diff --git a/src/status/contacts.nim b/src/status/contacts.nim
index e0d6001451..09f001d77f 100644
--- a/src/status/contacts.nim
+++ b/src/status/contacts.nim
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import NimQml, chronicles, os, strformat
 import json, sequtils, sugar
 import libstatus/contacts as status_contacts
 import libstatus/accounts as status_accounts
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ proc blockContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string): string =
 proc unblockContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string): string =
   var contact = self.getContactByID(id)
   contact.systemTags.delete(contact.systemTags.find(":contact/blocked"))
-  discard status_contacts.saveContact(contact.id, contact.ensVerified, contact.ensName, contact.ensVerifiedAt, contact.ensVerificationRetries,contact.alias, contact.identicon, contact.systemTags, contact.localNickname)
+  discard status_contacts.saveContact(contact.id, contact.ensVerified, contact.ensName, contact.ensVerifiedAt, contact.ensVerificationRetries,contact.alias, contact.identicon, contact.identityImage.thumbnail, contact.systemTags, contact.localNickname)
   self.events.emit("contactUnblocked", Args())
 
 proc getAllContacts*(): seq[Profile] =
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ proc addContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string, localNickname: string): string
       ""
     else:
       localNickname
-  result = status_contacts.saveContact(contact.id, contact.ensVerified, contact.ensName, contact.ensVerifiedAt, contact.ensVerificationRetries, contact.alias, contact.identicon, contact.systemTags, nickname)
+  result = status_contacts.saveContact(contact.id, contact.ensVerified, contact.ensName, contact.ensVerifiedAt, contact.ensVerificationRetries, contact.alias, contact.identicon, contact.identityImage.thumbnail, contact.systemTags, nickname)
   self.events.emit("contactAdded", Args())
   discard requestContactUpdate(contact.id)
   if updating:
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ proc addContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string): string =
 proc removeContact*(self: ContactModel, id: string) =
   let contact = self.getContactByID(id)
   contact.systemTags.delete(contact.systemTags.find(":contact/added"))
-  discard status_contacts.saveContact(contact.id, contact.ensVerified, contact.ensName, contact.ensVerifiedAt, contact.ensVerificationRetries, contact.alias, contact.identicon, contact.systemTags, contact.localNickname)
+  discard status_contacts.saveContact(contact.id, contact.ensVerified, contact.ensName, contact.ensVerifiedAt, contact.ensVerificationRetries, contact.alias, contact.identicon, contact.identityImage.thumbnail, contact.systemTags, contact.localNickname)
   self.events.emit("contactRemoved", Args())
 
 proc isAdded*(self: ContactModel, id: string): bool =
diff --git a/src/status/libstatus/contacts.nim b/src/status/libstatus/contacts.nim
index 5f386f73ab..f6ed9666ea 100644
--- a/src/status/libstatus/contacts.nim
+++ b/src/status/libstatus/contacts.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import json
+import json, strmisc
 import core, utils, types, settings
 from ../profile/profile import Profile
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ proc getContacts*(): JsonNode =
     return %* []
   return response["result"]
 
-proc saveContact*(id: string, ensVerified: bool, ensName: string, ensVerifiedAt: int, ensVerificationRetries: int, alias: string, identicon: string, systemTags: seq[string], localNickname: string): string =
+proc saveContact*(id: string, ensVerified: bool, ensName: string, ensVerifiedAt: int, ensVerificationRetries: int, alias: string, identicon: string, thumbnail: string, systemTags: seq[string], localNickname: string): string =
   let payload = %* [{
       "id": id,
       "name": ensName,
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ proc saveContact*(id: string, ensVerified: bool, ensName: string, ensVerifiedAt:
       "ensVerificationRetries": ensVerificationRetries,
       "alias": alias,
       "identicon": identicon,
+      "images": {"thumbnail": {"Payload": thumbnail.partition(",")[2]}},
       "systemTags": systemTags,
       "localNickname": localNickname
     }]