diff --git a/actions/geocode.php b/actions/geocode.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fd696baf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/geocode.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Geocode action class
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * @category Action
+ * @package  StatusNet
+ * @author   Craig Andrews <candrews@integralblue.com>
+ * @license  http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl.html AGPLv3
+ * @link     http://status.net/
+ *
+ * StatusNet - the distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, StatusNet, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+if (!defined('STATUSNET') && !defined('LACONICA')) {
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Geocode action class
+ *
+ * @category Action
+ * @package  StatusNet
+ * @author   Craig Andrews <candrews@integralblue.com>
+ * @license  http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl.html AGPLv3
+ * @link     http://status.net/
+ */
+class GeocodeAction extends Action
+{
+    function prepare($args)
+    {
+        parent::prepare($args);
+        $token = $this->trimmed('token');
+        if (!$token || $token != common_session_token()) {
+            $this->clientError(_('There was a problem with your session token. '.
+                                 'Try again, please.'));
+        }
+        $this->lat = $this->trimmed('lat');
+        $this->lon = $this->trimmed('lon');
+        $this->location = Location::fromLatLon($this->lat, $this->lon);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Class handler
+     *
+     * @param array $args query arguments
+     *
+     * @return nothing
+     *
+     **/
+    function handle($args)
+    {
+        header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
+        $location_object = array();
+        $location_object['lat']=$this->lat;
+        $location_object['lon']=$this->lon;
+        if($this->location) {
+            $location_object['location_id']=$this->location->location_id;
+            $location_object['location_ns']=$this->location->location_ns;
+            $location_object['name']=$this->location->getName();
+            $location_object['url']=$this->location->getUrl();
+        }
+        print(json_encode($location_object));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Is this action read-only?
+     *
+     * @return boolean true
+     */
+
+    function isReadOnly($args)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+?>
diff --git a/actions/newnotice.php b/actions/newnotice.php
index 2d9f0ff797..8d89e9da07 100644
--- a/actions/newnotice.php
+++ b/actions/newnotice.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class NewnoticeAction extends Action
 
         $options = array('reply_to' => ($replyto == 'false') ? null : $replyto);
 
-        if ($user->shareLocation()) {
+        if ($user->shareLocation() && $this->arg('notice_data-location_enabled')) {
 
             $locOptions = Notice::locationOptions($this->trimmed('lat'),
                                                   $this->trimmed('lon'),
diff --git a/js/jquery.cookie.js b/js/jquery.cookie.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6df1faca25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/jquery.cookie.js
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/**
+ * Cookie plugin
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Klaus Hartl (stilbuero.de)
+ * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses:
+ * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Create a cookie with the given name and value and other optional parameters.
+ *
+ * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', 'the_value');
+ * @desc Set the value of a cookie.
+ * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', 'the_value', { expires: 7, path: '/', domain: 'jquery.com', secure: true });
+ * @desc Create a cookie with all available options.
+ * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', 'the_value');
+ * @desc Create a session cookie.
+ * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', null);
+ * @desc Delete a cookie by passing null as value. Keep in mind that you have to use the same path and domain
+ *       used when the cookie was set.
+ *
+ * @param String name The name of the cookie.
+ * @param String value The value of the cookie.
+ * @param Object options An object literal containing key/value pairs to provide optional cookie attributes.
+ * @option Number|Date expires Either an integer specifying the expiration date from now on in days or a Date object.
+ *                             If a negative value is specified (e.g. a date in the past), the cookie will be deleted.
+ *                             If set to null or omitted, the cookie will be a session cookie and will not be retained
+ *                             when the the browser exits.
+ * @option String path The value of the path atribute of the cookie (default: path of page that created the cookie).
+ * @option String domain The value of the domain attribute of the cookie (default: domain of page that created the cookie).
+ * @option Boolean secure If true, the secure attribute of the cookie will be set and the cookie transmission will
+ *                        require a secure protocol (like HTTPS).
+ * @type undefined
+ *
+ * @name $.cookie
+ * @cat Plugins/Cookie
+ * @author Klaus Hartl/klaus.hartl@stilbuero.de
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Get the value of a cookie with the given name.
+ *
+ * @example $.cookie('the_cookie');
+ * @desc Get the value of a cookie.
+ *
+ * @param String name The name of the cookie.
+ * @return The value of the cookie.
+ * @type String
+ *
+ * @name $.cookie
+ * @cat Plugins/Cookie
+ * @author Klaus Hartl/klaus.hartl@stilbuero.de
+ */
+jQuery.cookie = function(name, value, options) {
+    if (typeof value != 'undefined') { // name and value given, set cookie
+        options = options || {};
+        if (value === null) {
+            value = '';
+            options.expires = -1;
+        }
+        var expires = '';
+        if (options.expires && (typeof options.expires == 'number' || options.expires.toUTCString)) {
+            var date;
+            if (typeof options.expires == 'number') {
+                date = new Date();
+                date.setTime(date.getTime() + (options.expires * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
+            } else {
+                date = options.expires;
+            }
+            expires = '; expires=' + date.toUTCString(); // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
+        }
+        // CAUTION: Needed to parenthesize options.path and options.domain
+        // in the following expressions, otherwise they evaluate to undefined
+        // in the packed version for some reason...
+        var path = options.path ? '; path=' + (options.path) : '';
+        var domain = options.domain ? '; domain=' + (options.domain) : '';
+        var secure = options.secure ? '; secure' : '';
+        document.cookie = [name, '=', encodeURIComponent(value), expires, path, domain, secure].join('');
+    } else { // only name given, get cookie
+        var cookieValue = null;
+        if (document.cookie && document.cookie != '') {
+            var cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
+            for (var i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
+                var cookie = jQuery.trim(cookies[i]);
+                // Does this cookie string begin with the name we want?
+                if (cookie.substring(0, name.length + 1) == (name + '=')) {
+                    cookieValue = decodeURIComponent(cookie.substring(name.length + 1));
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return cookieValue;
+    }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/util.js b/js/util.js
index 0987c6cc03..f52c70ba42 100644
--- a/js/util.js
+++ b/js/util.js
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ var SN = { // StatusNet
             NoticeLat: 'notice_data-lat',
             NoticeLon: 'notice_data-lon',
             NoticeLocationId: 'notice_data-location_id',
-            NoticeLocationNs: 'notice_data-location_ns'
+            NoticeLocationNs: 'notice_data-location_ns',
+            NoticeLocationName: 'notice_data-location_name',
+            NoticeLocationCookieName: 'location_enabled'
         }
     },
 
