diff --git a/include/import.php b/include/import.php
index e208c3b00..b7ec1c565 100644
--- a/include/import.php
+++ b/include/import.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 require_once('include/menu.php');
 
-function import_channel($channel, $account_id) {
+function import_channel($channel, $account_id, $seize) {
 
 	if(! array_key_exists('channel_system',$channel)) {
 		$channel['channel_system']  = (($channel['channel_pageflags'] & 0x1000) ? 1 : 0);
diff --git a/mod/connections.php b/mod/connections.php
index f43dec73e..1de8279c4 100644
--- a/mod/connections.php
+++ b/mod/connections.php
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ function connections_content(&$a) {
 					'connected' => datetime_convert('UTC',date_default_timezone_get(),$rr['abook_created'], 'c'),
 					'approve_hover' => t('Approve connection'),
 					'approve' => (($rr['abook_pending']) ? t('Approve') : false),
+					'ignore_hover' => t('Ignore connection'),
+					'ignore' => ((! $rr['abook_ignored']) ? t('Ignore') : false),
 					'recent_label' => t('Recent activity'),
 					'recentlink' => z_root() . '/network/?f=&cid=' . intval($rr['abook_id'])
 				);
diff --git a/mod/import.php b/mod/import.php
index 02e71233a..b6091d944 100644
--- a/mod/import.php
+++ b/mod/import.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function import_account(&$a, $account_id) {
 	if(array_key_exists('channel',$data)) {
 
 		if($completed < 1) {
-			$channel = import_channel($data['channel'], $account_id);
+			$channel = import_channel($data['channel'], $account_id, $seize);
 
 		}
 		else {
diff --git a/view/tpl/connection_template.tpl b/view/tpl/connection_template.tpl
index 143989971..b2107306e 100755
--- a/view/tpl/connection_template.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/connection_template.tpl
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <div id="contact-entry-wrapper-{{$contact.id}}">
 	<div class="section-subtitle-wrapper">
 		<div class="pull-right">
-			{{if $contact.approve}}
+			{{if $contact.approve && $contact.ignore}}
 			<form action="connedit/{{$contact.id}}" method="post" >
 			<button type="submit" class="btn btn-success btn-xs" name="pending" value="1" title="{{$contact.approve_hover}}"><i class="icon-ok"></i> {{$contact.approve}}</button>
+
+			<a href="connedit/{{$contact.id}}/ignore" class="btn btn-danger btn-xs" title={{$contact.ignore_hover}}><i class="icon-ban-circle"></i> {{$contact.ignore}}</a>
+
 			{{/if}}
 			<a href="#" class="btn btn-danger btn-xs" title="{{$contact.delete_hover}}" onclick="dropItem('{{$contact.deletelink}}', '#contact-entry-wrapper-{{$contact.id}}'); return false;"><i class="icon-trash"></i> {{$contact.delete}}</a>
 			<a href="{{$contact.link}}" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" title="{{$contact.edit_hover}}"><i class="icon-pencil"></i></a>