diff --git a/include/identity.php b/include/identity.php
index 888a09ee6f..580539c071 100644
--- a/include/identity.php
+++ b/include/identity.php
@@ -246,10 +246,30 @@ function profile_sidebar($profile, $block = 0) {
 	else
 		$subscribe_feed = false;
 
-	if(get_my_url() && $profile['unkmail'] && ($profile['uid'] != local_user()))
+	if (remote_user() OR (get_my_url() && $profile['unkmail'] && ($profile['uid'] != local_user()))) {
 		$wallmessage = t('Message');
-	else
+		$wallmessage_link = "wallmessage/".$profile["nickname"];
+
+		if (remote_user()) {
+			$r = q("SELECT `url` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `id` = '%s' AND `rel` = %d",
+				intval($profile['uid']),
+				intval(remote_user()),
+				intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND));
+		} else {
+			$r = q("SELECT `url` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `nurl` = '%s' AND `rel` = %d",
+				intval($profile['uid']),
+				dbesc(normalise_link(get_my_url())),
+				intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND));
+		}
+		if ($r) {
+			$remote_url = $r[0]["url"];
+			$message_path = preg_replace("=(.*)/profile/(.*)=ism", "$1/message/new/", $remote_url);
+			$wallmessage_link = $message_path.base64_encode($profile["addr"]);
+		}
+	} else {
 		$wallmessage = false;
+		$wallmessage_link = false;
+	}
 
 	// show edit profile to yourself
 	if ($profile['uid'] == local_user() && feature_enabled(local_user(),'multi_profiles')) {
@@ -386,6 +406,7 @@ function profile_sidebar($profile, $block = 0) {
 		'$remoteconnect'  => $remoteconnect,
 		'$subscribe_feed' => $subscribe_feed,
 		'$wallmessage' => $wallmessage,
+		'$wallmessage_link' => $wallmessage_link,
 		'$account_type' => $account_type,
 		'$location' => $location,
 		'$gender'   => $gender,
@@ -400,7 +421,6 @@ function profile_sidebar($profile, $block = 0) {
 		'$contact_block' => $contact_block,
 	));
 
-
 	$arr = array('profile' => &$profile, 'entry' => &$o);
 
 	call_hooks('profile_sidebar', $arr);
diff --git a/mod/message.php b/mod/message.php
index 8108ff96bd..f0ab7d2ac9 100644
--- a/mod/message.php
+++ b/mod/message.php
@@ -305,15 +305,29 @@ function message_content(&$a) {
 		$prename = $preurl = $preid = '';
 
 		if($preselect) {
-			$r = q("select name, url, id from contact where uid = %d and id = %d limit 1",
+			$r = q("SELECT `name`, `url`, `id` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `id` = %d LIMIT 1",
 				intval(local_user()),
 				intval($a->argv[2])
 			);
+			if(!$r) {
+				$r = q("SELECT `name`, `url`, `id` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `nurl` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
+					intval(local_user()),
+					dbesc(normalise_link(base64_decode($a->argv[2])))
+				);
+			}
+			if(!$r) {
+				$r = q("SELECT `name`, `url`, `id` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `addr` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
+					intval(local_user()),
+					dbesc(base64_decode($a->argv[2]))
+				);
+			}
 			if(count($r)) {
 				$prename = $r[0]['name'];
 				$preurl = $r[0]['url'];
 				$preid = $r[0]['id'];
-			}
+				$preselect = array($preid);
+			} else
+				$preselect = false;
 		}
 
 		$prefill = (($preselect) ? $prename  : '');
@@ -342,7 +356,6 @@ function message_content(&$a) {
 			'$wait' => t('Please wait'),
 			'$submit' => t('Submit')
 		));
-
 		return $o;
 	}
 
@@ -446,9 +459,11 @@ function message_content(&$a) {
 			if($message['from-url'] == $myprofile) {
 				$from_url = $myprofile;
 				$sparkle = '';
-			}
-			else {
-				$from_url = 'redir/' . $message['contact-id'];
+			} elseif ($message['contact-id'] != 0) {
+				$from_url = 'redir/'.$message['contact-id'];
+				$sparkle = ' sparkle';
+			} else {
+				$from_url = $message['from-url']."?zrl=".urlencode($myprofile);
 				$sparkle = ' sparkle';
 			}
 
