diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AsyncContactsLoader.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AsyncContactsLoader.java
index 12fdad586..2cd2ea03b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AsyncContactsLoader.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AsyncContactsLoader.java
@@ -236,10 +236,17 @@ class AsyncContactsLoader extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, AsyncContactsLoader.Asyn
                 ContactsManager.getInstance().getContactsListeners()) {
             listener.onContactsUpdated();
         }
+
         for (LinphoneContact contact : data.contacts) {
             contact.createOrUpdateFriendFromNativeContact();
         }
 
+        // Now that contact fetching is asynchronous, this is required to ensure
+        // presence subscription event will be sent with all friends
+        for (FriendList list : LinphoneManager.getLc().getFriendsLists()) {
+            list.updateSubscriptions();
+        }
+
         ContactsManager.getInstance().setContacts(data.contacts);
         ContactsManager.getInstance().setSipContacts(data.sipContacts);
     }