diff --git a/src/accounts/xmpp/sip/XmppSip.cpp b/src/accounts/xmpp/sip/XmppSip.cpp
index 512217165..97cb46e54 100644
--- a/src/accounts/xmpp/sip/XmppSip.cpp
+++ b/src/accounts/xmpp/sip/XmppSip.cpp
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@ XmppSipPlugin::handlePeerStatus( const Jreen::JID& jid, Jreen::Presence::Type pr
         m_peers[ jid ] = presenceType;
 
         Tomahawk::peerinfo_ptr peerInfo = PeerInfo::get( this, fulljid, PeerInfo::AutoCreate );
+        peerInfo->setContactId( jid.bare() );
         peerInfo->setStatus( PeerInfo::Online );
 
 #ifndef ENABLE_HEADLESS
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.cpp
index 22c674635..443378190 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/network/Servent.cpp
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ Servent::registerPeer( const Tomahawk::peerinfo_ptr& peerInfo )
             ControlConnection* conn = new ControlConnection( this );
 
             const QString& nodeid = Database::instance()->impl()->dbid();
-            conn->setName( peerId.left( peerId.indexOf( "/" ) ) );
+            conn->setName( peerInfo->contactId() );
             conn->setId( nodeid );
             conn->addPeerInfo( peerInfo );
 
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ Servent::connectToPeer( const peerinfo_ptr& peerInfo )
     conn->setFirstMessage( m );
 
     if ( peerInfo->id().length() )
-        conn->setName( peerInfo->id() );
+        conn->setName( peerInfo->contactId() );
     if ( sipInfo.nodeId().length() )
         conn->setId( sipInfo.nodeId() );
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.cpp
index 8e25795bc..005bcbe20 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,20 @@ PeerInfo::debugName() const
 }
 
 
+void
+PeerInfo::setContactId ( const QString& contactId )
+{
+    m_contactId = contactId;
+}
+
+
+const QString
+PeerInfo::contactId() const
+{
+    return m_contactId;
+}
+
+
 
 void
 PeerInfo::setStatus( PeerInfo::Status status )
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.h b/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.h
index 4fe9b1794..400e97ed5 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/sip/PeerInfo.h
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@ public:
     void setType( Tomahawk::PeerInfo::Type type );
     PeerInfo::Type type() const;
 
-    // actual data
+    /* actual data */
+
+    // while peerId references a certain peer, contact id references the contact
+    // e.g. a peerId might be a full jid with resource while contact id is the bare jid
+    void setContactId( const QString& contactId );
+    const QString contactId() const;
+
     void setStatus( Status status );
     Status status() const;
 
@@ -122,6 +128,7 @@ private:
     PeerInfo::Type m_type;
 
     QString m_id;
+    QString m_contactId;
     Status  m_status;
     SipInfo m_sipInfo;
     QString m_friendlyName;