diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt
index b73e5db7..c6579bcc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/activities/ViewContactActivity.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import android.provider.ContactsContract
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.WindowManager
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout
+import com.bumptech.glide.Glide
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.FitCenter
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.RoundedCorners
+import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestOptions
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.CallConfirmationDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.ConfirmationDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.SelectAlarmSoundDialog
@@ -75,6 +79,14 @@ class ViewContactActivity : ContactActivity() {
         }
     }
 
+    override fun onBackPressed() {
+        if (contact_photo_big.alpha == 1f) {
+            hideBigContactPhoto()
+        } else {
+            super.onBackPressed()
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun setupMenu() {
         (contact_appbar.layoutParams as RelativeLayout.LayoutParams).topMargin = statusBarHeight
         contact_toolbar.menu.apply {
@@ -170,6 +182,23 @@ class ViewContactActivity : ContactActivity() {
             contact_photo_bottom_shadow.beGone()
         } else {
             updateContactPhoto(contact!!.photoUri, contact_photo, contact_photo_bottom_shadow, contact!!.photo)
+            val options = RequestOptions()
+                .transform(FitCenter(), RoundedCorners(resources.getDimension(R.dimen.normal_margin).toInt()))
+
+            Glide.with(this)
+                .load(contact!!.photo ?: currentContactPhotoPath)
+                .apply(options)
+                .into(contact_photo_big)
+
+            contact_photo.setOnClickListener {
+                contact_photo_big.alpha = 0f
+                contact_photo_big.beVisible()
+                contact_photo_big.animate().alpha(1f).start()
+            }
+
+            contact_photo_big.setOnClickListener {
+                hideBigContactPhoto()
+            }
         }
 
         val textColor = config.textColor
@@ -721,6 +750,10 @@ class ViewContactActivity : ContactActivity() {
 
     private fun getStarDrawable(on: Boolean) = resources.getDrawable(if (on) R.drawable.ic_star_on_vector else R.drawable.ic_star_off_vector)
 
+    private fun hideBigContactPhoto() {
+        contact_photo_big.animate().alpha(0f).withEndAction { contact_photo_big.beGone() }.start()
+    }
+
     private fun View.copyOnLongClick(value: String) {
         setOnLongClickListener {
             copyToClipboard(value)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_view_contact.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_view_contact.xml
index f6ca310f..88e644d1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_view_contact.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_view_contact.xml
@@ -388,6 +388,17 @@
         </RelativeLayout>
     </ScrollView>
 
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/contact_photo_big"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:alpha="0"
+        android:background="#88000000"
+        android:clickable="true"
+        android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:scaleType="fitCenter"
+        android:visibility="gone" />
+
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/contact_photo_top_shadow"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"