@@ -462,8 +477,7 @@ function message_content(&$a) {
 				$subject_e = template_escape($message['title']);
 				$body_e = template_escape(Smilies::replace(bbcode($message['body'])));
 				$to_name_e = template_escape($message['name']);
-			}
-			else {
+			} else {
 				$from_name_e = $message['from-name'];
 				$subject_e = $message['title'];
 				$body_e = Smilies::replace(bbcode($message['body']));
diff --git a/mod/wallmessage.php b/mod/wallmessage.php
index b8859badd3..8642624a47 100644
--- a/mod/wallmessage.php
+++ b/mod/wallmessage.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function wallmessage_post(&$a) {
 	$body = str_replace("\r\n","\n",$body);
 	$body = str_replace("\n\n","\n",$body);
 
-	
+
 	$ret = send_wallmessage($user, $body, $subject, $replyto);
 
 	switch($ret){
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ function wallmessage_post(&$a) {
 			info( t('Message sent.') . EOL );
 	}
 
-//	goaway($a->get_baseurl() . '/profile/' . $user['nickname']);
-	
+	goaway('profile/'.$user['nickname']);
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index 0a3a13f9dc..0f1cf070c4 100644
--- a/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 				{{/if}}
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $wallmessage}}
-				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="wallmessage/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
+				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="{{$wallmessage_link}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $subscribe_feed}}
 				<li><a id="subscribe-feed-link" href="dfrn_poll/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$subscribe_feed}}</a></li>
diff --git a/view/theme/decaf-mobile/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/theme/decaf-mobile/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index 6e097c62bf..0ce464dbf5 100644
--- a/view/theme/decaf-mobile/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/decaf-mobile/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 				<li><a id="dfrn-request-link" href="dfrn_request/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$connect}}</a></li>
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $wallmessage}}
-				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="wallmessage/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
+				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="{{$wallmessage_link}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
 			{{/if}}
 		</ul>
 	</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index bd2e92f9e4..1b084ba872 100644
--- a/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/duepuntozero/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				{{/if}}
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $wallmessage}}
-				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="wallmessage/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
+				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="{{$wallmessage_link}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $subscribe_feed}}
 				<li><a id="subscribe-feed-link" href="dfrn_poll/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$subscribe_feed}}</a></li>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index 50b03bad11..e0babdc3a5 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 				{{/if}}
 				{{if $wallmessage}}
 				<div id="wallmessage-link-botton">
-					<a id="wallmessage-link" class="btn btn-labeled btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="addToModal('wallmessage/{{$profile.nickname}}')">
+					<a id="wallmessage-link" class="btn btn-labeled btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="addToModal('{{$wallmessage_link}}')">
 						<span class=""><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></span>
 						<span class="">{{$wallmessage}}</span>
 					</a>
diff --git a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index b3024074be..43c8f7e21e 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 				<li><a id="dfrn-request-link" href="dfrn_request/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$connect}}</a></li>
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $wallmessage}}
-				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="wallmessage/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
+				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="{{$wallmessage_link}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
 			{{/if}}
 		</ul>
 	</div>
diff --git a/view/theme/frost/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/theme/frost/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index 1a0c39a826..26730f8253 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 				<li><a id="dfrn-request-link" href="dfrn_request/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$connect}}</a></li>
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $wallmessage}}
-				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="wallmessage/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
+				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="{{$wallmessage_link}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $subscribe_feed}}
 				<li><a id="subscribe-feed-link" href="dfrn_poll/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$subscribe_feed}}</a></li>
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index f4eae78d2b..ca702380d2 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 				{{/if}}
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $wallmessage}}
-				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="wallmessage/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
+				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="{{$wallmessage_link}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $subscribe_feed}}
 				<li><a id="subscribe-feed-link" href="dfrn_poll/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$subscribe_feed}}</a></li>
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index a3b08947d0..2d7c72f8c8 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 				{{/if}}
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $wallmessage}}
-				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="wallmessage/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
+				<li><a id="wallmessage-link" href="{{$wallmessage_link}}">{{$wallmessage}}</a></li>
 			{{/if}}
 			{{if $subscribe_feed}}
 				<li><a id="subscribe-feed-link" href="dfrn_poll/{{$profile.nickname}}">{{$subscribe_feed}}</a></li>