diff --git a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
index c6282b1ff..78b70a22f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
@@ -57,10 +57,17 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
         redirect_to :back
       elsif request.env['HTTP_REFERER'].include?("aspects/manage")
         redirect_to :back
-      elsif params[:aspect][:share_with]
-        @contact = Contact.where(:id => params[:aspect][:contact_id]).first
+      elsif params[:aspect][:person_id]
         @person = Person.where(:id => params[:aspect][:person_id]).first
-        @contact = current_user.contact_for(@person) || Contact.new
+
+        if @contact = current_user.contact_for(@person)
+          @contact.aspects << @aspect
+        else
+          @contact = current_user.share_with(@person, @aspect)
+        end
+
+
+
       else
         respond_with @aspect
       end
diff --git a/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb b/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb
index 65ecc4b12..361ee173f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/aspect_global_helper.rb
@@ -81,4 +81,14 @@ module AspectGlobalHelper
       aspects_path
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  def aspect_dropdown_list_item(aspect, contact, person)
+    checked = contact.persisted? && aspect.contacts.include?(contact) ? "checked=\"checked\"" : ""
+    str = "<li data-aspect_id=#{aspect.id}>"
+    str << "<input #{checked} id=\"in_aspect\" name=\"in_aspect\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"in_aspect\" />"
+    str << aspect.name
+    str << "<div class=\"hidden\">"
+    str << aspect_membership_button(aspect, contact, person)
+    str.html_safe
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb b/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb
index 68e98c38c..c6402dead 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/aspects/create.js.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-$('#aspects_list ul').append("<%= escape_javascript( render('aspects/aspect_list_item', :aspect => @aspect, :person => @person, :contact => @contact)) %>");
-$("#aspects_list ul li[data-guid='<%= @aspect.id %>'] .add.button").click();
+$('ul.dropdown_list[data-person_id=<%= @person.id %>] .newItem').before("<%= escape_javascript( render('contacts/aspect_dropdown_list_item', :aspect => @aspect, :person => @person, :contact => @contact)) %>");
 
diff --git a/app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
index 799bf50d2..bbb3ce58a 100644
--- a/app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -8,12 +8,21 @@
     &#9660;
 
   .wrapper
-    %ul.dropdown_list{:unSelectable => 'on'}
+    %ul.dropdown_list{:unSelectable => 'on', 'data-person_id' => ((@person.id) if @person)}
       - for aspect in @all_aspects
-        %li{:data => {:aspect_id => aspect.id}}
-          = check_box_tag "in_aspect", "in_aspect", (contact.persisted? && aspect.contacts.include?(contact))
-          = aspect.name
-
-          .hidden
-            = aspect_membership_button(aspect, contact, person)
+        = aspect_dropdown_list_item(aspect, contact, person)
+        
+      %li.newItem
+        .add_aspect
+          = form_for(Aspect.new, :remote => true) do |aspect|
+            = aspect.error_messages
+            = aspect.hidden_field :person_id, :value => person.id if person
+            = aspect.hidden_field :share_with, :value => true
+            %p
+              = aspect.text_field :name, :style => "display:inline;"
+            %p.checkbox_select
+              = aspect.label :contacts_visible, t('aspects.edit.make_aspect_list_visible')
+              = aspect.check_box :contacts_visible, :checked => true, :default => true
+              .right
+                = aspect.submit t('contacts.share_with_pane.add_new_aspect'), :class => 'button'
 
diff --git a/app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown_list_item.haml b/app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown_list_item.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7508aa0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/contacts/_aspect_dropdown_list_item.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-#   Copyright (c) 2011, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+-#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+-#   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+= aspect_dropdown_list_item(aspect, contact, person)
+
diff --git a/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js b/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js
index 78208e2f9..57effc149 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
     }
   };
   var processClick = function(li, evt){
+    var button = li.find('.button');
+    if(button.hasClass('disabled') || li.hasClass('newItem')){ return; }
     evt.preventDefault();
-    if(li.find('.button').hasClass('disabled')){ return; }
 
     var checkbox = li.find('input[type=checkbox]');
     toggleCheckbox(checkbox);
 
-    $.fn.callRemote.apply(li.find(".button"));
+    $.fn.callRemote.apply(button);
   };
 
   $(document).ready(function(){
diff --git a/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb
index 61a8bd917..5079d8a26 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/aspects_controller_spec.rb
@@ -221,6 +221,26 @@ describe AspectsController do
         post :create, "aspect" => {"name" => "new aspect"}
         response.should redirect_to(aspect_path(Aspect.find_by_name("new aspect")))
       end
+
+      context "with person_id param" do
+        it "creates a contact if one does not already exist" do
+          lambda {
+            post :create, :format => 'js', :aspect => {:name => "new", :person_id => eve.person.id}
+          }.should change{
+            alice.contacts.count
+          }.by(1)
+        end
+
+        it "adds a new contact to the new aspect" do
+          post :create, :format => 'js', :aspect => {:name => "new", :person_id => eve.person.id}
+          alice.aspects.find_by_name("new").contacts.count.should == 1
+        end
+
+        it "adds an existing contact to the new aspect" do
+          post :create, :format => 'js', :aspect => {:name => "new", :person_id => bob.person.id}
+          alice.aspects.find_by_name("new").contacts.count.should == 1
+        end
+      end
     end
     context "with invalid params" do
       it "does not create an aspect" do