diff --git a/lib/groupnoprofileexception.php b/lib/groupnoprofileexception.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd9ff812b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/groupnoprofileexception.php
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * StatusNet, the distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ *
+ * Class for an exception when the group profile is missing
+ *
+ * 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  Exception
+ * @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('GNUSOCIAL')) { exit(1); }
+
+/**
+ * Class for an exception when the group profile is missing
+ *
+ * @category Exception
+ * @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 GroupNoProfileException extends NoProfileException
+{
+    public $group = null;
+
+    /**
+     * constructor
+     *
+     * @param User_group $user User_group that's missing a profile
+     */
+
+    public function __construct(User_group $group)
+    {
+        $this->group = $group;
+
+        // TRANS: Exception text shown when no profile can be found for a user.
+        // TRANS: %1$s is a user nickname, $2$d is a user ID (number).
+        $message = sprintf(_('User %1$s (%2$d) has no profile record.'),
+                           $group->nickname, $group->id);
+
+        parent::__construct($group->profile_id, $message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accessor for user
+     *
+     * @return User_group the group that triggered this exception
+     */
+
+    public function getGroup()
+    {
+        return $this->group;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/noprofileexception.php b/lib/noprofileexception.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eebdc3bafe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/noprofileexception.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * StatusNet, the distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ *
+ * Parent class for an exception when a profile is missing
+ *
+ * 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  Exception
+ * @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('GNUSOCIAL')) { exit(1); }
+
+/**
+ * Parent class for an exception when a profile is missing
+ *
+ * @category Exception
+ * @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 NoProfileException extends NoProfileException
+{
+    public $profile_id = null;
+
+    public function __construct($profile_id, $msg=null)
+    {
+        $this->id = (int)$profile_id;
+
+        if ($msg === null) {
+            // TRANS: Exception text shown when no profile can be found for a user.
+            // TRANS: %1$s is a user nickname, $2$d is a user ID (number).
+            $msg = sprintf(_('User %1$s (%2$d) has no profile record.'),
+                           $group->nickname, $group->id);
+        }
+
+        parent::__construct($msg, 404);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/usernoprofileexception.php b/lib/usernoprofileexception.php
index 954d31b0d1..83478040c2 100644
--- a/lib/usernoprofileexception.php
+++ b/lib/usernoprofileexception.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * StatusNet, the distributed open-source microblogging tool
  *
- * class for an exception when the user profile is missing
+ * Class for an exception when the user profile is missing
  *
  * PHP version 5
  *
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
  * @link      http://status.net/
  */
 
-if (!defined('STATUSNET')) {
-    exit(1);
-}
+if (!defined('GNUSOCIAL')) { exit(1); }
 
 /**
  * Class for an exception when the user profile is missing
@@ -41,9 +39,9 @@ if (!defined('STATUSNET')) {
  * @link     http://status.net/
  */
 
-class UserNoProfileException extends ServerException
+class UserNoProfileException extends NoProfileException
 {
-    var $user = null;
+    protected $user = null;
 
     /**
      * constructor
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ class UserNoProfileException extends ServerException
      * @param User $user User that's missing a profile
      */
 
-    public function __construct($user)
+    public function __construct(User $user)
     {
         $this->user = $user;
 
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ class UserNoProfileException extends ServerException
         $message = sprintf(_('User %1$s (%2$d) has no profile record.'),
                            $user->nickname, $user->id);
 
-        parent::__construct($message);
+        parent::__construct($user->id, $message);
     }
 
     /**