diff --git a/phpBB/viewtopic.php b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
index 789d53c676..0845ed0039 100644
--- a/phpBB/viewtopic.php
+++ b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
@@ -1061,6 +1061,7 @@ while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
'post_time' => $row['post_time'],
'user_id' => $row['user_id'],
'username' => $row['username'],
+ 'contact_user' => $user->lang('CONTACT_USER', $row['username']),
'user_colour' => $row['user_colour'],
'topic_id' => $row['topic_id'],
'forum_id' => $row['forum_id'],
@@ -1698,6 +1699,7 @@ for ($i = 0, $end = sizeof($post_list); $i < $end; ++$i)
'POSTER_AVATAR' => $user_cache[$poster_id]['avatar'],
'POSTER_WARNINGS' => $auth->acl_get('m_warn') ? $user_cache[$poster_id]['warnings'] : '',
'POSTER_AGE' => $user_cache[$poster_id]['age'],
+ 'CONTACT_USER' => $user->lang($row['contact_user']),
'POST_DATE' => $user->format_date($row['post_time'], false, ($view == 'print') ? true : false),
'POST_SUBJECT' => $row['post_subject'],