diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index 97cb3b8fbe..4c7e6ab4b7 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ class Notice extends Memcached_DataObject
         return $groups;
     }
 
-    function asAtomEntry($namespace=false, $source=false)
+    function asAtomEntry($namespace=false, $source=false, $author=true)
     {
         $profile = $this->getProfile();
 
@@ -1151,8 +1151,10 @@ class Notice extends Memcached_DataObject
 
         $xs->element('title', null, $this->content);
 
-        $xs->raw($profile->asAtomAuthor());
-        $xs->raw($profile->asActivityActor());
+        if ($author) {
+            $xs->raw($profile->asAtomAuthor());
+            $xs->raw($profile->asActivityActor());
+        }
 
         $xs->element('link', array('rel' => 'alternate',
                                    'type' => 'text/html',
diff --git a/lib/atomnoticefeed.php b/lib/atomnoticefeed.php
index 3c3556cb95..e4df731fe0 100644
--- a/lib/atomnoticefeed.php
+++ b/lib/atomnoticefeed.php
@@ -107,9 +107,19 @@ class AtomNoticeFeed extends Atom10Feed
      */
     function addEntryFromNotice($notice)
     {
-        $this->addEntryRaw($notice->asAtomEntry());
+        $source = $this->showSource();
+        $author = $this->showAuthor();
+
+        $this->addEntryRaw($notice->asAtomEntry(false, $source, $author));
     }
 
+    function showSource()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function showAuthor()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
-
-
diff --git a/lib/atomusernoticefeed.php b/lib/atomusernoticefeed.php
index 55cebef6df..428cc2de2f 100644
--- a/lib/atomusernoticefeed.php
+++ b/lib/atomusernoticefeed.php
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class AtomUserNoticeFeed extends AtomNoticeFeed
         if (!empty($user)) {
             $profile = $user->getProfile();
             $this->addAuthor($profile->nickname, $user->uri);
+            $this->setActivitySubject($profile->asActivityNoun('subject'));
         }
 
         $title      = sprintf(_("%s timeline"), $user->nickname);
@@ -105,4 +106,14 @@ class AtomUserNoticeFeed extends AtomNoticeFeed
     {
         return $this->user;
     }
+
+    function showSource()
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    function showAuthor()
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }