diff --git a/lib/profileaction.php b/lib/profileaction.php
index 2519922b2b..eeb5dbe48d 100644
--- a/lib/profileaction.php
+++ b/lib/profileaction.php
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ class ProfileAction extends OwnerDesignAction
 
         $this->element('h2', null, _('Subscriptions'));
 
-        if ($profile) {
+        $cnt = 0;
+
+        if (!empty($profile)) {
             $pml = new ProfileMiniList($profile, $this);
             $cnt = $pml->show();
             if ($cnt == 0) {
@@ -137,7 +139,9 @@ class ProfileAction extends OwnerDesignAction
 
         $this->element('h2', null, _('Subscribers'));
 
-        if ($profile) {
+        $cnt = 0;
+
+        if (!empty($profile)) {
             $pml = new ProfileMiniList($profile, $this);
             $cnt = $pml->show();
             if ($cnt == 0) {
diff --git a/lib/profileminilist.php b/lib/profileminilist.php
index 09bef6f7c6..357b4a2db4 100644
--- a/lib/profileminilist.php
+++ b/lib/profileminilist.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ define('PROFILES_PER_MINILIST', 27);
 
 class ProfileMiniList extends ProfileList
 {
+
     function startList()
     {
         $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'entities users xoxo');
@@ -56,6 +57,23 @@ class ProfileMiniList extends ProfileList
     {
         return new ProfileMiniListItem($profile, $this->action);
     }
+
+    function showProfiles()
+    {
+        $cnt = 0;
+
+        while ($this->profile->fetch()) {
+            $cnt++;
+            if ($cnt > PROFILES_PER_MINILIST) {
+                break;
+            }
+            $pli = $this->newListItem($this->profile);
+            $pli->show();
+        }
+
+        return $cnt;
+    }
+
 }
 
 class ProfileMiniListItem extends ProfileListItem