diff --git a/linphone-app/src/utils/Utils.cpp b/linphone-app/src/utils/Utils.cpp
index 96c0cc6cc..b7576624d 100644
--- a/linphone-app/src/utils/Utils.cpp
+++ b/linphone-app/src/utils/Utils.cpp
@@ -540,3 +540,11 @@ bool Utils::isAnimatedImage(const QString& path){
 	QImageReader reader(path);
 	return reader.supportsAnimation() && reader.imageCount() > 1;
 }
+
+bool Utils::isPhoneNumber(const QString& txt){
+	auto core = CoreManager::getInstance()->getCore();
+	if(!core)
+		return false;
+	auto account = core->getDefaultAccount();
+	return account && account->isPhoneNumber(Utils::appStringToCoreString(txt));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linphone-app/src/utils/Utils.hpp b/linphone-app/src/utils/Utils.hpp
index 204ca2f8e..e590cc167 100644
--- a/linphone-app/src/utils/Utils.hpp
+++ b/linphone-app/src/utils/Utils.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
 	Q_INVOKABLE static QString toString(const LinphoneEnums::TunnelMode& mode);
 	Q_INVOKABLE static bool isMe(const QString& address);
 	Q_INVOKABLE static bool isAnimatedImage(const QString& path);
+	Q_INVOKABLE static bool isPhoneNumber(const QString& txt);
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	
 	static inline QString coreStringToAppString (const std::string &str) {
diff --git a/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Contact/Avatar.qml b/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Contact/Avatar.qml
index 04598a538..ab2f99fcf 100644
--- a/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Contact/Avatar.qml
+++ b/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Contact/Avatar.qml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import Common 1.0
 import Linphone 1.0
 import Linphone.Styles 1.0
 
+import Utils 1.0
+import UtilsCpp 1.0
+
 // =============================================================================
 
 Item {
@@ -19,6 +22,8 @@ Item {
 
   property var _initialsRegex: /^\s*([^\s\.]+)(?:[\s\.]+([^\s\.]+))?/
   
+  property bool isPhoneNumber: UtilsCpp.isPhoneNumber(username)
+  
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   function isLoaded () {
@@ -47,9 +52,16 @@ Item {
     backgroundColor: avatar.backgroundColor
     foregroundColor: avatar.foregroundColor
     source: avatar.image || ''
+    Icon{
+		anchors.fill: parent
+		icon: AvatarStyle.personImage
+		visible: parent.source == '' && avatar.isPhoneNumber
+		overwriteColor: AvatarStyle.initials.color
+    }
   }
 
   Text {
+    id: initialsText
     anchors.centerIn: parent
     color: AvatarStyle.initials.color
     font.pointSize: {
@@ -63,7 +75,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     text: _computeInitials()
-    visible: roundedImage.status !== Image.Ready
+    visible: roundedImage.status !== Image.Ready && !avatar.isPhoneNumber
   }
 
   PresenceLevel {
diff --git a/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Styles/Contact/AvatarStyle.qml b/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Styles/Contact/AvatarStyle.qml
index 1327dfb4a..a7344b858 100644
--- a/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Styles/Contact/AvatarStyle.qml
+++ b/linphone-app/ui/modules/Linphone/Styles/Contact/AvatarStyle.qml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ QtObject {
 	property string sectionName: 'Avatar'
 	property color backgroundColor: ColorsList.add(sectionName+'_bg', 'd').color
 	
+	property string personImage : 'contact_custom'
+	
 	property QtObject initials: QtObject {
 		property color color: ColorsList.add(sectionName+'_initials', 'q').color
 		property int pointSize: Units.dp * 10