diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 6defefc731..9df7b20e93 100755
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -262,15 +262,10 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 				else
 					$profile_avatar = ((strlen($item['author-avatar'])) ? $item['author-avatar'] : $item['thumb']);
 
-				$location = (($item['location']) ? '<a target="map" title="' . $item['location'] . '" href="http://maps.google.com/?q=' . urlencode($item['location']) . '">' . $item['location'] . '</a>' : '');
-				$coord = (($item['coord']) ? '<a target="map" title="' . $item['coord'] . '" href="http://maps.google.com/?q=' . urlencode($item['coord']) . '">' . $item['coord'] . '</a>' : '');
-				if($coord) {
-					if($location)
-						$location .= '<br /><span class="smalltext">(' . $coord . ')</span>';
-					else
-						$location = '<span class="smalltext">' . $coord . '</span>';
-				}
+				$locate = array('location' => $item_location, 'coord' => $item['coord'], 'html' => '');
+				call_hooks('render_location',$locate);
 
+				$location = ((strlen($locate['html'])) ? $locate['html'] : render_location_google($locate));
 
 				localize_item($item);
 				if($mode === 'network-new')
@@ -1008,3 +1003,17 @@ function find_thread_parent_index($arr,$x) {
 			return $k;
 	return false;
 }
+
+function render_location_google($item) {
+	$location = '';
+	$location = (($item['location']) ? '<a target="map" title="' . $item['location'] . '" href="http://maps.google.com/?q=' . urlencode($item['location']) . '">' . $item['location'] . '</a>' : '');
+	$coord = (($item['coord']) ? '<a target="map" title="' . $item['coord'] . '" href="http://maps.google.com/?q=' . urlencode($item['coord']) . '">' . $item['coord'] . '</a>' : '');
+	if($coord) {
+		if($location)
+			$location .= '<br /><span class="smalltext">(' . $coord . ')</span>';
+		else
+			$location = '<span class="smalltext">' . $coord . '</span>';
+	}
+	return $location;
+}
+