diff --git a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
index b3a882e7e..12e3d4326 100644
--- a/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/aspects_controller.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ class AspectsController < ApplicationController
 
     @posts = Post.where(:id.in => post_ids, :_type => "StatusMessage").paginate :page => params[:page], :per_page => 15, :order => 'created_at DESC'
     @post_hashes = hashes_for_posts @posts
-    @contacts = Contact.all(:user_id => current_user.id, :pending => false)
-    @aspect_hashes = hashes_for_aspects @all_aspects, @contacts, :limit => 8
+
+    @contacts = Contact.all(:aspect_ids.in => @aspect_ids, :user_id => current_user.id, :pending => false)
     @contact_hashes = hashes_for_contacts @contacts
+    @aspect_hashes = hashes_for_aspects @all_aspects, @contacts, :limit => 8
 
     @aspect = :all unless params[:a_ids]
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 66dfbe5fc..d19474fca 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -34,13 +34,17 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def aspect_badges aspects
     str = ''
     aspects.each do |aspect|
-      str << "<span class='aspect_badge single'>"
-      str << link_for_aspect(aspect, 'data-guid' => aspect.id, :class => 'hard_aspect_link').html_safe
-      str << "</span>"
+      str << aspect_badge(aspect)
     end
     str.html_safe
   end
 
+  def aspect_badge aspect
+    str = "<span class='aspect_badge single'>"
+    str << link_for_aspect(aspect, 'data-guid' => aspect.id, :class => 'hard_aspect_link').html_safe
+    str << "</span>"
+  end
+
   def aspect_links aspects, opts={}
     str = ""
     aspects.each do |a|
diff --git a/app/helpers/aspects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/aspects_helper.rb
index f13fa4488..747041a69 100644
--- a/app/helpers/aspects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/aspects_helper.rb
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ module AspectsHelper
     else
       str = "#{t('.post_a_message_to', :aspect => aspect_count)} "
       if aspect_count == 1
-        str += t('_aspect')
+        str += t('_aspect').downcase
       else
-        str += t('_aspects')
+        str += t('_aspects').downcase
       end
     end
     (link_to str, '#', :id => 'expand_publisher').html_safe
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
index 8aa35d555..1c5494b53 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       :post_hashes => @post_hashes
 
 .span-7.last
-  = owner_image_tag
+  = owner_image_link
   %h3{:style => "position:relative;display:inline-block;margin-left:12px;top:-8px;"}
     = current_user.name
     .description
@@ -42,12 +42,8 @@
           = render :partial => 'aspects/aspect', :locals => a_hash
 
     .section.contact_pictures
-      %h4
-        = t('_contacts')
-        = link_to @contact_hashes.count, '#'
-
-      - for contact in @contact_hashes
-        = person_image_link(contact[:person])
+      #aspect_contact_pictures
+        = render 'aspects/aspect_contact_pictures', :contact_hashes => @contact_hashes
 
       - if @contacts.count == 0
         %h4
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/index.js.erb b/app/views/aspects/index.js.erb
index 2b6d2686d..16980c787 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/index.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/aspects/index.js.erb
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 $('#aspect_stream_container').html("<%= escape_javascript(render('aspects/aspect_stream', :aspect => @aspect, :aspect_ids => @aspect_ids, :post_hashes => @post_hashes)) %>");
+$('#aspect_contact_pictures').html("<%= escape_javascript(render('aspects/aspect_contact_pictures', :contact_hashes => @contact_hashes)) %>");
diff --git a/public/javascripts/aspect-filters.js b/public/javascripts/aspect-filters.js
index 9973ea039..f81861b99 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/aspect-filters.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/aspect-filters.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 
     // loading animation
     $("#aspect_stream_container").fadeTo(100, 0.4);
+    $("#aspect_contact_pictures").fadeTo(100, 0.4);
 
     performAjax( $(this).attr('href'), $("#publisher textarea").val());
   });
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 
     // loading animation
     $("#aspect_stream_container").fadeTo(100, 0.4);
+    $("#aspect_contact_pictures").fadeTo(100, 0.4);
 
     // filtering //////////////////////
     var $this = $(this),
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
         // fade contents back in
         if(requests == 0){
           $("#aspect_stream_container").fadeTo(100, 1);
+          $("#aspect_contact_pictures").fadeTo(100, 1);
         }
       }
     });