diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 518193b08..bf29048b6 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -1143,6 +1143,8 @@ function status_editor($a, $x, $popup = false) {
 	$weblink = (($mimetype === 'text/bbcode') ? t('Insert web link') : false);
 	if(x($x, 'hide_weblink'))
 		$weblink = false;
+	
+	$embedPhotos = t('Embed image from photo albums');
 
 	$writefiles = (($mimetype === 'text/bbcode') ? perm_is_allowed($x['profile_uid'], get_observer_hash(), 'write_storage') : false);
 	if(x($x, 'hide_attach'))
@@ -1178,6 +1180,12 @@ function status_editor($a, $x, $popup = false) {
 		'$whereareu' => t('Where are you right now?'),
 		'$editor_autocomplete'=> ((x($x,'editor_autocomplete')) ? $x['editor_autocomplete'] : ''),
 		'$bbco_autocomplete'=> ((x($x,'bbco_autocomplete')) ? $x['bbco_autocomplete'] : ''),
+		'$modalchooseimages' => t('Choose images to embed'),
+		'$modalchoosealbum' => t('Choose an album'),
+		'$modaldiffalbum' => t('Choose a different album...'),
+		'$modalerrorlist' => t('Error getting album list'),
+		'$modalerrorlink' => t('Error getting photo link'),
+		'$modalerroralbum' => t('Error getting album'),
 	));
 
 	$tpl = get_markup_template('jot.tpl');
@@ -1219,6 +1227,10 @@ function status_editor($a, $x, $popup = false) {
 		'$code' => t('Code'),
 		'$attach' => t('Attach file'),
 		'$weblink' => $weblink,
+		'$embedPhotos' => $embedPhotos,
+		'$embedPhotosModalTitle' => t('Embed an image from your albums'),
+		'$embedPhotosModalCancel' => t('Cancel'),
+		'$embedPhotosModalOK' => t('OK'),
 		'$setloc' => $setloc,
 		'$voting' => t('Toggle voting'),
 		'$feature_voting' => $feature_voting,
diff --git a/view/tpl/jot-header.tpl b/view/tpl/jot-header.tpl
index 43df2e175..01a08e9e3 100755
--- a/view/tpl/jot-header.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/jot-header.tpl
@@ -364,6 +364,89 @@ function enableOnUser(){
 
 	{{$geotag}}
 
+
+    var initializeEmbedPhotoDialog = function () {
+        $('.embed-photo-selected-photo').each(function (index) {
+            $(this).removeClass('embed-photo-selected-photo');
+        });
+        getPhotoAlbumList();
+        $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumDialog').off('click');
+        $('#embedPhotoModal').modal();
+    };
+    
+    var choosePhotoFromAlbum = function (album) {
+        $.post("embedphotos/album", {name: album},
+            function(data) {
+                if (data['status']) {
+                    $('#embedPhotoModalLabel').html('{{$modalchooseimages}}');
+                    $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumDialog').html('\
+                            <div><ul class="nav">\n\
+                                <li><a href="#" onclick="initializeEmbedPhotoDialog();return false;">\n\
+                                    <i class="fa fa-chevron-left"></i>&nbsp\n\
+                                    {{$modaldiffalbum}}\n\
+                                    </a>\n\
+                                </li>\n\
+                            </ul><br></div>')
+                    $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumDialog').append(data['content']);
+                    $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumDialog').click(function (evt) {
+                        evt.preventDefault();
+                        var image = document.getElementById(evt.target.id);
+                        if (typeof($(image).parent()[0]) !== 'undefined') {
+                            var imageparent = document.getElementById($(image).parent()[0].id);
+                            $(imageparent).toggleClass('embed-photo-selected-photo');
+                        }
+                    });
+                    $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumListDialog').addClass('hide');
+                    $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumDialog').removeClass('hide');
+                    $('#embed-photo-OKButton').click(function () {
+                        $('.embed-photo-selected-photo').each(function (index) {
+                            var href = $(this).attr('href');
+                            $.post("embedphotos/photolink", {href: href},
+                                function(ddata) {
+                                    if (ddata['status']) {
+                                        addeditortext(ddata['photolink']);
+                                    } else {
+                                        window.console.log('{{$modalerrorlink}}' + ':' + ddata['errormsg']);
+                                    }
+                                    return false;
+                                },
+                            'json');
+                        });
+                        $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumDialog').html('');
+                        $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumDialog').off('click');
+                        $('#embedPhotoModal').modal('hide');
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    window.console.log('{{$modalerroralbum}} ' + JSON.stringify(album) + ':' + data['errormsg']);
+                }
+                return false;
+            },
+        'json');
+    };
+    
+    var getPhotoAlbumList = function () {
+        $.post("embedphotos/albumlist", {},
+            function(data) {
+                if (data['status']) {
+                    var albums = data['albumlist']; //JSON.parse(data['albumlist']);
+                    $('#embedPhotoModalLabel').html('{{$modalchoosealbum}}');
+                    $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumList').html('<ul class="nav"></ul>');
+                    for(var i=0; i<albums.length; i++) {
+                        var albumName = albums[i].text;
+                        var albumLink = '<li>';
+                        albumLink += '<a href="#" onclick="choosePhotoFromAlbum(\'' + albumName + '\');return false;">' + albumName + '</a>';
+                        albumLink += '</li>';
+                        $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumList').find('ul').append(albumLink);
+                    }
+                    $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumDialog').addClass('hide');
+                    $('#embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumListDialog').removeClass('hide');
+                } else {
+                    window.console.log('{{$modalerrorlist}}' + ':' + data['errormsg']);
+                }
+                return false;
+            },
+        'json');
+    };
 </script>
 
 <script>
diff --git a/view/tpl/jot.tpl b/view/tpl/jot.tpl
index 685706026..1c606b64a 100755
--- a/view/tpl/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/jot.tpl
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@
 						<i id="profile-link" class="fa fa-link jot-icons"></i>
 					</button>
 					{{/if}}
+					{{if $embedPhotos}}
+                    <button id="embed-photo-wrapper" class="btn btn-default btn-sm" title="{{$embedPhotos}}" onclick="initializeEmbedPhotoDialog();return false;">
+                        <i id="embed-photo" class="fa fa-file-image-o jot-icons"></i>
+                    </button>
+                    {{/if}}
 				</div>
 				<div class="btn-group hidden-xs hidden-sm">
 					{{if $setloc}}
@@ -225,6 +230,30 @@
 </div><!-- /.modal -->
 {{/if}}
 
+{{if $embedPhotos}}
+<div class="modal" id="embedPhotoModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="expiryModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
+  <div class="modal-dialog">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <div class="modal-header">
+        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
+        <h4 class="modal-title" id="embedPhotoModalLabel">{{$embedPhotosModalTitle}}</h4>
+      </div>
+     <div class="modal-body" id="embedPhotoModalBody" >
+         <div id="embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumListDialog" class="hide">
+            <div id="embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumList"></div>
+         </div>
+         <div id="embedPhotoModalBodyAlbumDialog" class="hide">
+         </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-footer">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{$embedPhotosModalCancel}}</button>
+        <button id="embed-photo-OKButton" type="button" class="btn btn-primary">{{$embedPhotosModalOK}}</button>
+      </div>
+    </div><!-- /.modal-content -->
+  </div><!-- /.modal-dialog -->
+</div><!-- /.modal -->
+{{/if}}
+
 {{if $content || $attachment || $expanded}}
 <script>initEditor();</script>
 {{/if}}