diff --git a/discord/channel.py b/discord/channel.py
index 52bb4706903b..f60e22c0d91a 100644
--- a/discord/channel.py
+++ b/discord/channel.py
@@ -2916,22 +2916,21 @@ class DMChannel(discord.abc.Messageable, discord.abc.PrivateChannel, Hashable):
         The user you are participating with in the direct message channel.
         If this channel is received through the gateway, the recipient information
         may not be always available.
+    recipients: List[:class:`User`]
+        The users you are participating with in the DM channel.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.4
     me: :class:`ClientUser`
         The user presenting yourself.
     id: :class:`int`
         The direct message channel ID.
     """
 
-    __slots__ = ('id', 'recipient', 'me', '_state')
+    __slots__ = ('id', 'recipients', 'me', '_state')
 
     def __init__(self, *, me: ClientUser, state: ConnectionState, data: DMChannelPayload):
         self._state: ConnectionState = state
-        self.recipient: Optional[User] = None
-
-        recipients = data.get('recipients')
-        if recipients is not None:
-            self.recipient = state.store_user(recipients[0])
-
+        self.recipients: List[User] = [state.store_user(u) for u in data.get('recipients', [])]
         self.me: ClientUser = me
         self.id: int = int(data['id'])
 
@@ -2951,11 +2950,17 @@ def _from_message(cls, state: ConnectionState, channel_id: int) -> Self:
         self = cls.__new__(cls)
         self._state = state
         self.id = channel_id
-        self.recipient = None
+        self.recipients = []
         # state.user won't be None here
         self.me = state.user  # type: ignore
         return self
 
+    @property
+    def recipient(self) -> Optional[User]:
+        if self.recipients:
+            return self.recipients[0]
+        return None
+
     @property
     def type(self) -> Literal[ChannelType.private]:
         """:class:`ChannelType`: The channel's Discord type."""
diff --git a/discord/state.py b/discord/state.py
index 6012b92120b5..26f443462a31 100644
--- a/discord/state.py
+++ b/discord/state.py
@@ -1586,7 +1586,8 @@ def parse_typing_start(self, data: gw.TypingStartEvent) -> None:
 
         if channel is not None:
             if isinstance(channel, DMChannel):
-                channel.recipient = raw.user
+                if raw.user is not None and raw.user not in channel.recipients:
+                    channel.recipients.append(raw.user)
             elif guild is not None:
                 raw.user = guild.get_member(raw.user_id)