diff --git a/src/js/controllers/addressbook.js b/src/js/controllers/addressbook.js
index b86bbcc54..6701012ba 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/addressbook.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/addressbook.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
-angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('addressbookListController', function($scope, $log, $timeout, addressbookService, lodash, popupService, gettextCatalog) {
+angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('addressbookListController', function($scope, $log, $timeout, addressbookService, lodash, popupService, gettextCatalog, platformInfo) {
 
   var contacts;
+  $scope.isChromeApp = platformInfo.isChromeApp;
 
   var initAddressbook = function() {
     addressbookService.list(function(err, ab) {
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/addressbookView.js b/src/js/controllers/addressbookView.js
index 236070e59..347de91d9 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/addressbookView.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/addressbookView.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
-angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('addressbookViewController', function($scope, $state, $timeout, $stateParams, lodash, addressbookService, popupService, $ionicHistory) {
-
+angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('addressbookViewController', function($scope, $state, $timeout, $stateParams, lodash, addressbookService, popupService, $ionicHistory, platformInfo) {
+  $scope.isChromeApp = platformInfo.isChromeApp;
   $scope.addressbookEntry = {};
   $scope.addressbookEntry.name = $stateParams.name;
   $scope.addressbookEntry.email = $stateParams.email;
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/amount.js b/src/js/controllers/amount.js
index 250d9eec5..2a07c3ba5 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/amount.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/amount.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('amountController', function($
   var satToBtc;
   var SMALL_FONT_SIZE_LIMIT = 10;
   var LENGTH_EXPRESSION_LIMIT = 19;
+  $scope.isChromeApp = platformInfo.isChromeApp;
 
   $scope.$on('$ionicView.leave', function() {
     angular.element($window).off('keydown');
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/tab-send.js b/src/js/controllers/tab-send.js
index 57b24e97b..d194b0dc3 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/tab-send.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/tab-send.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
-angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('tabSendController', function($scope, $rootScope, $log, $timeout, $ionicScrollDelegate, addressbookService, profileService, lodash, $state, walletService, incomingData, popupService) {
+angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('tabSendController', function($scope, $rootScope, $log, $timeout, $ionicScrollDelegate, addressbookService, profileService, lodash, $state, walletService, incomingData, popupService, platformInfo) {
 
   var originalList;
   var CONTACTS_SHOW_LIMIT;
   var currentContactsPage;
-
+  $scope.isChromeApp = platformInfo.isChromeApp;
 
   var updateList = function() {
     CONTACTS_SHOW_LIMIT = 10;
diff --git a/src/sass/views/address-book.scss b/src/sass/views/address-book.scss
index e03c8456b..b570002cd 100644
--- a/src/sass/views/address-book.scss
+++ b/src/sass/views/address-book.scss
@@ -130,4 +130,20 @@
     display: block;
     color: $mid-gray;
   }
+  .big-icon-svg {
+    padding: 0 7px;
+    > .bg {
+      background-color: #f2f2f2;
+      border-radius: 50%;
+      width: 70px;
+      height: 70px;
+      box-shadow: 0px 1px 5px rgba($mid-gray, .1);
+      background-repeat: no-repeat;
+      background-clip: padding-box;
+      background-size: 103%;
+      &.green {
+        background: rgb(1, 209, 162);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/www/views/addressbook.html b/www/views/addressbook.html
index ba2f63c10..b98960e53 100644
--- a/www/views/addressbook.html
+++ b/www/views/addressbook.html
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
       <ion-item ng-repeat="addrEntry in addressbook"
                 class="item-icon-right item-avatar"
                 ui-sref="tabs.addressbook.view({address:addrEntry.address, email: addrEntry.email, name: addrEntry.name})">
-        <gravatar name="{{addrEntry.name}}" width="50" email="{{addrEntry.email}}"></gravatar>
+        <img src="img/contact-placeholder.svg" class="bg"/ ng-if="isChromeApp">
+        <gravatar name="{{addrEntry.name}}" width="50" email="{{addrEntry.email}}" ng-if="!isChromeApp"></gravatar>
         <h2>{{addrEntry.name}}</h2>
         <p>{{addrEntry.address}}</p>
         <i class="icon bp-arrow-right"></i>
diff --git a/www/views/addressbook.view.html b/www/views/addressbook.view.html
index 46b759de5..3d63abd6a 100644
--- a/www/views/addressbook.view.html
+++ b/www/views/addressbook.view.html
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
   </ion-nav-bar>
   <ion-content scroll="false">
     <div class="gravatar-content">
-      <gravatar name="{{addressbookEntry.name}}" width="80" email="{{addressbookEntry.email}}"></gravatar>
+      <i class="icon big-icon-svg" ng-if="isChromeApp">
+        <img src="img/contact-placeholder.svg" class="bg"/>
+      </i>
+      <gravatar name="{{addressbookEntry.name}}" width="80" email="{{addressbookEntry.email}}" ng-if="!isChromeApp"></gravatar>
     </div>
     <div class="list">
       <div class="item item-text-wrap">
diff --git a/www/views/amount.html b/www/views/amount.html
index d535cb079..68499b244 100644
--- a/www/views/amount.html
+++ b/www/views/amount.html
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
           <img src="img/icon-wallet.svg" ng-style="{'background-color': toColor}" class="bg"/>
         </i>
         <span ng-if="!isWallet && !isGiftCard && !isGlidera">
-          <gravatar ng-if="!cardId" class="send-gravatar" name="{{toName}}" height="30" width="30" email="{{toEmail}}"></gravatar>
+          <i class="icon big-icon-svg" ng-if="isChromeApp">
+            <img src="img/contact-placeholder.svg" class="bg"/>
+          </i>
+          <gravatar ng-if="!cardId && !isChromeApp" class="send-gravatar" name="{{toName}}" height="30" width="30" email="{{toEmail}}"></gravatar>
           <i ng-if="cardId" class="icon big-icon-svg">
             <div class="bg icon-bitpay-card"></div>
           </i>
diff --git a/www/views/tab-send.html b/www/views/tab-send.html
index 31e304468..95ba36942 100644
--- a/www/views/tab-send.html
+++ b/www/views/tab-send.html
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
           </a>
           <a class="item item-icon-left item-icon-right" ng-repeat="item in list" ng-if="hasContacts && !item.isWallet" ng-click="goToAmount(item)">
             <i class="icon big-icon-svg">
-              <gravatar class="send-gravatar" name="{{item.name}}" width="30" email="{{item.email}}"></gravatar>
+              <img src="img/contact-placeholder.svg" class="bg"/ ng-if="isChromeApp">
+              <gravatar class="send-gravatar" name="{{item.name}}" width="30" email="{{item.email}}" ng-if="!isChromeApp"></gravatar>
             </i>
             {{item.name}}
             <i class="icon bp-arrow-right"></i>