diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 848c21df36..eaa0565467 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -2968,7 +2968,7 @@ function item_is_remote_self($contact, &$datarray) {
 		if ($contact['network'] != NETWORK_FEED) {
 			$datarray["guid"] = get_guid(32);
 			unset($datarray["plink"]);
-			$datarray["uri"] = item_new_uri($a->get_hostname(),$contact['uid']);
+			$datarray["uri"] = item_new_uri($a->get_hostname(),$contact['uid'], $datarray["guid"]);
 			$datarray["parent-uri"] = $datarray["uri"];
 			$datarray["extid"] = $contact['network'];
 			$urlpart = parse_url($datarray2['author-link']);
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index 18ce232f1d..285c674d70 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -470,11 +470,17 @@ if(! function_exists('item_new_uri')) {
  * @param int $uid
  * @return string
  */
-function item_new_uri($hostname,$uid) {
+function item_new_uri($hostname,$uid, $guid = "") {
 
 	do {
 		$dups = false;
-		$hash = random_string();
+
+		if ($guid == "")
+			$hash = get_guid(32);
+		else {
+			$hash = $guid;
+			$guid = "";
+		}
 
 		$uri = "urn:X-dfrn:" . $hostname . ':' . $uid . ':' . $hash;
 
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index a5f483b352..d203ce64d4 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 	$notify_type = (($parent) ? 'comment-new' : 'wall-new' );
 
-	$uri = (($message_id) ? $message_id : item_new_uri($a->get_hostname(),$profile_uid));
+	$uri = (($message_id) ? $message_id : item_new_uri($a->get_hostname(),$profile_uid, $guid));
 
 	// Fallback so that we alway have a thr-parent
 	if(!$thr_parent)