diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.cpp
index 15ce3139b..f1837da3b 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Posted/PostedDialog.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ GxsGroupDialog *PostedDialog::createGroupDialog(GxsGroupDialog::Mode mode, RsGxs
 int PostedDialog::shareKeyType()
 {
     //return POSTED_KEY_SHARE;
-    return 0; // Boards are public. By the time we offer the possibility to make them restricted, we need to not show the 'share publish permission' entry in the drop menu.
+    return GroupShareKey::NO_KEY_SHARE; // Boards are public. By the time we offer the possibility to make them restricted, we need to not show the 'share publish permission' entry in the drop menu.
 }
 
 GxsMessageFrameWidget *PostedDialog::createMessageFrameWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &groupId)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupShareKey.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupShareKey.h
index ed8df360a..441d5e41d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupShareKey.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupShareKey.h
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 
 #include "ui_GxsGroupShareKey.h"
 
-#define CHANNEL_KEY_SHARE 0x00000001
-#define FORUM_KEY_SHARE	  0x00000002
-#define POSTED_KEY_SHARE  0x00000003
 
 class GroupShareKey : public QDialog
 {
@@ -40,6 +37,13 @@ public:
     GroupShareKey(QWidget *parent = 0, const RsGxsGroupId& grpId = RsGxsGroupId(), int grpType = 0);
     ~GroupShareKey();
 
+    enum KeyShareType: uint8_t {
+        NO_KEY_SHARE      = 0x00000000,
+        CHANNEL_KEY_SHARE = 0x00000001,
+        FORUM_KEY_SHARE	  = 0x00000002,
+        POSTED_KEY_SHARE  = 0x00000003,
+    };
+
 protected:
 	void changeEvent(QEvent *e);
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.cpp
index 5d08ea707..e18a161a3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelDialog.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ GxsGroupDialog *GxsChannelDialog::createGroupDialog(GxsGroupDialog::Mode mode, R
 
 int GxsChannelDialog::shareKeyType()
 {
-	return CHANNEL_KEY_SHARE;
+    return GroupShareKey::CHANNEL_KEY_SHARE;
 }
 
 GxsMessageFrameWidget *GxsChannelDialog::createMessageFrameWidget(const RsGxsGroupId &groupId)