diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 552dc21ad..d3769a835 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ With the port to Bootstrap 3, app/views/terms/default.haml has a new structure.
 * Optionally make your extended profile details public [#6162](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6162)
 * Add admin dashboard showing latest diaspora\* version [#6216](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6216)
 * Display poll & location on mobile [#6238](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6238)
+* Update counts on contacts page dynamically [#6240](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/6240)
 
 # 0.5.3.0
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/contact.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/contact.js
index 5457f2c4e..22f26804b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/contact.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/contact.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 app.models.Contact = Backbone.Model.extend({
   initialize : function() {
-    this.aspect_memberships = new app.collections.AspectMemberships(this.get('aspect_memberships'));
-    if( this.get('person') ) this.person = new app.models.Person(this.get('person'));
+    this.aspectMemberships = new app.collections.AspectMemberships(this.get("aspect_memberships"));
+    if(this.get("person")) { this.person = new app.models.Person(this.get("person")); }
   },
 
   inAspect : function(id) {
-    return this.aspect_memberships.any(function(membership){ return membership.get('aspect').id === id; });
+    return this.aspectMemberships.any(function(membership){ return membership.get("aspect").id === id; });
   }
 });
 // @license-end
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/contacts.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/contacts.js
index 9b26efcae..86f7c20fb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/contacts.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/contacts.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ app.pages.Contacts = Backbone.View.extend({
     $("#people_stream.contacts .header i").tooltip({"placement": "bottom"});
     $(document).on("ajax:success", "form.edit_aspect", this.updateAspectName);
     app.events.on("aspect:create", function(){ window.location.reload() });
+    app.events.on("aspect_membership:create", this.addAspectMembership, this);
+    app.events.on("aspect_membership:destroy", this.removeAspectMembership, this);
 
     this.aspectCreateView = new app.views.AspectCreate({ el: $("#newAspectContainer") });
     this.aspectCreateView.render();
@@ -95,6 +97,51 @@ app.pages.Contacts = Backbone.View.extend({
       revert: true,
       helper: "clone"
     });
+  },
+
+  updateBadgeCount: function(selector, change) {
+    var count = parseInt($("#aspect_nav " + selector + " .badge").text(), 10);
+    $("#aspect_nav " + selector + " .badge").text(count + change);
+  },
+
+  addAspectMembership: function(data) {
+    if(data.startSharing) {
+      this.updateBadgeCount(".all_aspects", 1);
+
+      var contact = this.stream.collection.find(function(c) {
+        return c.get("person").id === data.membership.personId;
+      });
+
+      if(contact && contact.person.get("relationship") === "sharing") {
+        contact.person.set({relationship: "mutual"});
+        this.updateBadgeCount(".only_sharing", -1);
+      }
+      else if(contact && contact.person.get("relationship") === "not_sharing") {
+        contact.person.set({relationship: "receiving"});
+        this.updateBadgeCount(".all_contacts", 1);
+      }
+    }
+    this.updateBadgeCount("[data-aspect-id='" + data.membership.aspectId + "']", 1);
+  },
+
+  removeAspectMembership: function(data) {
+    if(data.stopSharing) {
+      this.updateBadgeCount(".all_aspects", -1);
+
+      var contact = this.stream.collection.find(function(c) {
+        return c.get("person").id === data.membership.personId;
+      });
+
+      if(contact && contact.person.get("relationship") === "mutual") {
+        contact.person.set({relationship: "sharing"});
+        this.updateBadgeCount(".only_sharing", 1);
+      }
+      else if(contact && contact.person.get("relationship") === "receiving") {
+        contact.person.set({relationship: "not_sharing"});
+        this.updateBadgeCount(".all_contacts", -1);
+      }
+    }
+    this.updateBadgeCount("[data-aspect-id='" + data.membership.aspectId + "']", -1);
   }
 });
 // @license-end
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view.js
index e15d654a4..bbf81d749 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view.js
@@ -77,20 +77,28 @@ app.views.AspectMembership = app.views.AspectsDropdown.extend({
     return aspect_membership.save();
   },
 
