diff --git a/htaccess.sample b/htaccess.sample
index 915ace4b63..2179c58006 100644
--- a/htaccess.sample
+++ b/htaccess.sample
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ RewriteRule ^main/login$ index.php?action=login [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^main/logout$ index.php?action=logout [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^main/register$ index.php?action=register [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^main/openid$ index.php?action=openidlogin [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^main/remote$ index.php?action=remotesubscribe [L,QSA]
 
 RewriteRule ^main/subscribe$ index.php?action=subscribe [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^main/unsubscribe$ index.php?action=unsubscribe [L,QSA]
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 9e1b1a8c9a..8bd99c816c 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -656,6 +656,12 @@ function common_fancy_url($action, $args=NULL) {
 	 case 'subscribe':
 	 case 'unsubscribe':
 		return common_path('main/'.$action);
+	 case 'remotesubscribe':
+		if ($args && $args['nickname']) {
+			return common_path('main/remote?nickname=' . $args['nickname']);
+		} else {
+			return common_path('main/remote');
+		}
 	 case 'openidlogin':
 		return common_path('main/openid');
 	 case 'avatar':