diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/viewmodels/ContactsListViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/viewmodels/ContactsListViewModel.kt
index 44d65a981..d0d42f919 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/viewmodels/ContactsListViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/viewmodels/ContactsListViewModel.kt
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class ContactsListViewModel : ViewModel() {
     }
 
     private fun processMagicSearchResults(results: Array<SearchResult>) {
+        Log.i("[Contacts] Processing ${results.size} results")
         val list = arrayListOf<ContactViewModel>()
         for (result in results) {
             val contact = searchMatchingContact(result) ?: Contact(searchResult = result)
@@ -212,8 +213,16 @@ class ContactsListViewModel : ViewModel() {
     }
 
     private fun searchMatchingContact(searchResult: SearchResult): Contact? {
-        val address = searchResult.address
+        val friend = searchResult.friend
+        if (friend != null) {
+            val contact: Contact? = friend.userData as? Contact
+            if (contact != null) return contact
 
+            val friendContact = coreContext.contactsManager.findContactByFriend(friend)
+            if (friendContact != null) return friendContact
+        }
+
+        val address = searchResult.address
         if (address != null) {
             val contact = coreContext.contactsManager.findContactByAddress(address, ignoreLocalContact = true)
             if (contact != null) return contact
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt
index 94006ceaf..16837e676 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt
@@ -237,6 +237,31 @@ class ContactsManager(private val context: Context) {
         return friend?.userData as? Contact
     }
 
+    @Synchronized
+    fun findContactByFriend(friend: Friend): Contact? {
+        val address = friend.address
+        if (address != null) {
+            val friends = coreContext.core.findFriends(address)
+            for (f in friends) {
+                if (f.name == friend.name) {
+                    val contact: Contact? = f.userData as? Contact
+                    if (contact != null) return contact
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (list in coreContext.core.friendsLists) {
+            for (f in list.friends) {
+                if (f.name == friend.name) {
+                    val contact: Contact? = f.userData as? Contact
+                    if (contact != null) return contact
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null
+    }
+
     @Synchronized
     fun findContactByAddress(address: Address, ignoreLocalContact: Boolean = false): Contact? {
         if (!ignoreLocalContact) {
@@ -253,10 +278,23 @@ class ContactsManager(private val context: Context) {
         val cleanStringAddress = cleanAddress.asStringUriOnly()
 
         val cacheFriend = friendsMap[cleanStringAddress]
-        val friend: Friend? = coreContext.core.findFriend(address)
-        val contact: Contact? = friend?.userData as? Contact
-        if (cacheFriend == null && friend != null) friendsMap[cleanStringAddress] = friend
-        if (contact != null) return contact
+        if (cacheFriend != null) {
+            val contact: Contact? = cacheFriend.userData as? Contact
+            if (contact != null) {
+                Log.i("[Contacts Manager] Found contact $contact from friend in cache: $cacheFriend")
+                return contact
+            }
+        }
+
+        val friends = coreContext.core.findFriends(address)
+        for (friend in friends) {
+            val contact: Contact? = friend?.userData as? Contact
+            if (contact != null) {
+                Log.i("[Contacts Manager] Found contact $contact from friend in Core: $friend")
+                friendsMap[cleanStringAddress] = friend
+                return contact
+            }
+        }
 
         val username = address.username
         if (username != null && Patterns.PHONE.matcher(username).matches()) {