diff --git a/web/src/people.js b/web/src/people.js
index 088d89a452..cc582de421 100644
--- a/web/src/people.js
+++ b/web/src/people.js
@@ -906,6 +906,19 @@ export function get_realm_users() {
     return [...active_user_dict.values()];
 }
 
+export function get_realm_active_human_users() {
+    // includes ONLY humans from your realm
+    const humans = [];
+
+    for (const user of active_user_dict.values()) {
+        if (!user.is_bot) {
+            humans.push(user);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return humans;
+}
+
 export function get_realm_active_human_user_ids() {
     const human_ids = [];
 
diff --git a/web/tests/people.test.js b/web/tests/people.test.js
index a1ea329460..ad65c5ad0b 100644
--- a/web/tests/people.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/people.test.js
@@ -1252,6 +1252,23 @@ test_people("huddle_string", () => {
     assert.equal(huddle([me.user_id, maria.user_id, bob.user_id]), "203,302");
 });
 
+test_people("get_realm_active_human_users", () => {
+    let humans = people.get_realm_active_human_users();
+    assert.equal(humans.length, 1);
+    assert.deepEqual(humans, [me]);
+
+    people.add_active_user(maria);
+    people.add_active_user(bot_botson);
+    humans = people.get_realm_active_human_users();
+    assert.equal(humans.length, 2);
+    assert.deepEqual(humans, [me, maria]);
+
+    people.deactivate(maria);
+    humans = people.get_realm_active_human_users();
+    assert.equal(humans.length, 1);
+    assert.deepEqual(humans, [me]);
+});
+
 // reset to native Date()
 run_test("reset MockDate", () => {
     MockDate.reset();