Watch out, Rover — cats also have what it takes to be man’s best friend.

Scientists say they’ve finally proven that cats do get purr-sonal to their human owners, just like dogs — they’re just often too aloof to show it.

The team from Oregon State University was amazed so little research had been done on how cats bond with humans, reporting that people have been “underestimating cats’ socio-cognitive abilities.”

Using the university’s specialized Human-Animal Interaction Lab, the scientists put more than 100 felines through tests to see how strongly they were attached to humans after short absences.

The tests showed that the cats “share social traits once attributed to dogs and humans,” according to the study published in Cell Press.

“Like dogs, cats display social flexibility in regard to their attachments with humans,” study author Kristyn Vitale said, according to Science Daily.

“The majority of cats are securely attached to their owner and use them as a source of security in a novel environment.”

People have “biased” ideas on cats, however, because a minority of them are insecure and tend to run and hide or act aloof, Vitale said.

“But the majority of cats use their owner as a source of security. Your cat is depending on you to feel secure when they are stressed out,” she said.