diff --git a/src/apps/people/PeopleApp.cpp b/src/apps/people/PeopleApp.cpp
index 08ddc965be..0f0be2b9f2 100644
--- a/src/apps/people/PeopleApp.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/people/PeopleApp.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <fs_index.h>
 #include <Locale.h>
 #include <Path.h>
+#include <Roster.h>
 #include <Screen.h>
 #include <Volume.h>
 #include <VolumeRoster.h>
@@ -237,6 +238,26 @@ TPeopleApp::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 				PostMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED);
 			break;
 
+		case M_CONFIGURE_ATTRIBUTES:
+		{
+			const char* arguments[] = { "-type", B_PERSON_MIMETYPE, 0 };
+			status_t ret = be_roster->Launch(
+				"application/x-vnd.Haiku-FileTypes",
+				sizeof(arguments) / sizeof(const char*) - 1,
+				const_cast<char**>(arguments));
+			if (ret != B_OK && ret != B_ALREADY_RUNNING) {
+				BString errorMsg(B_TRANSLATE("Launching the FileTypes "
+					"preflet to configure Person attributes has failed."
+					"\n\nError: "));
+				errorMsg << strerror(ret);
+				BAlert* alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("Error"),
+					errorMsg.String(), B_TRANSLATE("OK"), NULL, NULL,
+					B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL, B_STOP_ALERT);
+				alert->Go(NULL);
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+
 		default:
 			BApplication::MessageReceived(message);
 	}
diff --git a/src/apps/people/PeopleApp.h b/src/apps/people/PeopleApp.h
index b8c0634fc7..9af0544225 100644
--- a/src/apps/people/PeopleApp.h
+++ b/src/apps/people/PeopleApp.h
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 class BFile;
 
 enum {
-	M_NEW			= 'newp',
-	M_SAVE_AS		= 'svas',
-	M_WINDOW_QUITS	= 'wndq'
+	M_NEW					= 'newp',
+	M_SAVE_AS				= 'svas',
+	M_WINDOW_QUITS			= 'wndq',
+	M_CONFIGURE_ATTRIBUTES	= 'catr'
 };
 
 class PersonWindow;
diff --git a/src/apps/people/PersonWindow.cpp b/src/apps/people/PersonWindow.cpp
index aa09e2c1ad..4160a6283e 100644
--- a/src/apps/people/PersonWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/people/PersonWindow.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ PersonWindow::PersonWindow(BRect frame, const char* title,
 	BMenuItem* selectAllItem = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Select all"),
 		new BMessage(M_SELECT), 'A');
 	menu->AddItem(selectAllItem);
+	menu->AddSeparatorItem();
+	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Configure attributes"), 
+		new BMessage(M_CONFIGURE_ATTRIBUTES), 'F'));
+	item->SetTarget(be_app);
 	menuBar->AddItem(menu);
 
 	if (ref != NULL) {