diff --git a/templates/contact_template.tpl b/templates/contact_template.tpl
index 31d7971ac3..a04d8156fc 100644
--- a/templates/contact_template.tpl
+++ b/templates/contact_template.tpl
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 				<div class="contact-entry-name" id="contact-entry-name-{{$contact.id}}" >
 					<h4 class="media-heading">{{$contact.name}}
 					{{if $contact.account_type}} <small class="contact-entry-details" id="contact-entry-accounttype-{{$contact.id}}">({{$contact.account_type}})</small>{{/if}}
+					{{if $contact.account_type == 'Forum'}}<i class="fa fa-comments-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>{{/if}}
+					{{* @todo this needs some changing in core because $contact.account_type contains a translated string which may notbe the same in every language *}}
 					</h4>
 				</div>
 				{{if $contact.alt_text}}<div class="contact-entry-details" id="contact-entry-rel-{{$contact.id}}" >{{$contact.alt_text}}</div>{{/if}}