diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 900149fc22..2326e8bfa8 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -587,8 +587,10 @@ function common_notice_form() {
 	common_element('label', array('for' => 'status_update',
 								  'id' => 'status_label'),
 				   _t('What\'s up, ').$user->nickname.'?');
-	common_element('textarea', array('id' => 'status_textarea'));
+	common_element('textarea', array('id' => 'status_textarea',
+									 'name' => 'status_textarea'));
 	common_element('input', array('id' => 'status_submit',
+								  'name' => 'status_submit',
 								  'type' => 'submit',
 								  'value' => _t('Send')));
 	common_element_end('p');