diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/PlaintextBackupExporter.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/PlaintextBackupExporter.java
index 7e9f10749a..46e019f58a 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/PlaintextBackupExporter.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/PlaintextBackupExporter.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class PlaintextBackupExporter {
       while ((record = reader.getNext()) != null) {
         XmlBackup.XmlBackupItem item =
             new XmlBackup.XmlBackupItem(0, record.getIndividualRecipient().getNumber(),
+                                        record.getIndividualRecipient().getName(),
                                         record.getDateReceived(),
                                         MmsSmsColumns.Types.translateToSystemBaseType(record.getType()),
                                         null, record.getDisplayBody().toString(), null,
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/XmlBackup.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/XmlBackup.java
index 3bf178af14..6004438fa4 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/XmlBackup.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/XmlBackup.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ public class XmlBackup {
 
   private static final String PROTOCOL       = "protocol";
   private static final String ADDRESS        = "address";
+  private static final String CONTACT_NAME   = "contact_name";
   private static final String DATE           = "date";
+  private static final String READABLE_DATE  = "readable_date";
   private static final String TYPE           = "type";
   private static final String SUBJECT        = "subject";
   private static final String BODY           = "body";
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ public class XmlBackup {
   private static final String SC_TOA         = "sc_toa";
   private static final String LOCKED         = "locked";
 
+  private static final SimpleDateFormat dateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z");
+
   private final XmlPullParser parser;
 
   public XmlBackup(String path) throws XmlPullParserException, FileNotFoundException {
@@ -62,7 +67,9 @@ public class XmlBackup {
 
         if      (attributeName.equals(PROTOCOL      )) item.protocol      = Integer.parseInt(parser.getAttributeValue(i));
         else if (attributeName.equals(ADDRESS       )) item.address       = parser.getAttributeValue(i);
+        else if (attributeName.equals(CONTACT_NAME  )) item.contactName   = parser.getAttributeValue(i);
         else if (attributeName.equals(DATE          )) item.date          = Long.parseLong(parser.getAttributeValue(i));
+        else if (attributeName.equals(READABLE_DATE )) item.readableDate  = parser.getAttributeValue(i);
         else if (attributeName.equals(TYPE          )) item.type          = Integer.parseInt(parser.getAttributeValue(i));
         else if (attributeName.equals(SUBJECT       )) item.subject       = parser.getAttributeValue(i);
         else if (attributeName.equals(BODY          )) item.body          = parser.getAttributeValue(i);
@@ -80,7 +87,9 @@ public class XmlBackup {
   public static class XmlBackupItem {
     private int    protocol;
     private String address;
+    private String contactName;
     private long   date;
+    private String readableDate;
     private int    type;
     private String subject;
     private String body;
@@ -90,12 +99,14 @@ public class XmlBackup {
 
     public XmlBackupItem() {}
 
-    public XmlBackupItem(int protocol, String address, long date, int type, String subject,
-                         String body, String serviceCenter, int read, int status)
+    public XmlBackupItem(int protocol, String address, String contactName, long date, int type,
+                         String subject, String body, String serviceCenter, int read, int status)
     {
       this.protocol      = protocol;
       this.address       = address;
+      this.contactName   = contactName;
       this.date          = date;
+      this.readableDate  = dateFormatter.format(date);
       this.type          = type;
       this.subject       = subject;
       this.body          = body;
@@ -112,10 +123,18 @@ public class XmlBackup {
       return address;
     }
 
+    public String getContactName() {
+      return contactName;
+    }
+
     public long getDate() {
       return date;
     }
 
+    public String getReadableDate() {
+      return readableDate;
+    }
+
     public int getType() {
       return type;
     }
@@ -172,7 +191,9 @@ public class XmlBackup {
       stringBuilder.append(OPEN_TAG_SMS);
       appendAttribute(stringBuilder, PROTOCOL, item.getProtocol());
       appendAttribute(stringBuilder, ADDRESS, escapeXML(item.getAddress()));
+      appendAttribute(stringBuilder, CONTACT_NAME, item.getContactName());
       appendAttribute(stringBuilder, DATE, item.getDate());
+      appendAttribute(stringBuilder, READABLE_DATE, item.getReadableDate());
       appendAttribute(stringBuilder, TYPE, item.getType());
       appendAttribute(stringBuilder, SUBJECT, escapeXML(item.getSubject()));
       appendAttribute(stringBuilder, BODY, escapeXML(item.getBody()));