diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
index b7d29424c2..6598102a84 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public class Recipient implements Parcelable, CanonicalRecipient {
             Recipient.this.contactUri                = result.contactUri;
             Recipient.this.contactPhoto              = result.avatar;
             Recipient.this.circleCroppedContactPhoto = result.croppedAvatar;
+            
             localListeners                           = (HashSet<RecipientModifiedListener>) listeners.clone();
             listeners.clear();
           }
@@ -94,12 +95,15 @@ public class Recipient implements Parcelable, CanonicalRecipient {
     });
   }
 
-  Recipient(String name, String number, long recipientId, Uri contactUri, Bitmap contactPhoto) {
-    this.number       = number;
-    this.recipientId  = recipientId;
-    this.contactUri   = contactUri;
-    this.name         = name;
-    this.contactPhoto = contactPhoto;
+  Recipient(String name, String number, long recipientId, Uri contactUri, Bitmap contactPhoto,
+            Bitmap circleCroppedContactPhoto)
+  {
+    this.number                     = number;
+    this.recipientId                = recipientId;
+    this.contactUri                 = contactUri;
+    this.name                       = name;
+    this.contactPhoto               = contactPhoto;
+    this.circleCroppedContactPhoto  = circleCroppedContactPhoto;
   }
 
   public Recipient(Parcel in) {
@@ -185,7 +189,9 @@ public class Recipient implements Parcelable, CanonicalRecipient {
   }
 
   public static Recipient getUnknownRecipient(Context context) {
-    return new Recipient("Unknown", "Unknown", -1, null, ContactPhotoFactory.getDefaultContactPhoto(context));
+    return new Recipient("Unknown", "Unknown", -1, null,
+                         ContactPhotoFactory.getDefaultContactPhoto(context),
+                         ContactPhotoFactory.getDefaultContactPhotoCropped(context));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/RecipientProvider.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/RecipientProvider.java
index 725bd7ece7..c075348893 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/RecipientProvider.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/RecipientProvider.java
@@ -72,12 +72,17 @@ public class RecipientProvider {
     else                  details = getRecipientDetails(context, number);
 
     if (details != null) {
-      recipient = new Recipient(details.name, number, recipientId, details.contactUri, details.avatar);
+      recipient = new Recipient(details.name, number, recipientId, details.contactUri, details.avatar,
+                                details.croppedAvatar);
     } else {
-      final Bitmap defaultPhoto = isGroupRecipient
-                                    ? ContactPhotoFactory.getDefaultGroupPhoto(context)
-                                    : ContactPhotoFactory.getDefaultContactPhoto(context);
-      recipient = new Recipient(null, number, recipientId, null, defaultPhoto);
+      final Bitmap defaultPhoto        = isGroupRecipient
+                                           ? ContactPhotoFactory.getDefaultGroupPhoto(context)
+                                           : ContactPhotoFactory.getDefaultContactPhoto(context);
+      final Bitmap defaultCroppedPhoto = isGroupRecipient
+                                           ? ContactPhotoFactory.getDefaultGroupPhotoCropped(context)
+                                           : ContactPhotoFactory.getDefaultContactPhotoCropped(context);
+
+      recipient = new Recipient(null, number, recipientId, null, defaultPhoto, defaultCroppedPhoto);
     }
 
     recipientCache.put(recipientId, recipient);