diff --git a/include/Contact.php b/include/Contact.php
index ee434cb6d..8d893cf70 100644
--- a/include/Contact.php
+++ b/include/Contact.php
@@ -173,4 +173,15 @@ function random_profile() {
 	if(count($r))
 		return dirname($r[0]['url']);
 	return '';
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
+function contacts_not_grouped($uid) {
+	$r = q("select * from contact where uid = %d and self = 0 and id not in (select distinct(`contact-id`) from group_member where uid = %d) ",
+		intval($uid),
+		intval($uid)
+	);
+
+	return $r;
+}
+