diff --git a/mod/dfrn_notify.php b/mod/dfrn_notify.php
index 6ca3f9fc2f..8f11cabf44 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_notify.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_notify.php
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ function dfrn_notify_post(&$a) {
 			// load the template for private message notifications
 			$tpl = get_intltext_template('mail_received_html_body_eml.tpl');
 			$email_html_body_tpl = replace_macros($tpl,array(
+				'$username'     => $importer['username'],
 				'$siteName'		=> $a->config['sitename'],			// name of this site
 				'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),				// descriptive url of this site
 				'$thumb'		=> $importer['thumb'],				// thumbnail url for sender icon
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ function dfrn_notify_post(&$a) {
 			// load the template for private message notifications
 			$tpl = get_intltext_template('mail_received_text_body_eml.tpl');
 			$email_text_body_tpl = replace_macros($tpl,array(
+				'$username'     => $importer['username'],
 				'$siteName'		=> $a->config['sitename'],			// name of this site
 				'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),				// descriptive url of this site
 				'$thumb'		=> $importer['thumb'],				// thumbnail url for sender icon
@@ -416,6 +418,7 @@ function dfrn_notify_post(&$a) {
 							// load the template for private message notifications
 							$tpl = get_intltext_template('cmnt_received_html_body_eml.tpl');
 							$email_html_body_tpl = replace_macros($tpl,array(
+								'$username'     => $importer['username'],
 								'$sitename'		=> $a->config['sitename'],			// name of this site
 								'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),				// descriptive url of this site
 								'$thumb'		=> $datarray['author-avatar'],			// thumbnail url for sender icon
@@ -429,6 +432,7 @@ function dfrn_notify_post(&$a) {
 							// load the template for private message notifications
 							$tpl = get_intltext_template('cmnt_received_text_body_eml.tpl');
 							$email_text_body_tpl = replace_macros($tpl,array(
+								'$username'     => $importer['username'],
 								'$sitename'		=> $a->config['sitename'],			// name of this site
 								'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),				// descriptive url of this site
 								'$thumb'		=> $datarray['author-avatar'],			// thumbnail url for sender icon
@@ -545,6 +549,7 @@ function dfrn_notify_post(&$a) {
 							// load the template for private message notifications
 							$tpl = get_intltext_template('cmnt_received_html_body_eml.tpl');
 							$email_html_body_tpl = replace_macros($tpl,array(
+								'$username'     => $importer['username'],
 								'$sitename'		=> $a->config['sitename'],				// name of this site
 								'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),					// descriptive url of this site
 								'$thumb'		=> $datarray['author-avatar'],				// thumbnail url for sender icon
@@ -557,6 +562,7 @@ function dfrn_notify_post(&$a) {
 							// load the template for private message notifications
 							$tpl = get_intltext_template('cmnt_received_text_body_eml.tpl');
 							$email_text_body_tpl = replace_macros($tpl,array(
+								'$username'     => $importer['username'],
 								'$sitename'		=> $a->config['sitename'],				// name of this site
 								'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),					// descriptive url of this site
 								'$thumb'		=> $datarray['author-avatar'],				// thumbnail url for sender icon
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index d7c15ff025..776c0dcc2d 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 				// load the template for private message notifications
 				$tpl = get_intltext_template('cmnt_received_html_body_eml.tpl');
 				$email_html_body_tpl = replace_macros($tpl,array(
+					'$username'     => $user['username'],
 					'$sitename'		=> $a->config['sitename'],				// name of this site
 					'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),					// descriptive url of this site
 					'$thumb'		=> $author['thumb'],					// thumbnail url for sender icon
@@ -557,6 +558,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 				// load the template for private message notifications
 				$tpl = get_intltext_template('cmnt_received_text_body_eml.tpl');
 				$email_text_body_tpl = replace_macros($tpl,array(
+					'$username'     => $user['username'],
 					'$sitename'		=> $a->config['sitename'],				// name of this site
 					'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),					// descriptive url of this site
 					'$thumb'		=> $author['thumb'],					// thumbnail url for sender icon
@@ -610,6 +612,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 				// load the template for private message notifications
 				$tpl = load_view_file('view/wall_received_html_body_eml.tpl');
 				$email_html_body_tpl = replace_macros($tpl,array(
+					'$username'     => $user['username'],
 					'$sitename'		=> $a->config['sitename'],				// name of this site
 					'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),					// descriptive url of this site
 					'$thumb'		=> $author['thumb'],					// thumbnail url for sender icon
@@ -622,6 +625,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 				// load the template for private message notifications
 				$tpl = load_view_file('view/wall_received_text_body_eml.tpl');
 				$email_text_body_tpl = replace_macros($tpl,array(
+					'$username'     => $user['username'],
 					'$sitename'		=> $a->config['sitename'],				// name of this site
 					'$siteurl'		=> $a->get_baseurl(),					// descriptive url of this site
 					'$thumb'		=> $author['thumb'],					// thumbnail url for sender icon