diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt
index aaf03ea7..573b5124 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ class ViewContactActivity : ContactActivity() {
             contact_suffix.text = suffix
             contact_suffix.beVisibleIf(suffix.isNotEmpty() && showFields and SHOW_SUFFIX_FIELD != 0)
 
-            if (contact_prefix.isGone() && contact_first_name.isGone() && contact_middle_name.isGone() && contact_surname.isGone() && contact_suffix.isGone()) {
+            contact_nickname.text = nickname
+            contact_nickname.beVisibleIf(nickname.isNotEmpty() && showFields and SHOW_NICKNAME_FIELD != 0)
+
+            if (contact_prefix.isGone() && contact_first_name.isGone() && contact_middle_name.isGone() && contact_surname.isGone() && contact_suffix.isGone()
+                    && contact_nickname.isGone()) {
                 contact_name_image.beInvisible()
                 (contact_photo.layoutParams as RelativeLayout.LayoutParams).bottomMargin = resources.getDimension(R.dimen.medium_margin).toInt()
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
index fea5f0b4..7afecd04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ abstract class MyViewPagerFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet)
         (fragment_list.adapter as? ContactsAdapter)?.apply {
             val filtered = contactsIgnoringSearch.filter {
                 getProperText(it.getFullName(), shouldNormalize).contains(text, true) ||
+                        getProperText(it.nickname, shouldNormalize).contains(text, true) ||
                         it.phoneNumbers.any { it.value.contains(text, true) } ||
                         it.emails.any { it.value.contains(text, true) } ||
                         it.addresses.any { getProperText(it.value, shouldNormalize).contains(text, true) } ||
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/Contact.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/Contact.kt
index 700dbbba..6a18a265 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/Contact.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/Contact.kt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ data class Contact(val id: Int, var prefix: String, var firstName: String, var m
         val newEmails = ArrayList<Email>()
         emails.mapTo(newEmails) { Email(it.value, 0) }
 
-        return copy(id = 0, prefix = "", firstName = getFullName().toLowerCase(), middleName = "", surname = "", suffix = "", photoUri = "",
+        return copy(id = 0, prefix = "", firstName = getFullName().toLowerCase(), middleName = "", surname = "", suffix = "", nickname = "", photoUri = "",
                 phoneNumbers = newPhoneNumbers, events = ArrayList(), addresses = ArrayList(), emails = newEmails, source = "", starred = 0,
                 contactId = 0, thumbnailUri = "", notes = "", groups = ArrayList(), websites = ArrayList(), organization = Organization("", "")).hashCode()
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_view_contact.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_view_contact.xml
index 8d50e8cf..e471ae49 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_view_contact.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_view_contact.xml
@@ -166,6 +166,21 @@
             android:singleLine="true"
             android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"/>
 
+        <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+            android:id="@+id/contact_nickname"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_below="@+id/contact_suffix"
+            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+            android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/contact_name_image"
+            android:lines="1"
+            android:maxLines="1"
+            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/normal_margin"
+            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/small_margin"
+            android:paddingTop="@dimen/normal_margin"
+            android:singleLine="true"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"/>
+
         <ImageView
             android:id="@+id/contact_numbers_image"
             android:layout_width="@dimen/contact_icons_size"
@@ -181,7 +196,7 @@
             android:id="@+id/contact_numbers_holder"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_below="@+id/contact_suffix"
+            android:layout_below="@+id/contact_nickname"
             android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/contact_numbers_image"
             android:orientation="vertical"
             android:paddingLeft="@dimen/small_margin"/>