diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Contact.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Contact.java
index e302fed7d342f960c4a4632f5bbbf082bd5ac2a7..5a14c96cac2b03be7b953898108a5c5930f255da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Contact.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Contact.java
@@ -525,6 +525,10 @@ public class Contact implements ListItem, Blockable {
             return 1;
         }
 
+        if (getDisplayName().equals(another.getDisplayName())) {
+            return getJid().compareTo(another.getJid());
+        }
+
         return this.getDisplayName().compareToIgnoreCase(
                 another.getDisplayName());
     }