diff --git a/src/BaseModule.php b/src/BaseModule.php
index 0e0fedb80c..ce7774bfd0 100644
--- a/src/BaseModule.php
+++ b/src/BaseModule.php
@@ -171,4 +171,40 @@ abstract class BaseModule
 			throw new \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ForbiddenException();
 		}
 	}
+
+	protected static function getContactFilterTabs(string $baseUrl, string $current, bool $displayCommonTab)
+	{
+		$tabs = [
+			[
+				'label' => DI::l10n()->t('All contacts'),
+				'url'   => $baseUrl . '/contacts',
+				'sel'   => !$current || $current == 'all' ? 'active' : '',
+			],
+			[
+				'label' => DI::l10n()->t('Followers'),
+				'url'   => $baseUrl . '/contacts/followers',
+				'sel'   => $current == 'followers' ? 'active' : '',
+			],
+			[
+				'label' => DI::l10n()->t('Following'),
+				'url'   => $baseUrl . '/contacts/following',
+				'sel'   => $current == 'following' ? 'active' : '',
+			],
+			[
+				'label' => DI::l10n()->t('Mutual friends'),
+				'url'   => $baseUrl . '/contacts/mutuals',
+				'sel'   => $current == 'mutuals' ? 'active' : '',
+			],
+		];
+
+		if ($displayCommonTab) {
+			$tabs[] = [
+				'label' => DI::l10n()->t('Common'),
+				'url'   => $baseUrl . '/contacts/common',
+				'sel'   => $current == 'common' ? 'active' : '',
+			];
+		}
+
+		return $tabs;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Module/Profile/Common.php b/src/Module/Profile/Common.php
index 0b08d327c9..a9d00fce5f 100644
--- a/src/Module/Profile/Common.php
+++ b/src/Module/Profile/Common.php
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ class Common extends BaseProfile
 			throw new HTTPException\NotFoundException(DI::l10n()->t('User not found.'));
 		}
 
-		$o = self::getTabsHTML($a, 'contacts', false, $nickname);
-
 		if (!empty($a->profile['hide-friends'])) {
 			throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException(DI::l10n()->t('Permission denied.'));
 		}
@@ -65,6 +63,10 @@ class Common extends BaseProfile
 			$a->redirect('profile/' . $nickname . '/contacts');
 		};
 
+		$o = self::getTabsHTML($a, 'contacts', false, $nickname);
+
+		$tabs = self::getContactFilterTabs('profile/' . $nickname, 'common', $displayCommonTab);
+
 		$sourceId = Contact::getIdForURL(Profile::getMyURL());
 		$targetId = Contact::getPublicIdByUserId($a->profile['uid']);
 
@@ -92,15 +94,8 @@ class Common extends BaseProfile
 		$o .= Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 			'$title'    => $title,
 			'$desc'     => $desc,
-			'$nickname' => $nickname,
-			'$type'     => 'common',
-			'$displayCommonTab' => $displayCommonTab,
+			'$tabs'     => $tabs,
 
-			'$all_label'       => DI::l10n()->t('All contacts'),
-			'$followers_label' => DI::l10n()->t('Followers'),
-			'$following_label' => DI::l10n()->t('Following'),
-			'$mutuals_label'   => DI::l10n()->t('Mutual friends'),
-			'$common_label'    => DI::l10n()->t('Common'),
 			'$noresult_label'  => DI::l10n()->t('No common contacts.'),
 
 			'$contacts' => $contacts,
diff --git a/src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php b/src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php
index 938dbd3d05..6981b43a42 100644
--- a/src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php
+++ b/src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class Contacts extends Module\BaseProfile
 
 		$o = self::getTabsHTML($a, 'contacts', $is_owner, $nickname);
 
+		$tabs = self::getContactFilterTabs('profile/' . $nickname, $type, Session::isAuthenticated() && $a->profile['uid'] != local_user());
+
 		$condition = [
 			'uid'     => $a->profile['uid'],
 			'blocked' => false,
@@ -113,15 +115,8 @@ class Contacts extends Module\BaseProfile
 		$o .= Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 			'$title'    => $title,
 			'$desc'     => $desc,
-			'$nickname' => $nickname,
-			'$type'     => $type,
-			'$displayCommonTab' => Session::isAuthenticated() && $a->profile['uid'] != local_user(),
+			'$tabs'     => $tabs,
 
-			'$all_label'       => DI::l10n()->t('All contacts'),
-			'$followers_label' => DI::l10n()->t('Followers'),
-			'$following_label' => DI::l10n()->t('Following'),
-			'$mutuals_label'   => DI::l10n()->t('Mutual friends'),
-			'$common_label'    => DI::l10n()->t('Common'),
 			'$noresult_label'  => DI::l10n()->t('No contacts.'),
 