-  _successSaveCb: function(aspect_membership) {
-    var aspect_id = aspect_membership.get('aspect_id');
-    var membership_id = aspect_membership.get('id');
-    var li = this.dropdown.find('li[data-aspect_id="'+aspect_id+'"]');
+  _successSaveCb: function(aspectMembership) {
+    var aspectId = aspectMembership.get("aspect_id"),
+        membershipId = aspectMembership.get("id"),
+        li = this.dropdown.find("li[data-aspect_id='" + aspectId + "']"),
+        personId = li.closest("ul.dropdown-menu").data("person_id"),
+        startSharing = false;
 
     // the user didn't have this person in any aspects before, congratulate them
     // on their newly found friendship ;)
-    if( this.dropdown.find('li.selected').length === 0 ) {
-      var msg = Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.started_sharing_with', { 'name': this._name() });
-      Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({ 'success':true, 'notice':msg });
+    if( this.dropdown.find("li.selected").length === 0 ) {
+      var msg = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.started_sharing_with", { "name": this._name() });
+      startSharing = true;
+      Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({ "success": true, "notice": msg });
     }
 
-    li.attr('data-membership_id', membership_id) // just to be sure...
-      .data('membership_id', membership_id);
+    app.events.trigger("aspect_membership:create", {
+      membership: { aspectId: aspectId, personId: personId },
+      startSharing: startSharing
+    });
+
+    li.attr("data-membership_id", membershipId) // just to be sure...
+      .data("membership_id", membershipId);
 
     this.updateSummary(li);
     this._done();
@@ -119,21 +127,30 @@ app.views.AspectMembership = app.views.AspectsDropdown.extend({
     return aspect_membership.destroy();
   },
 
-  _successDestroyCb: function(aspect_membership) {
-    var membership_id = aspect_membership.get('id');
-    var li = this.dropdown.find('li[data-membership_id="'+membership_id+'"]');
+  _successDestroyCb: function(aspectMembership) {
+    var membershipId = aspectMembership.get("id"),
+        li = this.dropdown.find("li[data-membership_id='" + membershipId + "']"),
+        aspectId = li.data("aspect_id"),
+        personId = li.closest("ul.dropdown-menu").data("person_id"),
+        stopSharing = false;
 
-    li.removeAttr('data-membership_id')
-      .removeData('membership_id');
+    li.removeAttr("data-membership_id")
+      .removeData("membership_id");
     this.updateSummary(li);
 
     // we just removed the last aspect, inform the user with a flash message
     // that he is no longer sharing with that person
-    if( this.dropdown.find('li.selected').length === 0 ) {
-      var msg = Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.stopped_sharing_with', { 'name': this._name() });
-      Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({ 'success':true, 'notice':msg });
+    if( this.dropdown.find("li.selected").length === 0 ) {
+      var msg = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.stopped_sharing_with", { "name": this._name() });
+      stopSharing = true;
+      Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({ "success": true, "notice": msg });
     }
 
+    app.events.trigger("aspect_membership:destroy", {
+      membership: { aspectId: aspectId, personId: personId },
+      stopSharing: stopSharing
+    });
+
     this._done();
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/contact_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/contact_view.js
index 87422ed32..5277d65cc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/contact_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/contact_view.js
@@ -36,31 +36,49 @@ app.views.Contact = app.views.Base.extend({
 
   addContactToAspect: function(){
     var self = this;
-    this.model.aspect_memberships.create({
-      'person_id': this.model.get('person_id'),
-      'aspect_id': app.aspect.get('id')
+    // do we create the first aspect membership for this person?
+    var startSharing = this.model.aspectMemberships.length === 0;
+    this.model.aspectMemberships.create({
+      "person_id": this.model.get("person_id"),
+      "aspect_id": app.aspect.get("id")
     },{
       success: function(){
+        app.events.trigger("aspect_membership:create", {
+          membership: {
+            aspectId: app.aspect.get("id"),
+            personId: self.model.get("person_id")
+          },
+          startSharing: startSharing
+        });
         self.render();
       },
       error: function(){
-        var msg = Diaspora.I18n.t('contacts.error_add', { 'name': self.model.get('person').name });
-        Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({ 'success':false, 'notice':msg });
+        var msg = Diaspora.I18n.t("contacts.error_add", { "name": self.model.get("person").name });
+        Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({ "success": false, "notice": msg });
       }
     });
   },
 
