diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
index f5eff7d79..b987ea387 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ app.pages.Profile = app.views.Base.extend({
     app.events.on("person:unblock:"+id, this.reload, this);
     app.events.on("aspect:create", this.reload, this);
     app.events.on("aspect_membership:update", this.reload, this);
+
+    app.router.renderAspectMembershipDropdowns(this.$el);
   },
 
   _populateModel: function(opts) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js
index 63073ace0..0228358c0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/router.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ app.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
   },
 
   profile: function() {
-    this._loadAspects();
+    this._loadRelationshipsPreloads();
     this.renderPage(function() {
       return new app.pages.Profile({
         el: $("body > #profile_container")
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ app.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
 
   pageWithAspectMembershipDropdowns: function() {
     this._loadRelationshipsPreloads();
-    this._renderAspectMembershipDropdowns();
+    this.renderAspectMembershipDropdowns($(document));
   },
 
   _loadAspects: function() {
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ app.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     this._loadAspects();
   },
 
-  _renderAspectMembershipDropdowns: function() {
-    $(".aspect_membership_dropdown.placeholder").each(function() {
+  renderAspectMembershipDropdowns: function($context) {
+    $context.find(".aspect_membership_dropdown.placeholder").each(function() {
       var personId = $(this).data("personId");
       var view = new app.views.AspectMembership({person: app.contacts.findWhere({"person_id": personId}).person});
       $(this).html(view.render().$el);
diff --git a/features/desktop/contacts.feature b/features/desktop/contacts.feature
index 5af487d2d..5521f74fe 100644
--- a/features/desktop/contacts.feature
+++ b/features/desktop/contacts.feature
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ Feature: show contacts
     Then I should see "Contacts" within "#profile-horizontal-bar"
 
     When I press the first "#contacts_link"
-    And I press the first "a" within "#people_stream .media-body"
-    Then I should see "Bob Jones"
+    Then I should see "Bob Jones" within "#people_stream .media-body"
+    When I add the person to my "Besties" aspect within "#people_stream"
+    Then I should see a flash message containing "You have started sharing with Bob Jones!"
 
   Scenario: don't see contacts of an invisible aspect list
     When I am on "bob@bob.bob"'s page
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb
index c4b8b490f..9074fccb1 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ Then /^I should have (\d) contacts? in "([^"]*)"$/ do |n_contacts, aspect_name|
   @me.aspects.where(:name => aspect_name).first.contacts.count.should == n_contacts.to_i
 end
 
-When /^I (?:add|remove) the person (?:to|from) my "([^\"]*)" aspect$/ do |aspect_name|
-  toggle_aspect_via_ui(aspect_name)
+When /^I (?:add|remove) the person (?:to|from) my "([^\"]*)" aspect(?: within "([^"]*)")?$/ do |aspect_name, within_selector| # rubocop:disable Metrics/LineLength
+  with_scope(within_selector) do
+    toggle_aspect_via_ui(aspect_name)
+  end
 end
 
 When /^I post a status with the text "([^\"]*)"$/ do |text|