diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactSelectionListAdapter.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactSelectionListAdapter.java
index 11cb8cf9d4..41c6183b4d 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactSelectionListAdapter.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactSelectionListAdapter.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public class ContactSelectionListAdapter extends    CursorAdapter
   private int NAME_COLUMN        = -1;
   private int NUMBER_COLUMN      = -1;
   private int NUMBER_TYPE_COLUMN = -1;
+  private int LABEL_COLUMN       = -1;
   private int ID_COLUMN          = -1;
 
   private final Context        context;
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public class ContactSelectionListAdapter extends    CursorAdapter
     public String name;
     public String number;
     public int    numberType;
+    public String label;
     public long   id;
   }
 
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ public class ContactSelectionListAdapter extends    CursorAdapter
     contactData.name       = cursor.getString(NAME_COLUMN);
     contactData.number     = cursor.getString(NUMBER_COLUMN);
     contactData.numberType = cursor.getInt(NUMBER_TYPE_COLUMN);
+    contactData.label      = cursor.getString(LABEL_COLUMN);
     contactData.id         = cursor.getLong(ID_COLUMN);
 
     if (contactData.type != ContactsDatabase.PUSH_TYPE) {
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ public class ContactSelectionListAdapter extends    CursorAdapter
       holder.number.setText(contactData.number);
     } else {
       final CharSequence label = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.getTypeLabel(context.getResources(),
-                                                                                     contactData.numberType, "");
+                                                                                     contactData.numberType, contactData.label);
       final CharSequence numberWithLabel = contactData.number + "  " + label;
       final Spannable    numberLabelSpan = new SpannableString(numberWithLabel);
       numberLabelSpan.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(drawables.getColor(2, 0xff444444)), contactData.number.length(), numberWithLabel.length(), Spannable.SPAN_INCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
@@ -250,6 +253,7 @@ public class ContactSelectionListAdapter extends    CursorAdapter
     this.NAME_COLUMN        = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsDatabase.NAME_COLUMN);
     this.NUMBER_COLUMN      = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsDatabase.NUMBER_COLUMN);
     this.NUMBER_TYPE_COLUMN = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsDatabase.NUMBER_TYPE_COLUMN);
+    this.LABEL_COLUMN       = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsDatabase.LABEL_COLUMN);
     this.ID_COLUMN          = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ContactsDatabase.ID_COLUMN);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactsDatabase.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactsDatabase.java
index 5431d7eb3c..3f03416cdb 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactsDatabase.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/contacts/ContactsDatabase.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class ContactsDatabase {
   public static final String NAME_COLUMN        = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.DISPLAY_NAME;
   public static final String NUMBER_TYPE_COLUMN = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE;
   public static final String NUMBER_COLUMN      = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.NUMBER;
+  public static final String LABEL_COLUMN       = ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.LABEL;
   public static final String TYPE_COLUMN        = "type";
 
   private static final String   FILTER_SELECTION   = NAME_COLUMN + " LIKE ? OR " + NUMBER_COLUMN + " LIKE ?";
@@ -60,11 +61,13 @@ public class ContactsDatabase {
   private static final String[] ANDROID_PROJECTION = new String[]{ID_COLUMN,
                                                                   NAME_COLUMN,
                                                                   NUMBER_TYPE_COLUMN,
+                                                                  LABEL_COLUMN,
                                                                   NUMBER_COLUMN};
 
   private static final String[] CONTACTS_PROJECTION = new String[]{ID_COLUMN,
                                                                    NAME_COLUMN,
                                                                    NUMBER_TYPE_COLUMN,
+                                                                   LABEL_COLUMN,
                                                                    NUMBER_COLUMN,
                                                                    TYPE_COLUMN};
 
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ public class ContactsDatabase {
     if (includeAndroidContacts && !Util.isEmpty(filter) && NumberUtil.isValidSmsOrEmail(filter)) {
       newNumberCursor = new MatrixCursor(CONTACTS_PROJECTION, 1);
       newNumberCursor.addRow(new Object[]{-1L, context.getString(R.string.contact_selection_list__unknown_contact),
-                                          0, filter, NORMAL_TYPE});
+                             ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE_CUSTOM, "\u21e2", filter, NORMAL_TYPE});
     } else {
       newNumberCursor = null;
     }
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ public class ContactsDatabase {
             ID_COLUMN          + " INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, " +
             NAME_COLUMN        + " TEXT, " +
             NUMBER_TYPE_COLUMN + " INTEGER, " +
+            LABEL_COLUMN       + " TEXT, " +
             NUMBER_COLUMN      + " TEXT, " +
             TYPE_COLUMN        + " INTEGER);";
 
@@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ public class ContactsDatabase {
         values.put(ID_COLUMN, user.id);
         values.put(NAME_COLUMN, user.name);
         values.put(NUMBER_TYPE_COLUMN, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Phone.TYPE_CUSTOM);
+        values.put(LABEL_COLUMN, (String)null);
         values.put(NUMBER_COLUMN, user.numbers.get(0).number);
         values.put(TYPE_COLUMN, PUSH_TYPE);
         mDatabase.insertWithOnConflict(TABLE_NAME, null, values, SQLiteDatabase.CONFLICT_IGNORE);