   removeContactFromAspect: function(){
     var self = this;
-    this.model.aspect_memberships
-      .find(function(membership){ return membership.get('aspect').id === app.aspect.id; })
+    // do we destroy the last aspect membership for this person?
+    var stopSharing = this.model.aspectMemberships.length <= 1;
+    this.model.aspectMemberships
+      .find(function(membership){ return membership.get("aspect").id === app.aspect.id; })
       .destroy({
         success: function(){
+          app.events.trigger("aspect_membership:destroy", {
+            membership: {
+              aspectId: app.aspect.get("id"),
+              personId: self.model.get("person_id")
+            },
+            stopSharing: stopSharing
+          });
           self.render();
         },
         error: function(){
-          var msg = Diaspora.I18n.t('contacts.error_remove', { 'name': self.model.get('person').name });
-          Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({ 'success':false, 'notice':msg });
+          var msg = Diaspora.I18n.t("contacts.error_remove", { "name": self.model.get("person").name });
+          Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({ "success": false, "notice": msg });
         }
       });
   }
diff --git a/spec/controllers/jasmine_fixtures/contacts_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/jasmine_fixtures/contacts_spec.rb
index 6311c3b34..11207e0f6 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/jasmine_fixtures/contacts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/jasmine_fixtures/contacts_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ describe ContactsController, :type => :controller do
     it "generates the aspects_manage fixture", :fixture => true do
       get :index, :a_id => @aspect.id
       save_fixture(html_for("body"), "aspects_manage")
+      save_fixture(controller.gon.preloads[:contacts].to_json, "aspects_manage_contacts_json")
     end
 
