diff --git a/.re-natal b/.re-natal
index 4fecaf5ca5..a547f09695 100644
--- a/.re-natal
+++ b/.re-natal
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "react-native-linear-gradient",
     "react-native-android-sms-listener",
     "react-native-camera",
-    "react-native-qrcode"
+    "react-native-qrcode",
+    "identicon.js"
   ],
   "imageDirs": [
     "images"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 877b612afe..b8c7a1a2a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "awesome-phonenumber": "^1.0.13",
+    "identicon.js": "github:status-im/identicon.js",
     "react": "^0.14.5",
     "react-native": "^0.24.1",
     "react-native-action-button": "^1.1.4",
diff --git a/src/status_im/contacts/views/new_contact.cljs b/src/status_im/contacts/views/new_contact.cljs
index 469ed6b914..4af9d3c5d4 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contacts/views/new_contact.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contacts/views/new_contact.cljs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
                                                 image
                                                 linear-gradient
                                                 touchable-highlight]]
+            [status-im.utils.identicon :refer [identicon]]
             [status-im.components.toolbar :refer [toolbar]]
             [status-im.components.drawer.view :refer [drawer-view open-drawer]]
             [status-im.components.styles :refer [color-purple
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
               :custom-content   toolbar-title
               :action           {:image   {:source {:uri :icon_add}
                                            :style  icon-search}
-                                 :handler #(dispatch [:add-new-contact new-contact])}}]
+                                 :handler #(dispatch [:add-new-contact (merge {:photo-path (identicon whisper-identity)} new-contact)])}}]
     [view st/form-container
      [contact-whisper-id-input whisper-identity]
      [contact-name-input name]
diff --git a/src/status_im/models/contacts.cljs b/src/status_im/models/contacts.cljs
index ec286b17a6..6c3ea62a7a 100644
--- a/src/status_im/models/contacts.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/models/contacts.cljs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (ns status-im.models.contacts
   (:require [status-im.persistence.realm :as r]
+            [status-im.utils.identicon :refer [identicon]]
             [status-im.persistence.realm-queries :refer [include-query
                                                        exclude-query]]))
 
@@ -8,9 +9,9 @@
       (r/sorted :name :asc)
       r/collection->map))
 
-(defn create-contact [{:keys [name photo-path] :as contact}]
+(defn create-contact [{:keys [name photo-path whisper-identity] :as contact}]
   (->> {:name       (or name "")
-        :photo-path (or photo-path "")}
+        :photo-path (or photo-path (identicon whisper-identity))}
        (merge contact)
        (r/create :contacts)))
 
diff --git a/src/status_im/utils/identicon.cljs b/src/status_im/utils/identicon.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d8dac64e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status_im/utils/identicon.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+(ns status-im.utils.identicon
+  (:require [clojure.string :as s]
+            [status-im.utils.utils :as u]))
+
+(def default-size 40)
+
+(def identicon-js (u/require "identicon.js"))
+
+(defn identicon
+  ([hash] (identicon hash default-size))
+  ([hash options]
+    (str "data:image/png;base64," (.toString (new identicon-js hash options)))))
+