diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 561a338..a67aa3c 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 		xonk.Audience = append(xonk.Audience, xonk.Honker)
 		xonk.Audience = oneofakind(xonk.Audience)
 
-		var mentions []string
+		var mentions []Mention
 		if obj != nil {
 			ot, _ := obj.GetString("type")
 			url, _ = obj.GetString("url")
@@ -773,7 +773,9 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 					xonk.Place = p
 				}
 				if tt == "Mention" {
-					m, _ := tag.GetString("href")
+					var m Mention
+					m.Who, _ = tag.GetString("name")
+					m.Where, _ = tag.GetString("href")
 					mentions = append(mentions, m)
 				}
 			}
@@ -852,8 +854,9 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 		xonk.Precis = precis
 		xonk.Format = "html"
 		xonk.Convoy = convoy
+		xonk.Mentions = mentions
 		for _, m := range mentions {
-			if m == user.URL {
+			if m.Where == user.URL {
 				xonk.Whofore = 1
 			}
 		}
@@ -873,6 +876,7 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 				prev.Onts = xonk.Onts
 				prev.Place = xonk.Place
 				prev.Whofore = xonk.Whofore
+				prev.Mentions = xonk.Mentions
 				updatehonk(prev)
 			}
 		}
@@ -1050,8 +1054,8 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (junk.Junk, junk.Junk) {
 		for _, m := range mentions {
 			t := junk.New()
 			t["type"] = "Mention"
-			t["name"] = m.who
-			t["href"] = m.where
+			t["name"] = m.Who
+			t["href"] = m.Where
 			tags = append(tags, t)
 		}
 		for _, o := range h.Onts {
diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index 789559c..9cfe7b2 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -413,6 +413,12 @@ func donksforhonks(honks []*Honk) {
 				continue
 			}
 			h.Time = t
+		case "mentions":
+			err = unjsonify(j, &h.Mentions)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error parsing mentions: %s", err)
+				continue
+			}
 		case "oldrev":
 		default:
 			log.Printf("unknown meta genus: %s", genus)
@@ -577,6 +583,16 @@ func saveextras(tx *sql.Tx, h *Honk) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	if m := h.Mentions; len(m) > 0 {
+		j, err := jsonify(m)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, err = tx.Stmt(stmtSaveMeta).Exec(h.ID, "mentions", j)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("error saving mentions: %s", err)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 8c9c77d..577bd40 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -277,11 +277,6 @@ func ontologies(s string) []string {
 	return m[:j]
 }
 
-type Mention struct {
-	who   string
-	where string
-}
-
 var re_mentions = regexp.MustCompile(`@[[:alnum:]._-]+@[[:alnum:].-]*[[:alnum:]]`)
 var re_urltions = regexp.MustCompile(`@https://\S+`)
 
@@ -307,12 +302,12 @@ func bunchofgrapes(s string) []Mention {
 	for i := range m {
 		where := gofish(m[i])
 		if where != "" {
-			mentions = append(mentions, Mention{who: m[i], where: where})
+			mentions = append(mentions, Mention{Who: m[i], Where: where})
 		}
 	}
 	m = re_urltions.FindAllString(s, -1)
 	for i := range m {
-		mentions = append(mentions, Mention{who: m[i][1:], where: m[i][1:]})
+		mentions = append(mentions, Mention{Who: m[i][1:], Where: m[i][1:]})
 	}
 	return mentions
 }
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index 7b46f6c..33c852e 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ type Honk struct {
 	Onts     []string
 	Place    *Place
 	Time     *Time
+	Mentions []Mention
+}
+
+type Mention struct {
+	Who   string
+	Where string
 }
 
 type OldRevision struct {
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 8389b3f..12b04ff 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1435,6 +1435,7 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, isAPI bool) {
 	noise = strings.Replace(noise, "\r", "", -1)
 	noise = quickrename(noise, userinfo.UserID)
 	noise = hooterize(noise)
+	honk.Mentions = bunchofgrapes(noise)
 	honk.Noise = noise
 	translate(honk, false)