     it "generates the contacts_json fixture", :fixture => true do
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/pages/contacts_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/pages/contacts_spec.js
index b7679ffe9..e961aaaf6 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/pages/contacts_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/pages/contacts_spec.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 describe("app.pages.Contacts", function(){
   beforeEach(function() {
     spec.loadFixture("aspects_manage");
+    var contactsData = spec.readFixture("aspects_manage_contacts_json");
+    app.contacts = new app.collections.Contacts(JSON.parse(contactsData));
     this.view = new app.pages.Contacts({
       stream: {
-        render: function(){}
+        render: function(){},
+        collection: app.contacts
       }
     });
     Diaspora.I18n.load({
@@ -98,4 +101,194 @@ describe("app.pages.Contacts", function(){
       expect(this.view.stream.search).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Username");
     });
   });
+
+  describe("updateBadgeCount", function() {
+    it("increases the badge count of an aspect", function() {
+      var aspect = $("#aspect_nav .aspect").eq(0);
+      $(".badge", aspect).text("15");
+      this.view.updateBadgeCount("[data-aspect-id='" + aspect.data("aspect-id") + "']", 27);
+      expect($(".badge", aspect).text()).toBe("42");
+    });
+
+    it("decreases the badge count of an aspect", function() {
+      var aspect = $("#aspect_nav .aspect").eq(1);
+      $(".badge", aspect).text("42");
+      this.view.updateBadgeCount("[data-aspect-id='" + aspect.data("aspect-id") + "']", -15);
+      expect($(".badge", aspect).text()).toBe("27");
+    });
+
+    it("increases the badge count of 'my aspects'", function() {
+      $("#aspect_nav .all_aspects .badge").text("15");
+      this.view.updateBadgeCount(".all_aspects", 27);
+      expect($("#aspect_nav .all_aspects .badge").text()).toBe("42");
+    });
+
+    it("decreases the badge count of 'my aspects'", function() {
+      $("#aspect_nav .all_aspects .badge").text("42");
+      this.view.updateBadgeCount(".all_aspects", -15);
+      expect($("#aspect_nav .all_aspects .badge").text()).toBe("27");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("addAspectMembership", function() {
+    context("when the user starts sharing", function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.contact = app.contacts.first();
+        this.data = {
+          membership: {
+            aspectId: $("#aspect_nav .aspect").eq(1).data("aspect-id"),
+            personId: this.contact.person.id
+          },
+          startSharing: true
+        };
+        spyOn(this.view, "updateBadgeCount").and.callThrough();
+      });
+
+      it("is called on aspect_membership:create", function() {
+        spyOn(app.pages.Contacts.prototype, "addAspectMembership");
+        this.view = new app.pages.Contacts({stream: {render: function(){}, collection: app.contacts}});
+        app.events.trigger("aspect_membership:create", this.data);
+        expect(app.pages.Contacts.prototype.addAspectMembership).toHaveBeenCalledWith(this.data);
+      });
+
+      it("calls updateContactCount for 'all aspects'", function() {
+        this.view.addAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(".all_aspects", 1);
+      });
+
+      it("calls updateBadgeCount for the aspect", function() {
+        this.view.addAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "[data-aspect-id='" + this.data.membership.aspectId + "']", 1
+        );
+      });
+
+      it("calls updateContactCount for 'all contacts' if there was no relationship before", function() {
+        this.contact.person.set({relationship: "not_sharing"});
+        this.view.addAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(".all_contacts", 1);
+        expect(this.contact.person.get("relationship")).toBe("receiving");
+      });
+
+      it("calls updateContactCount for 'only sharing' if the relationship was 'sharing'", function() {
+        this.contact.person.set({relationship: "sharing"});
+        this.view.addAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(".only_sharing", -1);
+        expect(this.contact.person.get("relationship")).toBe("mutual");
+      });
+    });
+
+    context("when the user doesn't start sharing", function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.data = {
+          membership: {
+            aspectId: $("#aspect_nav .aspect").eq(1).data("aspect-id"),
+            personId: app.contacts.first().person.id
+          },
+          startSharing: false
+        };
+        spyOn(this.view, "updateBadgeCount").and.callThrough();
+      });
+
+      it("is called on aspect_membership:create", function() {
+        spyOn(app.pages.Contacts.prototype, "addAspectMembership");
+        this.view = new app.pages.Contacts({stream: {render: function(){}, collection: app.contacts}});
+        app.events.trigger("aspect_membership:create", this.data);
+        expect(app.pages.Contacts.prototype.addAspectMembership).toHaveBeenCalledWith(this.data);
+      });
+
+      it("doesn't call updateBadgeCount for 'all aspects'", function() {
+        this.view.addAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(".all_aspects", 1);
+      });
+
+      it("calls updateBadgeCount for the aspect", function() {
+        this.view.addAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "[data-aspect-id='" + this.data.membership.aspectId + "']", 1
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("removeAspectMembership", function() {
+    context("when the user stops sharing", function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.contact = app.contacts.first();
+        this.data = {
+          membership: {
+            aspectId: $("#aspect_nav .aspect").eq(0).data("aspect-id"),
+            personId: this.contact.person.id
+          },
+          stopSharing: true
+        };
+        spyOn(this.view, "updateBadgeCount").and.callThrough();
+      });
+
+      it("is called on aspect_membership:destroy", function() {
+        spyOn(app.pages.Contacts.prototype, "removeAspectMembership");
+        this.view = new app.pages.Contacts({stream: {render: function(){}, collection: app.contacts}});
+        app.events.trigger("aspect_membership:destroy", this.data);
+        expect(app.pages.Contacts.prototype.removeAspectMembership).toHaveBeenCalledWith(this.data);
+      });
+
+      it("calls updateContactCount for 'all aspects'", function() {
+        this.view.removeAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(".all_aspects", -1);
+      });
+
+      it("calls updateBadgeCount for the aspect", function() {
+        this.view.removeAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "[data-aspect-id='" + this.data.membership.aspectId + "']", -1
+        );
+      });
+
+      it("calls updateContactCount for 'all contacts' if the relationship was 'receiving'", function() {
+        this.contact.person.set({relationship: "receiving"});
+        this.view.removeAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(".all_contacts", -1);
+        expect(this.contact.person.get("relationship")).toBe("not_sharing");
+      });
+
+      it("calls updateContactCount for 'only sharing' if the relationship was 'mutual'", function() {
+        this.contact.person.set({relationship: "mutual"});
+        this.view.removeAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(".only_sharing", 1);
+        expect(this.contact.person.get("relationship")).toBe("sharing");
+      });
+    });
+
+    context("when the user doesn't stop sharing", function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.data = {
+          membership: {
+            aspectId: $("#aspect_nav .aspect").eq(0).data("aspect-id"),
+            personId: app.contacts.first().person.id
+          },
+          stopSharing: false
+        };
+        spyOn(this.view, "updateBadgeCount").and.callThrough();
+      });
+
+      it("is called on aspect_membership:destroy", function() {
+        spyOn(app.pages.Contacts.prototype, "removeAspectMembership");
+        this.view = new app.pages.Contacts({stream: {render: function(){}, collection: app.contacts}});
+        app.events.trigger("aspect_membership:destroy", this.data);
+        expect(app.pages.Contacts.prototype.removeAspectMembership).toHaveBeenCalledWith(this.data);
+      });
+
+      it("doesn't call updateBadgeCount for 'all aspects'", function() {
+        this.view.removeAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(".all_aspects", -1);
+      });
+
+      it("calls updateBadgeCount for the aspect", function() {
+        this.view.removeAspectMembership(this.data);
+        expect(this.view.updateBadgeCount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "[data-aspect-id='" + this.data.membership.aspectId + "']", -1
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view_spec.js
index eb33fe203..7ff709ead 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/aspect_membership_view_spec.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 describe("app.views.AspectMembership", function(){
-  var resp_success = {status: 200, responseText: '{}'};
+  var success = {status: 200, responseText: "{}"};
   var resp_fail = {status: 400};
 
