diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/profile_section/contacts/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/profile_section/contacts/module.nim
index 3db72b7ab7..be003db88e 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/profile_section/contacts/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/profile_section/contacts/module.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import io_interface, view, controller, json
 import ../../../shared_models/user_item
 import ../../../shared_models/user_model
 import ../io_interface as delegate_interface
-import ../../../../global/global_singleton
 
 import ../../../../core/eventemitter
 import app_service/common/types
@@ -158,35 +157,45 @@ method removeContact*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
 method changeContactNickname*(self: Module, publicKey: string, nickname: string) =
   self.controller.changeContactNickname(publicKey, nickname)
 
-# TODO rename this function
-proc addItemToAppropriateModel(self: Module, item: UserItem) =
-  if singletonInstance.userProfile.getPubKey() == item.pubKey:
-    return
-
-  self.view.contactsModel().addItem(item)
-
-proc removeItemWithPubKeyFromAllModels(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
-  self.view.contactsModel().removeItemById(publicKey)
-
-proc removeIfExistsAndAddToAppropriateModel(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
-  self.removeItemWithPubKeyFromAllModels(publicKey)
+proc updateContactItem(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
   let item = self.createItemFromPublicKey(publicKey)
-  self.addItemToAppropriateModel(item)
+  self.view.contactsModel().updateItem(
+    publicKey,
+    item.displayName,
+    item.ensName,
+    item.isEnsVerified,
+    item.localNickname,
+    item.alias,
+    item.icon,
+    item.trustStatus,
+    item.onlineStatus,
+    item.isContact,
+    item.isBlocked,
+    item.contactRequest,
+    item.lastUpdated,
+    item.lastUpdatedLocally,
+    item.bio,
+    item.thumbnailImage,
+    item.largeImage,
+    item.isContactRequestReceived,
+    item.isContactRequestSent,
+    item.isRemoved,
+  )
 
 method contactAdded*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
-  self.removeIfExistsAndAddToAppropriateModel(publicKey)
+  self.view.contactsModel().addItem(self.createItemFromPublicKey(publicKey))
 
 method contactBlocked*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
-  self.removeIfExistsAndAddToAppropriateModel(publicKey)
+  self.updateContactItem(publicKey)
 
 method contactUnblocked*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
-  self.removeIfExistsAndAddToAppropriateModel(publicKey)
+  self.updateContactItem(publicKey)
 
 method contactRemoved*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
-  self.removeIfExistsAndAddToAppropriateModel(publicKey)
+  self.updateContactItem(publicKey)
 
 method contactUpdated*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
-  self.removeIfExistsAndAddToAppropriateModel(publicKey)
+  self.updateContactItem(publicKey)
 
 method contactsStatusUpdated*(self: Module, statusUpdates: seq[StatusUpdateDto]) =
   for s in statusUpdates:
@@ -219,7 +228,7 @@ method requestContactInfo*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
 
 method onContactInfoRequestFinished*(self: Module, publicKey: string, ok: bool) =
   if ok:
-    self.removeIfExistsAndAddToAppropriateModel(publicKey)
+    self.updateContactItem(publicKey)
   self.view.onContactInfoRequestFinished(publicKey, ok)
 
 method shareUserUrlWithData*(self: Module, pubkey: string): string =
diff --git a/src/app/modules/shared_models/user_model.nim b/src/app/modules/shared_models/user_model.nim
index e59b039988..f2cfb19a64 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/shared_models/user_model.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/shared_models/user_model.nim
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ QtObject:
     # if we add an item with offline status we add it as the first offline item (after the last online item)
     var position = -1
     for i in 0 ..< self.items.len:
-      if(self.items[i].onlineStatus == OnlineStatus.Inactive):
+      if self.items[i].onlineStatus == OnlineStatus.Inactive:
         position = i
         break
 
-    if(position == -1):
+    if position == -1:
       position = self.items.len
 
     let parentModelIndex = newQModelIndex()
@@ -299,6 +299,18 @@ QtObject:
       alias: string,
       icon: string,
       trustStatus: TrustStatus,
+      onlineStatus: OnlineStatus,
+      isContact: bool,
+      isBlocked: bool,
+      contactRequest: ContactRequest,
+      lastUpdated: int64,
+      lastUpdatedLocally: int64,
+      bio: string,
+      thumbnailImage: string,
+      largeImage: string,
+      isContactRequestReceived: bool,
+      isContactRequestSent: bool,
+      isRemoved: bool,
     ) =
     let ind = self.findIndexByPubKey(pubKey)
     if ind == -1:
@@ -318,6 +330,18 @@ QtObject:
     updateRole(alias, Alias)
     updateRole(icon, Icon)
     updateRole(trustStatus, TrustStatus)
+    updateRole(onlineStatus, OnlineStatus)
+    updateRole(isContact, IsContact)
+    updateRole(isBlocked, IsBlocked)
+    updateRole(contactRequest, ContactRequest)
+    updateRole(lastUpdated, LastUpdated)
+    updateRole(lastUpdatedLocally, LastUpdatedLocally)
+    updateRole(bio, Bio)
+    updateRole(thumbnailImage, ThumbnailImage)
+    updateRole(largeImage, LargeImage)
+    updateRole(isContactRequestReceived, IsContactRequestReceived)
+    updateRole(isContactRequestSent, IsContactRequestSent)
+    updateRole(isRemoved, IsRemoved)
 
     if preferredDisplayNameChanged:
       roles.add(ModelRole.PreferredDisplayName.int)
@@ -326,6 +350,10 @@ QtObject:
       roles.add(ModelRole.IsUntrustworthy.int)
       roles.add(ModelRole.IsVerified.int)
 
+    # The image is actually a URL that doesn't change. We need to force refresh it just in case
+    roles.add(ModelRole.ThumbnailImage.int)
+    roles.add(ModelRole.LargeImage.int)
+
     if roles.len == 0:
       return
 
@@ -334,6 +362,44 @@ QtObject:
     self.dataChanged(index, index, roles)
     self.itemChanged(pubKey)
 
+  proc updateItem*(
+      self: Model,
+      pubKey: string,
+      displayName: string,
+      ensName: string,
+      isEnsVerified: bool,
+      localNickname: string,
+      alias: string,
+      icon: string,
+      trustStatus: TrustStatus,
+    ) =
+    let ind = self.findIndexByPubKey(pubKey)
+    if ind == -1:
+      return
+    let item = self.items[ind]
+    self.updateItem(
+      pubKey,
+      displayName,
+      ensName,
+      isEnsVerified,
+      localNickname,
+      alias,
+      icon,
+      trustStatus,
+      item.onlineStatus,
+      item.isContact,
+      item.isBlocked,
+      item.contactRequest,
+      item.lastUpdated,
+      item.lastUpdatedLocally,
+      item.bio,
+      item.thumbnailImage,
+      item.largeImage,
+      item.isContactRequestReceived,
+      item.isContactRequestSent,
+      item.isRemoved,
+    )
+
   proc updateTrustStatus*(self: Model, pubKey: string, trustStatus: TrustStatus) =
     let ind = self.findIndexByPubKey(pubKey)
     if ind == -1:
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/panels/ContactsListPanel.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/panels/ContactsListPanel.qml
index ee05437b7c..0972906855 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/panels/ContactsListPanel.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/panels/ContactsListPanel.qml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Item {
 
             width: ListView.view.width
             name: model.preferredDisplayName
-            iconSource: model.icon
+            iconSource: model.thumbnailImage
 
             subTitle: model.ensVerified ? "" : Utils.getElidedCompressedPk(model.pubKey)
             pubKeyColor: Utils.colorForPubkey(model.pubKey)