diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index 71d00ed254..926b33dbe2 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -45,6 +45,32 @@ function photos_init(&$a) {
 		if(! x($a->page,'aside'))
 			$a->page['aside'] = '';
 		$a->page['aside'] .= $o;
+
+
+		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= "<script> var ispublic = '" . t('everybody') . "';" ;
+
+		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= <<< EOT
+
+		$(document).ready(function() {
+
+			$('#contact_allow, #contact_deny, #group_allow, #group_deny').change(function() {
+				var selstr;
+				$('#contact_allow option:selected, #contact_deny option:selected, #group_allow option:selected, #group_deny option:selected').each( function() {
+					selstr = $(this).text();
+					$('#jot-perms-icon').removeClass('unlock').addClass('lock');
+					$('#jot-public').hide();
+				});
+				if(selstr == null) { 
+					$('#jot-perms-icon').removeClass('lock').addClass('unlock');
+					$('#jot-public').show();
+				}
+
+			}).trigger('change');
+
+		});
+
+		</script>
+EOT;
 	}
 
 	return;
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index f898f171cc..86d1ae015c 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -6,6 +6,32 @@ function settings_init(&$a) {
 		profile_load($a,$a->user['nickname']);
 	}
 
+	$a->page['htmlhead'] .= "<script> var ispublic = '" . t('everybody') . "';" ;
+
+	$a->page['htmlhead'] .= <<< EOT
+
+	$(document).ready(function() {
+
+		$('#contact_allow, #contact_deny, #group_allow, #group_deny').change(function() {
+			var selstr;
+			$('#contact_allow option:selected, #contact_deny option:selected, #group_allow option:selected, #group_deny option:selected').each( function() {
+				selstr = $(this).text();
+				$('#jot-perms-icon').removeClass('unlock').addClass('lock');
+				$('#jot-public').hide();
+			});
+			if(selstr == null) { 
+				$('#jot-perms-icon').removeClass('lock').addClass('unlock');
+				$('#jot-public').show();
+			}
+
+		}).trigger('change');
+
+	});
+
+	</script>
+EOT;
+
+
 }