diff --git a/src/class_diagram/generators/mermaid/class_diagram_generator.cc b/src/class_diagram/generators/mermaid/class_diagram_generator.cc
index a142d6e8..f1cf57fd 100644
--- a/src/class_diagram/generators/mermaid/class_diagram_generator.cc
+++ b/src/class_diagram/generators/mermaid/class_diagram_generator.cc
@@ -370,17 +370,21 @@ void generator::generate_relationship(
     if (util::starts_with(destination, std::string{"::"}))
         destination = destination.substr(2, destination.size());
 
-    std::string puml_relation;
+    std::string mmd_relation;
     if (!r.multiplicity_source().empty())
-        puml_relation += "\"" + r.multiplicity_source() + "\" ";
+        mmd_relation += "\"" + r.multiplicity_source() + "\" ";
 
-    puml_relation += mermaid_common::to_mermaid(r.type(), r.style());
+    mmd_relation += mermaid_common::to_mermaid(r.type(), r.style());
 
     if (!r.multiplicity_destination().empty())
-        puml_relation += " \"" + r.multiplicity_destination() + "\"";
+        mmd_relation += " \"" + r.multiplicity_destination() + "\"";
 
     if (!r.label().empty()) {
-        rendered_relations.emplace(r.label());
+        if (r.type() == relationship_t::kFriendship)
+            rendered_relations.emplace(fmt::format(
+                "{}[friend]", mermaid_common::to_mermaid(r.access())));
+        else
+            rendered_relations.emplace(r.label());
     }
 }
 
@@ -444,7 +448,10 @@ void generator::generate_relationships(
             relstr << " : ";
 
             if (!r.label().empty()) {
-                relstr << mermaid_common::to_mermaid(r.access()) << r.label();
+                auto lbl = r.label();
+                if (r.type() == relationship_t::kFriendship)
+                    lbl = "[friend]";
+                relstr << mermaid_common::to_mermaid(r.access()) << lbl;
                 rendered_relations.emplace(r.label());
             }
 
@@ -516,14 +523,14 @@ void generator::generate_relationships(
         try {
             destination = r.destination();
 
-            std::string puml_relation;
+            std::string mmd_relation;
             if (!r.multiplicity_source().empty())
-                puml_relation += "\"" + r.multiplicity_source() + "\" ";
+                mmd_relation += "\"" + r.multiplicity_source() + "\" ";
 
-            puml_relation += mermaid_common::to_mermaid(r.type(), r.style());
+            mmd_relation += mermaid_common::to_mermaid(r.type(), r.style());
 
             if (!r.multiplicity_destination().empty())
-                puml_relation += " \"" + r.multiplicity_destination() + "\"";
+                mmd_relation += " \"" + r.multiplicity_destination() + "\"";
 
             std::string target_alias;
             try {
@@ -539,18 +546,21 @@ void generator::generate_relationships(
                 continue;
 
             if (r.type() == relationship_t::kContainment) {
-                relstr << indent(1) << target_alias << " " << puml_relation
+                relstr << indent(1) << target_alias << " " << mmd_relation
                        << " " << c.alias();
             }
             else {
-                relstr << indent(1) << c.alias() << " " << puml_relation << " "
+                relstr << indent(1) << c.alias() << " " << mmd_relation << " "
                        << target_alias;
             }
 
             relstr << " : ";
 
             if (!r.label().empty()) {
-                relstr << mermaid_common::to_mermaid(r.access()) << r.label();
+                auto lbl = r.label();
+                if (r.type() == relationship_t::kFriendship)
+                    lbl = "[friend]";
+                relstr << mermaid_common::to_mermaid(r.access()) << lbl;
                 rendered_relations.emplace(r.label());
             }
 
@@ -605,6 +615,10 @@ void generator::generate_relationships(const enum_ &e, std::ostream &ostr) const
                        << " " << target_alias;
             }
 
+            auto lbl = r.label();
+            if (r.type() == relationship_t::kFriendship)
+                lbl = "[friend]";
+
             relstr << " : " << r.label();
 
             relstr << '\n';
diff --git a/tests/t00011/test_case.h b/tests/t00011/test_case.h
index cc3554ff..a59c6155 100644
--- a/tests/t00011/test_case.h
+++ b/tests/t00011/test_case.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ TEST_CASE("t00011", "[test-case][class]")
         auto src = generate_class_mermaid(diagram, *model);
 
         mermaid::AliasMatcher _A(src);
+        using mermaid::IsFriend;
 
         REQUIRE_THAT(src, IsClass(_A("A")));
         REQUIRE_THAT(src, IsClass(_A("B")));
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ TEST_CASE("t00011", "[test-case][class]")
 
         REQUIRE_THAT(src, IsAssociation(_A("B"), _A("A")));
         REQUIRE_THAT(src, IsFriend<Public>(_A("A"), _A("B")));
-        // REQUIRE_THAT(puml, IsFriend(_A("A"), _A("D<T>")));
+        // REQUIRE_THAT(src, IsFriend(_A("A"), _A("D<T>")));
 
         save_mermaid(config.output_directory(), diagram->name + ".mmd", src);
     }
diff --git a/tests/t00045/test_case.h b/tests/t00045/test_case.h
index e91de811..f2f2e2c5 100644
--- a/tests/t00045/test_case.h
+++ b/tests/t00045/test_case.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ TEST_CASE("t00045", "[test-case][class]")
         auto src = generate_class_mermaid(diagram, *model);
 
         mermaid::AliasMatcher _A(src);
+        using mermaid::IsFriend;
 
         REQUIRE_THAT(src, IsClass(_A("A")));
         REQUIRE_THAT(src, IsClass(_A("ns1::A")));
diff --git a/tests/test_cases.h b/tests/test_cases.h
index 9dabbc88..a6517616 100644
--- a/tests/test_cases.h
+++ b/tests/test_cases.h
@@ -905,6 +905,26 @@ ContainsMatcher IsFriend(std::string const &from, std::string const &to,
             caseSensitivity));
 }
 
+namespace mermaid {
+template <typename... Ts>
+ContainsMatcher IsFriend(std::string const &from, std::string const &to,
+    CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes)
+{
+    std::string pattern;
+
+    if constexpr (has_type<Public, Ts...>())
+        pattern = "+";
+    else if constexpr (has_type<Protected, Ts...>())
+        pattern = "#";
+    else
+        pattern = "-";
+
+    return ContainsMatcher(
+        CasedString(fmt::format("{} <.. {} : {}[friend]", from, to, pattern),
+            caseSensitivity));
+}
+}
+
 ContainsMatcher IsPackage(std::string const &str,
     CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes)
 {