diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AsyncContactsLoader.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AsyncContactsLoader.java
index 9b77d0f06..a4c10bc91 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AsyncContactsLoader.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/AsyncContactsLoader.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class AsyncContactsLoader extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, AsyncContactsLoader.Asyn
         ContactsContract.Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY,
         ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME_PRIMARY,
         ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE,
+        ContactsContract.Contacts.STARRED,
         "data1", // Company, Phone or SIP Address
         "data2", // ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.GIVEN_NAME
         "data3", // ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.FAMILY_NAME
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ class AsyncContactsLoader extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, AsyncContactsLoader.Asyn
                 if (isCancelled()) return data;
 
                 String id = c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Data.CONTACT_ID));
+                boolean starred =
+                        c.getInt(c.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.STARRED)) == 1;
                 String lookupKey =
                         c.getString(c.getColumnIndex(ContactsContract.Contacts.LOOKUP_KEY));
 
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ class AsyncContactsLoader extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, AsyncContactsLoader.Asyn
                     nativeIds.add(id);
                     contact = new LinphoneContact();
                     contact.setAndroidId(id);
+                    contact.setIsFavourite(starred);
                     androidContactsCache.put(id, contact);
                 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/LinphoneContact.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/LinphoneContact.java
index 6dd06f350..284eb052f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/LinphoneContact.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/LinphoneContact.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class LinphoneContact extends AndroidContact
     private transient Uri mPhotoUri, mThumbnailUri;
     private List<LinphoneNumberOrAddress> mAddresses;
     private boolean mHasSipAddress;
+    private boolean mIsStarred;
 
     public LinphoneContact() {
         super();
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public class LinphoneContact extends AndroidContact
         mThumbnailUri = null;
         mPhotoUri = null;
         mHasSipAddress = false;
+        mIsStarred = false;
     }
 
     public static LinphoneContact createContact() {
@@ -546,4 +548,12 @@ public class LinphoneContact extends AndroidContact
 
         return getFriend().hasCapability(capability);
     }
+
+    public void setIsFavourite(boolean starred) {
+        mIsStarred = starred;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isFavourite() {
+        return mIsStarred;
+    }
 }