diff --git a/mod/allfriends.php b/mod/allfriends.php
index ceb32e6c18..5234ee8c69 100644
--- a/mod/allfriends.php
+++ b/mod/allfriends.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function allfriends_content(App $a)
 		}
 
 		$entry = [
-			'url'          => $rr['url'],
+			'url'          => Model\Contact::magicLink($rr['url']),
 			'itemurl'      => defaults($contact_details, 'addr', $rr['url']),
 			'name'         => $contact_details['name'],
 			'thumb'        => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($contact_details['thumb'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
diff --git a/mod/common.php b/mod/common.php
index 1c4032f11f..6b6090e19b 100644
--- a/mod/common.php
+++ b/mod/common.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function common_content(App $a)
 		$photo_menu = Model\Contact::photoMenu($common_friend);
 
 		$entry = [
-			'url'          => $common_friend['url'],
+			'url'          => Model\Contact::magicLink($common_friend['url']),
 			'itemurl'      => defaults($contact_details, 'addr', $common_friend['url']),
 			'name'         => $contact_details['name'],
 			'thumb'        => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($contact_details['thumb'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
diff --git a/mod/directory.php b/mod/directory.php
index 3fd0aa848b..fa5ce73d4c 100644
--- a/mod/directory.php
+++ b/mod/directory.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ function directory_content(App $a)
 
 			$itemurl = (($rr['addr'] != "") ? $rr['addr'] : $rr['profile_url']);
 
-			$profile_link = 'profile/' . ((strlen($rr['nickname'])) ? $rr['nickname'] : $rr['profile_uid']);
+			$profile_link = $rr['profile_url'];
 
 			$pdesc = (($rr['pdesc']) ? $rr['pdesc'] . '<br />' : '');
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function directory_content(App $a)
 
 			$entry = [
 				'id'           => $rr['id'],
-				'url'          => $profile_link,
+				'url'          => Contact::magicLInk($profile_link),
 				'itemurl'      => $itemurl,
 				'thumb'        => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($rr[$photo], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
 				'img_hover'    => $rr['name'],
diff --git a/src/Content/Widget.php b/src/Content/Widget.php
index 35e8913e08..adf6545b43 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\FileTag;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
+use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 use Friendica\Util\XML;
 
@@ -296,15 +297,30 @@ class Widget
 			$r = GContact::commonFriendsZcid($profile_uid, $zcid, 0, 5, true);
 		}
 
-		return Renderer::replaceMacros(Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('remote_friends_common.tpl'), array(
-			'$desc' => L10n::tt("%d contact in common", "%d contacts in common", $t),
-			'$base' => System::baseUrl(),
-			'$uid' => $profile_uid,
-			'$cid' => (($cid) ? $cid : '0'),
+		if (!DBA::isResult($r)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$entries = [];
+		foreach ($r as $rr) {
+			$entry = [
+				'url'   => Contact::magicLink($rr['url']),
+				'name'  => $rr['name'],
+				'photo' => ProxyUtils::proxifyUrl($rr['photo'], false, ProxyUtils::SIZE_THUMB),
+			];
+			$entries[] = $entry;
+		}
+
+		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('remote_friends_common.tpl');
+		return Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
+			'$desc'     => L10n::tt("%d contact in common", "%d contacts in common", $t),
+			'$base'     => System::baseUrl(),
+			'$uid'      => $profile_uid,
+			'$cid'      => (($cid) ? $cid : '0'),
 			'$linkmore' => (($t > 5) ? 'true' : ''),
-			'$more' => L10n::t('show more'),
-			'$items' => $r)
-		);
+			'$more'     => L10n::t('show more'),
+			'$items'    => $entries
+		]);
 	}
 
 	/**