diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5773c5a..681b259 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 * New style Diaspora public payloads are now supported (see [here](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora_federation/issues/30)). Old style payloads are still supported. Payloads are also still sent out old style.
 * Add new `Follow` base entity and support for the new Diaspora "contact" payload. The simple `Follow` maps to Diaspora contact entity with following/sharing both true or false. Sharing as a separate concept is not currently supported.
 
+### Fixed
+* Legacy Diaspora retraction of sharing/following is now supported correctly. The end result is a `DiasporaRetraction` for entity type `Profile`.
+
 
 ## [0.11.0] - 2017-05-08
 
diff --git a/federation/entities/diaspora/entities.py b/federation/entities/diaspora/entities.py
index 39d00ca..9ad9889 100644
--- a/federation/entities/diaspora/entities.py
+++ b/federation/entities/diaspora/entities.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class DiasporaRetraction(DiasporaEntityMixin, Retraction):
     mapped = {
         "Like": "Reaction",
         "Photo": "Image",
+        "Person": "Profile",
     }
 
     def to_xml(self):
diff --git a/federation/tests/entities/diaspora/test_mappers.py b/federation/tests/entities/diaspora/test_mappers.py
index bd2b96b..9f623dc 100644
--- a/federation/tests/entities/diaspora/test_mappers.py
+++ b/federation/tests/entities/diaspora/test_mappers.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ from federation.tests.fixtures.keys import get_dummy_private_key
 from federation.tests.fixtures.payloads import (
     DIASPORA_POST_SIMPLE, DIASPORA_POST_COMMENT, DIASPORA_POST_LIKE,
     DIASPORA_REQUEST, DIASPORA_PROFILE, DIASPORA_POST_INVALID, DIASPORA_RETRACTION,
-    DIASPORA_POST_WITH_PHOTOS, DIASPORA_POST_LEGACY_TIMESTAMP, DIASPORA_POST_LEGACY, DIASPORA_CONTACT)
+    DIASPORA_POST_WITH_PHOTOS, DIASPORA_POST_LEGACY_TIMESTAMP, DIASPORA_POST_LEGACY, DIASPORA_CONTACT,
+    DIASPORA_LEGACY_REQUEST_RETRACTION)
 
 
 def mock_fill(attributes):
@@ -154,6 +155,15 @@ class TestDiasporaEntityMappersReceive():
         assert entity.target_guid == "x" * 16
         assert entity.entity_type == "Post"
 
+    def test_message_to_objects_retraction_legacy_request(self):
+        entities = message_to_objects(DIASPORA_LEGACY_REQUEST_RETRACTION)
+        assert len(entities) == 1
+        entity = entities[0]
+        assert isinstance(entity, Retraction)
+        assert entity.handle == "jaywink@iliketoast.net"
+        assert entity.target_guid == "7ed1555bc6ae03db"
+        assert entity.entity_type == "Profile"
+
     def test_message_to_objects_contact(self):
         entities = message_to_objects(DIASPORA_CONTACT)
         assert len(entities) == 1
diff --git a/federation/tests/fixtures/payloads.py b/federation/tests/fixtures/payloads.py
index ead44d5..5d3c141 100644
--- a/federation/tests/fixtures/payloads.py
+++ b/federation/tests/fixtures/payloads.py
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ DIASPORA_RETRACTION = """
     </retraction>
 """
 
+DIASPORA_LEGACY_REQUEST_RETRACTION = """
+    <retraction>
+        <diaspora_handle>jaywink@iliketoast.net</diaspora_handle>
+        <post_guid>7ed1555bc6ae03db</post_guid>
+        <type>Person</type>
+    </retraction>
+"""
+
 DIASPORA_CONTACT = """
     <contact>
         <author>alice@example.com</author>