLButtonsUpdater()
+	{
+		LLAvatarTracker::instance().removeObserver(this);
+	}
+
+	/*virtual*/ void changed(U32 mask)
+	{
+		(void) mask;
+		update();
+	}
+};
+
 class LLAvatarListUpdater : public LLPanelPeople::Updater, public LLEventTimer
 {
 public:
@@ -306,7 +330,7 @@ class LLFriendListUpdater : public LLAvatarListUpdater, public LLFriendObserver
 
 		if (mMask & (LLFriendObserver::ADD | LLFriendObserver::REMOVE | LLFriendObserver::ONLINE))
 		{
-			updateList();
+			update();
 		}
 
 		// Stop updates.
@@ -421,7 +445,7 @@ class LLNearbyListUpdater : public LLAvatarListUpdater
 		if (val)
 		{
 			// update immediately and start regular updates
-			updateList();
+			update();
 			mEventTimer.start(); 
 		}
 		else
@@ -433,7 +457,7 @@ class LLNearbyListUpdater : public LLAvatarListUpdater
 
 	/*virtual*/ BOOL tick()
 	{
-		updateList();
+		update();
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 private:
@@ -450,7 +474,7 @@ class LLRecentListUpdater : public LLAvatarListUpdater, public boost::signals2::
 	LLRecentListUpdater(callback_t cb)
 	:	LLAvatarListUpdater(cb, 0)
 	{
-		LLRecentPeople::instance().setChangedCallback(boost::bind(&LLRecentListUpdater::updateList, this));
+		LLRecentPeople::instance().setChangedCallback(boost::bind(&LLRecentListUpdater::update, this));
 	}
 };
 
@@ -475,11 +499,13 @@ LLPanelPeople::LLPanelPeople()
 	mFriendListUpdater = new LLFriendListUpdater(boost::bind(&LLPanelPeople::updateFriendList,	this));
 	mNearbyListUpdater = new LLNearbyListUpdater(boost::bind(&LLPanelPeople::updateNearbyList,	this));
 	mRecentListUpdater = new LLRecentListUpdater(boost::bind(&LLPanelPeople::updateRecentList,	this));
+	mButtonsUpdater = new LLButtonsUpdater(boost::bind(&LLPanelPeople::updateButtons, this));
 	mCommitCallbackRegistrar.add("People.addFriend", boost::bind(&LLPanelPeople::onAddFriendButtonClicked, this));
 }
 
 LLPanelPeople::~LLPanelPeople()
 {
+	delete mButtonsUpdater;
 	delete mNearbyListUpdater;
 	delete mFriendListUpdater;
 	delete mRecentListUpdater;
diff --git a/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.h b/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.h
index 4412aed0628b2aab30c266a22b088d0b4d73eb5e..b496bb3779ec132c8da2235cf80d5dbbd9950fad 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llpanelpeople.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class LLPanelPeople
 	Updater*				mFriendListUpdater;
 	Updater*				mNearbyListUpdater;
 	Updater*				mRecentListUpdater;
+	Updater*				mButtonsUpdater;
 
 	LLMenuButton*			mNearbyGearButton;
 	LLMenuButton*			mFriendsGearButton;