diff --git a/lib/profilelist.php b/lib/profilelist.php
index e2faf10af4..bd866bed7e 100644
--- a/lib/profilelist.php
+++ b/lib/profilelist.php
@@ -62,8 +62,23 @@ class ProfileList extends Widget
 
     function show()
     {
-        $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'profiles');
+        $this->startList();
+        $this->showProfiles();
+        $this->endList();
+    }
 
+    function startList()
+    {
+        $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'profiles');
+    }
+
+    function endList()
+    {
+        $this->out->elementEnd('ul');
+    }
+
+    function showProfiles()
+    {
         $cnt = 0;
 
         while ($this->profile->fetch()) {
@@ -75,8 +90,6 @@ class ProfileList extends Widget
             $pli->show();
         }
 
-        $this->out->elementEnd('ul');
-
         return $cnt;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/profileminilist.php b/lib/profileminilist.php
index f11cae8a5f..0c02e2735e 100644
--- a/lib/profileminilist.php
+++ b/lib/profileminilist.php
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ define('PROFILES_PER_MINILIST', 27);
 
 class ProfileMiniList extends ProfileList
 {
+    function startList()
+    {
+        $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'entity users xoxo');
+    }
+
     function newListItem($profile)
     {
         return new ProfileMiniListItem($profile, $this->action);