diff --git a/coreapi/linphonepresence.h b/coreapi/linphonepresence.h
index 9e650c6ce..b4cef5252 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonepresence.h
+++ b/coreapi/linphonepresence.h
@@ -390,11 +390,13 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC int linphone_presence_model_clear_services(LinphonePresenceModel
 /**
  * @brief Creates a presence service.
  * @param[in] id The id of the presence service to be created. Can be NULL to generate it automatically.
+ * @param[in] basic_status The #LinphonePresenceBasicStatus to set for the #LinphonePresenceService object.
+ * @param[in] contact The contact string to set.
  * @returns The created presence service, NULL on error.
  *
  * The created presence service has the basic status 'closed'.
  */
-LINPHONE_PUBLIC LinphonePresenceService * linphone_presence_service_new(const char *id);
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC LinphonePresenceService * linphone_presence_service_new(const char *id, LinphonePresenceBasicStatus, const char *contact);
 
 /**
  * @brief Gets the basic status of a presence service.
diff --git a/coreapi/presence.c b/coreapi/presence.c
index 52724bdfc..16c8bdcd2 100644
--- a/coreapi/presence.c
+++ b/coreapi/presence.c
@@ -354,10 +354,9 @@ int linphone_presence_model_set_basic_status(LinphonePresenceModel *model, Linph
 	if (model == NULL) return -1;
 
 	linphone_presence_model_clear_services(model);
-	service = linphone_presence_service_new(NULL);
+	service = linphone_presence_service_new(NULL, basic_status, NULL);
 	if (service == NULL) return -1;
 
-	if (linphone_presence_service_set_basic_status(service, basic_status) < 0) return -1;
 	if (linphone_presence_model_add_service(model, service) < 0) return -1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ int linphone_presence_model_set_contact(LinphonePresenceModel *model, const char
 
 	service = linphone_presence_model_get_nth_service(model, 0);
 	if (service == NULL) {
-		service = linphone_presence_service_new(NULL);
+		service = linphone_presence_service_new(NULL, LinphonePresenceBasicStatusClosed, NULL);
 		if (service == NULL) return -1;
 		linphone_presence_model_add_service(model, service);
 	}
@@ -708,14 +707,15 @@ int linphone_presence_model_clear_services(LinphonePresenceModel *model) {
  * PRESENCE SERVICE FUNCTIONS TO GET ACCESS TO ALL FUNCTIONALITIES           *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-LinphonePresenceService * linphone_presence_service_new(const char *id) {
+LinphonePresenceService * linphone_presence_service_new(const char *id, LinphonePresenceBasicStatus basic_status, const char *contact) {
 	LinphonePresenceService *service;
 	char *service_id;
 	if (id == NULL)
 		service_id = generate_presence_id();
 	else
 		service_id = ms_strdup(id);
-	service = presence_service_new(service_id, LinphonePresenceBasicStatusClosed);
+	service = presence_service_new(service_id, basic_status);
+	linphone_presence_service_set_contact(service, contact);
 	if (service_id != NULL)
 		ms_free(service_id);
 	return service;