diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 99dc962..07da39d 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
 function process_steam_profile(xml)
 {
     var prof = $(xml).find('profile');
-    if (prof.find('steamid').text() == '0')
+    var steamid = prof.find('steamid').text();
+    if (steamid == '0')
     {
         $('img.avatar').hide();
         popover('#loginpopover');
@@ -94,7 +95,13 @@
     } // if
 
     if (prof.find('valid').text() != '1')
+    {
+        $('img.avatar').hide();
+        var url = 'http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/' + steamid + '/edit/settings';
+        $('a#privpage').attr('href', url);
+        popover('#privateprofilepopover');
         return null;
+    } // if
 
     var retval = {
         nickname: prof.find('nickname').text(),
@@ -443,6 +450,21 @@
           Click here to log in through steamcommunity.com</a></p>
         </center>
     </div>
+
+    <div id='privateprofilepopover'>
+        <center>
+        <p>Your Steam Community profile appears to be set to private.</p>
+        <br/>
+        <p>You need to change your Steam Community settings to access this page.</p>
+        <p>The "profile status" must be set to "public."</p>
+        <p>Please note that this will let everyone see your information!</p>
+        <p>Unfortunately, it's the only way this site can see it, too.</p>
+        <br/>
+        <p><a id='privpage' style='text-decoration: underline;' href='xxx'>
+          Click here to go to your steamcommunity.com settings.</a></p>
+        </center>
+    </div>
+
     <div id='backgroundpopover'></div>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/steamprofile.php b/steamprofile.php
index d1735a5..af72f09 100644
--- a/steamprofile.php
+++ b/steamprofile.php
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ function dump_array_as_xml($name, $a)
     exit(0);
 } // if
 
-$profile = load_steam_profile($_SESSION['steamid']);
+$steamid = $_SESSION['steamid'];
+$profile = load_steam_profile($steamid);
 
 if ($profile == NULL)
 {
-    print('<profile><valid>0</valid></profile>');
+    print("<profile><steamid>$steamid</steamid><valid>0</valid></profile>");
     exit(0);
 } // if
 
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 625251b..9d6ab9c 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -116,6 +116,19 @@ img.avatar {
 	font-size:13px;
 }
 
+#privateprofilepopover {
+	display:none;
+	position:fixed;
+	_position:absolute; /* hack for internet explorer 6*/
+	width:408px;
+	background:#FF0000;
+	color:#FFFFFF;
+	border:2px solid #cecece;
+	z-index:2;
+	padding:12px;
+	font-size:13px;
+}
+
 div.taglist {
    display: inline;
 }