diff --git a/actions/microsummary.php b/actions/microsummary.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb226b3e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/microsummary.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * Laconica - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2008, Controlez-Vous, 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('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
+
+class MicrosummaryAction extends StreamAction {
+
+	function handle($args) {
+
+		parent::handle($args);
+
+		$nickname = common_canonical_nickname($this->arg('nickname'));
+		$user = User::staticGet('nickname', $nickname);
+
+		if (!$user) {
+			$this->client_error(_('No such user'), 404);
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		$notice = $user->getCurrentNotice();
+		
+		if (!$notice) {
+			$this->client_error(_('No current status'), 404);
+		}
+		
+		header('Content-Type: text/plain');
+		
+		print $notice->content;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/actions/showstream.php b/actions/showstream.php
index b9ab699d3e..031b3ec84f 100644
--- a/actions/showstream.php
+++ b/actions/showstream.php
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ class ShowstreamAction extends StreamAction {
 										 'content' => "xmpp+http:sha1:" . sha1(sha1('xmpp:' . $user->jabber) . sha1($profile->profileurl))));
 		}
 
+		# See https://wiki.mozilla.org/Microsummaries
+		
+		common_element('link', array('rel' => 'microsummary',
+									 'href' => common_local_url('microsummary',
+																array('nickname' => $profile->nickname))));
 	}
 
 	function no_such_user() {
diff --git a/htaccess.sample b/htaccess.sample
index a30f87b839..c3198209ec 100644
--- a/htaccess.sample
+++ b/htaccess.sample
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ RewriteRule ^(\w+)/favorites$ index.php?action=showfavorites&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^(\w+)/favorites/rss$ index.php?action=favoritesrss&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^(\w+)/inbox$ index.php?action=inbox&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^(\w+)/outbox$ index.php?action=outbox&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^(\w+)/microsummary$ index.php?action=microsummary&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
 
 RewriteRule ^(\w+)$ index.php?action=showstream&nickname=$1 [L,QSA]
 
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 36030c77ce..1196770910 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -1048,6 +1048,7 @@ function common_fancy_url($action, $args=NULL) {
                 } else {
                         return common_path('notice/delete');
                 }
+	 case 'microsummary':
 	 case 'xrds':
 	 case 'foaf':
 		return common_path($args['nickname'].'/'.$action);