diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Contact.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Contact.java
index 7789a66864ee693f058a2ee23d655dd63fe72ed2..07ffbc89caa64b96c55b2b94da193a079b63a4e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Contact.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Contact.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class Contact implements ListItem, Blockable {
 
 	public static final String SYSTEMNAME = "systemname";
 	public static final String SERVERNAME = "servername";
+	public static final String PRESENCE_NAME = "presence_name";
 	public static final String JID = "jid";
 	public static final String OPTIONS = "options";
 	public static final String SYSTEMACCOUNT = "systemaccount";
@@ -62,13 +63,14 @@ public class Contact implements ListItem, Blockable {
 	private long mLastseen = 0;
 	private String mLastPresence = null;
 
-	public Contact(final String account, final String systemName, final String serverName,
+	public Contact(final String account, final String systemName, final String serverName, final String presenceName,
 	               final Jid jid, final int subscription, final String photoUri,
 	               final Uri systemAccount, final String keys, final String avatar, final long lastseen,
 	               final String presence, final String groups) {
 		this.accountUuid = account;
 		this.systemName = systemName;
 		this.serverName = serverName;
+		this.presenceName = presenceName;
 		this.jid = jid;
 		this.subscription = subscription;
 		this.photoUri = photoUri;
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ public class Contact implements ListItem, Blockable {
 		return new Contact(cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(ACCOUNT)),
 				cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(SYSTEMNAME)),
 				cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(SERVERNAME)),
+				cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(PRESENCE_NAME)),
 				jid,
 				cursor.getInt(cursor.getColumnIndex(OPTIONS)),
 				cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(PHOTOURI)),
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ public class Contact implements ListItem, Blockable {
 			values.put(ACCOUNT, accountUuid);
 			values.put(SYSTEMNAME, systemName);
 			values.put(SERVERNAME, serverName);
+			values.put(PRESENCE_NAME, presenceName);
 			values.put(JID, jid.toString());
 			values.put(OPTIONS, subscription);
 			values.put(SYSTEMACCOUNT, systemAccount != null ? systemAccount.toString() : null);
@@ -554,6 +558,10 @@ public class Contact implements ListItem, Blockable {
 		return UIHelper.getColorForName(jid != null ? jid.asBareJid().toString() : getDisplayName());
 	}
 
+	public boolean hasAvatarOrPresenceName() {
+		return (avatar != null && avatar.getFilename() != null) || presenceName != null;
+	}
+
 	public final class Options {
 		public static final int TO = 0;
 		public static final int FROM = 1;
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java
index 7622d307139ad95ddab5da9668e7ce9b68d44502..7a82b092d80d1f476b86cf01a91771455ae618a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ public class MessageParser extends AbstractParser implements OnMessagePacketRece
         } else {
             Contact contact = account.getRoster().getContact(user);
             if (contact.setPresenceName(nick)) {
+                mXmppConnectionService.syncRoster(account);
                 mXmppConnectionService.getAvatarService().clear(contact);
             }
         }
@@ -1011,8 +1012,9 @@ public class MessageParser extends AbstractParser implements OnMessagePacketRece
 
         final String nick = packet.findChildContent("nick", Namespace.NICK);
         if (nick != null && InvalidJid.hasValidFrom(original)) {
-            Contact contact = account.getRoster().getContact(from);
+            final Contact contact = account.getRoster().getContact(from);
             if (contact.setPresenceName(nick)) {
+                mXmppConnectionService.syncRoster(account);
                 mXmppConnectionService.getAvatarService().clear(contact);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/PresenceParser.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/PresenceParser.java
index 4e862ddf6c9ab059325d3115fa8545aa259fec23..7f57ef7331326d3f70e3c6d0d85478cadb3adddd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/PresenceParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/PresenceParser.java
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ public class PresenceParser extends AbstractParser implements
 			mXmppConnectionService.onContactStatusChanged.onContactStatusChanged(contact, false);
 		} else if (type.equals("subscribe")) {
 			if (contact.setPresenceName(packet.findChildContent("nick", Namespace.NICK))) {
+				mXmppConnectionService.syncRoster(account);
 				mXmppConnectionService.getAvatarService().clear(contact);
 			}
 			if (contact.getOption(Contact.Options.PREEMPTIVE_GRANT)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
index 4d8e8d22d975467c1de2910e9cf0db4f07fc4bb1..789b07c42b479d57b629b564566a3ff050f5cdad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
@@ -63,11 +63,12 @@ import eu.siacs.conversations.xmpp.Jid;
 public class DatabaseBackend extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
 
     private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "history";
-    private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 46;
+    private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 47;
     private static DatabaseBackend instance = null;
     private static String CREATE_CONTATCS_STATEMENT = "create table "
             + Contact.TABLENAME + "(" + Contact.ACCOUNT + " TEXT, "
             + Contact.SERVERNAME + " TEXT, " + Contact.SYSTEMNAME + " TEXT,"
+            + Contact.PRESENCE_NAME + " TEXT,"
             + Contact.JID + " TEXT," + Contact.KEYS + " TEXT,"
             + Contact.PHOTOURI + " TEXT," + Contact.OPTIONS + " NUMBER,"
             + Contact.SYSTEMACCOUNT + " NUMBER, " + Contact.AVATAR + " TEXT, "
@@ -555,6 +556,9 @@ public class DatabaseBackend extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
             final long diff = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - start;
             Log.d(Config.LOGTAG,"deleted old edit information in "+diff+"ms");
         }
+        if (oldVersion < 47 && newVersion >= 47) {
+            db.execSQL("ALTER TABLE " + Contact.TABLENAME + " ADD COLUMN " + Contact.PRESENCE_NAME + " TEXT");
+        }
     }
 
     private void canonicalizeJids(SQLiteDatabase db) {
@@ -573,7 +577,7 @@ public class DatabaseBackend extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            String updateArgs[] = {
+            final String[] updateArgs = {
                     newJid,
                     cursor.getString(cursor.getColumnIndex(Conversation.UUID)),
             };
@@ -1011,7 +1015,7 @@ public class DatabaseBackend extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
         final SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();
         db.beginTransaction();
         for (Contact contact : roster.getContacts()) {
-            if (contact.getOption(Contact.Options.IN_ROSTER) || contact.getAvatarFilename() != null || contact.getOption(Contact.Options.SYNCED_VIA_OTHER)) {
+            if (contact.getOption(Contact.Options.IN_ROSTER) || contact.hasAvatarOrPresenceName() || contact.getOption(Contact.Options.SYNCED_VIA_OTHER)) {
                 db.insert(Contact.TABLENAME, null, contact.getContentValues());
             } else {
                 String where = Contact.ACCOUNT + "=? AND " + Contact.JID + "=?";