diff --git a/toxygen/contacts/basecontact.py b/toxygen/contacts/basecontact.py
index 0357809..fa709db 100644
--- a/toxygen/contacts/basecontact.py
+++ b/toxygen/contacts/basecontact.py
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ class BaseContact:
 
         return util.join_path(directory, '{}.png'.format(self._tox_id[:TOX_PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE * 2]))
 
+    def has_avatar(self):
+        path = self.get_contact_avatar_path()
+
+        return util.file_exists(path)
+
     def get_avatar_changed_event(self):
         return self._avatar_changed_event
 
diff --git a/toxygen/contacts/contacts_manager.py b/toxygen/contacts/contacts_manager.py
index 46e98a2..6812391 100644
--- a/toxygen/contacts/contacts_manager.py
+++ b/toxygen/contacts/contacts_manager.py
@@ -296,11 +296,7 @@ class ContactsManager(ToxSave):
         Adds friend to list
         """
         self._tox.friend_add_norequest(tox_id)
-        self._history.add_friend_to_db(tox_id)
-        friend = self._contact_provider.get_friend_by_public_key(tox_id)
-        self._contacts.append(friend)
-        friend.reset_avatar(self._settings['identicons'])
-        self._save_profile()
+        self._add_friend(tox_id)
 
     def block_user(self, tox_id):
         """
@@ -375,8 +371,7 @@ class ContactsManager(ToxSave):
             else:
                 self._tox.friend_add(tox_id, message.encode('utf-8'))
                 tox_id = tox_id[:TOX_PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE * 2]
-                friend = self._contact_provider.get_friend_by_public_key(tox_id)
-                self._contacts.append(friend)
+                self._add_friend(tox_id)
             self.save_profile()
             return True
         except Exception as ex:  # wrong data
@@ -430,6 +425,8 @@ class ContactsManager(ToxSave):
         self._load_groups()
         if len(self._contacts):
             self.set_active(0)
+        for contact in filter(lambda c: not c.has_avatar(), self._contacts):
+            contact.reset_avatar(self._settings['identicons'])
         self.update_filtration()
 
     def _load_friends(self):
@@ -477,6 +474,14 @@ class ContactsManager(ToxSave):
         self._screen.account_avatar.setPixmap(pixmap.scaled(width, width,
                                                             QtCore.Qt.KeepAspectRatio, QtCore.Qt.SmoothTransformation))
 
+    def _add_friend(self, tox_id):
+        self._history.add_friend_to_db(tox_id)
+        friend = self._contact_provider.get_friend_by_public_key(tox_id)
+        self._contacts.append(friend)
+        if not friend.has_avatar():
+            friend.reset_avatar(self._settings['identicons'])
+        self._save_profile()
+
     def _save_profile(self):
         data = self._tox.get_savedata()
         self._profile_manager.save_profile(data)
diff --git a/toxygen/ui/main_screen.py b/toxygen/ui/main_screen.py
index e88437a..5bcd15a 100644
--- a/toxygen/ui/main_screen.py
+++ b/toxygen/ui/main_screen.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self._plugins_loader = None
         self.setAcceptDrops(True)
         self._saved = False
-        self._profile = self._toxes = None
+        self._profile = self._toxes = self._messenger = None
         self._file_transfer_handler = self._history_loader = self._groups_service = self._calls_manager = None
         self._should_show_group_peers_list = False
         self.initUI()
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self._calls_manager = calls_manager
         self._groups_service = groups_service
         self._toxes = toxes
+        self._messenger = messenger
         self._contacts_manager.active_contact_changed.add_callback(self._new_contact_selected)
         self.messageEdit.set_messenger(messenger)
 
diff --git a/toxygen/utils/util.py b/toxygen/utils/util.py
index 5790a5b..0f718ef 100644
--- a/toxygen/utils/util.py
+++ b/toxygen/utils/util.py
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ def join_path(a, b):
     return os.path.join(a, b)
 
 
+def file_exists(file_path):
+    return os.path.exists(file_path)
+
+
 def copy(src, dest):
     if not os.path.exists(dest):
         os.makedirs(dest)