diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ViewKeyActivity.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ViewKeyActivity.java
index 94f2bf92b..f90326a7d 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ViewKeyActivity.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/ViewKeyActivity.java
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ public class ViewKeyActivity extends BaseActivity implements
                     AsyncTask<Long, Void, Bitmap> photoTask =
                             new AsyncTask<Long, Void, Bitmap>() {
                                 protected Bitmap doInBackground(Long... mMasterKeyId) {
-                                    return ContactHelper.photoFromMasterKeyId(getContentResolver(), mMasterKeyId[0]);
+                                    return ContactHelper.loadPhotoByMasterKeyId(getContentResolver(), mMasterKeyId[0], true);
                                 }
 
                                 protected void onPostExecute(Bitmap photo) {
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/widget/EncryptKeyCompletionView.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/widget/EncryptKeyCompletionView.java
index 48648f2cf..d20e2bc99 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/widget/EncryptKeyCompletionView.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/ui/widget/EncryptKeyCompletionView.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class EncryptKeyCompletionView extends TokenCompleteTextView {
     }
 
     private void setImageByKey(ImageView view, EncryptionKey key) {
-        Bitmap photo = ContactHelper.photoFromMasterKeyId(getContext().getContentResolver(), key.getKeyId());
+        Bitmap photo = ContactHelper.getCachedPhotoByMasterKeyId(getContext().getContentResolver(), key.getKeyId());
 
         if (photo != null) {
             view.setImageBitmap(photo);
diff --git a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/util/ContactHelper.java b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/util/ContactHelper.java
index 2f868912b..215cde1b7 100644
--- a/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/util/ContactHelper.java
+++ b/OpenKeychain/src/main/java/org/sufficientlysecure/keychain/util/ContactHelper.java
@@ -245,17 +245,18 @@ public class ContactHelper {
         return null;
     }
 
-    public static Bitmap photoFromMasterKeyId(ContentResolver contentResolver, long masterKeyId) {
+    public static Bitmap getCachedPhotoByMasterKeyId(ContentResolver contentResolver, long masterKeyId) {
         if (masterKeyId == -1) {
             return null;
         }
         if (!photoCache.containsKey(masterKeyId)) {
-            photoCache.put(masterKeyId, loadPhotoFromMasterKeyId(contentResolver, masterKeyId));
+            photoCache.put(masterKeyId, loadPhotoByMasterKeyId(contentResolver, masterKeyId, false));
         }
         return photoCache.get(masterKeyId);
     }
 
-    private static Bitmap loadPhotoFromMasterKeyId(ContentResolver contentResolver, long masterKeyId) {
+    public static Bitmap loadPhotoByMasterKeyId(ContentResolver contentResolver, long masterKeyId,
+                                                 boolean highRes) {
         if (masterKeyId == -1) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ public class ContactHelper {
             Uri rawContactUri = ContentUris.withAppendedId(ContactsContract.RawContacts.CONTENT_URI, rawContactId);
             Uri contactUri = ContactsContract.RawContacts.getContactLookupUri(contentResolver, rawContactUri);
             InputStream photoInputStream =
-                    ContactsContract.Contacts.openContactPhotoInputStream(contentResolver, contactUri);
+                    ContactsContract.Contacts.openContactPhotoInputStream(contentResolver, contactUri, highRes);
             if (photoInputStream == null) {
                 return null;
             }