diff --git a/brutaldon/templates/main/user.html b/brutaldon/templates/main/user.html
index bc755f0..55735c4 100644
--- a/brutaldon/templates/main/user.html
+++ b/brutaldon/templates/main/user.html
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ Brutaldon - {{ timeline }} timelime
                        href="{{ user.url }}" title="home">
                         <span class="is-hidden">View on home site</span>
                     </a>
+                    <a class="level-item fa fa-envelope"
+                       href="{% url 'toot' user.acct %}" title="mention">
+                        <span class="is-hidden">Mention</span>
+                    </a>
                 </div>
                 <div class="level-right">
                     {% if not relationship.muting %}
diff --git a/brutaldon/urls.py b/brutaldon/urls.py
index 191c4cc..5fb039b 100644
--- a/brutaldon/urls.py
+++ b/brutaldon/urls.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('thread/<int:id>', views.thread, name='thread'),
     path('tags/<tag>', views.tag, name='tag'),
     path('user/<username>', views.user, name='user'),
+    path('toot/<mention>', views.toot, name='toot'),
     path('toot', views.toot, name="toot"),
     path('reply/<int:id>', views.reply, name='reply'),
     path('fav/<int:id>', views.fav, name='fav'),
diff --git a/brutaldon/views.py b/brutaldon/views.py
index d78778f..508b5be 100644
--- a/brutaldon/views.py
+++ b/brutaldon/views.py
@@ -292,9 +292,15 @@ def settings(request):
                       { 'form': form, 'fullbrutalism': fullbrutalism_p(request)})
 
 @never_cache
-def toot(request):
+def toot(request, mention=None):
     if request.method == 'GET':
-        form = PostForm(initial={'visibility': request.session['user'].source.privacy})
+        if mention:
+            if not mention.startswith('@'):
+                mention = '@'+mention
+            form = PostForm(initial={'visibility': request.session['user'].source.privacy,
+                                     'status': mention + '\n' })
+        else:
+            form = PostForm(initial={'visibility': request.session['user'].source.privacy})
         return render(request, 'main/post.html',
                       {'form': form,
                        'fullbrutalism': fullbrutalism_p(request)})