diff --git a/src/pluralkit/bot/commands/system_commands.py b/src/pluralkit/bot/commands/system_commands.py
index 2333fc61..76be807a 100644
--- a/src/pluralkit/bot/commands/system_commands.py
+++ b/src/pluralkit/bot/commands/system_commands.py
@@ -109,21 +109,7 @@ async def system_fronter(ctx: CommandContext):
     else:
         system = await ctx.ensure_system()
 
-    fronters, timestamp = await pluralkit.utils.get_fronters(ctx.conn, system_id=system.id)
-    fronter_names = [member.name for member in fronters]
-
-    embed = embeds.status("")
-
-    if len(fronter_names) == 0:
-        embed.add_field(name="Current fronter", value="(no fronter)")
-    elif len(fronter_names) == 1:
-        embed.add_field(name="Current fronter", value=fronter_names[0])
-    else:
-        embed.add_field(name="Current fronters", value=", ".join(fronter_names))
-
-    if timestamp:
-        embed.add_field(name="Since", value="{} ({})".format(timestamp.isoformat(sep=" ", timespec="seconds"),
-                                                             humanize.naturaltime(pluralkit.utils.fix_time(timestamp))))
+    embed = await embeds.front_status(await system.get_latest_switch(ctx.conn), ctx.conn)
     await ctx.reply(embed=embed)
 
 
diff --git a/src/pluralkit/bot/embeds.py b/src/pluralkit/bot/embeds.py
index a1bdd967..b134bb1c 100644
--- a/src/pluralkit/bot/embeds.py
+++ b/src/pluralkit/bot/embeds.py
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ from typing import Tuple
 
 import discord
 
+import pluralkit
 from pluralkit import db
 from pluralkit.bot.utils import escape
 from pluralkit.member import Member
+from pluralkit.switch import Switch
 from pluralkit.system import System
 from pluralkit.utils import get_fronters
 
@@ -149,4 +151,25 @@ async def member_card(conn, member: Member) -> discord.Embed:
                        value=member.description, inline=False)
 
     card.set_footer(text="System ID: {} | Member ID: {}".format(system.hid, member.hid))
-    return card
\ No newline at end of file
+    return card
+
+
+async def front_status(switch: Switch, conn) -> discord.Embed:
+    if switch:
+        embed = status("")
+        fronter_names = [member.name for member in await switch.fetch_members(conn)]
+
+        if len(fronter_names) == 0:
+            embed.add_field(name="Current fronter", value="(no fronter)")
+        elif len(fronter_names) == 1:
+            embed.add_field(name="Current fronter", value=fronter_names[0])
+        else:
+            embed.add_field(name="Current fronters", value=", ".join(fronter_names))
+
+        if switch.timestamp:
+            embed.add_field(name="Since",
+                            value="{} ({})".format(switch.timestamp.isoformat(sep=" ", timespec="seconds"),
+                                                   humanize.naturaltime(pluralkit.utils.fix_time(switch.timestamp))))
+    else:
+        embed = error("No switches logged.")
+    return embed
diff --git a/src/pluralkit/switch.py b/src/pluralkit/switch.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..025691df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pluralkit/switch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+from typing import List
+
+from pluralkit import db
+from pluralkit.member import Member
+
+
+class Switch(namedtuple("Switch", ["id", "system", "timestamp", "members"])):
+    async def fetch_members(self, conn) -> List[Member]:
+        return await db.get_members(conn, self.members)
diff --git a/src/pluralkit/system.py b/src/pluralkit/system.py
index e9febd9f..70e47f69 100644
--- a/src/pluralkit/system.py
+++ b/src/pluralkit/system.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Optional, List
 
 from pluralkit import db, errors
 from pluralkit.member import Member
+from pluralkit.switch import Switch
 from pluralkit.utils import generate_hid, contains_custom_emoji, validate_avatar_url_or_raise
 
 
@@ -104,6 +105,18 @@ class System(namedtuple("System", ["id", "hid", "name", "description", "tag", "a
     async def get_members(self, conn) -> List[Member]:
         return await db.get_all_members(conn, self.id)
 
+    async def get_switches(self, conn, count) -> List[Switch]:
+        """Returns the latest `count` switches logged for this system, ordered latest to earliest."""
+        return [Switch(**s) for s in await db.front_history(conn, self.id, count)]
+
+    async def get_latest_switch(self, conn) -> Optional[Switch]:
+        """Returns the latest switch logged for this system, or None if no switches have been logged"""
+        switches = await self.get_switches(conn, 1)
+        if switches:
+            return switches[0]
+        else:
+            return None
+
     def get_member_name_limit(self) -> int:
         """Returns the maximum length a member's name or nickname is allowed to be. Depends on the system tag."""
         if self.tag: