diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 4e9ae074..f2636220 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -144,8 +144,19 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     private fun initMessenger() {
         storeStateVariables()
+        val privateCursor = getMyContactsContentProviderCursorLoader().loadInBackground()
+
         ensureBackgroundThread {
             val conversations = getConversations()
+
+            // check if no message came from a privately stored contact in Simple Contacts
+            val privateContacts = MyContactsContentProvider.getSimpleContacts(this, privateCursor)
+            conversations.filter { it.title == it.phoneNumber }.forEach { conversation ->
+                privateContacts.firstOrNull { it.phoneNumber == conversation.phoneNumber }?.apply {
+                    conversation.title = name
+                }
+            }
+
             runOnUiThread {
                 val hasConversations = conversations.isNotEmpty()
                 conversations_list.beVisibleIf(hasConversations)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
index a41bdf12..31606e9d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ fun Context.getConversations(): ArrayList<Conversation> {
     val selection = "${Threads.MESSAGE_COUNT} > ?"
     val selectionArgs = arrayOf("0")
     val sortOrder = "${Threads.DATE} DESC"
+
     val conversations = ArrayList<Conversation>()
     queryCursor(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, sortOrder, true) { cursor ->
         val id = cursor.getIntValue(Threads._ID)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/models/Conversation.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/models/Conversation.kt
index 65329fc8..8b14decb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/models/Conversation.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/models/Conversation.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger.models
 
 data class Conversation(
-    val id: Int, val snippet: String, val date: Int, val read: Boolean, val title: String, val photoUri: String,
+    val id: Int, val snippet: String, val date: Int, val read: Boolean, var title: String, val photoUri: String,
     val isGroupConversation: Boolean, val phoneNumber: String)