diff --git a/packages/shared/friends/sagas.ts b/packages/shared/friends/sagas.ts
index 72a97589c..53d5e6905 100644
--- a/packages/shared/friends/sagas.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/friends/sagas.ts
@@ -2234,6 +2234,11 @@ export async function requestFriendship(request: SendFriendRequestPayload) {
       return buildFriendRequestErrorResponse(FriendshipErrorCode.FEC_NON_EXISTING_USER)
     }
 
+    // Check if the user is trying to send a friend request to themself
+    if (getUserIdFromMatrix(ownId) === userId) {
+      return buildFriendRequestErrorResponse(FriendshipErrorCode.FEC_INVALID_REQUEST)
+    }
+
     // Check if the users are already friends or if a friend request has already been sent.
     if (isFriend(store.getState(), userId) || isToPendingRequest(store.getState(), userId)) {
       return buildFriendRequestErrorResponse(FriendshipErrorCode.FEC_INVALID_REQUEST)
diff --git a/test/unit/friends.saga.test.ts b/test/unit/friends.saga.test.ts
index a22d237c8..52e50220d 100644
--- a/test/unit/friends.saga.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/friends.saga.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ import {
   FriendshipStatus,
   GetFriendshipStatusRequest
 } from '@dcl/protocol/out-ts/decentraland/renderer/kernel_services/friends_kernel.gen'
+import { SendFriendRequestPayload } from '@dcl/protocol/out-ts/decentraland/renderer/kernel_services/friend_request_kernel.gen'
+import { FriendshipErrorCode } from '@dcl/protocol/out-ts/decentraland/renderer/common/friend_request_common.gen'
 
 function getMockedAvatar(userId: string, name: string): ProfileUserInfo {
   return {
@@ -160,7 +162,8 @@ const stubClient = {
     return m
   },
   getDomain: () => 'decentraland.org',
-  setStatus: () => Promise.resolve()
+  setStatus: () => Promise.resolve(),
+  getOwnId: () => '0xa2'
 } as unknown as SocialAPI
 
 const friendsFromStore: FriendsState = {
@@ -564,7 +567,7 @@ describe('Friends sagas', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('Get Friendship Status', () => {
+  describe('Get friendship status', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       const { store } = buildStore(mockStoreCalls())
       globalThis.globalStore = store
@@ -614,4 +617,33 @@ describe('Friends sagas', () => {
       })
     })
   })
+
+  describe('Send friend request via protocol', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const { store } = buildStore(mockStoreCalls())
+      globalThis.globalStore = store
+    })
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      sinon.restore()
+      sinon.reset()
+    })
+
+    context('When the user tries to send a friend request to themself', () => {
+      it('Should return FriendshipStatus.FEC_INVALID_REQUEST', async () => {
+        const request: SendFriendRequestPayload = {
+          userId: '0xa2',
+          messageBody: 'u r so cool'
+        }
+
+        const expectedResponse = {
+          reply: undefined,
+          error: FriendshipErrorCode.FEC_INVALID_REQUEST
+        }
+
+        const response = await friendsSagas.requestFriendship(request)
+        assert.match(response, expectedResponse)
+      })
+    })
+  })
 })