diff --git tests/phpunit/testcases/friends/functions.php tests/phpunit/testcases/friends/functions.php
index 76f505e..41ed08f 100644
--- tests/phpunit/testcases/friends/functions.php
+++ tests/phpunit/testcases/friends/functions.php
@@ -332,4 +332,66 @@ class BP_Tests_Friends_Functions extends BP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEquals( $first_query_count + 1, $wpdb->num_queries );
 	}
+
+	public function test_friends_get_recently_active() {
+		$u1 = $this->factory->user->create();
+ 	    $u2 = $this->factory->user->create();
+ 	    $u3 = $this->factory->user->create();
+ 	    $u4 = $this->factory->user->create();
+
+ 	    // request friendship
+ 	    friends_add_friend( $u1, $u2, true );
+ 	    friends_add_friend( $u1, $u3, true );
+ 	    friends_add_friend( $u1, $u4, true );
+
+ 	    bp_update_user_last_activity( $u2, date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - ( 2 * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) );
+ 	    bp_update_user_last_activity( $u3, date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - ( 5 * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) );
+ 	    bp_update_user_last_activity( $u4, date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - ( 3 * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) );
+
+ 	    $recent = friends_get_recently_active( $u1 );
+
+ 	    $this->assertEquals( $recent['users'][0]->id, $u2 );
+ 	    $this->assertEquals( $recent['users'][1]->id, $u4 );
+ 	    $this->assertEquals( $recent['users'][2]->id, $u3 );
+ 	}
+
+	public function test_friends_get_alphabetically() {
+		$u1 = $this->factory->user->create();
+ 	    $u2 = $this->factory->user->create();
+ 	    $u3 = $this->factory->user->create();
+
+ 	    // request friendship
+ 	    friends_add_friend( $u1, $u2, true );
+ 	    friends_add_friend( $u1, $u3, true );
+
+ 	    wp_update_user( array( 'ID' => $u2, 'display_name' => 'Dave Lister' ) );
+ 	    wp_update_user( array( 'ID' => $u3, 'display_name' => 'Arnold Rimmer' ) );
+
+ 	    $alpha = friends_get_alphabetically( $u1 );
+
+ 	    $this->assertEquals( $alpha['users'][0]->id, $u3 );
+ 	    $this->assertEquals( $alpha['users'][1]->id, $u2 );
+ 	}
+
+	public function test_friends_get_newest() {
+		$u1 = $this->factory->user->create();
+ 	    $u2 = $this->factory->user->create();
+ 	    $u3 = $this->factory->user->create();
+ 	    $u4 = $this->factory->user->create();
+
+ 	    // request friendship
+ 	    friends_add_friend( $u1, $u2, true );
+ 	    friends_add_friend( $u1, $u3, true );
+ 	    friends_add_friend( $u1, $u4, true );
+
+ 	    bp_update_user_last_activity( $u2, date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - ( 2 * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) );
+ 	    bp_update_user_last_activity( $u3, date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - ( 5 * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) );
+ 	    bp_update_user_last_activity( $u4, date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', time() - ( 3 * DAY_IN_SECONDS ) ) );
+
+ 	    $newest = friends_get_newest( $u1 );
+
+ 	    $this->assertEquals( $newest['users'][0]->id, $u4 );
+ 	    $this->assertEquals( $newest['users'][1]->id, $u3 );
+ 	    $this->assertEquals( $newest['users'][2]->id, $u2 );
+ 	}
 }