diff --git a/EVENTS.txt b/EVENTS.txt
index 2c3863f228..47c67512ac 100644
--- a/EVENTS.txt
+++ b/EVENTS.txt
@@ -790,6 +790,12 @@ StartShowSubscriptionsMiniList: at the start of subscriptions mini list
 EndShowSubscriptionsMiniList: at the end of subscriptions mini list
 - $action: the current action
 
+StartShowGroupsMiniList: at the start of groups mini list
+- $action: the current action
+
+EndShowGroupsMiniList: at the end of groups mini list
+- $action: the current action
+
 StartDeleteUserForm: starting the data in the form for deleting a user
 - $action: action being shown
 - $user: user being deleted
diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index c1263c7821..97cb3b8fbe 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ class Notice extends Memcached_DataObject
 
         foreach (array_unique($match[1]) as $nickname) {
             /* XXX: remote groups. */
-            $group = User_group::getForNickname($nickname);
+            $group = User_group::getForNickname($nickname, $profile);
 
             if (empty($group)) {
                 continue;
diff --git a/classes/Profile.php b/classes/Profile.php
index 470ef33207..9c2fa7a0c5 100644
--- a/classes/Profile.php
+++ b/classes/Profile.php
@@ -282,6 +282,32 @@ class Profile extends Memcached_DataObject
         }
     }
 
+    function getGroups($offset=0, $limit=null)
+    {
+        $qry =
+          'SELECT user_group.* ' .
+          'FROM user_group JOIN group_member '.
+          'ON user_group.id = group_member.group_id ' .
+          'WHERE group_member.profile_id = %d ' .
+          'ORDER BY group_member.created DESC ';
+
+        if ($offset>0 && !is_null($limit)) {
+            if ($offset) {
+                if (common_config('db','type') == 'pgsql') {
+                    $qry .= ' LIMIT ' . $limit . ' OFFSET ' . $offset;
+                } else {
+                    $qry .= ' LIMIT ' . $offset . ', ' . $limit;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $groups = new User_group();
+
+        $cnt = $groups->query(sprintf($qry, $this->id));
+
+        return $groups;
+    }
+
     function avatarUrl($size=AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE)
     {
         $avatar = $this->getAvatar($size);
diff --git a/classes/User.php b/classes/User.php
index 57d76731b8..aa9fbf9483 100644
--- a/classes/User.php
+++ b/classes/User.php
@@ -612,28 +612,8 @@ class User extends Memcached_DataObject
 
     function getGroups($offset=0, $limit=null)
     {
-        $qry =
-          'SELECT user_group.* ' .
-          'FROM user_group JOIN group_member '.
-          'ON user_group.id = group_member.group_id ' .
-          'WHERE group_member.profile_id = %d ' .
-          'ORDER BY group_member.created DESC ';
-
-        if ($offset>0 && !is_null($limit)) {
-            if ($offset) {
-                if (common_config('db','type') == 'pgsql') {
-                    $qry .= ' LIMIT ' . $limit . ' OFFSET ' . $offset;
-                } else {
-                    $qry .= ' LIMIT ' . $offset . ', ' . $limit;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        $groups = new User_group();
-
-        $cnt = $groups->query(sprintf($qry, $this->id));
-
-        return $groups;
+        $profile = $this->getProfile();
+        return $profile->getGroups($offset, $limit);
     }
 
     function getSubscriptions($offset=0, $limit=null)
diff --git a/classes/User_group.php b/classes/User_group.php
index 64fe024b34..1a5ddf2533 100644
--- a/classes/User_group.php
+++ b/classes/User_group.php
@@ -279,12 +279,26 @@ class User_group extends Memcached_DataObject
         return true;
     }
 
