diff --git a/modules/og_views/includes/og_views_handler_field_og_subscribe.inc b/modules/og_views/includes/og_views_handler_field_og_subscribe.inc
index 3e549eb..e5f3a6b 100644
--- a/modules/og_views/includes/og_views_handler_field_og_subscribe.inc
+++ b/modules/og_views/includes/og_views_handler_field_og_subscribe.inc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class og_views_handler_field_og_subscribe extends views_handler_field {
         case OG_INVITE_ONLY:
           return '<em>'. t('Invite only'). '</em>';
         default:
-          return og_subscribe_link(node_load((int)$values->{$this->aliases['nid']}));
+          return theme('og_subscribe_link', node_load((int)$values->{$this->aliases['nid']}));
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/og.module b/og.module
index df159c5..09b7ea8 100644
--- a/og.module
+++ b/og.module
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ function og_theme() {
     'opml_icon' => array('arguments' => array('url')),
     'og_format_subscriber_status' => array('arguments' => array('group')),
     'og_mission' => array('template' => 'og-mission', 'arguments' => array('form' => NULL), 'path' => drupal_get_path('module', 'og'). '/theme'),
+    'og_subscribe_link' => array('arguments' => array('node')),
   );
 }
 
@@ -2598,7 +2599,7 @@ function og_block_details() {
       $links['manager'] = t('Manager: !name', array('!name' => theme('username', $account)));
 
       // Site admins get a Join link if they are not yet subscribed.
-      $subscribe = isset($subscription) && og_is_group_member($node->nid, FALSE) ? l(t('My membership'), "og/manage/$node->nid") : og_subscribe_link($node);
+      $subscribe = isset($subscription) && og_is_group_member($node->nid, FALSE) ? l(t('My membership'), "og/manage/$node->nid") : theme('og_subscribe_link', $node);
       if(isset($subscribe)) {
         $links['my_membership'] = $subscribe;
       }
@@ -2617,7 +2618,7 @@ function og_block_details() {
       }
     }
     elseif ($node->og_selective < OG_INVITE_ONLY) {
-      $links['subscribe'] = og_subscribe_link($node);
+      $links['subscribe'] = theme('og_subscribe_link', $node);
     }
     elseif ($node->og_selective == OG_INVITE_ONLY) {
       $links['closed'] = t('This is an <em>invite only</em> group. The group administrators add/remove members as needed.');
@@ -2673,6 +2674,10 @@ function og_block_details() {
  *   Node object of the group.
  *
  * @return string
+ *
+ * @deprecated
+ *   This function is deprecated in favor of theme_og_subscribe_link(), which
+ *   can be used to override the link's output.
  */
 function og_subscribe_link($node) {
   if ($node->og_selective == OG_MODERATED) {
@@ -2686,6 +2691,25 @@ function og_subscribe_link($node) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Generate a link to join or request to join the specified group.
+ *
+ * @param $node
+ *   Node object of the group.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+function theme_og_subscribe_link($node) {
+  if ($node->og_selective == OG_MODERATED) {
+    $txt = t('Request membership');
+  }
+  elseif ($node->og_selective == OG_OPEN) {
+    $txt = t('Join');
+  }
+  if(isset($txt))
+    return l($txt, "og/subscribe/$node->nid", array('attributes' => array('rel' => 'nofollow'), 'query' => drupal_get_destination()));
+}
+
+/**
  * Implementation of hook_og_create_links().
  *
  * @see og_details_block()