diff --git a/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_contact.xml b/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_contact.xml
index 69ec0383e31bda3ec65b01e7fea2faab620448b2..0fc6d195feae7400f858e41feac2f4ff3519a25b 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_contact.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/layout/list_item_contact.xml
@@ -2,49 +2,71 @@
 <LinearLayout
 	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 	xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-	android:orientation="vertical"
 	android:layout_width="match_parent"
-	android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+	android:orientation="vertical">
 
-	<LinearLayout
-		android:orientation="horizontal"
+	<RelativeLayout
 		android:layout_width="match_parent"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
-		android:padding="12dp">
-
-	<ImageView
-		android:id="@+id/bulbView"
-		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/margin_medium"
-		android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/margin_medium"
-		android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
-		tools:src="@drawable/contact_disconnected"/>
-
-	<TextView
-		android:id="@+id/nameView"
-		android:layout_width="0dp"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_weight="1"
-		android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
-		android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/margin_small"
-		android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/margin_small"
-		android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_medium"
-		android:gravity="center_vertical"
-		tools:text="This is a name of a contact. It can be quite long."/>
-
-	<TextView
-		android:id="@+id/dateView"
-		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_height="match_parent"
-		android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/margin_small"
-		android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/margin_small"
-		android:gravity="center_vertical"
-		android:textColor="@color/no_private_messages"
-		tools:text="Dec 24"/>
-
-	</LinearLayout>
+		android:layout_height="@dimen/listitem_height_one_line_avatar"
+		android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground">
+
+		<im.delight.android.identicons.SymmetricIdenticon
+			android:id="@+id/identiconView"
+			android:layout_width="@dimen/listitem_picture_size"
+			android:layout_height="@dimen/listitem_picture_size"
+			android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+			android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
+			android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+			android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
+			android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"/>
+
+		<LinearLayout
+			android:id="@+id/bulbHolder"
+			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+			android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+			android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+			android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
+			android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/listitem_horizontal_margin"
+			android:gravity="right"
+			android:orientation="vertical">
+
+			<ImageView
+				android:id="@+id/bulbView"
+				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+				tools:src="@drawable/contact_disconnected"/>
+
+			<TextView
+				android:id="@+id/dateView"
+				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+				android:textColor="@color/no_private_messages"
+				tools:text="Dec 24"/>
+
+		</LinearLayout>
+
+		<TextView
+			android:id="@+id/nameView"
+			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+			android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
+			android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+			android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/margin_small"
+			android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/listitem_text_left_margin"
+			android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/margin_small"
+			android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/listitem_text_left_margin"
+			android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/bulbHolder"
+			android:layout_toStartOf="@id/bulbHolder"
+			android:gravity="center_vertical"
+			android:maxLines="2"
+			android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_medium"
+			tools:text="This is a name of a contact. It can be quite long."/>
+
+	</RelativeLayout>
 
 	<View style="@style/Divider.Horizontal"/>
 
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml b/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml
index e417b0897aa47a6ad3824c2cfdd7e7c9bd74d19a..181b5b992eee852739405c93c5f57a6f4bec84b5 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -20,4 +20,10 @@
 	<dimen name="nav_drawer_width">300dp</dimen>
 	<dimen name="nav_seperator_height">1dp</dimen>
 
+	<dimen name="listitem_horizontal_margin">16dp</dimen>
+	<dimen name="listitem_picture_size">40dp</dimen>
+	<dimen name="listitem_text_left_margin">72dp</dimen>
+
+	<dimen name="listitem_height_one_line_avatar">56dp</dimen>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListAdapter.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListAdapter.java
index 9d040e87d55380621a75ef665676ca92a0809c57..ac83a2fb499a3701ce2adc5f4f6089baa48a6ff6 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListAdapter.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/contact/ContactListAdapter.java
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import org.briarproject.R;
 import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactId;
+import org.briarproject.api.identity.Author;
 import org.briarproject.api.sync.GroupId;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import im.delight.android.identicons.IdenticonView;
+
 import static android.support.v7.util.SortedList.INVALID_POSITION;
 
 public class ContactListAdapter
@@ -113,7 +116,9 @@ public class ContactListAdapter
 			ui.bulb.setImageResource(R.drawable.contact_disconnected);
 		}
 
-		String contactName = item.getContact().getAuthor().getName();
+		Author author = item.getContact().getAuthor();
+		ui.identicon.show(author.getId().getBytes());
+		String contactName = author.getName();
 		if (unread > 0) {
 			ui.name.setText(contactName + " (" + unread + ")");
 		} else {
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@ public class ContactListAdapter
 	public static class ContactHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 		public ViewGroup layout;
 		public ImageView bulb;
+		public IdenticonView identicon;
 		public TextView name;
 		public TextView date;
 
@@ -201,6 +207,7 @@ public class ContactListAdapter
 
 			layout = (ViewGroup) v;
 			bulb = (ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.bulbView);
+			identicon = (IdenticonView) v.findViewById(R.id.identiconView);
 			name = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.nameView);
 			date = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.dateView);
 		}