diff --git a/src/Model/FContact.php b/src/Model/FContact.php
index c4d6251c3..20ec52971 100644
--- a/src/Model/FContact.php
+++ b/src/Model/FContact.php
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ namespace Friendica\Model;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Protocol;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Model\Notify\Type;
 use Friendica\Network\Probe;
+use Friendica\Protocol\Activity;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
@@ -130,4 +133,81 @@ class FContact
 
 		return null;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add suggestions for a given contact
+	 *
+	 * @param integer $uid
+	 * @param integer $cid
+	 * @return bool   Was the adding successful?
+	 */
+	public static function addSuggestion(int $uid, int $cid)
+	{
+		$owner = User::getOwnerDataById($uid);
+		$contact = Contact::getById($cid);
+
+		if (DBA::exists('contact', ['nurl' => Strings::normaliseLink($contact['url']), 'uid' => $uid])) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$suggest = [];
+		$suggest['uid'] = $uid;
+		$suggest['cid'] = $contact['id'];
+		$suggest['url'] = $contact['url'];
+		$suggest['name'] = $contact['name'];
+		$suggest['photo'] = $contact['photo'];
+		$suggest['request'] = $contact['request'];
+		$suggest['title'] = '';
+		$suggest['body'] = '';
+
+		// Do we already have an fcontact record for this person?
+		$fid = 0;
+		$fcontact = DBA::selectFirst('fcontact', ['id'], ['url' => $suggest['url']]);
+		if (DBA::isResult($fcontact)) {
+			$fid = $fcontact['id'];
+
+			$fields = ['name' => $suggest['name'], 'photo' => $suggest['photo'], 'request' => $suggest['request']];
+			DBA::update('fcontact', $fields, ['id' => $fid]);
+
+			// Quit if we already have an introduction for this person
+			if (DBA::exists('intro', ['uid' => $suggest['uid'], 'fid' => $fid])) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (empty($fid)) {
+			$fields = ['name' => $suggest['name'], 'url' => $suggest['url'],
+				'photo' => $suggest['photo'], 'request' => $suggest['request']];
+			DBA::insert('fcontact', $fields);
+			$fid = DBA::lastInsertId();
+			if (empty($fid)) {
+				Logger::warning('FContact had not been created', ['fcontact' => $fields]);
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		$hash = Strings::getRandomHex();
+		$fields = ['uid' => $suggest['uid'], 'fid' => $fid, 'contact-id' => $suggest['cid'], 
+			'note' => $suggest['body'], 'hash' => $hash, 'datetime' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(), 'blocked' => false];
+		DBA::insert('intro', $fields);
+
+		notification(
+			[
+				'type'         => Type::SUGGEST,
+				'notify_flags' => $owner['notify-flags'],
+				'language'     => $owner['language'],
+				'to_name'      => $owner['name'],
+				'to_email'     => $owner['email'],
+				'uid'          => $owner['uid'],
+				'item'         => $suggest,
+				'link'         => DI::baseUrl().'/notifications/intros',
+				'source_name'  => $contact['name'],
+				'source_link'  => $contact['url'],
+				'source_photo' => $contact['photo'],
+				'verb'         => Activity::REQ_FRIEND,
+				'otype'        => 'intro']
+		);
+
+		return true;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Module/Notifications/Introductions.php b/src/Module/Notifications/Introductions.php
index cd59626e6..eeb8ce02f 100644
--- a/src/Module/Notifications/Introductions.php
+++ b/src/Module/Notifications/Introductions.php
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ class Introductions extends BaseNotifications
 		/** @var Introduction $notification */
 		foreach ($notifications['notifications'] as $notification) {
 
+			$helptext  = DI::l10n()->t('Shall your connection be bidirectional or not?');
+			$helptext2 = DI::l10n()->t('Accepting %s as a friend allows %s to subscribe to your posts, and you will also receive updates from them in your news feed.', $notification->getName(), $notification->getName());
+			$helptext3 = DI::l10n()->t('Accepting %s as a subscriber allows them to subscribe to your posts, but you will not receive updates from them in your news feed.', $notification->getName());
+
+			$friend = ['duplex', DI::l10n()->t('Friend'), '1', $helptext2, true];
+			$follower = ['duplex', DI::l10n()->t('Subscriber'), '0', $helptext3, false];
+
 			// There are two kind of introduction. Contacts suggested by other contacts and normal connection requests.
 			// We have to distinguish between these two because they use different data.
 			switch ($notification->getLabel()) {
@@ -98,6 +105,9 @@ class Introductions extends BaseNotifications
 						'$contact_id'            => $notification->getContactId(),
 						'$photo'                 => $notification->getPhoto(),
 						'$fullname'              => $notification->getName(),
+						'$lbl_connection_type'   => $helptext,
+						'$friend'                => $friend,
+						'$follower'              => $follower,
 						'$url'                   => $notification->getUrl(),
 						'$zrl'                   => $notification->getZrl(),
 						'$lbl_url'               => DI::l10n()->t('Profile URL'),
@@ -122,13 +132,6 @@ class Introductions extends BaseNotifications
 						$knowyou = '';
 					}
 
-					$helptext  = DI::l10n()->t('Shall your connection be bidirectional or not?');
-					$helptext2 = DI::l10n()->t('Accepting %s as a friend allows %s to subscribe to your posts, and you will also receive updates from them in your news feed.', $notification->getName(), $notification->getName());
-					$helptext3 = DI::l10n()->t('Accepting %s as a subscriber allows them to subscribe to your posts, but you will not receive updates from them in your news feed.', $notification->getName());
-
-					$friend = ['duplex', DI::l10n()->t('Friend'), '1', $helptext2, true];
-					$follower = ['duplex', DI::l10n()->t('Subscriber'), '0', $helptext3, false];
-
 					$contact = DBA::selectFirst('contact', ['network', 'protocol'], ['id' => $notification->getContactId()]);
 
 					if (($contact['network'] != Protocol::DFRN) || ($contact['protocol'] == Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB)) {