diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb
index 6a30295..e2748cc 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ require "diaspora_federation/entities/person"
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/location"
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/photo"
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/status_message"
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/request"
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e54760b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module DiasporaFederation
+  module Entities
+    class Request < Entity
+      property :sender_id, xml_name: :sender_handle
+      property :recipient_id, xml_name: :recipient_handle
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f142ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module DiasporaFederation
+  describe Entities::Request do
+    let(:data) {
+      {sender_id:    "alice@somepod.org",
+       recipient_id: "bob@otherpod.net"}
+    }
+
+    let(:xml) {
+      <<-XML
+<request>
+  <sender_handle>alice@somepod.org</sender_handle>
+  <recipient_handle>bob@otherpod.net</recipient_handle>
+</request>
+      XML
+    }
+
+    it_behaves_like "an Entity subclass" do
+      let(:klass) { Entities::Request }
+    end
+  end
+end