diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt
index 8b5c6c899..478f93518 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt
@@ -386,6 +386,10 @@ fun Friend.getPictureUri(thumbnailPreferred: Boolean = false): Uri? {
                 ContactsContract.Contacts.Photo.CONTENT_DIRECTORY
             )
         } catch (e: Exception) { }
+    } else if (photo != null) {
+        try {
+            return Uri.parse(photo)
+        } catch (e: Exception) { }
     }
     return null
 }