diff --git a/statusnet/statusnet.php b/statusnet/statusnet.php
index 8f2fbf81..9830c881 100755
--- a/statusnet/statusnet.php
+++ b/statusnet/statusnet.php
@@ -425,7 +425,12 @@ function statusnet_post_hook(&$a,&$b) {
                 // we can later send to StatusNet. This way we can "gain" some 
                 // information during shortening of potential links but do not 
                 // shorten all the links in a 200000 character long essay.
-                $tmp = substr($b['body'], 0, 2*$max_char);
+                if (! $b['title']=='') {
+                    $tmp = $b['title'] . ' : '. $b['body'];
+                    $tmp = substr($tmp, 0, 2*$max_char);
+                } else {
+                    $tmp = substr($b['body'], 0, 2*$max_char);
+                }
                 // if [url=bla][img]blub.png[/img][/url] get blub.png
                 $tmp = preg_replace( '/\[url\=(https?\:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9\:\/\-\?\&\;\.\=\_\~\#\%\$\!\+\,]+)\]\[img\](\\w+.*?)\\[\\/img\]\\[\\/url\]/i', '$2', $tmp);
                 // preserve links to images, videos and audios