diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cd299f2d8..374fbc532 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@ venv/
 
 #ignore git projects in vendor
 vendor/**/.git
+
+#ignore config files from JetBrains
+/.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/contact_widgets.php b/include/contact_widgets.php
index 3cd18c779..0b82fcb8f 100644
--- a/include/contact_widgets.php
+++ b/include/contact_widgets.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use Friendica\App;
+use Friendica\Core\Config;
 
 function follow_widget($value = "") {
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ function findpeople_widget() {
 	require_once 'include/Contact.php';
 
 	$a = get_app();
+	$global_dir = Config::get('system', 'directory');
 
 	if (get_config('system', 'invitation_only')) {
 		$x = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'system', 'invites_remaining');
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@ function findpeople_widget() {
 		'$suggest' => t('Friend Suggestions'),
 		'$similar' => t('Similar Interests'),
 		'$random' => t('Random Profile'),
-		'$inv' => t('Invite Friends')
+		'$inv' => t('Invite Friends'),
+		'$directory' => t('View Global Directory'),
+		'$global_dir' => $global_dir
 	));
 
 }
diff --git a/view/templates/peoplefind.tpl b/view/templates/peoplefind.tpl
index 45c4c0b62..481bdd71e 100644
--- a/view/templates/peoplefind.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/peoplefind.tpl
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	</form>
 	<div class="side-link" id="side-match-link"><a href="match" >{{$similar}}</a></div>
 	<div class="side-link" id="side-suggest-link"><a href="suggest" >{{$suggest}}</a></div>
+	<div class="side-link" id="side-directory-link"><a href="{{$global_dir}}" target="extlink" >{{$directory}}</a></div>
 	<div class="side-link" id="side-random-profile-link" ><a href="randprof" target="extlink" >{{$random}}</a></div>
 	{{if $inv}} 
 	<div class="side-link" id="side-invite-link" ><a href="invite" >{{$inv}}</a></div>
diff --git a/view/theme/smoothly/style.css b/view/theme/smoothly/style.css
index ec52277bd..07fc3ed89 100644
--- a/view/theme/smoothly/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/smoothly/style.css
@@ -3057,7 +3057,8 @@ margin-left: 0px;
 #side-invite-link,
 #side-random-profile-link,
 #side-suggest-link,
-#side-match-link {
+#side-match-link,
+#side-directory-link {
 	width: 80%;
 	padding: 10px;
 	margin: auto;
@@ -3079,7 +3080,8 @@ margin-left: 0px;
 #side-invite-link:hover,
 #side-random-profile-link:hover,
 #side-suggest-link:hover,
-#side-match-link:hover {
+#side-match-link:hover,
+#side-directory-link:hover {
 	color: #efefef;
 	background: -webkit-gradient( linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.05, #1873a2), color-stop(1, #6da6c4) );
 	background: -moz-linear-gradient( center top, #1873a2 5%, #6da6c4 100% );
@@ -3098,7 +3100,8 @@ margin-left: 0px;
 #side-invite-link:active,
 #side-random-profile-link:active,
 #side-suggest-link:active,
-#side-match-link:active {
+#side-match-link:active,
+#side-directory-link:active {
 	background-color: #1873a2;
 	position: relative;
 	top: 1px;
@@ -3107,7 +3110,8 @@ margin-left: 0px;
 #side-invite-link a,
 #side-random-profile-link a,
 #side-suggest-link a,
-#side-match-link a {
+#side-match-link a,
+#side-directory-link a {
 	color: #efefef;
 }