diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/databases/ContactsDatabase.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/databases/ContactsDatabase.kt
index 530b1cde..042ab5c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/databases/ContactsDatabase.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/databases/ContactsDatabase.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import androidx.room.Database
 import androidx.room.Room
 import androidx.room.RoomDatabase
 import androidx.room.TypeConverters
+import androidx.room.migration.Migration
 import androidx.sqlite.db.SupportSQLiteDatabase
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.helpers.Converters
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.helpers.FIRST_CONTACT_ID
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.models.Group
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro.models.LocalContact
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors
 
-@Database(entities = [LocalContact::class, Group::class], version = 1)
+@Database(entities = [LocalContact::class, Group::class], version = 2)
 @TypeConverters(Converters::class)
 abstract class ContactsDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
 
@@ -32,13 +33,14 @@ abstract class ContactsDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
                 synchronized(ContactsDatabase::class) {
                     if (db == null) {
                         db = Room.databaseBuilder(context.applicationContext, ContactsDatabase::class.java, "local_contacts.db")
-                                .addCallback(object : Callback() {
-                                    override fun onCreate(db: SupportSQLiteDatabase) {
-                                        super.onCreate(db)
-                                        increaseAutoIncrementIds()
-                                    }
-                                })
-                                .build()
+                            .addCallback(object : Callback() {
+                                override fun onCreate(db: SupportSQLiteDatabase) {
+                                    super.onCreate(db)
+                                    increaseAutoIncrementIds()
+                                }
+                            })
+                            .addMigrations(MIGRATION_1_2)
+                            .build()
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -67,5 +69,13 @@ abstract class ContactsDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        private val MIGRATION_1_2 = object : Migration(1, 2) {
+            override fun migrate(database: SupportSQLiteDatabase) {
+                database.apply {
+                    execSQL("ALTER TABLE contacts ADD COLUMN photo_uri TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT ''")
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
index 81da9bd4..fa4d911b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ const val TELEGRAM_PACKAGE = "org.telegram.messenger"
 const val SIGNAL_PACKAGE = "org.thoughtcrime.securesms"
 const val WHATSAPP_PACKAGE = "com.whatsapp"
 
-fun getEmptyLocalContact() = LocalContact(0, "", "", "", "", "", "", null, ArrayList(), ArrayList(), ArrayList(), 0, ArrayList(), "", ArrayList(), "", "", ArrayList(), ArrayList())
+fun getEmptyLocalContact() = LocalContact(0, "", "", "", "", "", "", null, "", ArrayList(), ArrayList(), ArrayList(), 0, ArrayList(), "", ArrayList(), "", "", ArrayList(), ArrayList())
 
 fun getProperText(text: String, shouldNormalize: Boolean) = if (shouldNormalize) text.normalizeString() else text
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/LocalContactsHelper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/LocalContactsHelper.kt
index 0f74e15f..ce5007ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/LocalContactsHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/helpers/LocalContactsHelper.kt
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class LocalContactsHelper(val context: Context) {
             contactId = localContact.id!!
             thumbnailUri = ""
             photo = contactPhoto
+            photoUri = localContact.photoUri
             notes = localContact.notes
             groups = storedGroups.filter { localContact.groups.contains(it.id) } as ArrayList<Group>
             organization = Organization(localContact.company, localContact.jobPosition)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/models/LocalContact.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/models/LocalContact.kt
index a2947246..53f96fcd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/models/LocalContact.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/models/LocalContact.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ data class LocalContact(
         @ColumnInfo(name = "suffix") var suffix: String,
         @ColumnInfo(name = "nickname") var nickname: String,
         @ColumnInfo(name = "photo", typeAffinity = ColumnInfo.BLOB) var photo: ByteArray?,
+        @ColumnInfo(name = "photo_uri") var photoUri: String,
         @ColumnInfo(name = "phone_numbers") var phoneNumbers: ArrayList<PhoneNumber>,
         @ColumnInfo(name = "emails") var emails: ArrayList<Email>,
         @ColumnInfo(name = "events") var events: ArrayList<Event>,