diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 55318e1ec5..139564ec55 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ define ( 'NETWORK_GPLUS',            'goog');    // Google+
 define ( 'NETWORK_PUMPIO',           'pump');    // pump.io
 define ( 'NETWORK_TWITTER',          'twit');    // Twitter
 define ( 'NETWORK_DIASPORA2',        'dspc');    // Diaspora connector
+define ( 'NETWORK_STATUSNET',        'stac');    // Statusnet connector
 
 define ( 'NETWORK_PHANTOM',          'unkn');    // Place holder
 
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ $netgroup_ids = array(
 	NETWORK_PUMPIO   => (-13),
 	NETWORK_TWITTER  => (-14),
 	NETWORK_DIASPORA2 => (-15),
+	NETWORK_STATUSNET => (-16),
 
 	NETWORK_PHANTOM  => (-127),
 );
diff --git a/include/contact_selectors.php b/include/contact_selectors.php
index 5e35ecd7e1..dfdd2fa38f 100644
--- a/include/contact_selectors.php
+++ b/include/contact_selectors.php
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ function network_to_name($s) {
 		NETWORK_MAIL2    => t('Email'),
 		NETWORK_GPLUS    => t('Google+'),
 		NETWORK_PUMPIO   => t('pump.io'),
-		NETWORK_TWITTER  => t('Twitter')
+		NETWORK_TWITTER  => t('Twitter'),
+		NETWORK_DIASPORA2 => t('Diaspora Connector'),
+		NETWORK_STATUSNET => t('Statusnet')
 	);
 
 	call_hooks('network_to_name', $nets);
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 346f1a0564..08145d5a0f 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag) {
 			if(count($r)) {
 				$profile = $r[0]['url'];
 				//set newname to nick, find alias
-				if(($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_OSTATUS) OR ($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_TWITTER)) {
+				if(($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_OSTATUS) OR ($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_TWITTER) OR ($r[0]['network'] === NETWORK_STATUSNET)) {
 					$newname = $r[0]['nick'];
 					$stat = true;
 					if($r[0]['alias'])