diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/EventActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/EventActivity.kt
index 9efb38efc..34a1ee5e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/EventActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/EventActivity.kt
@@ -1156,8 +1156,12 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     private fun addAttendee(value: String? = null) {
         val attendeeHolder = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.item_attendee, event_attendees_holder, false) as RelativeLayout
-        mAttendeeViews.add(attendeeHolder.event_attendee)
-        attendeeHolder.event_attendee.onTextChangeListener {
+        val autoCompleteView = attendeeHolder.event_attendee
+        val selectedAttendeeHolder = attendeeHolder.event_contact_attendee
+        val selectedAttendeeName = selectedAttendeeHolder.event_contact_name
+
+        mAttendeeViews.add(autoCompleteView)
+        autoCompleteView.onTextChangeListener {
             if (mWasContactsPermissionChecked && value == null) {
                 checkNewAttendeeField(value)
             } else {
@@ -1169,17 +1173,27 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         }
 
         event_attendees_holder.addView(attendeeHolder)
-        attendeeHolder.event_attendee.setColors(config.textColor, getAdjustedPrimaryColor(), config.backgroundColor)
+        event_attendees_holder.onGlobalLayout {
+            selectedAttendeeHolder.layoutParams.height = autoCompleteView.height
+        }
+
+        autoCompleteView.setColors(config.textColor, getAdjustedPrimaryColor(), config.backgroundColor)
+        selectedAttendeeName.setColors(config.textColor, getAdjustedPrimaryColor(), config.backgroundColor)
 
         if (value != null) {
-            attendeeHolder.event_attendee.setText(value)
+            autoCompleteView.setText(value)
         }
 
         val adapter = AutoCompleteTextViewAdapter(this, mAvailableContacts)
-        attendeeHolder.event_attendee.setAdapter(adapter)
-        attendeeHolder.event_attendee.setOnItemClickListener { parent, view, position, id ->
-            val currAttendees = (attendeeHolder.event_attendee.adapter as AutoCompleteTextViewAdapter).resultList
+        autoCompleteView.setAdapter(adapter)
+        autoCompleteView.setOnItemClickListener { parent, view, position, id ->
+            val currAttendees = (autoCompleteView.adapter as AutoCompleteTextViewAdapter).resultList
             val selectedAttendee = currAttendees[position]
+
+            hideKeyboard(autoCompleteView)
+            autoCompleteView.beGone()
+            selectedAttendeeName.text = selectedAttendee.getPublicName()
+            selectedAttendeeHolder.beVisible()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_attendee.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_attendee.xml
index 1b04b5433..b85562fab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_attendee.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_attendee.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <RelativeLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:id="@+id/event_attendee_holder"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
@@ -21,4 +22,23 @@
         android:textCursorDrawable="@null"
         android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"/>
 
+    <RelativeLayout
+        android:id="@+id/event_contact_attendee"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/event_attendee"
+        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/event_attendee"
+        android:visibility="gone">
+
+        <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+            android:id="@+id/event_contact_name"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+            android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/small_margin"
+            android:lines="1"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
+            tools:text="Simple Mobile"/>
+
+    </RelativeLayout>
 </RelativeLayout>