diff --git a/src/status/libstatus/core.nim b/src/status/libstatus/core.nim
index 46a4e6e28f..0591b09696 100644
--- a/src/status/libstatus/core.nim
+++ b/src/status/libstatus/core.nim
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@ proc removePeer*(peer: string) =
 
 proc markTrustedPeer*(peer: string) = 
   discard callPrivateRPC("markTrustedPeer".prefix(false), %* [peer])
+
+proc getContactByID*(id: string): string =
+  result = callPrivateRPC("getContactByID".prefix, %* [id])
diff --git a/src/status/profile.nim b/src/status/profile.nim
index 125670b4e8..07dbaf4eb2 100644
--- a/src/status/profile.nim
+++ b/src/status/profile.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import json
 import eventemitter
 import libstatus/types
+import libstatus/core as libstatus_core
 
 type
   MailServer* = ref object
@@ -10,7 +12,36 @@ type
     name*, address*: string
 
 type Profile* = ref object
-    username*, identicon*: string
+  id*, alias*, username*, identicon*: string
+  ensVerified*: bool
+  ensVerifiedAt*: int
+  ensVerificationEntries*: int
 
 proc toProfileModel*(account: Account): Profile =
-    result = Profile(username: account.name, identicon: account.photoPath)
+    result = Profile(
+      id: "",
+      username: account.name,
+      identicon: account.photoPath,
+      alias: account.name,
+      ensVerified: false,
+      ensVerifiedAt: 0,
+      ensVerificationEntries: 0,
+    )
+
+proc toProfileModel*(profile: JsonNode): Profile =
+    result = Profile(
+      id: profile["id"].str,
+      username: profile["alias"].str,
+      identicon: profile["identicon"].str,
+      alias: profile["alias"].str,
+      ensVerified: profile["ensVerified"].getBool,
+      ensVerifiedAt: profile["ensVerifiedAt"].getInt,
+      ensVerificationEntries: profile["ensVerificationEntries"].getInt
+    )
+
+
+proc getContactByID*(id: string): Profile =
+  let response = libstatus_core.getContactByID(id)
+  let val = parseJSON($response)
+  result = toProfileModel(val)
+