diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 5d40ff9940..6ee9a4a92b 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -404,7 +404,9 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 				}
 
 				$a->page['aside'] = '';
-				return replace_macros(get_markup_template('confirm.tpl'), array(
+				
+				return replace_macros(get_markup_template('contact_drop_confirm.tpl'), array(
+					'$contact' =>  _contact_detail_for_template($orig_record[0]),
 					'$method' => 'get',
 					'$message' => t('Do you really want to delete this contact?'),
 					'$extra_inputs' => $inputs,
@@ -732,54 +734,9 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 	$contacts = array();
 
 	if(count($r)) {
-
 		foreach($r as $rr) {
-
-			switch($rr['rel']) {
-				case CONTACT_IS_FRIEND:
-					$dir_icon = 'images/lrarrow.gif';
-					$alt_text = t('Mutual Friendship');
-					break;
-				case  CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER;
-					$dir_icon = 'images/larrow.gif';
-					$alt_text = t('is a fan of yours');
-					break;
-				case CONTACT_IS_SHARING;
-					$dir_icon = 'images/rarrow.gif';
-					$alt_text = t('you are a fan of');
-					break;
-				default:
-					break;
-			}
-			if(($rr['network'] === NETWORK_DFRN) && ($rr['rel'])) {
-				$url = "redir/{$rr['id']}";
-				$sparkle = ' class="sparkle" ';
-			}
-			else {
-				$url = $rr['url'];
-				$sparkle = '';
-			}
-
-
-			$contacts[] = array(
-				'img_hover' => sprintf( t('Visit %s\'s profile [%s]'),$rr['name'],$rr['url']),
-				'edit_hover' => t('Edit contact'),
-				'photo_menu' => contact_photo_menu($rr),
-				'id' => $rr['id'],
-				'alt_text' => $alt_text,
-				'dir_icon' => $dir_icon,
-				'thumb' => proxy_url($rr['thumb']),
-				'name' => $rr['name'],
-				'username' => $rr['name'],
-				'sparkle' => $sparkle,
-				'itemurl' => $rr['url'],
-				'url' => $url,
-				'network' => network_to_name($rr['network']),
-			);
+			$contacts[] = _contact_detail_for_template($rr);
 		}
-
-
-
 	}
 
 	$tpl = get_markup_template("contacts-template.tpl");
@@ -808,3 +765,48 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 
 	return $o;
 }
+
+function _contact_detail_for_template($rr){
+	switch($rr['rel']) {
+		case CONTACT_IS_FRIEND:
+			$dir_icon = 'images/lrarrow.gif';
+			$alt_text = t('Mutual Friendship');
+			break;
+		case  CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER;
+			$dir_icon = 'images/larrow.gif';
+			$alt_text = t('is a fan of yours');
+			break;
+		case CONTACT_IS_SHARING;
+			$dir_icon = 'images/rarrow.gif';
+			$alt_text = t('you are a fan of');
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+	}
+	if(($rr['network'] === NETWORK_DFRN) && ($rr['rel'])) {
+		$url = "redir/{$rr['id']}";
+		$sparkle = ' class="sparkle" ';
+	}
+	else {
+		$url = $rr['url'];
+		$sparkle = '';
+	}
+	
+	
+	return array(
+		'img_hover' => sprintf( t('Visit %s\'s profile [%s]'),$rr['name'],$rr['url']),
+		'edit_hover' => t('Edit contact'),
+		'photo_menu' => contact_photo_menu($rr),
+		'id' => $rr['id'],
+		'alt_text' => $alt_text,
+		'dir_icon' => $dir_icon,
+		'thumb' => proxy_url($rr['thumb']),
+		'name' => $rr['name'],
+		'username' => $rr['name'],
+		'sparkle' => $sparkle,
+		'itemurl' => $rr['url'],
+		'url' => $url,
+		'network' => network_to_name($rr['network']),
+	);
+	
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/templates/confirm.tpl b/view/templates/confirm.tpl
index bb9e159078..a365678184 100644
--- a/view/templates/confirm.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/confirm.tpl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <center>
 <form action="{{$confirm_url}}" id="confirm-form" method="{{$method}}">
 
