diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/NativeContact.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/NativeContact.kt
index b2a109227..73a6f5b24 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/NativeContact.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/NativeContact.kt
@@ -118,7 +118,13 @@ class NativeContact(val nativeId: String, private val lookupKey: String? = null)
                     label
                 ).toString()
 
-                val number = data4 ?: data1
+                // data4 = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NORMALIZED_NUMBER
+                // data1 = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER
+                val number = if (corePreferences.preferNormalizedPhoneNumbersFromAddressBook) {
+                    data4 ?: data1
+                } else {
+                    data1 ?: data4
+                }
                 if (number != null && number.isNotEmpty()) {
                     Log.d("[Native Contact] Found phone number $data1 ($data4), type label is $typeLabel")
                     if (!rawPhoneNumbers.contains(number)) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
index 7b237ada2..30046c867 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/core/CorePreferences.kt
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@ class CorePreferences constructor(private val context: Context) {
     val fetchContactsFromDefaultDirectory: Boolean
         get() = config.getBool("app", "fetch_contacts_from_default_directory", true)
 
+    val preferNormalizedPhoneNumbersFromAddressBook: Boolean
+        get() = config.getBool("app", "prefer_normalized_phone_numbers_from_address_book", true)
+
     val hideStaticImageCamera: Boolean
         get() = config.getBool("app", "hide_static_image_camera", true)