diff --git a/coreapi/callbacks.c b/coreapi/callbacks.c
index bb0ae00ce..89bc20846 100644
--- a/coreapi/callbacks.c
+++ b/coreapi/callbacks.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ static void call_received(SalOp *h){
 	LinphoneCore *lc=(LinphoneCore *)sal_get_user_pointer(sal_op_get_sal(h));
 	LinphoneCall *call;
 	const char *from,*to;
+	char *alt_contact;
 	LinphoneAddress *from_addr, *to_addr;
 	bool_t prevent_colliding_calls=lp_config_get_int(lc->config,"sip","prevent_colliding_calls",TRUE);
 	
@@ -232,8 +233,11 @@ static void call_received(SalOp *h){
 				sal_call_decline(h,SalReasonTemporarilyUnavailable,NULL);
 				break;
 			case LinphonePresenceActivityPermanentAbsence:
-				if (lc->alt_contact != NULL)
-					sal_call_decline(h,SalReasonRedirect,lc->alt_contact);
+				alt_contact = linphone_presence_model_get_contact(lc->presence_model);
+				if (alt_contact != NULL) {
+					sal_call_decline(h,SalReasonRedirect,alt_contact);
+					ms_free(alt_contact);
+				}
 				break;
 			default:
 				break;
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 5e1820ce4..3549f34b6 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -3648,11 +3648,6 @@ void linphone_core_set_presence_info(LinphoneCore *lc, int minutes_away, const c
 	LinphonePresenceActivityType acttype = LinphonePresenceActivityUnknown;
 
 	if (minutes_away>0) lc->minutes_away=minutes_away;
-	if (lc->alt_contact!=NULL) {
-		ms_free(lc->alt_contact);
-		lc->alt_contact=NULL;
-	}
-	if (contact) lc->alt_contact=ms_strdup(contact);
 
 	switch (os) {
 		case LinphoneStatusOffline:
@@ -3699,6 +3694,7 @@ void linphone_core_set_presence_info(LinphoneCore *lc, int minutes_away, const c
 			return;
 	}
 	presence = linphone_presence_model_new_with_activity(acttype, description);
+	linphone_presence_model_set_contact(presence, contact);
 	linphone_core_set_presence_model(lc, presence);
 }
 
diff --git a/coreapi/linphonepresence.h b/coreapi/linphonepresence.h
index c9624bcd9..835ba855b 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonepresence.h
+++ b/coreapi/linphonepresence.h
@@ -251,6 +251,22 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC bool_t linphone_presence_model_equals(const LinphonePresenceMode
  */
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC LinphonePresenceBasicStatus linphone_presence_model_get_basic_status(const LinphonePresenceModel *model);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Gets the contact of a presence model.
+ * @param[in] model The #LinphonePresenceModel object to get the contact from.
+ * @return A pointer to a dynamically allocated string containing the contact, or NULL if no contact is found.
+ *
+ * The returned string is to be freed by calling ms_free().
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC char * linphone_presence_model_get_contact(const LinphonePresenceModel *model);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Sets the contact of a presence model.
+ * @param[in] model The #LinphonePresenceModel object for which to set the contact.
+ * @param[in] contact The contact string to set.
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_presence_model_set_contact(LinphonePresenceModel *model, const char *contact);
+
 /**
  * @brief Gets the number of activities included in the presence model.
  * @param[in] model The #LinphonePresenceModel object to get the number of activities from.
diff --git a/coreapi/presence.c b/coreapi/presence.c
index 52289d85b..260b2a47d 100644
--- a/coreapi/presence.c
+++ b/coreapi/presence.c
@@ -539,6 +539,33 @@ LinphonePresenceBasicStatus linphone_presence_model_get_basic_status(const Linph
 	return status;
 }
 
+static void presence_model_find_contact(struct _LinphonePresenceService *service, char **contact) {
+	if ((service->contact != NULL) && (*contact == NULL))
+		*contact = service->contact;
+}
+
+char * linphone_presence_model_get_contact(const LinphonePresenceModel *model) {
+	char *contact = NULL;
+	ms_list_for_each2(model->services, (MSIterate2Func)presence_model_find_contact, &contact);
+	if (contact == NULL) return NULL;
+	return ms_strdup(contact);
+}
+
+void linphone_presence_model_set_contact(LinphonePresenceModel *model, const char *contact) {
+	struct _LinphonePresenceService *service;
+	if (model != NULL) {
+		service = (struct _LinphonePresenceService *)ms_list_nth_data(model->services, 0);
+		if (service != NULL) {
+			if (service->contact != NULL)
+				ms_free(service->contact);
+			if (contact != NULL)
+				service->contact = ms_strdup(contact);
+			else
+				service->contact = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void presence_model_count_activities(const struct _LinphonePresencePerson *person, unsigned int *nb) {
 	*nb += ms_list_size(person->activities);
 }
diff --git a/coreapi/private.h b/coreapi/private.h
index d83ab161a..f1b0ccee2 100644
--- a/coreapi/private.h
+++ b/coreapi/private.h
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ struct _LinphoneCore
 	MSList *subscribers;	/* unknown subscribers */
 	int minutes_away;
 	LinphonePresenceModel *presence_model;
-	char *alt_contact;
 	void *data;
 	char *play_file;
 	char *rec_file;
diff --git a/tester/presence_tester.c b/tester/presence_tester.c
index 029d2e01a..3ca907d92 100644
--- a/tester/presence_tester.c
+++ b/tester/presence_tester.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static void presence_information(void) {
 	const char *bike_description = "Riding my bike";
 	const char *vacation_note = "I'm on vacation until July 4th";
 	const char *vacation_lang = "en";
+	const char *contact = "sip:toto@example.com";
 	LinphoneCoreManager *marie = presence_linphone_core_manager_new("marie");
 	LinphoneCoreManager *pauline = presence_linphone_core_manager_new("pauline");
 	LinphonePresenceModel *presence;
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ static void presence_information(void) {
 	LinphonePresenceNote *note = NULL;
 	const char *description = NULL;
 	const char *note_content = NULL;
+	char *contact2;
 
 	CU_ASSERT_TRUE(subscribe_to_callee_presence(marie, pauline));
 
@@ -263,6 +265,19 @@ static void presence_information(void) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Presence contact. */
+	presence = linphone_presence_model_new_with_activity(LinphonePresenceActivityOnThePhone, NULL);
+	linphone_presence_model_set_contact(presence, contact);
+	linphone_core_set_presence_model(pauline->lc, presence);
+	wait_core(marie->lc);
+	CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(marie->stat.number_of_LinphonePresenceActivityOnThePhone, 1);
+	contact2 = linphone_presence_model_get_contact(presence);
+	CU_ASSERT_PTR_NOT_NULL(contact2);
+	if (contact2 != NULL) {
+		CU_ASSERT_EQUAL(strcmp(contact, contact2), 0);
+		ms_free(contact2);
+	}
+
 	linphone_core_manager_destroy(marie);
 	linphone_core_manager_destroy(pauline);
 }