diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/utils/DataBindingUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/utils/DataBindingUtils.kt
index 03faf68eb..4d85806c6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/utils/DataBindingUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/utils/DataBindingUtils.kt
@@ -340,7 +340,11 @@ private suspend fun loadContactPictureWithCoil(
     textColor: Int = 0
 ) {
     val context = imageView.context
-    if (contact != null && !contact.showGroupChatAvatar) {
+    if (contact == null) {
+        imageView.load(R.drawable.icon_single_contact_avatar)
+    } else if (contact.showGroupChatAvatar) {
+        imageView.load(AppCompatResources.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.icon_multiple_contacts_avatar))
+    } else {
         val displayName = contact.contact.value?.name ?: contact.displayName.value.orEmpty()
         val source = contact.contact.value?.getPictureUri(useThumbnail)
 
@@ -372,10 +376,6 @@ private suspend fun loadContactPictureWithCoil(
                 }
             )
         }
-    } else if (contact != null && contact.showGroupChatAvatar) {
-        imageView.load(AppCompatResources.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.icon_multiple_contacts_avatar))
-    } else {
-        imageView.load(R.drawable.icon_single_contact_avatar)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/history_list_cell.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/history_list_cell.xml
index 46e8eb15e..668a3311b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/history_list_cell.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/history_list_cell.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@
                 android:layout_height="@dimen/contact_avatar_size"
                 android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
                 android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
-                android:contentDescription="@null" />
+                android:contentDescription="@null"
+                android:background="@drawable/generated_avatar_bg"
+                android:src="@drawable/voip_single_contact_avatar" />
 
             <ImageView
                 android:id="@+id/icon"