-	<span id="confirm-message">{{$message}}</span>
+	<h3 id="confirm-message">{{$message}}</h3>
 	{{foreach $extra_inputs as $input}}
 	<input type="hidden" name="{{$input.name}}" value="{{$input.value|escape:'html'}}" />
 	{{/foreach}}
diff --git a/view/templates/contact_drop_confirm.tpl b/view/templates/contact_drop_confirm.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b9a359714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/templates/contact_drop_confirm.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<h1>{{"Drop contact"|t}}</h1>
+
+{{include file="contact_template.tpl" no_contacts_checkbox=True}}
+
+{{include file="confirm.tpl"}}
+
+
+<div class="clear"></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/templates/contact_template.tpl b/view/templates/contact_template.tpl
index 196254960b..d4f65f70f9 100644
--- a/view/templates/contact_template.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/contact_template.tpl
@@ -7,26 +7,28 @@
 
 			<a href="{{$contact.url}}" title="{{$contact.img_hover}}" /><img src="{{$contact.thumb}}" {{$contact.sparkle}} alt="{{$contact.name}}" /></a>
 
+			{{if !$no_contacts_checkbox}}
 			<input type="checkbox" class="contact-select" name="contact_batch[]" value="{{$contact.id}}">
+			{{/if}}
 			{{if $contact.photo_menu}}
 			<span onclick="openClose('contact-photo-menu-{{$contact.id}}');" class="fakelink contact-photo-menu-button" id="contact-photo-menu-button-{{$contact.id}}">menu</span>
-                <div class="contact-photo-menu" id="contact-photo-menu-{{$contact.id}}">
-                    <ul>
-						{{foreach $contact.photo_menu as $k=>$c}}
-						{{if $c.2}}
-						<li><a class="{{$k}}" target="redir" href="{{$c.1}}">{{$c.0}}</a></li>
-						{{else}}
-						<li><a class="{{$k}}" href="{{$c.1}}">{{$c.0}}</a></li>
-						{{/if}}
-						{{/foreach}}
-                    </ul>
-                </div>
+			<div class="contact-photo-menu" id="contact-photo-menu-{{$contact.id}}">
+				<ul>
+					{{foreach $contact.photo_menu as $k=>$c}}
+					{{if $c.2}}
+					<li><a class="{{$k}}" target="redir" href="{{$c.1}}">{{$c.0}}</a></li>
+					{{else}}
+					<li><a class="{{$k}}" href="{{$c.1}}">{{$c.0}}</a></li>
+					{{/if}}
+					{{/foreach}}
+				</ul>
+			</div>
 			{{/if}}
 		</div>
 			
 	</div>
 	<div class="contact-entry-photo-end" ></div>
-		<div class="contact-entry-name" id="contact-entry-name-{{$contact.id}}" >{{$contact.name}}</div>
+	<div class="contact-entry-name" id="contact-entry-name-{{$contact.id}}" >{{$contact.name}}</div>
 
 	<div class="contact-entry-end" ></div>
 </div>
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/templates/contact_template.tpl b/view/theme/quattro/templates/contact_template.tpl
index a63ffb3c9a..0f0207b2bf 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/templates/contact_template.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/templates/contact_template.tpl
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 			<a href="{{$contact.url}}" title="{{$contact.img_hover}}" /><img src="{{$contact.thumb}}" {{$contact.sparkle}} alt="{{$contact.name}}" /></a>
 
+			{{if !$no_contacts_checkbox}}
 			<input type="checkbox" class="contact-select" name="contact_batch[]" value="{{$contact.id}}">
+			{{/if}}
 			{{if $contact.photo_menu}}
 			<a href="#" rel="#contact-photo-menu-{{$contact.id}}" class="contact-photo-menu-button icon s16 menu" id="contact-photo-menu-button-{{$contact.id}}">menu</a>
 			<ul class="contact-photo-menu menu-popup" id="contact-photo-menu-{{$contact.id}}">