@@ -436,10 +438,44 @@ var SN = { // StatusNet
         },
 
         NoticeLocationAttach: function() {
-            if(navigator.geolocation) navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(function(position) {
-                $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLat).val(position.coords.latitude);
-                $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLon).val(position.coords.longitude);
-            });
+            if($('#notice_data-location_enabled').size()) {
+                if(navigator.geolocation) {
+                    $('#notice_data-location_enabled').change(function() {
+                        $.cookie(SN.C.S.NoticeLocationCookieName, $('#notice_data-location_enabled').attr('checked'));
+                        if($('#notice_data-location_enabled').attr('checked')) {
+                            $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationName).show();
+                            $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationName).addClass('processing');
+                            navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
+                                $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLat).val(position.coords.latitude);
+                                $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLon).val(position.coords.longitude);
+                                var data = {'lat': position.coords.latitude,'lon': position.coords.longitude, 'token': $('#token').val()};
+                                $.getJSON($('#notice_data-location_enabled_container').attr('data-geocode-url'), data,function(location) {
+                                    $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationName).removeClass('processing');
+                                    if(typeof(location.location_ns)!="undefined") $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationNs).val(location.location_ns);
+                                    if(typeof(location.location_id)!="undefined") $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationId).val(location.location_id);
+                                    if(typeof(location.name)=="undefined") {
+                                        $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationName).text(position.coords.latitude + ' ' + position.coords.longitude);
+                                    } else {
+                                        $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationName).text(location.name);
+                                        $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationName).attr('href',location.url);
+                                    }
+                                });
+                            });
+                        } else {
+                            $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationName).hide();
+                            $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLat).val("");
+                            $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLon).val("");
+                            $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationNs).val("");
+                            $('#'+SN.C.S.NoticeLocationId).val("");
+                        }
+                    });
+                    var cookieVal = $.cookie(SN.C.S.NoticeLocationCookieName);
+                    $('#notice_data-location_enabled').attr('checked',(cookieVal == null || cookieVal == 'true'));
+                    $('#notice_data-location_enabled').change();
+                } else {
+                    $('#notice_data-location_enabled_container').remove();
+                }
+            }
         },
 
         NewDirectMessage: function() {
diff --git a/lib/action.php b/lib/action.php
index dac0e2583c..35df03566b 100644
--- a/lib/action.php
+++ b/lib/action.php
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
             if (Event::handle('StartShowJQueryScripts', array($this))) {
                 $this->script('js/jquery.min.js');
                 $this->script('js/jquery.form.js');
+                $this->script('js/jquery.cookie.js');
                 $this->script('js/jquery.joverlay.min.js');
                 Event::handle('EndShowJQueryScripts', array($this));
             }
diff --git a/lib/noticeform.php b/lib/noticeform.php
index 593a1e9322..d85de9c22e 100644
--- a/lib/noticeform.php
+++ b/lib/noticeform.php
@@ -220,5 +220,11 @@ class NoticeForm extends Form
                                            'name' => 'status_submit',
                                            'type' => 'submit',
                                            'value' => _('Send')));
+        if($this->user->shareLocation()) {
+            $this->out->elementStart('div',array('id' => 'notice_data-location_enabled_container', 'data-geocode-url' => common_local_url('geocode')));
+            $this->out->checkbox('notice_data-location_enabled',_('Share your location '));
+            $this->out->element('a', array('style' => 'display: none', 'target' => '_blank', 'id' => 'notice_data-location_name'), _('Finding your location...'));
+            $this->out->elementEnd('div');
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/router.php b/lib/router.php
index 474e05996f..7ec962460f 100644
--- a/lib/router.php
+++ b/lib/router.php
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ class Router
                           'sandbox', 'unsandbox',
                           'silence', 'unsilence',
                           'repeat',
-                          'deleteuser');
+                          'deleteuser',
+                          'geocode');
 
             foreach ($main as $a) {
                 $m->connect('main/'.$a, array('action' => $a));