diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index dbd5c7640e..bcecdaa6b1 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ define ( 'NETWORK_PUMPIO',           'pump');    // pump.io
 define ( 'NETWORK_TWITTER',          'twit');    // Twitter
 define ( 'NETWORK_DIASPORA2',        'dspc');    // Diaspora connector
 define ( 'NETWORK_STATUSNET',        'stac');    // Statusnet connector
+define ( 'NETWORK_APPNET',           'apdn');    // app.net
 
 define ( 'NETWORK_PHANTOM',          'unkn');    // Place holder
 
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ $netgroup_ids = array(
 	NETWORK_TWITTER  => (-14),
 	NETWORK_DIASPORA2 => (-15),
 	NETWORK_STATUSNET => (-16),
+	NETWORK_APPNET => (-17),
 
 	NETWORK_PHANTOM  => (-127),
 );
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 08145d5a0f..20f7f2957e 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -1127,7 +1127,8 @@ function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag) {
 			if(count($r)) {
 				$profile = $r[0]['url'];
 				//set newname to nick, find alias
-				if(($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_OSTATUS) OR ($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_TWITTER) OR ($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_STATUSNET)) {
+				if(($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_OSTATUS) OR ($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_TWITTER)
+					OR ($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_STATUSNET) OR ($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_APPNET)) {
 					$newname = $r[0]['nick'];
 					$stat = true;
 					if($r[0]['alias'])