   beforeEach(function() {
     // mock a dummy aspect dropdown
     spec.loadFixture("aspect_membership_dropdown");
     this.view = new app.views.AspectMembership({el: $('.aspect_membership_dropdown')});
-    this.person_id = $('.dropdown-menu').data('person_id');
-    this.person_name = $('.dropdown-menu').data('person-short-name');
+    this.personId = $(".dropdown-menu").data("person_id");
+    this.personName = $(".dropdown-menu").data("person-short-name");
     Diaspora.I18n.load({
       aspect_dropdown: {
         started_sharing_with: 'you started sharing with <%= name %>',
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe("app.views.AspectMembership", function(){
 
     it('marks the aspect as selected', function() {
       this.newAspect.trigger('click');
-      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(resp_success);
+      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(success);
 
       expect(this.newAspect.attr('class')).toContain('selected');
     });
@@ -34,19 +34,30 @@ describe("app.views.AspectMembership", function(){
     it('displays flash message when added to first aspect', function() {
       spec.content().find('li').removeClass('selected');
       this.newAspect.trigger('click');
-      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(resp_success);
+      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(success);
 
       expect($('[id^="flash"]')).toBeSuccessFlashMessage(
-        Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.started_sharing_with', {name: this.person_name})
+        Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.started_sharing_with", {name: this.personName})
       );
     });
 
+    it("triggers aspect_membership:create", function() {
+      spyOn(app.events, "trigger");
+      spec.content().find("li").removeClass("selected");
+      this.newAspect.trigger("click");
+      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(success);
+      expect(app.events.trigger).toHaveBeenCalledWith("aspect_membership:create", {
+        membership: {aspectId: this.newAspectId, personId: this.personId},
+        startSharing: true
+      });
+    });
+
     it('displays an error when it fails', function() {
       this.newAspect.trigger('click');
       jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(resp_fail);
 
       expect($('[id^="flash"]')).toBeErrorFlashMessage(
-        Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.error', {name: this.person_name})
+        Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.error", {name: this.personName})
       );
     });
   });
@@ -59,7 +70,7 @@ describe("app.views.AspectMembership", function(){
 
     it('marks the aspect as unselected', function(){
       this.oldAspect.trigger('click');
-      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(resp_success);
+      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(success);
 
       expect(this.oldAspect.attr('class')).not.toContain('selected');
     });
@@ -67,19 +78,30 @@ describe("app.views.AspectMembership", function(){
     it('displays a flash message when removed from last aspect', function() {
       spec.content().find('li.selected:last').removeClass('selected');
       this.oldAspect.trigger('click');
-      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(resp_success);
+      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(success);
 
       expect($('[id^="flash"]')).toBeSuccessFlashMessage(
-        Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.stopped_sharing_with', {name: this.person_name})
+        Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.stopped_sharing_with", {name: this.personName})
       );
     });
 
