diff --git a/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php b/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php
index c61e2cc5f3..c735c02db3 100644
--- a/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/OStatus/OStatusPlugin.php
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ class OStatusPlugin extends Plugin
 
             // Also, we'll add in the salmon link
             $salmon = common_local_url($salmonAction, array('id' => $id));
+            $feed->addLink($salmon, array('rel' => Salmon::REL_SALMON));
+
+            // XXX: these are deprecated
             $feed->addLink($salmon, array('rel' => Salmon::NS_REPLIES));
             $feed->addLink($salmon, array('rel' => Salmon::NS_MENTIONS));
         }
diff --git a/plugins/OStatus/lib/salmon.php b/plugins/OStatus/lib/salmon.php
index 3d3341bc63..ef7719a40c 100644
--- a/plugins/OStatus/lib/salmon.php
+++ b/plugins/OStatus/lib/salmon.php
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@
  */
 class Salmon
 {
+    const REL_SALMON = 'salmon';
+    const REL_MENTIONED = 'mentioned';
 
+    // XXX: these are deprecated 
     const NS_REPLIES = "http://salmon-protocol.org/ns/salmon-replies";
-
     const NS_MENTIONS = "http://salmon-protocol.org/ns/salmon-mention";
     
     /**
diff --git a/plugins/OStatus/lib/xrdaction.php b/plugins/OStatus/lib/xrdaction.php
index f1a56e0a84..71c70b96e8 100644
--- a/plugins/OStatus/lib/xrdaction.php
+++ b/plugins/OStatus/lib/xrdaction.php
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class XrdAction extends Action
         $salmon_url = common_local_url('usersalmon',
                                        array('id' => $this->user->id));
 
+        $xrd->links[] = array('rel' => Salmon::REL_SALMON,
+                              'href' => $salmon_url);
+        // XXX : Deprecated - to be removed.
         $xrd->links[] = array('rel' => Salmon::NS_REPLIES,
                               'href' => $salmon_url);