diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index bf03abfd65..6fe5ee99d6 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ define ( 'ACTIVITY_OBJ_HEART',   NAMESPACE_DFRN            . '/heart' );
 
 define ( 'ACTIVITY_FRIEND',      NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_SCHEMA . 'make-friend' );
 define ( 'ACTIVITY_FOLLOW',      NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_SCHEMA . 'follow' );
-define ( 'ACTIVITY_UNFOLLOW',    NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_SCHEMA . 'unfollow' );
+define ( 'ACTIVITY_UNFOLLOW',    NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_SCHEMA . 'stop-following' );
 define ( 'ACTIVITY_POST',        NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_SCHEMA . 'post' );
 define ( 'ACTIVITY_UPDATE',      NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_SCHEMA . 'update' );
 define ( 'ACTIVITY_TAG',         NAMESPACE_ACTIVITY_SCHEMA . 'tag' );
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 33d1955a54..320c0f4201 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 					'$type' => 'text',
 					'$content' => t('stopped following'),
 					'$nick' => $a->user['nickname'],
-					'$verb' => ACTIVITY_UNFOLLOW
+					'$verb' => ACTIVITY_UNFOLLOW,
+					'$ostat_follow' => '<as:verb>http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0/unfollow</as:verb>' . "\r\n";
 				));
 
 				if((x($orig_record[0],'notify')) && (strlen($orig_record[0]['notify']))) {
diff --git a/mod/follow.php b/mod/follow.php
index 5f0f3f7e3d..3c9d776573 100644
--- a/mod/follow.php
+++ b/mod/follow.php
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ function follow_post(&$a) {
 		'$type' => 'text',
 		'$content' => t('following'),
 		'$nick' => $a->user['nickname'],
-		'$verb' => ACTIVITY_FOLLOW
+		'$verb' => ACTIVITY_FOLLOW,
+		'$ostat_follow' => ''
 	));
 
 	$r = q("SELECT `contact`.*, `user`.* FROM `contact` LEFT JOIN `user` ON `contact`.`uid` = `user`.`uid` 
diff --git a/view/follow_slap.tpl b/view/follow_slap.tpl
index 1c4a5f7cee..0d0889f7db 100644
--- a/view/follow_slap.tpl
+++ b/view/follow_slap.tpl
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@
 		<poco:displayName>$name</poco:displayName>
 		</as:actor>
  		<as:verb>$verb</as:verb>
+		$ostat_follow
 	</entry>