diff --git a/include/transport/networkplugin.h b/include/transport/networkplugin.h
index f94509e148f714c3a1b00f0611370669b45c05b6..f31a556a770d6af1a15ec0dccd47b5f8d5ba6ba0 100644
--- a/include/transport/networkplugin.h
+++ b/include/transport/networkplugin.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class NetworkPlugin {
 		virtual void handleLogoutRequest(const std::string &user, const std::string &legacyName) = 0;
 		virtual void handleMessageSendRequest(const std::string &user, const std::string &legacyName, const std::string &message) = 0;
 		virtual void handleVCardRequest(const std::string &/*user*/, const std::string &/*legacyName*/, unsigned int /*id*/) {}
+		virtual void handleVCardUpdatedRequest(const std::string &/*user*/, const std::string &/*photo*/) {}
 		virtual void handleJoinRoomRequest(const std::string &/*user*/, const std::string &/*room*/, const std::string &/*nickname*/, const std::string &/*pasword*/) {}
 		virtual void handleLeaveRoomRequest(const std::string &/*user*/, const std::string &/*room*/) {}
 		virtual void handleStatusChangeRequest(const std::string &/*user*/, int status, const std::string &statusMessage) {}
diff --git a/src/networkplugin.cpp b/src/networkplugin.cpp
index 11733cd1555a8f3fd8263245cc619db7f6a9ab1a..a3d9ed1633ad22365dc2fcf8e240b1d0164fca98 100644
--- a/src/networkplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/networkplugin.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,12 @@ void NetworkPlugin::handleVCardPayload(const std::string &data) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	handleVCardRequest(payload.username(), payload.buddyname(), payload.id());
+	if (payload.has_photo()) {
+		handleVCardUpdatedRequest(payload.username(), payload.photo());
+	}
+	else if (!payload.buddyname().empty()) {
+		handleVCardRequest(payload.username(), payload.buddyname(), payload.id());
+	}
 }
 
 void NetworkPlugin::handleBuddyChangedPayload(const std::string &data) {