diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 1eb133986..e7a6b529d 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ class Contact
 	const FOLLOWER = 1;
 	const SHARING  = 2;
 	const FRIEND   = 3;
+	const SELF     = 4;
 	/**
 	 * @}
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact/User.php b/src/Model/Contact/User.php
index 52904925f..85399951c 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact/User.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact/User.php
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ class User
 			$fields['ignored'] = $fields['readonly'];
 		}
 
+		if (!empty($fields['self'])) {
+			$fields['rel'] = Contact::SELF;
+		}
+
 		$fields = DBStructure::getFieldsForTable('user-contact', $fields);
 		$fields['cid'] = $pcid;
 		$fields['uid'] = $contact['uid'];
@@ -105,6 +109,10 @@ class User
 			$fields['ignored'] = $fields['readonly'];
 		}
 
+		if (!empty($fields['self'])) {
+			$fields['rel'] = Contact::SELF;
+		}
+
 		$update_fields = DBStructure::getFieldsForTable('user-contact', $fields);
 		if (!empty($update_fields)) {
 			$contacts = DBA::select('contact', ['uri-id', 'uid'], $condition);