diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 59dafd51c..51c6920d3 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ function contacts_post(&$a) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	$hidden = intval($_POST['hidden']);
 
 	$priority = intval($_POST['poll']);
 	if($priority > 5 || $priority < 0)
@@ -85,11 +86,12 @@ function contacts_post(&$a) {
 
 	$info = escape_tags(trim($_POST['info']));
 
-	$r = q("UPDATE `contact` SET `profile-id` = %d, `priority` = %d , `info` = '%s'
-		WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+	$r = q("UPDATE `contact` SET `profile-id` = %d, `priority` = %d , `info` = '%s',
+		`hidden` = %d WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
 		intval($profile_id),
 		intval($priority),
 		dbesc($info),
+		intval($hidden),
 		intval($contact_id),
 		intval(local_user())
 	);
@@ -334,6 +336,7 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 			'$info' => $contact['info'],
 			'$blocked' => (($contact['blocked']) ? t('Currently blocked') : ''),
 			'$ignored' => (($contact['readonly']) ? t('Currently ignored') : ''),
+			'$hidden' => array('hidden', t('Hide this contact from others'), ($contact['hidden'] == 1), t('Replies/likes to your public posts <strong>may</strong> still be visible')),
 			'$photo' => $contact['photo'],
 			'$name' => $contact['name'],
 			'$dir_icon' => $dir_icon,
diff --git a/mod/follow.php b/mod/follow.php
index 0329d1eee..2d643400a 100644
--- a/mod/follow.php
+++ b/mod/follow.php
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ function follow_post(&$a) {
 	}
 
 	$writeable = ((($ret['network'] === NETWORK_OSTATUS) && ($ret['notify'])) ? 1 : 0);
+	$hidden = (($ret['network'] === NETWORK_MAIL) ? 1 : 0);
+
 	if($ret['network'] === NETWORK_MAIL) {
 		$writeable = 1;
 		
@@ -101,8 +103,8 @@ function follow_post(&$a) {
 
 		// create contact record 
 		$r = q("INSERT INTO `contact` ( `uid`, `created`, `url`, `nurl`, `addr`, `alias`, `batch`, `notify`, `poll`, `poco`, `name`, `nick`, `photo`, `network`, `pubkey`, `rel`, `priority`,
-			`writable`, `blocked`, `readonly`, `pending` )
-			VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, %d, 0, 0, 0 ) ",
+			`writable`, `hidden`, `blocked`, `readonly`, `pending` )
+			VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, %d, %d, 0, 0, 0 ) ",
 			intval(local_user()),
 			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 			dbesc($ret['url']),
@@ -120,7 +122,8 @@ function follow_post(&$a) {
 			dbesc($ret['pubkey']),
 			intval($new_relation),
 			intval($ret['priority']),
-			intval($writeable)
+			intval($writeable),
+			intval($hidden)
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/view/contact_edit.tpl b/view/contact_edit.tpl
index fc6c17981..fc1a3d47b 100644
--- a/view/contact_edit.tpl
+++ b/view/contact_edit.tpl
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	{{ endif }}
 	<div id="contact-edit-end" ></div>
 
-
+	{{inc field_checkbox.tpl with $field=$hidden }}{{endinc}}
 
 <div id="contact-edit-info-wrapper">
 <h4>$lbl_info1</h4>
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
index 0150eb176..1127f1145 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/style.css
@@ -1461,6 +1461,7 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 
 #contact-edit-end {
 	clear: both;
+	margin-top: 15px;
 }
 
 #contact-profile-selector {