diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
index 6442a686cc..dc456bf2f7 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class Recipient {
   private @NonNull  String  number;
   private @Nullable String  name;
   private boolean stale;
+  private boolean resolving;
 
   private ContactPhoto contactPhoto;
   private Uri          contactUri;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public class Recipient {
     this.number       = number;
     this.contactPhoto = ContactPhotoFactory.getLoadingPhoto();
     this.color        = null;
+    this.resolving    = true;
 
     if (stale != null) {
       this.name         = stale.name;
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ public class Recipient {
             Recipient.this.contactUri   = result.contactUri;
             Recipient.this.contactPhoto = result.avatar;
             Recipient.this.color        = result.color;
+            Recipient.this.resolving    = false;
           }
 
           notifyListeners();
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ public class Recipient {
     this.name         = details.name;
     this.contactPhoto = details.avatar;
     this.color        = details.color;
+    this.resolving    = false;
   }
 
   public synchronized @Nullable Uri getContactUri() {
@@ -193,4 +197,9 @@ public class Recipient {
   void setStale() {
     this.stale = true;
   }
+
+  synchronized boolean isResolving() {
+    return resolving;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/RecipientProvider.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/RecipientProvider.java
index 08968048cb..de023827fc 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/RecipientProvider.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/RecipientProvider.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
-public class RecipientProvider {
+class RecipientProvider {
 
   private static final String TAG = RecipientProvider.class.getSimpleName();
 
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ public class RecipientProvider {
 
   @NonNull Recipient getRecipient(Context context, long recipientId, boolean asynchronous) {
     Recipient cachedRecipient = recipientCache.get(recipientId);
-    if (cachedRecipient != null && !cachedRecipient.isStale()) return cachedRecipient;
+    if (cachedRecipient != null && !cachedRecipient.isStale() && (asynchronous || !cachedRecipient.isResolving())) {
+      return cachedRecipient;
+    }
 
     String number = CanonicalAddressDatabase.getInstance(context).getAddressFromId(recipientId);
 
@@ -88,7 +90,9 @@ public class RecipientProvider {
 
   @NonNull Recipients getRecipients(Context context, long[] recipientIds, boolean asynchronous) {
     Recipients cachedRecipients = recipientsCache.get(new RecipientIds(recipientIds));
-    if (cachedRecipients != null && !cachedRecipients.isStale()) return cachedRecipients;
+    if (cachedRecipients != null && !cachedRecipients.isStale() && (asynchronous || !cachedRecipients.isResolving())) {
+      return cachedRecipients;
+    }
 
     List<Recipient> recipientList = new LinkedList<>();
 
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipients.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipients.java
index fb708de838..12ad658468 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipients.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipients.java
@@ -344,6 +344,14 @@ public class Recipients implements Iterable<Recipient>, RecipientModifiedListene
     this.stale = true;
   }
 
+  boolean isResolving() {
+    for (Recipient recipient : recipients) {
+      if (recipient.isResolving()) return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   public interface RecipientsModifiedListener {
     public void onModified(Recipients recipient);
   }