diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index ceb73c3b9..577f3f354 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ encryption support
 		- PHP *command line* access with register_argc_argv set to true in the 
 php.ini file
 		- curl, gd, mysql, and openssl extensions
+		- some form of email server or email gateway such that PHP mail() works
 		- mcrypt (optional; used for end-to-end message encryption)
 
 	- Mysql 5.x
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 1870e059e..329165ef8 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set_time_limit(0);
 
-define ( 'BUILD_ID',               1024   );
+define ( 'BUILD_ID',               1025   );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.0'  );
 
 define ( 'EOL',                    "<br />\r\n"     );
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index dab7c179d..30edf4189 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `profile` (
   `sexual` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `politic` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `religion` char(255) NOT NULL,
+  `keywords` text NOT NULL,
   `about` text NOT NULL,
   `summary` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `music` text NOT NULL,
diff --git a/mod/directory.php b/mod/directory.php
index e9bbf47ab..449c89174 100644
--- a/mod/directory.php
+++ b/mod/directory.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function directory_content(&$a) {
 
 	if($search)
 		$search = dbesc($search);
-	$sql_extra = ((strlen($search)) ? " AND MATCH (`profile`.`name`, `user`.`nickname`, `locality`,`region`,`country-name`,`gender`,`marital`,`sexual`,`about`,`romance`,`work`,`education`) AGAINST ('$search' IN BOOLEAN MODE) " : "");
+	$sql_extra = ((strlen($search)) ? " AND MATCH (`profile`.`name`, `user`.`nickname`, `locality`,`region`,`country-name`,`gender`,`marital`,`sexual`,`about`,`romance`,`work`,`education`,`keywords` ) AGAINST ('$search' IN BOOLEAN MODE) " : "");
 
 
 	$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total` FROM `profile` LEFT JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `profile`.`uid` WHERE `is-default` = 1 AND `publish` = 1 AND `user`.`blocked` = 0 $sql_extra ");
diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index e675af2e4..e99e0f288 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function profiles_post(&$a) {
 		$region = notags(trim($_POST['region']));
 		$postal_code = notags(trim($_POST['postal_code']));
 		$country_name = notags(trim($_POST['country_name']));
-
+		$keywords = notags(trim($_POST['keywords']));
 		$marital = notags(trim($_POST['marital']));
 		if($marital != $orig[0]['marital'])
 			$maritalchanged = true;
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ function profiles_post(&$a) {
 			`homepage` = '%s',
 			`politic` = '%s',
 			`religion` = '%s',
+			`keywords` = '%s',
 			`about` = '%s',
 			`interest` = '%s',
 			`contact` = '%s',
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ function profiles_post(&$a) {
 			dbesc($homepage),
 			dbesc($politic),
 			dbesc($religion),
+			dbesc($keywords),
 			dbesc($about),
 			dbesc($interest),
 			dbesc($contact),
@@ -369,6 +371,7 @@ function profiles_content(&$a) {
 			'$homepage' => $r[0]['homepage'],
 			'$politic' => $r[0]['politic'],
 			'$religion' => $r[0]['religion'],
+			'$keywords' => $r[0]['keywords'],
 			'$music' => $r[0]['music'],
 			'$book' => $r[0]['book'],
 			'$tv' => $r[0]['tv'],
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index c5aa56194..382c83e5a 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -243,3 +243,7 @@ function update_1023() {
 	ADD `login_date` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00' AFTER `register_date` ");
 }
 
+function update_1024() {
+	q("ALTER TABLE `profile` ADD `keywords` TEXT NOT NULL AFTER `religion` ");
+}
+
diff --git a/view/en/profile_edit.tpl b/view/en/profile_edit.tpl
index c5b24a88a..ec6cf260a 100644
--- a/view/en/profile_edit.tpl
+++ b/view/en/profile_edit.tpl
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ $gender
 <div id="profile-edit-dob" >
 $dob $age
 </div>
+</div>
 <div id="profile-edit-dob-end"></div>
 
 $hide_friends
@@ -126,6 +127,13 @@ $sexual
 </div>
 <div id="profile-edit-religion-end"></div>
 
+<div id="profile-edit-keywords-wrapper" >
+<label id="profile-edit-keywords-label" for="profile-edit-keywords" >Keywords: </label>
+<input type="text" size="32" name="keywords" id="profile-edit-keywords" title="Example: fishing photography software" value="$keywords" />
+</div><div id="profile-edit-keywords-desc">(Used for searching public profiles, never shown to others)</div>
+<div id="profile-edit-keywords-end"></div>
+
+
 <div class="profile-edit-submit-wrapper" >
 <input type="submit" name="submit" class="profile-edit-submit-button" value="Submit" />
 </div>
diff --git a/view/theme/default/style.css b/view/theme/default/style.css
index 491486794..627915e64 100644
--- a/view/theme/default/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/default/style.css
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 #profile-edit-sexual-label,
 #profile-edit-politic-label,
 #profile-edit-religion-label,
+#profile-edit-keywords-label,
 #profile-edit-homepage-label {
 	float: left;
 	width: 175px;
@@ -738,6 +739,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 #sexual-select,
 #profile-edit-politic,
 #profile-edit-religion,
+#profile-edit-keywords,
 #profile-in-dir-yes,
 #profile-in-dir-no,
 #profile-in-netdir-yes,
@@ -768,6 +770,12 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 	margin-left: 20px;
 }
 
+#profile-edit-keywords-desc {
+	float: left;
+	margin-left: 20px;
+}
+
+
 #profile-edit-homepage {
 	float: left;
 	margin-bottom: 35px;
@@ -800,6 +808,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 #profile-edit-sexual-end,
 #profile-edit-politic-end,
 #profile-edit-religion-end,
+#profile-edit-keywords-end,
 #profile-edit-homepage-end,
 #profile-in-dir-break,
 #profile-in-dir-end,