diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index ca193693b2..f4468bee92 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -1487,6 +1487,15 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_sidebar')) {
 
 		$profile['picdate'] = urlencode($profile['picdate']);
 
+		if (($profile['network'] != "") AND ($profile['network'] != NETWORK_DFRN)) {
+			require_once('include/contact_selectors.php');
+			if ($profile['url'] != "")
+				$profile['network_name'] = '<a href="'.$profile['url'].'">'.network_to_name($profile['network'])."</a>";
+			else
+				$profile['network_name'] = network_to_name($profile['network']);
+		} else
+			$profile['network_name'] = "";
+
 		call_hooks('profile_sidebar_enter', $profile);
 
 
@@ -1626,6 +1635,7 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_sidebar')) {
 			'$pdesc'	=> $pdesc,
 			'$marital'  => $marital,
 			'$homepage' => $homepage,
+			'$network' =>  t('Network:'),
 			'$diaspora' => $diaspora,
 			'$contact_block' => $contact_block,
 		));
diff --git a/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index 5c022b6a58..1fddccdfe5 100644
--- a/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         {{else}}
 		<div id="profile-photo-wrapper"><img class="photo" width="175" height="175" src="{{$profile.photo}}" alt="{{$profile.name}}"></div>
         {{/if}}
-
+	{{if $profile.network_name}}<dl class="network"><dt class="network-label">{{$network}}</dt><dd class="x-network">{{$profile.network_name}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
 	{{if $location}}
 		<dl class="location"><dt class="location-label">{{$location}}</dt> 
 		<dd class="adr">
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
index 1d898eeed9..472bf757d0 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/profile_vcard.tpl
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 	{{/if}}
 	{{if $pdesc}}<div class="title">{{$profile.pdesc}}</div>{{/if}}
 
-
+	{{if $profile.network_name}}<dl class="network"><dt class="network-label">{{$network}}</dt><dd class="x-network">{{$profile.network_name}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
 	{{if $location}}
 		<dl class="location"><dt class="location-label">{{$location}}</dt><br> 
 		<dd class="adr">