-    static function getForNickname($nickname)
+    static function getForNickname($nickname, $profile=null)
     {
         $nickname = common_canonical_nickname($nickname);
-        $group = User_group::staticGet('nickname', $nickname);
+
+        // Are there any matching remote groups this profile's in?
+        if ($profile) {
+            $group = $profile->getGroups();
+            while ($group->fetch()) {
+                if ($group->nickname == $nickname) {
+                    // @fixme is this the best way?
+                    return clone($group);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If not, check local groups.
+    
+        $group = Local_group::staticGet('nickname', $nickname);
         if (!empty($group)) {
-            return $group;
+            return User_group::staticGet('id', $group->group_id);
         }
         $alias = Group_alias::staticGet('alias', $nickname);
         if (!empty($alias)) {
diff --git a/lib/action.php b/lib/action.php
index 0918c68582..816086d202 100644
--- a/lib/action.php
+++ b/lib/action.php
@@ -420,13 +420,6 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
     function showPrimaryNav()
     {
         $user = common_current_user();
-        $connect = '';
-        if (common_config('xmpp', 'enabled')) {
-            $connect = 'imsettings';
-        } else if (common_config('sms', 'enabled')) {
-            $connect = 'smssettings';
-        }
-
         $this->elementStart('dl', array('id' => 'site_nav_global_primary'));
         $this->element('dt', null, _('Primary site navigation'));
         $this->elementStart('dd');
@@ -437,10 +430,8 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
                                 _('Home'), _('Personal profile and friends timeline'), false, 'nav_home');
                 $this->menuItem(common_local_url('profilesettings'),
                                 _('Account'), _('Change your email, avatar, password, profile'), false, 'nav_account');
-                if ($connect) {
-                    $this->menuItem(common_local_url($connect),
-                                    _('Connect'), _('Connect to services'), false, 'nav_connect');
-                }
+                $this->menuItem(common_local_url('oauthconnectionssettings'),
+                                _('Connect'), _('Connect to services'), false, 'nav_connect');
                 if ($user->hasRight(Right::CONFIGURESITE)) {
                     $this->menuItem(common_local_url('siteadminpanel'),
                                     _('Admin'), _('Change site configuration'), false, 'nav_admin');
diff --git a/lib/profileaction.php b/lib/profileaction.php
index 2bda8b07c9..029c21845d 100644
--- a/lib/profileaction.php
+++ b/lib/profileaction.php
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ class ProfileAction extends OwnerDesignAction
 
         $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'entity_subscriptions',
                                          'class' => 'section'));
-
         if (Event::handle('StartShowSubscriptionsMiniList', array($this))) {
             $this->element('h2', null, _('Subscriptions'));
 
@@ -229,27 +228,29 @@ class ProfileAction extends OwnerDesignAction
 
         $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'entity_groups',
                                          'class' => 'section'));
+        if (Event::handle('StartShowGroupsMiniList', array($this))) {
+            $this->element('h2', null, _('Groups'));
 
-        $this->element('h2', null, _('Groups'));
-
-        if ($groups) {
-            $gml = new GroupMiniList($groups, $this->user, $this);
-            $cnt = $gml->show();
-            if ($cnt == 0) {
-                $this->element('p', null, _('(None)'));
+            if ($groups) {
+                $gml = new GroupMiniList($groups, $this->user, $this);
+                $cnt = $gml->show();
+                if ($cnt == 0) {
+                    $this->element('p', null, _('(None)'));
+                }
             }
-        }
 
-        if ($cnt > GROUPS_PER_MINILIST) {
-            $this->elementStart('p');
-            $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('usergroups',
-                                                                 array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname)),
-                                      'class' => 'more'),
-                           _('All groups'));
-            $this->elementEnd('p');
-        }
+            if ($cnt > GROUPS_PER_MINILIST) {
+                $this->elementStart('p');
+                $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('usergroups',
+                                                                     array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname)),
+                                          'class' => 'more'),
+                               _('All groups'));
+                $this->elementEnd('p');
+            }
 
-        $this->elementEnd('div');
+            Event::handle('EndShowGroupsMiniList', array($this));
+        }
+            $this->elementEnd('div');
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/profilelist.php b/lib/profilelist.php
index 4f1e84a6af..d970e605ad 100644
--- a/lib/profilelist.php
+++ b/lib/profilelist.php
@@ -273,18 +273,12 @@ class ProfileListItem extends Widget
                 $usf = new UnsubscribeForm($this->out, $this->profile);
                 $usf->show();
             } else {
-                $other = User::staticGet('id', $this->profile->id);
-                if (!empty($other)) {
+                // We can't initiate sub for a remote OMB profile.
+                $remote = Remote_profile::staticGet('id', $this->profile->id);
+                if (empty($remote)) {
                     $sf = new SubscribeForm($this->out, $this->profile);
                     $sf->show();
                 }
-                else {
-                    $url = common_local_url('remotesubscribe',
-                                            array('nickname' => $this->profile->nickname));
-                    $this->out->element('a', array('href' => $url,
-                                              'class' => 'entity_remote_subscribe'),
-                                   _('Subscribe'));
-                }
             }
             $this->out->elementEnd('li');
         }
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index add1b0ae67..46be920fa7 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ function common_valid_profile_tag($str)
 function common_group_link($sender_id, $nickname)
 {
     $sender = Profile::staticGet($sender_id);
-    $group = User_group::getForNickname($nickname);
+    $group = User_group::getForNickname($nickname, $sender);
     if ($sender && $group && $sender->isMember($group)) {
         $attrs = array('href' => $group->permalink(),
                        'class' => 'url');
diff --git a/plugins/Facebook/FacebookPlugin.php b/plugins/Facebook/FacebookPlugin.php
index 90ed7351f3..65d4409b5e 100644
--- a/plugins/Facebook/FacebookPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Facebook/FacebookPlugin.php
@@ -436,16 +436,7 @@ class FacebookPlugin extends Plugin
     function onStartPrimaryNav($action)
     {
         if (self::hasKeys()) {
-
             $user = common_current_user();
-
-            $connect = 'FBConnectSettings';
-            if (common_config('xmpp', 'enabled')) {
-                $connect = 'imsettings';
-            } else if (common_config('sms', 'enabled')) {
-                $connect = 'smssettings';
-            }
-
             if (!empty($user)) {
 
