diff --git a/coreapi/friend.c b/coreapi/friend.c
index b43c2206d..e0dce2831 100644
--- a/coreapi/friend.c
+++ b/coreapi/friend.c
@@ -1083,6 +1083,8 @@ bool_t linphone_friend_create_vcard(LinphoneFriend *fr, const char *name) {
 	}
 
 	vcard = linphone_vcard_new();
+	bool_t skip = 1 - lp_config_get_int(fr->lc->config, "misc", "store_friends", 1);
+	linphone_vcard_set_skip_validation(vcard, skip);
 	linphone_vcard_set_full_name(vcard, name);
 	linphone_friend_set_vcard(fr, vcard);
 	return TRUE;
diff --git a/coreapi/vcard.cc b/coreapi/vcard.cc
index 010b61f68..0f4afc6ed 100644
--- a/coreapi/vcard.cc
+++ b/coreapi/vcard.cc
@@ -201,6 +201,19 @@ const char* linphone_vcard_get_full_name(const LinphoneVcard *vCard) {
 	return result;
 }
 
+void linphone_vcard_set_skip_validation(LinphoneVcard *vCard, bool_t skip) {
+	if (!vCard || !vCard->belCard) return;
+
+	vCard->belCard->setSkipFieldValidation(skip);
+}
+
+bool_t linphone_vcard_get_skip_validation(const LinphoneVcard *vCard) {
+	if (!vCard) return FALSE;
+
+	bool_t result = vCard->belCard->getSkipFieldValidation();
+	return result;
+}
+
 void linphone_vcard_set_family_name(LinphoneVcard *vCard, const char *name) {
 	if (!vCard || !name) return;
 
diff --git a/coreapi/vcard_stubs.c b/coreapi/vcard_stubs.c
index 68c6bd9f2..5223143f9 100644
--- a/coreapi/vcard_stubs.c
+++ b/coreapi/vcard_stubs.c
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ const char* linphone_vcard_get_full_name(const LinphoneVcard *vCard) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void linphone_vcard_set_skip_validation(LinphoneVcard *vCard, bool_t skip) {
+}
+
+bool_t linphone_vcard_get_skip_validation(const LinphoneVcard *vCard) {
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
 void linphone_vcard_set_family_name(LinphoneVcard *vCard, const char *name) {
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +140,7 @@ void linphone_vcard_set_uid(LinphoneVcard *vCard, const char *uid) {
 const char* linphone_vcard_get_uid(const LinphoneVcard *vCard) {
 	return NULL;
 }
-
+ 
 void linphone_vcard_set_etag(LinphoneVcard *vCard, const char * etag) {
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linphone/vcard.h b/include/linphone/vcard.h
index db7397605..79ae0f24f 100644
--- a/include/linphone/vcard.h
+++ b/include/linphone/vcard.h
@@ -95,6 +95,20 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_vcard_set_full_name(LinphoneVcard *vCard, const ch
  */
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC const char* linphone_vcard_get_full_name(const LinphoneVcard *vCard);
 
+/**
+ * Sets the skipFieldValidation property of the vcard
+ * @param[in] vCard the LinphoneVcard
+ * @param[in] skip skipFieldValidation property of the vcard
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_vcard_set_skip_validation(LinphoneVcard *vCard, bool_t skip);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the skipFieldValidation property of the vcard.
+ * @param[in] vCard the LinphoneVcard
+ * @return the skipFieldValidation property of the vcard
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC bool_t linphone_vcard_get_skip_validation(const LinphoneVcard *vCard);
+
 /**
  * Sets the family name in the N attribute of the vCard.
  * @param[in] vCard the LinphoneVcard