diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index bbb0b921a3..92afcaa1f6 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -897,7 +897,8 @@ function item_photo_menu($item){
 	if ($a->contacts[$clean_url]['network'] === NETWORK_DFRN)
 		$menu[t("Poke")] = $poke_link;
 
-	if (($cid == 0) AND in_array($item['network'], array(NETWORK_DFRN, NETWORK_OSTATUS, NETWORK_DIASPORA)))
+	if (($cid == 0) AND
+		in_array($item['network'], array(NETWORK_DFRN, NETWORK_OSTATUS, NETWORK_DIASPORA)))
 		$menu[t("Connect/Follow")] = $a->get_baseurl($ssl_state)."/follow?url=".urlencode($item['author-link']);
 
 	$args = array('item' => $item, 'menu' => $menu);
diff --git a/include/diaspora.php b/include/diaspora.php
index 61a0dfc3cf..757cf1a6ba 100644
--- a/include/diaspora.php
+++ b/include/diaspora.php
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ function diaspora_request($importer,$xml) {
 		// perhaps we were already sharing with this person. Now they're sharing with us.
 		// That makes us friends.
 
-		if($contact['rel'] == CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER && !in_array($importer['page-flags'], array(PAGE_COMMUNITY, PAGE_SOAPBOX))) {
+		if($contact['rel'] == CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER && in_array($importer['page-flags'], array(PAGE_FREELOVE))) {
 			q("UPDATE `contact` SET `rel` = %d, `writable` = 1 WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d",
 				intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND),
 				intval($contact['id']),
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ function diaspora_post_allow($importer,$contact, $is_comment = false) {
 	// perhaps we were already sharing with this person. Now they're sharing with us.
 	// That makes us friends.
 	// Normally this should have handled by getting a request - but this could get lost
-	if($contact['rel'] == CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER && !in_array($importer['page-flags'], array(PAGE_COMMUNITY, PAGE_SOAPBOX))) {
+	if($contact['rel'] == CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER && in_array($importer['page-flags'], array(PAGE_FREELOVE))) {
 		q("UPDATE `contact` SET `rel` = %d, `writable` = 1 WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d",
 			intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND),
 			intval($contact['id']),
diff --git a/include/follow.php b/include/follow.php
index ca0228cc0f..21c05c8f3e 100644
--- a/include/follow.php
+++ b/include/follow.php
@@ -154,11 +154,7 @@ function new_contact($uid,$url,$interactive = false) {
 
 	$hidden = (($ret['network'] === NETWORK_MAIL) ? 1 : 0);
 
-	if($ret['network'] === NETWORK_MAIL) {
-		$writeable = 1;
-
-	}
-	if($ret['network'] === NETWORK_DIASPORA)
+	if(in_array($ret['network'], array(NETWORK_MAIL, NETWORK_DIASPORA)))
 		$writeable = 1;
 
 	// check if we already have a contact
@@ -215,9 +211,7 @@ function new_contact($uid,$url,$interactive = false) {
 			return $result;
 		}
 
-		$new_relation = (($ret['network'] === NETWORK_MAIL) ? CONTACT_IS_FRIEND : CONTACT_IS_SHARING);
-		if($ret['network'] === NETWORK_DIASPORA)
-			$new_relation = CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER;
+		$new_relation = ((in_array($ret['network'], array(NETWORK_MAIL, NETWORK_DIASPORA))) ? CONTACT_IS_FRIEND : CONTACT_IS_SHARING);
 
 		// create contact record
 		$r = q("INSERT INTO `contact` ( `uid`, `created`, `url`, `nurl`, `addr`, `alias`, `batch`, `notify`, `poll`, `poco`, `name`, `nick`, `network`, `pubkey`, `rel`, `priority`,
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index ee62bf3c9e..c562c9822d 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -590,6 +590,10 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 		if ($contact['network'] == NETWORK_DFRN)
 			$profile_select = contact_profile_assign($contact['profile-id'],(($contact['network'] !== NETWORK_DFRN) ? true : false));
 
+		if (in_array($contact['network'], array(NETWORK_DIASPORA, NETWORK_OSTATUS)) AND
+			($contact['rel'] == CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER))
+			$follow = $a->get_baseurl(true)."/follow?url=".urlencode($contact["url"]);
+
 		$o .= replace_macros($tpl, array(
 			'$header' => t('Contact Editor'),
 			'$tab_str' => $tab_str,
@@ -617,6 +621,8 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 			'$updpub' => t('Update public posts'),
 			'$last_update' => $last_update,
 			'$udnow' => t('Update now'),
+			'$follow' => $follow,
+			'$follow_text' => t("Connect/Follow"),
 			'$profile_select' => $profile_select,
 			'$contact_id' => $contact['id'],
 			'$block_text' => (($contact['blocked']) ? t('Unblock') : t('Block') ),
diff --git a/view/templates/contact_edit.tpl b/view/templates/contact_edit.tpl
index 06141081cb..95e8e5d29a 100644
--- a/view/templates/contact_edit.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/contact_edit.tpl
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 				{{if $lblsuggest}}
 					<li><a href="fsuggest/{{$contact_id}}" id="contact-edit-suggest">{{$lblsuggest}}</a></li>
 				{{/if}}
+				{{if $follow}}
+					<li><div id="contact-edit-follow"><a href="{{$follow}}">{{$follow_text}}</a></div></li>
+				{{/if}}
 
 			</ul>
 		</div>