diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d20046f3..6eb98b50 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.28.1'
+    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.28.2'
     implementation 'joda-time:joda-time:2.10.1'
     implementation 'com.googlecode.ez-vcard:ez-vcard:0.10.5'
     implementation 'com.github.tibbi:IndicatorFastScroll:08f512858a'
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt
index 56eedce1..c17708ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ class ViewContactActivity : ContactActivity() {
             contact_numbers_image.beGone()
             contact_numbers_holder.beGone()
         }
+
+        // make sure the Call and SMS buttons are visible if any phone number is shown
+        if (phoneNumbers.isNotEmpty()) {
+            contact_send_sms.beVisible()
+            contact_start_call.beVisible()
+        }
     }
 
     // a contact cannot have different emails per contact source. Such contacts are handled as separate ones, not duplicates of each other