diff --git a/actions/hcard.php b/actions/hcard.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55d0f65c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/hcard.php
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * StatusNet, the distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ *
+ * Show the user's hcard
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * LICENCE: 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/>.
+ *
+ * @category  Personal
+ * @package   StatusNet
+ * @author    Evan Prodromou <evan@status.net>
+ * @copyright 2010 StatusNet, Inc.
+ * @license   http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html AGPLv3
+ * @link      http://status.net/
+ */
+
+if (!defined('STATUSNET')) {
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * User profile page
+ *
+ * @category Personal
+ * @package  StatusNet
+ * @author   Evan Prodromou <evan@status.net>
+ * @license  http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html AGPLv3
+ * @link     http://status.net/
+ */
+
+class HcardAction extends Action
+{
+    var $user;
+    var $profile;
+
+    function prepare($args)
+    {
+        parent::prepare($args);
+
+        $nickname_arg = $this->arg('nickname');
+        $nickname     = common_canonical_nickname($nickname_arg);
+
+        // Permanent redirect on non-canonical nickname
+
+        if ($nickname_arg != $nickname) {
+            $args = array('nickname' => $nickname);
+            common_redirect(common_local_url('hcard', $args), 301);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $this->user = User::staticGet('nickname', $nickname);
+
+        if (!$this->user) {
+            $this->clientError(_('No such user.'), 404);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $this->profile = $this->user->getProfile();
+
+        if (!$this->profile) {
+            $this->serverError(_('User has no profile.'));
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function handle($args)
+    {
+        parent::handle($args);
+        $this->showPage();
+    }
+
+    function title()
+    {
+        return $this->profile->getBestName();
+    }
+
+    function showContent()
+    {
+        $up = new ShortUserProfile($this, $this->user, $this->profile);
+        $up->show();
+    }
+
+    function showHeader()
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    function showAside()
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    function showSecondaryNav()
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+class ShortUserProfile extends UserProfile
+{
+    function showEntityActions()
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/router.php b/lib/router.php
index 987d0152e4..16b2847d3c 100644
--- a/lib/router.php
+++ b/lib/router.php
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ class Router
 
                 foreach (array('subscriptions', 'subscribers',
                                'all', 'foaf', 'xrds',
-                               'replies', 'microsummary') as $a) {
+                               'replies', 'microsummary', 'hcard') as $a) {
                     $m->connect($a,
                                 array('action' => $a,
                                       'nickname' => $nickname));
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ class Router
 
                 foreach (array('subscriptions', 'subscribers',
                                'nudge', 'all', 'foaf', 'xrds',
-                               'replies', 'inbox', 'outbox', 'microsummary') as $a) {
+                               'replies', 'inbox', 'outbox', 'microsummary', 'hcard') as $a) {
                     $m->connect(':nickname/'.$a,
                                 array('action' => $a),
                                 array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));