diff --git a/src/padfoot/connection.rs b/src/padfoot/connection.rs
index 195b5ed..c1a7434 100644
--- a/src/padfoot/connection.rs
+++ b/src/padfoot/connection.rs
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ impl Connection {
                 .add(conn_iface)
                 .add(avatars_iface)
                 .add(contacts_iface)
-//                .add(contact_list_iface)
+                //                .add(contact_list_iface)
                 .add(requests_iface)
                 .add(simple_presence_iface),
         );
diff --git a/src/padfoot/connection/connection.rs b/src/padfoot/connection/connection.rs
index 5b96268..416d66b 100644
--- a/src/padfoot/connection/connection.rs
+++ b/src/padfoot/connection/connection.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn connection_interfaces() -> Vec<String> {
         "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection".to_string(),
         "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.Avatars".to_string(),
         "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.Contacts".to_string(),
-//        "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.ContactList".to_string(),
+        //        "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.ContactList".to_string(),
         "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.Requests".to_string(),
         "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.SimplePresence".to_string(),
     ]
diff --git a/src/padfoot/connection/contacts.rs b/src/padfoot/connection/contacts.rs
index 15fb973..881614c 100644
--- a/src/padfoot/connection/contacts.rs
+++ b/src/padfoot/connection/contacts.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::telepathy;
 
 use dbus::arg::{RefArg, Variant};
 use dbus::tree::MethodErr;
-use deltachat::contact::Contact;
+use deltachat::contact::{Contact, Origin};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use super::Connection;
@@ -51,18 +51,18 @@ impl telepathy::ConnectionInterfaceContacts for Connection {
                 "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.Avatars/token".to_string(),
                 Variant(Box::new("".to_string())),
             );
-/*
-            // TODO: we need to publish DBUS services on these endpoints
-            props.insert(
-                "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.ContactList/publish".to_string(),
-                Variant(Box::new(4)),
-            );
+            /*
+                        // TODO: we need to publish DBUS services on these endpoints
+                        props.insert(
+                            "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.ContactList/publish".to_string(),
+                            Variant(Box::new(4)),
+                        );
 
-            props.insert(
-                "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.ContactList/subscribe".to_string(),
-                Variant(Box::new(4)),
-            );
-*/
+                        props.insert(
+                            "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.ContactList/subscribe".to_string(),
+                            Variant(Box::new(4)),
+                        );
+            */
             out.insert(*id, props);
         }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,22 @@ impl telepathy::ConnectionInterfaceContacts for Connection {
             identifier,
             interfaces
         );
-        Err(MethodErr::no_arg()) // FIXME: should be NotImplemented?
+
+        let id = {
+            let ctx = &self.ctx.read().unwrap();
+            Contact::lookup_id_by_addr(ctx, identifier, Origin::Unknown)
+        };
+
+        if id == 0 {
+            return Err(MethodErr::no_arg()); // FIXME: should be InvalidHandle
+        };
+
+        let mut contacts = self.get_contact_attributes(vec![id], interfaces, true)?;
+        if let Some(contact) = contacts.remove(&id) {
+            Ok((id, contact))
+        } else {
+            Err(MethodErr::no_arg()) // FIXME: should be InvalidHandle
+        }
     }
 
     fn contact_attribute_interfaces(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>, MethodErr> {
@@ -89,7 +104,7 @@ impl telepathy::ConnectionInterfaceContacts for Connection {
         Ok(vec![
             "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection".to_string(),
             "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.Avatars".to_string(),
-//            "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.ContactList".to_string(),
+            //            "org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Connection.Interface.ContactList".to_string(),
         ])
     }
 }