diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 888fb7920d..b726b79a8d 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ini_set('pcre.backtrack_limit', 250000);
 
 define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.2.1017' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.21'    );
-define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1064      );
+define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1065      );
 
 define ( 'EOL',                    "<br />\r\n"     );
 define ( 'ATOM_TIME',              'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z' );
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ define ( 'NAMESPACE_OSTATUSSUB',      'http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0/subscribe'
 define ( 'NAMESPACE_GEORSS',          'http://www.georss.org/georss' );
 define ( 'NAMESPACE_POCO',            'http://portablecontacts.net/spec/1.0' );
 define ( 'NAMESPACE_FEED',            'http://schemas.google.com/g/2010#updates-from' );
+define ( 'NAMESPACE_OSTATUS',         'http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0' );
+define ( 'NAMESPACE_STATUSNET',       'http://status.net/schema/api/1/' );
 
 /**
  * activity stream defines
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 54e5f39831..e248b6b3d5 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `item` (
   `author-avatar` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `title` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `body` mediumtext NOT NULL,
+  `app` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `verb` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `object-type` char(255) NOT NULL,
   `object` text NOT NULL,
diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index 2d90071267..cab1431d3d 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 	api_register_func('api/account/verify_credentials','api_account_verify_credentials', true);
 	 	
 
-	// TODO - media uploads and alternate 'source'
+	// TODO - media uploads
 	
 	function api_statuses_update(&$a, $type) {
 		if (local_user()===false) return false;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
 				'created_at' => api_date($lastwall['created']),
 				'id' => $lastwall['contact-id'],
 				'text' => strip_tags(bbcode($lastwall['body'])),
-				'source' => 'web',
+				'source' => (($lastwall['app']) ? $lastwall['app'] : 'web'),
 				'truncated' => false,
 				'in_reply_to_status_id' => $in_reply_to_status_id,
 				'in_reply_to_user_id' => $in_reply_to_user_id,
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 				'created_at' => api_date($lastwall['created']),
 				'id' => $lastwall['contact-id'],
 				'text' => strip_tags(bbcode($lastwall['body'])),
-				'source' => 'web',
+				'source' => (($lastwall['app']) ? $lastwall['app'] : 'web'),
 				'truncated' => false,
 				'in_reply_to_status_id' => $in_reply_to_status_id,
 				'in_reply_to_user_id' => $in_reply_to_user_id,
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
 				'id'		=> $item['id'],
 				'text'		=> strip_tags(bbcode($item['body'])),
 				'html'		=> bbcode($item['body']),
-				'source'	=> 'web',
+				'source'    => (($item['app']) ? $item['app'] : 'web'),
 				'url'		=> ($item['plink']!=''?$item['plink']:$item['author-link']),
 				'truncated' => False,
 				'in_reply_to_status_id' => ($item['parent']!=$item['id']?$item['parent']:''),
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index b536fed5fd..1fd9c31eca 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update) {
 					'$thumb' => $profile_avatar,
 					'$title' => $item['title'],
 					'$body' => $body,
-					'$ago' => relative_date($item['created']),
+					'$ago' => (($item['app']) ? sprintf( t('%s from %s'),relative_date($item['created']),$item['app']) : relative_date($item['created'])),
 					'$location' => $location,
 					'$indent' => '',
 					'$owner_url' => $owner_url,
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update) {
 				'$sparkle' => $sparkle,
 				'$title' => $item['title'],
 				'$body' => $body,
-				'$ago' => relative_date($item['created']),
+				'$ago' => (($item['app']) ? sprintf( t('%s from %s'),relative_date($item['created']),$item['app']) : relative_date($item['created'])),
 				'$lock' => $lock,
 				'$location' => $location,
 				'$indent' => $indent,
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index a003b84bb2..5bcdaef998 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -336,6 +336,12 @@ function get_atom_elements($feed,$item) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	$apps = $item->get_item_tags(NAMESPACE_STATUSNET,'notice_info');
+	if($apps && $apps[0]['attribs']['']['source']) {
+		$res['app'] = $apps[0]['attribs']['']['source'];
+		if($res['app'] === 'web')
+			$res['app'] = 'OStatus';
+	}		   
 
 	/**
 	 * If there's a copy of the body content which is guaranteed to have survived mangling in transit, use it.
@@ -685,6 +691,7 @@ function item_store($arr,$force_parent = false) {
 	$arr['body']          = ((x($arr,'body'))          ? trim($arr['body'])                  : '');
 	$arr['tag']           = ((x($arr,'tag'))           ? notags(trim($arr['tag']))           : '');
 	$arr['attach']        = ((x($arr,'attach'))        ? notags(trim($arr['attach']))        : '');
+	$arr['app']           = ((x($arr,'app'))           ? notags(trim($arr['app']))           : '');
 
 	if($arr['parent-uri'] === $arr['uri']) {
 		$parent_id = 0;
@@ -1620,7 +1627,8 @@ function atom_entry($item,$type,$author,$owner,$comment = false) {
 	if($item['extid'])
 		$o .= '<dfrn:extid>' . $item['extid'] . '</dfrn:extid>' . "\r\n";
 