                 $fbuid = $this->loggedIn();
@@ -472,7 +463,6 @@ class FacebookPlugin extends Plugin
                         'src' => $iconurl));
 
                     $action->elementEnd('li');
-
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/plugins/MobileProfile/MobileProfilePlugin.php b/plugins/MobileProfile/MobileProfilePlugin.php
index f788639aed..0b37734b7d 100644
--- a/plugins/MobileProfile/MobileProfilePlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/MobileProfile/MobileProfilePlugin.php
@@ -307,23 +307,14 @@ class MobileProfilePlugin extends WAP20Plugin
     function _showPrimaryNav($action)
     {
         $user    = common_current_user();
-        $connect = '';
-        if (common_config('xmpp', 'enabled')) {
-            $connect = 'imsettings';
-        } else if (common_config('sms', 'enabled')) {
-            $connect = 'smssettings';
-        }
-
         $action->elementStart('ul', array('id' => 'site_nav_global_primary'));
         if ($user) {
             $action->menuItem(common_local_url('all', array('nickname' => $user->nickname)),
                             _('Home'));
             $action->menuItem(common_local_url('profilesettings'),
                             _('Account'));
-            if ($connect) {
-                $action->menuItem(common_local_url($connect),
+            $action->menuItem(common_local_url('oauthconnectionssettings'),
                                 _('Connect'));
-            }
             if ($user->hasRight(Right::CONFIGURESITE)) {
                 $action->menuItem(common_local_url('siteadminpanel'),
                                 _('Admin'), _('Change site configuration'), false, 'nav_admin');
diff --git a/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php b/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php
index 95414e517f..da7ca2fe2b 100644
--- a/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ class OStatusPlugin extends Plugin
             $acct = 'acct:'. $action->profile->nickname .'@'. common_config('site', 'server');
             $url = common_local_url('xrd');
             $url.= '?uri='. $acct;
-            
+
             header('Link: <'.$url.'>; rel="'. Discovery::LRDD_REL.'"; type="application/xrd+xml"');
         }
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Set up a PuSH hub link to our internal link for canonical timeline
      * Atom feeds for users and groups.
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ class OStatusPlugin extends Plugin
         return false;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Check if we've got remote replies to send via Salmon.
      *
@@ -587,7 +586,6 @@ class OStatusPlugin extends Plugin
             // Drop the PuSH subscription if there are no other subscribers.
             $oprofile->garbageCollect();
 
-
             $member = Profile::staticGet($user->id);
 
             $act = new Activity();
@@ -738,6 +736,13 @@ class OStatusPlugin extends Plugin
         return true;
     }
 
+    function onEndShowGroupsMiniList($action)
+    {
+        $this->showEntityRemoteSubscribe($action);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     function showEntityRemoteSubscribe($action)
     {
         $user = common_current_user();
@@ -747,7 +752,7 @@ class OStatusPlugin extends Plugin
                                              'class' => 'entity_subscribe'));
             $action->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('ostatussub'),
                                         'class' => 'entity_remote_subscribe')
-                                , _m('New'));
+                                , _m('Remote'));
             $action->elementEnd('p');
             $action->elementEnd('div');
         }
@@ -799,4 +804,28 @@ class OStatusPlugin extends Plugin
 
         return true;
     }
+
+    function onStartProfileListItemActionElements($item)
+    {
+        if (!common_logged_in()) {
+
+            $profileUser = User::staticGet('id', $item->profile->id);
+
+            if (!empty($profileUser)) {
+
+                $output = $item->out;
+
+                // Add an OStatus subscribe
+                $output->elementStart('li', 'entity_subscribe');
+                $url = common_local_url('ostatusinit',
+                                        array('nickname' => $profileUser->nickname));
+                $output->element('a', array('href' => $url,
+                                            'class' => 'entity_remote_subscribe'),
+                                 _m('Subscribe'));
+                $output->elementEnd('li');
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/OStatus/theme/base/css/ostatus.css b/plugins/OStatus/theme/base/css/ostatus.css
index 40cdfcef13..d1c60cc0d5 100644
--- a/plugins/OStatus/theme/base/css/ostatus.css
+++ b/plugins/OStatus/theme/base/css/ostatus.css
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ min-width:96px;
 #entity_remote_subscribe {
 padding:0;
 float:right;
+}
+
+.section #entity_remote_subscribe {
 position:relative;
 }