diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 2cbc48cde5..6a1d3a04b4 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -1978,8 +1978,9 @@ function smilies($s) {
 	$a = get_app();
 
 	return str_replace(
-	array( ':-)', ';-)', ':-(', ':(', ':-P', ':-"', ':-x', ':-X', ':-D', '8-|', '8-O'),
+	array( '<3', ':-)', ';-)', ':-(', ':(', ':-P', ':-"', ':-x', ':-X', ':-D', '8-|', '8-O'),
 	array(
+		'<img src="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/images/smiley-heart.gif" alt="<3" />',
 		'<img src="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/images/smiley-smile.gif" alt=":-)" />',
 		'<img src="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/images/smiley-wink.gif" alt=";-)" />',
 		'<img src="' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/images/smiley-frown.gif" alt=":-(" />',
diff --git a/images/smiley-heart.gif b/images/smiley-heart.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21c0c65308
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/smiley-heart.gif differ