diff --git a/res/drawable-xhdpi/avatar_chat_mask_outgoing.png b/res/drawable-xhdpi/avatar_chat_mask_outgoing.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e471c425
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/drawable-xhdpi/avatar_chat_mask_outgoing.png differ
diff --git a/res/layout/chat_bubble.xml b/res/layout/chat_bubble.xml
index 1b0bc6601..ea91abc84 100644
--- a/res/layout/chat_bubble.xml
+++ b/res/layout/chat_bubble.xml
@@ -27,14 +27,33 @@
 			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 			android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/delete_message"
 			android:orientation="horizontal">
-	
-			<ImageView
-				android:id="@+id/contact_picture"
-				android:src="@drawable/avatar"
-				android:paddingLeft="10dp"
-				android:paddingTop="10dp"
-				android:layout_width="40dp"
-				android:layout_height="40dp"/>
+			
+		    <RelativeLayout
+				android:id="@+id/avatar_layout"
+				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_centerHorizontal="true">
+
+				<ImageView
+					android:id="@+id/contact_picture"
+					android:src="@drawable/avatar"
+					android:contentDescription="@string/content_description_contact_picture"
+					android:paddingLeft="10dp"
+					android:paddingTop="10dp"
+					android:layout_width="45dp"
+					android:layout_height="45dp"
+					android:adjustViewBounds="true"/>
+
+				<ImageView
+					android:id="@+id/mask"
+					android:src="@drawable/avatar_chat_mask"
+					android:paddingLeft="10dp"
+					android:paddingTop="10dp"
+					android:layout_width="45dp"
+					android:layout_height="45dp"
+					android:adjustViewBounds="true"/>
+
+			</RelativeLayout>
 	
 			<LinearLayout
 				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -111,4 +130,4 @@
 	
 	</RelativeLayout>
 	
-</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/ChatFragment.java b/src/org/linphone/ChatFragment.java
index 924dc6de6..13d29ea46 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/ChatFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/ChatFragment.java
@@ -950,6 +950,7 @@ public class ChatFragment extends Fragment implements OnClickListener, LinphoneC
 			public Button fileTransferAction;
 			public ImageView messageStatus;
 			public ProgressBar messageSendingInProgress;
+			public ImageView contactPictureMask;
 			
 			public ViewHolder(View view) {
 				id = view.getId();
@@ -965,6 +966,7 @@ public class ChatFragment extends Fragment implements OnClickListener, LinphoneC
 				fileTransferAction = (Button) view.findViewById(R.id.file_transfer_action);
 				messageStatus = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.status);
 				messageSendingInProgress = (ProgressBar) view.findViewById(R.id.inprogress);
+				contactPictureMask = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.mask);
 			}
 
 			@Override
@@ -1191,6 +1193,7 @@ public class ChatFragment extends Fragment implements OnClickListener, LinphoneC
 				Compatibility.setTextAppearance(holder.contactName, getActivity(), R.style.font3);
 				Compatibility.setTextAppearance(holder.fileTransferAction, getActivity(), R.style.font15);
 				holder.fileTransferAction.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.resizable_confirm_delete_button);
+				holder.contactPictureMask.setImageResource(R.drawable.avatar_chat_mask_outgoing);
 			} else {
 				if (isEditMode) {
 					layoutParams.addRule(RelativeLayout.ALIGN_PARENT_RIGHT);
@@ -1203,6 +1206,7 @@ public class ChatFragment extends Fragment implements OnClickListener, LinphoneC
 				Compatibility.setTextAppearance(holder.contactName, getActivity(), R.style.font9);
 				Compatibility.setTextAppearance(holder.fileTransferAction, getActivity(), R.style.font8);
 				holder.fileTransferAction.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.resizable_assistant_button);
+				holder.contactPictureMask.setImageResource(R.drawable.avatar_chat_mask);
 			}
 			holder.bubbleLayout.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);