diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 9be6ec288..d9ade7be9 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 
 
 	<string name="menu_launch">Run</string>
+	<string name="menu_share">Share</string>
 	<string name="menu_install">Install</string>
 	<string name="menu_uninstall">Uninstall</string>
 	<string name="menu_website">Website</string>
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/AppDetails.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/AppDetails.java
index 5d041d496..3d6574d9e 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/AppDetails.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/AppDetails.java
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ public class AppDetails extends ListActivity {
     private static final int MARKET = Menu.FIRST + 5;
     private static final int DONATE = Menu.FIRST + 6;
     private static final int LAUNCH = Menu.FIRST + 7;
+    private static final int SHARE = Menu.FIRST + 8;
 
     private DB.App app;
     private int app_currentvercode;
@@ -558,10 +559,13 @@ public class AppDetails extends ListActivity {
                     android.R.drawable.ic_menu_delete));
 
             if (mPm.getLaunchIntentForPackage(app.id) != null) {
-                toShow.add(menu.add( Menu.NONE, LAUNCH, 1, R.string.menu_launch ).setIcon(
+                toShow.add(menu.add( Menu.NONE, LAUNCH, 1, R.string.menu_launch).setIcon(
                         android.R.drawable.ic_media_play));
             }
         }
+        toShow.add(menu.add( Menu.NONE, SHARE, 1, R.string.menu_share).setIcon(
+                android.R.drawable.ic_menu_share));
+
         if (app.detail_webURL.length() > 0) {
             menu.add(Menu.NONE, WEBSITE, 2, R.string.menu_website).setIcon(
                     android.R.drawable.ic_menu_view);
@@ -608,6 +612,10 @@ public class AppDetails extends ListActivity {
             launchApk(app.id);
             return true;
 
+        case SHARE:
+            shareApp(app);
+            return true;
+
         case INSTALL:
             // Note that this handles updating as well as installing.
             curapk = app.getCurrentVersion();
@@ -734,6 +742,16 @@ public class AppDetails extends ListActivity {
         startActivity(intent);
     }
 
+    private void shareApp(DB.App app) {
+        Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
+        shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
+
+        shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, app.name);
+        shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "fdroid://details?id="+app.id);
+
+        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, getString(R.string.menu_share)));
+    }
+
     private ProgressDialog createProgressDialog(String file, int p, int max) {
         final ProgressDialog pd = new ProgressDialog(this);
         pd.setProgressStyle(ProgressDialog.STYLE_HORIZONTAL);