-
+	if($item['app'])
+		$o .= '<statusnet:notice_info local_id="' . $item['id'] . '" source="' . $item['app'] . '" ></statusnet:notice_info>';
 	$verb = construct_verb($item);
 	$o .= '<as:verb>' . xmlify($verb) . '</as:verb>' . "\r\n";
 	$actobj = construct_activity_object($item);
diff --git a/include/salmon.php b/include/salmon.php
index d7060b0f7a..74da98c93c 100644
--- a/include/salmon.php
+++ b/include/salmon.php
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ $namespaces = <<< EOT
       xmlns:as="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/"
       xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" 
       xmlns:poco="http://portablecontacts.net/spec/1.0" 
-      xmlns:ostatus="http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0" >
+      xmlns:ostatus="http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0" 
+	  xmlns:statusnet="http://status.net/schema/api/1/" >													>
 EOT;
 
 	$slap = str_replace('<entry>',$namespaces,$slap);
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index e8714f955f..84fe237b3d 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 	$profile_uid = ((x($_POST,'profile_uid')) ? intval($_POST['profile_uid']) : 0);
 	$post_id     = ((x($_POST['post_id']))    ? intval($_POST['post_id'])     : 0);
+	$app         = ((x($_POST['source']))     ? notags($_POST['source'])      : '');
 
 	if(! can_write_wall($a,$profile_uid)) {
 		notice( t('Permission denied.') . EOL) ;
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 		$coord             = $orig_post['coord'];
 		$verb              = $orig_post['verb'];
 		$emailcc           = $orig_post['emailcc'];
+		$app			   = $orig_post['app'];
 
 		$body              = escape_tags(trim($_POST['body']));
 		$private           = $orig_post['private'];
@@ -421,6 +423,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 	$datarray['uri']           = $uri;
 	$datarray['title']         = $title;
 	$datarray['body']          = $body;
+	$datarray['app']           = $app;
 	$datarray['location']      = $location;
 	$datarray['coord']         = $coord;
 	$datarray['tag']           = $str_tags;
@@ -469,9 +472,9 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 
 	$r = q("INSERT INTO `item` (`uid`,`type`,`wall`,`gravity`,`contact-id`,`owner-name`,`owner-link`,`owner-avatar`, 
-		`author-name`, `author-link`, `author-avatar`, `created`, `edited`, `changed`, `uri`, `title`, `body`, `location`, `coord`, 
+		`author-name`, `author-link`, `author-avatar`, `created`, `edited`, `changed`, `uri`, `title`, `body`, `app`, `location`, `coord`, 
 		`tag`, `inform`, `verb`, `allow_cid`, `allow_gid`, `deny_cid`, `deny_gid`, `private`, `pubmail`, `attach` )
-		VALUES( %d, '%s', %d, %d, %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, '%s' )",
+		VALUES( %d, '%s', %d, %d, %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, '%s' )",
 		intval($datarray['uid']),
 		dbesc($datarray['type']),
 		intval($datarray['wall']),
@@ -489,6 +492,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 		dbesc($datarray['uri']),
 		dbesc($datarray['title']),
 		dbesc($datarray['body']),
+		dbesc($datarray['app']),
 		dbesc($datarray['location']),
 		dbesc($datarray['coord']),
 		dbesc($datarray['tag']),
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 541a12ef56..5953956732 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1064 );
+define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1065 );
 
 /**
  *
@@ -521,3 +521,6 @@ function update_1063() {
 	q("ALTER TABLE `addon` ADD `plugin_admin` TINYINT( 1 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `timestamp` ");
 }
 
+function update_1064() {
+	q("ALTER TABLE `item` ADD `app` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL AFTER `body` ");
+}
diff --git a/view/atom_feed.tpl b/view/atom_feed.tpl
index 686c256ed9..3d6bcc5b5a 100644
--- a/view/atom_feed.tpl
+++ b/view/atom_feed.tpl
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
       xmlns:as="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/"
       xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" 
       xmlns:poco="http://portablecontacts.net/spec/1.0" 
-      xmlns:ostatus="http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0" > 
+      xmlns:ostatus="http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0" 
+	  xmlns:statusnet="http://status.net/schema/api/1/" > 
 
   <id>$feed_id</id>
   <title>$feed_title</title>