 			'$contacts' => $contacts,
diff --git a/view/templates/page_tabs.tpl b/view/templates/page_tabs.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5bf9c5761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/templates/page_tabs.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{include file="common_tabs.tpl" tabs=$tabs}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/view/templates/profile/contacts.tpl b/view/templates/profile/contacts.tpl
index 4a1379f17b..7e2ae9e83d 100644
--- a/view/templates/profile/contacts.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/profile/contacts.tpl
@@ -5,15 +5,8 @@
 	<p>{{$desc nofilter}}</p>
 {{/if}}
 
-	<ul role="menubar" class="tabs">
-		<li role="menuitem"><a href="profile/{{$nickname}}/contacts" class="tab button{{if !$type || $type == 'all'}} active{{/if}}">{{$all_label}}</a></li>
-		<li role="menuitem"><a href="profile/{{$nickname}}/contacts/followers" class="tab button{{if $type == 'followers'}} active{{/if}}">{{$followers_label}}</a></li>
-		<li role="menuitem"><a href="profile/{{$nickname}}/contacts/following" class="tab button{{if $type == 'following'}} active{{/if}}">{{$following_label}}</a></li>
-		<li role="menuitem"><a href="profile/{{$nickname}}/contacts/mutuals" class="tab button{{if $type == 'mutuals'}} active{{/if}}">{{$mutuals_label}}</a></li>
-	{{if $displayCommonTab}}
-		<li role="menuitem"><a href="profile/{{$nickname}}/contacts/common" class="tab button{{if $type == 'common'}} active{{/if}}{{if !$common_count}} disabled{{/if}}">{{$common_label}}</a></li>
-	{{/if}}
-	</ul>
+	{{include file="page_tabs.tpl" tabs=$tabs}}
+
 {{if $contacts}}
 	<div id="viewcontact_wrapper-{{$id}}">
 	{{foreach $contacts as $contact}}
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/common_tabs.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/common_tabs.tpl
index 76c6db0398..27ae11686b 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/common_tabs.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/common_tabs.tpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<ul role="menubar" class="tabbar list-inline visible-lg visible-md visible-sm hidden-xs">
 		{{* The normal tabbar *}}
 		<li>
-			<ul class="tabs  flex-nav" role="menu" >
+			<ul class="tabs flex-nav" role="menu" >
 			{{foreach $tabs as $tab}}
 				<li id="{{$tab.id}}" role="presentation" {{if $tab.sel}} class="{{$tab.sel}}" {{/if}}><a role="menuitem" href="{{$tab.url}}" {{if $tab.accesskey}}accesskey="{{$tab.accesskey}}"{{/if}} {{if $tab.title}} title="{{$tab.title}}"{{/if}}>{{$tab.label}}</a></li>
 			{{/foreach}}
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 					{{$exttabs[]=$tab}}
 					{{/if}}
 				{{/foreach}}
-
-
 			</ul>
 		</li>
 
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/page_tabs.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/page_tabs.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a489d03c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/page_tabs.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<ul class="nav nav-tabs">
+{{foreach $tabs as $tab}}
+	<li id="{{$tab.id}}" role="presentation"{{if $tab.sel}} class="{{$tab.sel}}"{{/if}}>
+		<a role="menuitem" href="{{$tab.url}}"{{if $tab.accesskey}} accesskey="{{$tab.accesskey}}"{{/if}}{{if $tab.title}} title="{{$tab.title}}"{{/if}}>{{$tab.label}}</a>
+	</li>
+{{/foreach}}
+</ul>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/contacts.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/contacts.tpl
index 000b976774..513223f318 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/contacts.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/profile/contacts.tpl
@@ -5,25 +5,8 @@
 	<p>{{$desc nofilter}}</p>
 {{/if}}
 
-	<ul class="nav nav-tabs">
-		<li role="presentation"{{if !$type || $type == 'all'}} class="active"{{/if}}>
-			<a href="profile/{{$nickname}}/contacts">{{$all_label}}</a>
-		</li>
-		<li role="presentation"{{if $type == 'followers'}} class="active"{{/if}}>
-			<a href="profile/{{$nickname}}/contacts/followers">{{$followers_label}}</a>
-		</li>
-		<li role="presentation"{{if $type == 'following'}} class="active"{{/if}}>
-			<a href="profile/{{$nickname}}/contacts/following">{{$following_label}}</a>
-		</li>
-		<li role="presentation"{{if $type == 'mutuals'}} class="active"{{/if}}>
-			<a href="profile/{{$nickname}}/contacts/mutuals">{{$mutuals_label}}</a>
-		</li>
-	{{if $displayCommonTab}}
-		<li role="presentation"{{if $type == 'common'}} class="active"{{/if}}>
-			<a href="profile/{{$nickname}}/contacts/common" class="tab button">{{$common_label}}</a>
-		</li>
-	{{/if}}
-	</ul>
+	{{include file="page_tabs.tpl" tabs=$tabs}}
+
 {{if $contacts}}
 	<ul id="viewcontact_wrapper{{if $id}}-{{$id}}{{/if}}" class="viewcontact_wrapper media-list">
 	{{foreach $contacts as $contact}}