diff --git a/social/error.go b/social/error.go
index c2e82a2b..034fd0c7 100644
--- a/social/error.go
+++ b/social/error.go
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	socialCodeFriendListFull    = 1028 // Observed when the People list limit would be exceeded.
-	socialCodeRestricted        = 1011 // Observed for forbidden relationship operations.
-	socialCodeRestrictedPrivacy = 1049 // Observed for target-user privacy restrictions.
+	socialCodeFriendListFull     = 1028 // Observed when the People list limit would be exceeded.
+	socialCodeRestricted         = 1011 // Observed for forbidden relationship operations.
+	socialCodeRestrictedPrivacy  = 1049 // Observed for target-user privacy restrictions.
+	socialCodeBulkOperationLimit = 1050 // Observed when a bulk relationship request contains too many users.
 )
 
 var (
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ var (
 	ErrFriendListFull = errors.New("xsapi/social: friend list full")
 	// ErrFriendRestricted matches privacy, enforcement, or relationship restriction responses.
 	ErrFriendRestricted = errors.New("xsapi/social: friend restricted")
+	// ErrBulkOperationLimit matches responses indicating a bulk relationship
+	// request contains more users than the service accepts.
+	ErrBulkOperationLimit = errors.New("xsapi/social: bulk operation limit")
 )
 
 // ResponseError carries error details returned by the Xbox Live Social and
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ func (e *ResponseError) Is(target error) bool {
 		return e.Code == socialCodeFriendListFull
 	case ErrFriendRestricted:
 		return e.Code == socialCodeRestricted || e.Code == socialCodeRestrictedPrivacy
+	case ErrBulkOperationLimit:
+		return e.Code == socialCodeBulkOperationLimit
 	default:
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/social/error_test.go b/social/error_test.go
index ee749e1b..7cf66edd 100644
--- a/social/error_test.go
+++ b/social/error_test.go
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ func TestResponseErrorMatchesCategories(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "rate limited", err: &ResponseError{StatusCode: http.StatusTooManyRequests}, target: ErrRateLimited, want: true},
 		{name: "retry after without rate limit", err: &ResponseError{StatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError, RetryAfter: time.Second}, target: ErrRateLimited},
 		{name: "friend list full", err: &ResponseError{Code: 1028}, target: ErrFriendListFull, want: true},
+		{name: "bulk operation limit", err: &ResponseError{Code: 1050}, target: ErrBulkOperationLimit, want: true},
 		{name: "restricted", err: &ResponseError{Code: 1011}, target: ErrFriendRestricted, want: true},
 		{name: "restricted alternate", err: &ResponseError{Code: 1049}, target: ErrFriendRestricted, want: true},
 	}
@@ -175,6 +176,20 @@ func TestResponseErrorMatchesCategories(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAddFriendsReturnsBulkOperationLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	client := New(&http.Client{Transport: roundTripFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		return response(req, http.StatusBadRequest, `{"code":1050,"description":"too many users"}`), nil
+	})}, nil, xsts.UserInfo{}, nil)
+
+	_, err := client.AddFriends(context.Background(), []string{"123", "456"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("AddFriends returned nil error")
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrBulkOperationLimit) {
+		t.Fatalf("errors.Is(ErrBulkOperationLimit) = false for %T: %v", err, err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResponseErrorPreservesMetadataWhenBodyReadFails(t *testing.T) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "https://peoplehub.xboxlive.com/users/me/people/social", nil)
 	if err != nil {