diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/res/menu/key_view.xml b/OpenPGP-Keychain/res/menu/key_view.xml
index a6d2d5388..6d7a06ece 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/res/menu/key_view.xml
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/res/menu/key_view.xml
@@ -8,25 +8,43 @@
         android:title="@string/menu_share">
         <menu>
             <item
-                android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_default"
+                android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_fingerprint_title"
                 android:showAsAction="never"
-                android:title="@string/menu_share"/>
+                android:title="@string/menu_share_title_fingerprint">
+                <menu>
+                    <item
+                        android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_default_fingerprint"
+                        android:showAsAction="never"
+                        android:title="@string/menu_share_default_fingerprint"/>
+                    <item
+                        android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_qr_code_fingerprint"
+                        android:showAsAction="never"
+                        android:title="@string/menu_share_qr_code_fingerprint"/>
+                </menu>
+            </item>
             <item
-                android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_qr_code_fingerprint"
+                android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_title"
                 android:showAsAction="never"
-                android:title="@string/menu_share_qr_code_fingerprint"/>
-            <item
-                android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_qr_code"
-                android:showAsAction="never"
-                android:title="@string/menu_share_qr_code"/>
-            <item
-                android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_nfc"
-                android:showAsAction="never"
-                android:title="@string/menu_share_nfc"/>
-            <item
-                android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_clipboard"
-                android:showAsAction="never"
-                android:title="@string/menu_copy_to_clipboard"/>
+                android:title="@string/menu_share_title">
+                <menu>
+                    <item
+                        android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_default"
+                        android:showAsAction="never"
+                        android:title="@string/menu_share_default"/>
+                    <item
+                        android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_qr_code"
+                        android:showAsAction="never"
+                        android:title="@string/menu_share_qr_code"/>
+                    <item
+                        android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_nfc"
+                        android:showAsAction="never"
+                        android:title="@string/menu_share_nfc"/>
+                    <item
+                        android:id="@+id/menu_key_view_share_clipboard"
+                        android:showAsAction="never"
+                        android:title="@string/menu_copy_to_clipboard"/>
+                </menu>
+            </item>
         </menu>
     </item>
     <item
diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/res/values/strings.xml b/OpenPGP-Keychain/res/values/strings.xml
index ba11ac824..07ed55a25 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -84,10 +84,15 @@
     <string name="menu_key_server">Import from key server</string>
     <string name="menu_update_key">Update from key server</string>
     <string name="menu_export_key_to_server">Upload to key server</string>
-    <string name="menu_share">Share with…</string>
-    <string name="menu_share_qr_code">Share with QR Code (whole key)</string>
-    <string name="menu_share_qr_code_fingerprint">Share with QR Code (fingerprint)</string>
-    <string name="menu_share_nfc">Share with NFC</string>
+    <string name="menu_share">Share</string>
+        <string name="menu_share_title_fingerprint">Share fingerprint…</string>
+            <string name="menu_share_title">Share data…</string>
+        
+    <string name="menu_share_default_fingerprint">with…</string>
+    <string name="menu_share_default">with…</string>
+    <string name="menu_share_qr_code">with QR Code</string>
+    <string name="menu_share_qr_code_fingerprint">with QR Code</string>
+    <string name="menu_share_nfc">with NFC</string>
     <string name="menu_copy_to_clipboard">Copy to clipboard</string>
     <string name="menu_sign_key">Sign key</string>
     <string name="menu_beam_preferences">Beam settings</string>
@@ -211,6 +216,7 @@
     <string name="key_copied_to_clipboard">Key has been copied to the clipboard!</string>
     <string name="key_has_already_been_signed">Key has already been signed!</string>
     <string name="select_key_to_sign">Please select a key to be used for signing!</string>
+    <string name="key_too_big_for_sharing">Key is too big to be shared this way!</string>
 
     <!--
          errors
diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ViewKeyActivity.java b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ViewKeyActivity.java
index 30fd23e74..d0696464c 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ViewKeyActivity.java
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/src/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ViewKeyActivity.java
@@ -166,8 +166,11 @@ public class ViewKeyActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity implements CreateN
             mExportHelper.showExportKeysDialog(mDataUri, Id.type.public_key, Constants.path.APP_DIR
                     + "/pubexport.asc");
             return true;
+        case R.id.menu_key_view_share_default_fingerprint:
+            shareKey(mDataUri, true);
+            return true;
         case R.id.menu_key_view_share_default:
-            shareKey(mDataUri);
+            shareKey(mDataUri, false);
             return true;
         case R.id.menu_key_view_share_qr_code_fingerprint:
             shareKeyQrCode(mDataUri, true);
@@ -435,15 +438,37 @@ public class ViewKeyActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity implements CreateN
         startActivity(signIntent);
     }
 
-    private void shareKey(Uri dataUri) {
-        // get public keyring as ascii armored string
-        long masterKeyId = ProviderHelper.getMasterKeyId(this, dataUri);
-        ArrayList<String> keyringArmored = ProviderHelper.getKeyRingsAsArmoredString(this, dataUri,
-                new long[] { masterKeyId });
+    private void shareKey(Uri dataUri, boolean fingerprintOnly) {
+        String content = null;
+        if (fingerprintOnly) {
+            long masterKeyId = ProviderHelper.getMasterKeyId(this, dataUri);
+
+            // TODO: dublicated in ShareQrCodeDialog
+            content = "openpgp4fpr:";
+
+            String fingerprint = PgpKeyHelper.convertKeyToHex(masterKeyId);
+
+            content = content + fingerprint;
+        } else {
+            // get public keyring as ascii armored string
+            long masterKeyId = ProviderHelper.getMasterKeyId(this, dataUri);
+            ArrayList<String> keyringArmored = ProviderHelper.getKeyRingsAsArmoredString(this,
+                    dataUri, new long[] { masterKeyId });
+
+            content = keyringArmored.get(0);
+
+            // Android will fail with android.os.TransactionTooLargeException if key is too big
+            // see http://www.lonestarprod.com/?p=34
+            if (content.length() >= 86389) {
+                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), R.string.key_too_big_for_sharing,
+                        Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+                return;
+            }
+        }
 
         // let user choose application
         Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
-        sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, keyringArmored.get(0));
+        sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, content);
         sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
         startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sendIntent,
                 getResources().getText(R.string.action_share_key_with)));