diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/helpers/modal_helper.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/helpers/modal_helper.js
index 77e84034e..01aaac4b7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/helpers/modal_helper.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/helpers/modal_helper.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
     modalBody.load(url, function(){
       $(id).find("#modalWaiter").remove();
+      $(id).trigger("modal:loaded");
     });
   };
 })();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
index 3b63be3ae..906736895 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ app.views.ProfileHeader = app.views.Base.extend({
   initialize: function(opts) {
     this.photos = _.has(opts, 'photos') ? opts.photos : null;
     this.contacts = _.has(opts, 'contacts') ? opts.contacts : null;
+    $("#mentionModal").on("modal:loaded", this.mentionModalLoaded.bind(this));
+    $("#mentionModal").on("hidden.bs.modal", this.mentionModalHidden);
   },
 
   presenter: function() {
@@ -52,10 +54,30 @@ app.views.ProfileHeader = app.views.Base.extend({
     return (this.contacts && this.contacts > 0);
   },
 
-  showMentionModal: function(){
+  showMentionModal: function() {
     app.helpers.showModal("#mentionModal");
   },
 
+  mentionModalLoaded: function() {
+    app.publisher = new app.views.Publisher({
+      standalone: true,
+      prefillMention: _.extend({handle: this.model.get("diaspora_id")}, this.model.attributes)
+    });
+    app.publisher.open();
+    $("#publisher").bind("ajax:success", function() {
+      $("#mentionModal").modal("hide");
+      app.publisher.clear();
+      app.publisher.remove();
+      location.reload();
+    });
+  },
+
+  mentionModalHidden: function() {
+    app.publisher.clear();
+    app.publisher.remove();
+    $("#mentionModal .modal-body").empty();
+  },
+
   showMessageModal: function(){
     app.helpers.showModal("#conversationModal");
   },
diff --git a/app/views/status_messages/new.html.haml b/app/views/status_messages/new.html.haml
index f1d7f9a8a..5eaf54d9d 100644
--- a/app/views/status_messages/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/status_messages/new.html.haml
@@ -4,16 +4,3 @@
                       :selected_aspects => @aspects_with_person,
                       :person => @person }
 
-:javascript
-  $(function() {
-    app.publisher = new app.views.Publisher({
-      standalone: true,
-      prefillMention: #{json_escape @person.to_json}
-    });
-    app.publisher.open();
-    $("#publisher").bind('ajax:success', function(){
-      $("#mentionModal").modal('hide');
-      app.publisher.clear();
-      location.reload();
-    });
-  });