diff --git a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
index 081c4d484..24f8fcc52 100644
--- a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
@@ -101,11 +101,16 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
 
   def update
     @aspect = current_user.aspects.where(:id => params[:id]).first
-    if @aspect.update_attributes( params[:aspect] )
+    
+    if @aspect.update_attributes!( params[:aspect] )
+      #hack, we don't know why mass assignment is not working
+      @aspect.contacts_visible = params[:aspect][:contacts_visible]
+      @aspect.save
       flash[:notice] = I18n.t 'aspects.update.success',:name => @aspect.name
     else
       flash[:error] = I18n.t 'aspects.update.failure',:name => @aspect.name
     end
+
     respond_with @aspect
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/edit.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/edit.html.haml
index f9769fdeb..be6dbe406 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/edit.html.haml
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@
     = render 'shared/contact_list', :aspect => @aspect, :contacts => @contacts
 
   #aspect_edit_controls
-    = link_to t('.rename'), '#'
-    \/
     = link_to t('delete'), @aspect, :method => "delete", :confirm => t('.confirm_remove_aspect')
 
-
   #rename_aspect
     = form_for @aspect do |asp|
-      = asp.text_field :name, :value => @aspect.name
-      = asp.submit t('.rename_aspect')
+      = asp.text_field :name
+      %p.checkbox_select{:style => 'font-size:14px'}
+        = asp.label :contacts_visible, t('.make_aspect_list_visible')
+        = asp.check_box :contacts_visible
+      %br
+      %div{:style => "text-align:right;"}
+        = asp.submit t('.save')
 
diff --git a/app/views/people/show.html.haml b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
index c7e648089..fa6649996 100644
--- a/app/views/people/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       %hr{:style=>"width:300px;"}
       .section.contact_pictures
         %h4
+          = @contacts_of_contact.length
           = t('.similar_contacts')
         - for person in @contacts_of_contact
           = person_image_link person
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 346a26b26..64a2ea808 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@ en:
           remove_aspect: "Delete this aspect"
           confirm_remove_aspect: "Are you sure you want to delete this aspect?"
           add_existing: "Add an existing contact"
-          rename_aspect: "Rename aspect"
+          save: "Save"
           rename: "rename"
+          make_aspect_list_visible: "make aspect list visible to others in aspect"
       aspect_contacts:
           done_editing: "done editing"
       show: