diff --git a/mod/directory.php b/mod/directory.php
index e1c83f05e3..b0cee76cb7 100644
--- a/mod/directory.php
+++ b/mod/directory.php
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ function directory_content(&$a) {
 		$search = dbesc($search);
 	$sql_extra = ((strlen($search)) ? " AND MATCH (`profile`.`name`, `user`.`nickname`, `locality`,`region`,`country-name`,`gender`,`marital`,`sexual`,`about`,`romance`,`work`,`education`,`keywords` ) AGAINST ('$search' IN BOOLEAN MODE) " : "");
 
+	$publish = ((get_config('system','publish_all')) ? '' : " AND `publish` = 1 " );
 
 
-
-	$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total` FROM `profile` LEFT JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `profile`.`uid` WHERE `is-default` = 1 AND `publish` = 1 AND `user`.`blocked` = 0 $sql_extra ");
+	$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total` FROM `profile` LEFT JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `profile`.`uid` WHERE `is-default` = 1 $publish AND `user`.`blocked` = 0 $sql_extra ");
 	if(count($r))
 		$a->set_pager_total($r[0]['total']);
 
 
 
-	$r = q("SELECT `profile`.*, `profile`.`uid` AS `profile_uid`, `user`.`nickname`, `user`.`timezone` FROM `profile` LEFT JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `profile`.`uid` WHERE `is-default` = 1 AND `publish` = 1 AND `user`.`blocked` = 0 $sql_extra ORDER BY `name` ASC LIMIT %d , %d ",
+	$r = q("SELECT `profile`.*, `profile`.`uid` AS `profile_uid`, `user`.`nickname`, `user`.`timezone` FROM `profile` LEFT JOIN `user` ON `user`.`uid` = `profile`.`uid` WHERE `is-default` = 1 $publish AND `user`.`blocked` = 0 $sql_extra ORDER BY `name` ASC LIMIT %d , %d ",
 		intval($a->pager['start']),
 		intval($a->pager['itemspage'])
 	);
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index eb27de06ef..0f01807a20 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -247,13 +247,16 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 	}
 
 
-
-
-	$opt_tpl = load_view_file("view/profile-in-directory.tpl");
-	$profile_in_dir = replace_macros($opt_tpl,array(
-		'$yes_selected' => (($profile['publish'])      ? " checked=\"checked\" " : ""),
-		'$no_selected'  => (($profile['publish'] == 0) ? " checked=\"checked\" " : "")
-	));
+	if(get_config('system','publish_all')) {
+		$profile_in_dir = '<input type="hidden" name="profile_in_directory" value="1" />';
+	}
+	else {
+		$opt_tpl = load_view_file("view/profile-in-directory.tpl");
+		$profile_in_dir = replace_macros($opt_tpl,array(
+			'$yes_selected' => (($profile['publish'])      ? " checked=\"checked\" " : ""),
+			'$no_selected'  => (($profile['publish'] == 0) ? " checked=\"checked\" " : "")
+		));
+	}
 
 	if(strlen(get_config('system','directory_submit_url'))) {
 		$opt_tpl = load_view_file("view/profile-in-netdir.tpl");