diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters.js
index ed6d4541..d71e53f4 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters.js
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 /**
  * @format
  */
+const Common = require('shock-common')
+/**
+ * @typedef {import('shock-common').Schema.Follow} Follow
+ */
+const Logger = require('winston')
+
 const Key = require('./key')
 const Utils = require('./utils')
 
@@ -38,3 +44,45 @@ exports.userToIncomingID = async pub => {
 
   return null
 }
+
+/**
+ * @returns {Promise<Record<string, Follow>>}
+ */
+exports.currentFollows = () => {
+  const user = require('../Mediator').getUser()
+
+  return new Promise(res => {
+    user.get(Key.FOLLOWS).load(data => {
+      if (typeof data !== 'object' || data === null) {
+        Logger.warn(
+          `GunDb -> getters -> currentFollows() -> Current follows data as fetched from gun is not an object but ${typeof data}. This can happen if Gun lost its cache and it's still retrieving data from the network.`
+        )
+        res({})
+        return
+      }
+
+      const rejected = Object.entries(data).filter(
+        ([_, follow]) => !Common.Schema.isFollow(follow)
+      )
+
+      rejected.forEach(([key, item]) => {
+        // expected when unfollowed
+        if (item !== null) {
+          Logger.warn(
+            `GunDb -> getters -> currentFollows() -> Item not conforming to schema found inside follows data. Key: ${key}, item: ${JSON.stringify(
+              item
+            )}.`
+          )
+        }
+      })
+
+      const passed = Object.entries(data).filter(([_, follow]) =>
+        Common.Schema.isFollow(follow)
+      )
+
+      const p = /** @type {unknown} */ (passed)
+
+      res(/** @type {Record<string, Follow>} */ (p))
+    })
+  })
+}