diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb
index 96c5957..d932167 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb
@@ -15,20 +15,27 @@ require "diaspora_federation/entities/relayable"
 # types
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/profile"
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/person"
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/location"
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/photo"
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/poll_answer"
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/poll"
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/status_message"
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/request"
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/contact"
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/account_deletion"
+
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/participation"
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/like"
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/comment"
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/account_deletion"
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/poll_answer"
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/poll"
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/poll_participation"
+
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/location"
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/photo"
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/status_message"
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/reshare"
+
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/message"
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/conversation"
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/relayable_retraction"
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/reshare"
+
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/retraction"
+
+# deprecated
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/request"
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/signed_retraction"
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/poll_participation"
+require "diaspora_federation/entities/relayable_retraction"
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/contact.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/contact.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f2b20f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/contact.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module DiasporaFederation
+  module Entities
+    # this entity represents a contact with another person. A user issues it
+    # when he starts sharing/following with another user.
+    #
+    # @see Validators::ContactValidator
+    class Contact < Entity
+      # @!attribute [r] author
+      #   The diaspora ID of the person who shares his profile
+      #   @see Person#author
+      #   @return [String] sender ID
+      property :author
+
+      # @!attribute [r] recipient
+      #   The diaspora ID of the person who will be shared with
+      #   @see Validation::Rule::DiasporaId
+      #   @return [String] recipient ID
+      property :recipient
+
+      # @!attribute [r] following
+      #   @return [Boolean] if the author is following the person
+      property :following, default: true
+
+      # @!attribute [r] sharing
+      #   @return [Boolean] if the author is sharing with the person
+      property :sharing, default: true
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request.rb
index 5ed2857..bf76b4e 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module DiasporaFederation
     # when he starts sharing with another user.
     #
     # @see Validators::RequestValidator
+    # @deprecated will be replaced with {Contact}
     class Request < Entity
       # @!attribute [r] author
       #   The diaspora ID of the person who shares his profile
@@ -16,6 +17,19 @@ module DiasporaFederation
       #   @see Validation::Rule::DiasporaId
       #   @return [String] recipient ID
       property :recipient, xml_name: :recipient_handle
+
+      # use only {Contact} for receive
+      # @return [Contact] instance as contact
+      def to_contact
+        Contact.new(author: author, recipient: recipient)
+      end
+
+      # @param [Nokogiri::XML::Element] root_node xml nodes
+      # @return [Retraction] instance
+      def self.populate_entity(root_node)
+        super(root_node).to_contact
+      end
+      private_class_method :populate_entity
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/test/factories.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/test/factories.rb
index 80456f9..8ebee42 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/test/factories.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/test/factories.rb
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ module DiasporaFederation
             recipient { generate(:diaspora_id) }
           end
 
+          factory :contact_entity, class: DiasporaFederation::Entities::Contact do
+            author { generate(:diaspora_id) }
+            recipient { generate(:diaspora_id) }
+            following true
+            sharing true
+          end
+
           factory :comment_entity, class: DiasporaFederation::Entities::Comment, parent: :relayable_entity do
             author { generate(:diaspora_id) }
             guid
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/validators.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/validators.rb
index 57e7ace..3a88845 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/validators.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/validators.rb
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ end
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/rules/birthday"
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/rules/boolean"
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/rules/diaspora_id"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/rules/diaspora_id_count"
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/rules/guid"
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/rules/not_nil"
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/rules/public_key"
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/rules/tag_count"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/rules/diaspora_id_count"
 
 module DiasporaFederation
   # Validators to perform basic sanity-checks on {DiasporaFederation::Entities federation entities}.
@@ -34,25 +34,31 @@ module DiasporaFederation
   end
 end
 
+# abstract types
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/relayable_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/h_card_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/person_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/profile_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/web_finger_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/request_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/photo_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/location_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/status_message_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/participation_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/like_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/comment_validator"
+
+# types
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/account_deletion_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/message_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/comment_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/contact_validator"
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/conversation_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/relayable_retraction_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/h_card_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/like_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/location_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/message_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/participation_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/person_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/photo_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/poll_answer_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/poll_participation_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/poll_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/profile_validator"
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/reshare_validator"
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/retraction_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/status_message_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/web_finger_validator"
+
+# deprecated
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/relayable_retraction_validator"
+require "diaspora_federation/validators/request_validator"
 require "diaspora_federation/validators/signed_retraction_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/poll_answer_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/poll_validator"
-require "diaspora_federation/validators/poll_participation_validator"
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/contact_validator.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/contact_validator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5923cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/contact_validator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module DiasporaFederation
+  module Validators
+    # This validates a {Entities::Contact}
+    class ContactValidator < Validation::Validator
+      include Validation
+
+      rule :author, %i(not_empty diaspora_id)
+      rule :recipient, %i(not_empty diaspora_id)
+      rule :following, :boolean
+      rule :sharing, :boolean
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/request_validator.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/request_validator.rb
index 78b12a8..3f7f5c6 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/request_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/request_validator.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module DiasporaFederation
   module Validators
     # This validates a {Entities::Request}
+    # @deprecated the {Entities::Request} will be replaced with {Entities::Contact}
     class RequestValidator < Validation::Validator
       include Validation
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/contact_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/contact_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46310ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/contact_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+module DiasporaFederation
+  describe Entities::Contact do
+    let(:data) { FactoryGirl.attributes_for(:contact_entity) }
+
+    let(:xml) {
+      <<-XML
+<contact>
+  <author>#{data[:author]}</author>
+  <recipient>#{data[:recipient]}</recipient>
+  <following>#{data[:following]}</following>
+  <sharing>#{data[:sharing]}</sharing>
+</contact>
+XML
+    }
+
+    it_behaves_like "an Entity subclass"
+
+    it_behaves_like "an XML Entity"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request_spec.rb
index 957592e..43300ee 100644
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request_spec.rb
@@ -14,5 +14,25 @@ XML
     it_behaves_like "an Entity subclass"
 
     it_behaves_like "an XML Entity"
+
+    describe "#to_contact" do
+      it "copies the attributes to a Contact" do
+        request = FactoryGirl.build(:request_entity)
+        contact = request.to_contact
+
+        expect(contact).to be_a(Entities::Contact)
+        expect(contact.author).to eq(request.author)
+        expect(contact.recipient).to eq(request.recipient)
+        expect(contact.following).to be_truthy
+        expect(contact.sharing).to be_truthy
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "parse contact" do
+      it "parses the xml as a contact" do
+        contact = Entities::Request.from_xml(Nokogiri::XML::Document.parse(xml).root)
+        expect(contact).to be_a(Entities::Contact)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/contact_validator_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/contact_validator_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..128dd0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/validators/contact_validator_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+module DiasporaFederation
+  describe Validators::ContactValidator do
+    let(:entity) { :contact_entity }
+
+    it_behaves_like "a common validator"
+
+    %i(author recipient).each do |prop|
+      describe "##{prop}" do
+        it_behaves_like "a diaspora id validator" do
+          let(:property) { prop }
+          let(:mandatory) { true }
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    %i(following sharing).each do |prop|
+      describe "##{prop}" do
+        it_behaves_like "a boolean validator" do
+          let(:property) { prop }
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end