+    it("triggers aspect_membership:destroy", function() {
+      spyOn(app.events, "trigger");
+      spec.content().find("li.selected:last").removeClass("selected");
+      this.oldAspect.trigger("click");
+      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(success);
+      expect(app.events.trigger).toHaveBeenCalledWith("aspect_membership:destroy", {
+        membership: {aspectId: this.oldAspect.data("aspect_id"), personId: this.personId},
+        stopSharing: true
+      });
+    });
+
     it('displays an error when it fails', function() {
       this.oldAspect.trigger('click');
       jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith(resp_fail);
 
       expect($('[id^="flash"]')).toBeErrorFlashMessage(
-        Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.error_remove', {name: this.person_name})
+        Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.error_remove", {name: this.personName})
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/contact_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/contact_view_spec.js
index b1d400ed1..709882058 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/contact_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/contact_view_spec.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ describe("app.views.Contact", function(){
       this.view.render();
       this.button = this.view.$el.find('.contact_add-to-aspect');
       this.contact = this.view.$el.find('.stream_element.contact');
-      this.aspect_membership = {id: 42, aspect: app.aspect.toJSON()};
-      this.response = JSON.stringify(this.aspect_membership);
+      this.aspectMembership = {id: 42, aspect: app.aspect.toJSON()};
+      this.response = JSON.stringify(this.aspectMembership);
     });
 
     it('sends a correct ajax request', function() {
@@ -48,13 +48,26 @@ describe("app.views.Contact", function(){
     });
 
     it('adds a aspect_membership to the contact', function() {
-      expect(this.model.aspect_memberships.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(this.model.aspectMemberships.length).toBe(1);
       $('.contact_add-to-aspect',this.contact).trigger('click');
       jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith({
         status: 200, // success
         responseText: this.response
       });
-      expect(this.model.aspect_memberships.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(this.model.aspectMemberships.length).toBe(2);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers aspect_membership:create", function() {
+      spyOn(app.events, "trigger");
+      $(".contact_add-to-aspect", this.contact).trigger("click");
+      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith({
+        status: 200, // success
+        responseText: this.response
+      });
+      expect(app.events.trigger).toHaveBeenCalledWith("aspect_membership:create", {
+        membership: {aspectId: app.aspect.get("id"), personId: this.model.get("person_id")},
+        startSharing: false
+      });
     });
 
     it('calls render', function() {
@@ -88,25 +101,38 @@ describe("app.views.Contact", function(){
       this.view.render();
       this.button = this.view.$el.find('.contact_remove-from-aspect');
       this.contact = this.view.$el.find('.stream_element.contact');
-      this.aspect_membership = this.model.aspect_memberships.first().toJSON();
-      this.response = JSON.stringify(this.aspect_membership);
+      this.aspectMembership = this.model.aspectMemberships.first().toJSON();
+      this.response = JSON.stringify(this.aspectMembership);
     });
 
     it('sends a correct ajax request', function() {
       $('.contact_remove-from-aspect',this.contact).trigger('click');
       expect(jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().url).toBe(
-        "/aspect_memberships/"+this.aspect_membership.id
+        "/aspect_memberships/"+this.aspectMembership.id
       );
     });
 
     it('removes the aspect_membership from the contact', function() {
-      expect(this.model.aspect_memberships.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(this.model.aspectMemberships.length).toBe(1);
       $('.contact_remove-from-aspect',this.contact).trigger('click');
       jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith({
         status: 200, // success
         responseText: this.response
       });
-      expect(this.model.aspect_memberships.length).toBe(0);
+      expect(this.model.aspectMemberships.length).toBe(0);
+    });
+
+    it("triggers aspect_membership:destroy", function() {
+      spyOn(app.events, "trigger");
+      $(".contact_remove-from-aspect", this.contact).trigger("click");
+      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith({
+        status: 200, // success
+        responseText: this.response
+      });
+      expect(app.events.trigger).toHaveBeenCalledWith("aspect_membership:destroy", {
+        membership: {aspectId: app.aspect.get("id"), personId: this.model.get("person_id")},
+        stopSharing: true
+      });
     });
 
     it('calls render', function() {