diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/fragments/MasterContactsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/fragments/MasterContactsFragment.kt
index 137217eea..6c3ca073c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/fragments/MasterContactsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/contact/fragments/MasterContactsFragment.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class MasterContactsFragment : MasterFragment<ContactMasterFragmentBinding, Cont
 
     private var sipUriToAdd: String? = null
     private var editOnClick: Boolean = false
+    private var contactIdToDisplay: String? = null
 
     override fun getLayoutId(): Int = R.layout.contact_master_fragment
 
@@ -149,6 +150,15 @@ class MasterContactsFragment : MasterFragment<ContactMasterFragmentBinding, Cont
         })
 
         listViewModel.contactsList.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, {
+            val id = contactIdToDisplay
+            if (id != null) {
+                val contact = coreContext.contactsManager.findContactById(id)
+                if (contact != null) {
+                    contactIdToDisplay = null
+                    Log.i("[Contacts] Found matching contact $contact after callback")
+                    adapter.selectedContactEvent.value = Event(contact)
+                }
+            }
             adapter.submitList(it)
         })
 
@@ -181,6 +191,9 @@ class MasterContactsFragment : MasterFragment<ContactMasterFragmentBinding, Cont
             if (contact != null) {
                 Log.i("[Contacts] Found matching contact $contact")
                 adapter.selectedContactEvent.value = Event(contact)
+            } else {
+                Log.w("[Contacts] Matching contact not found yet, waiting for contacts updated callback")
+                contactIdToDisplay = id
             }
         } else {
             val sipUri = arguments?.getString("sipUri")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt
index 3462bec08..8e8e4111c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contact/ContactsManager.kt
@@ -187,20 +187,10 @@ class ContactsManager(private val context: Context) {
             }
         }
 
-        if (found == null && PermissionHelper.required(context).hasReadContactsPermission()) {
-            // First of all abort background contacts fetching
-            loadContactsTask?.cancel(true)
-
-            Log.i("[Contacts Manager] Creating native contact with id $id and fetch information from Android database directly")
-            found = NativeContact(id)
-            found.syncValuesFromAndroidContact(context)
-            // Create a LinphoneFriend to be able to receive presence information
-            found.createOrUpdateFriendFromNativeContact()
-
-            // Restart contacts async fetching
-            fetchContactsAsync()
+        if (found == null) {
+            Log.i("[Contacts Manager] Contact with id $id not found yet")
         } else {
-            Log.d("[Contacts Manager] Found contact with id [$id]: ${found?.fullName}")
+            Log.d("[Contacts Manager] Found contact with id [$id]: ${found.fullName}")
         }
 
         return found