diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 4f52db863..beaaeb247 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ define ( 'NOTIFY_SUGGEST',  0x0020 );
 define ( 'NOTIFY_PROFILE',  0x0040 );
 define ( 'NOTIFY_TAGSELF',  0x0080 );
 define ( 'NOTIFY_TAGSHARE', 0x0100 );
+define ( 'NOTIFY_POKE',     0x0200 );
 
 define ( 'NOTIFY_SYSTEM',   0x8000 );
 
diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index 814bd06a4..510991476 100644
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -147,6 +147,24 @@ function notification($params) {
 		$itemlink =  $params['link'];
 	}
 
+	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_POKE) {
+
+		$subject =	sprintf( t('[Friendica:Notify] %1$s poked you') , $params['source_name']);
+		$preamble = sprintf( t('%1$s poked you at %2$s') , $params['source_name'], $sitename);
+		$epreamble = sprintf( t('%1$s [url=%2$s]poked you[/url].') , 
+								'[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]',
+								$params['link']); 
+
+		$subject = str_replace('poked', t($params['activity']), $subject);
+		$preamble = str_replace('poked', t($params['activity']), $preamble);
+		$epreamble = str_replace('poked', t($params['activity']), $epreamble);
+
+		$sitelink = t('Please visit %s to view and/or reply to the conversation.');
+		$tsitelink = sprintf( $sitelink, $siteurl );
+		$hsitelink = sprintf( $sitelink, '<a href="' . $siteurl . '">' . $sitename . '</a>');
+		$itemlink =  $params['link'];
+	}
+
 	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_TAGSHARE) {
 		$subject =	sprintf( t('[Friendica:Notify] %s tagged your post') , $params['source_name']);
 		$preamble = sprintf( t('%1$s tagged your post at %2$s') , $params['source_name'], $sitename);
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index b933804fd..fe729000c 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -2958,7 +2958,57 @@ function local_delivery($importer,$data) {
 				$datarray['owner-avatar'] = $importer['thumb'];
 			}
 
-			$r = item_store($datarray);
+			$posted_id = item_store($datarray);
+
+			if(stristr($datarray['verb'],ACTIVITY_POKE)) {
+				$verb = urldecode(substr($datarray['verb'],strpos($datarray['verb'],'#')+1));
+				if(! $verb)
+					continue;
+				$xo = parse_xml_string($datarray['object'],false);
+
+				if(($xo->type == ACTIVITY_OBJ_PERSON) && ($xo->id)) {
+
+					// somebody was poked/prodded. Was it me?
+
+					$links = parse_xml_string("<links>".unxmlify($xo->link)."</links>",false);
+
+			        foreach($links->link as $l) {
+            			$atts = $l->attributes();
+            			switch($atts['rel']) {
+                			case "alternate": 
+								$Blink = $atts['href'];
+								break;
+							default:
+								break;
+			            }
+        			}
+					if($Blink && link_compare($Blink,$a->get_baseurl() . '/profile/' . $importer['nickname'])) {
+
+						// send a notification
+						require_once('include/enotify.php');
+								
+						notification(array(
+							'type'         => NOTIFY_POKE,
+							'notify_flags' => $importer['notify-flags'],
+							'language'     => $importer['language'],
+							'to_name'      => $importer['username'],
+							'to_email'     => $importer['email'],
+							'uid'          => $importer['importer_uid'],
+							'item'         => $datarray,
+							'link'		   => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . $importer['nickname'] . '/' . $posted_id,
+							'source_name'  => stripslashes($datarray['author-name']),
+							'source_link'  => $datarray['author-link'],
+							'source_photo' => ((link_compare($datarray['author-link'],$importer['url'])) 
+								? $importer['thumb'] : $datarray['author-avatar']),
+							'verb'         => $datarray['verb'],
+							'otype'        => 'person',
+							'activity'     => $verb,
+
+						));
+					}
+				}
+			}			
+
 			continue;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index b1c3cf7d4..0d9d35f69 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 		$notify += intval($_POST['notify6']);
 	if(x($_POST,'notify7'))
 		$notify += intval($_POST['notify7']);
+	if(x($_POST,'notify8'))
+		$notify += intval($_POST['notify8']);
 
 	$email_changed = false;
 
@@ -1025,6 +1027,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		'$notify5'	=> array('notify5', t('You receive a private message'), ($notify & NOTIFY_MAIL), NOTIFY_MAIL, ''),
 		'$notify6'  => array('notify6', t('You receive a friend suggestion'), ($notify & NOTIFY_SUGGEST), NOTIFY_SUGGEST, ''),		
 		'$notify7'  => array('notify7', t('You are tagged in a post'), ($notify & NOTIFY_TAGSELF), NOTIFY_TAGSELF, ''),		
+		'$notify8'  => array('notify8', t('You are poked/prodded/etc. in a post'), ($notify & NOTIFY_POKE), NOTIFY_POKE, ''),		
 		
 		
 		'$h_advn' => t('Advanced Account/Page Type Settings'),
diff --git a/view/settings.tpl b/view/settings.tpl
index 99ee9b51e..bebd0c12a 100644
--- a/view/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/settings.tpl
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ $group_select
 {{inc field_intcheckbox.tpl with $field=$notify5 }}{{endinc}}
 {{inc field_intcheckbox.tpl with $field=$notify6 }}{{endinc}}
 {{inc field_intcheckbox.tpl with $field=$notify7 }}{{endinc}}
+{{inc field_intcheckbox.tpl with $field=$notify8 }}{{endinc}}
 </div>
 
 </div>