diff --git a/apps/contacts/ajax/savecrop.php b/apps/contacts/ajax/savecrop.php
index ffbfaeb6e3..0df4e1998c 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/ajax/savecrop.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/ajax/savecrop.php
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ if(file_exists($tmp_path)) {
 					$tmpl->assign('tmp_path', $tmpfname);
 					$tmpl->assign('mime', $image->mimeType());
 					$tmpl->assign('id', $id);
+					$tmpl->assign('refresh', true);
 					$tmpl->assign('width', $image->width());
 					$tmpl->assign('height', $image->height());
 					$page = $tmpl->fetchPage();
diff --git a/apps/contacts/templates/part.contactphoto.php b/apps/contacts/templates/part.contactphoto.php
index 8107650d16..bcb2f75815 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/templates/part.contactphoto.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/templates/part.contactphoto.php
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 $id = $_['id'];
 $wattr = isset($_['width'])?'width="'.$_['width'].'"':'';
 $hattr = isset($_['height'])?'height="'.$_['height'].'"':'';
+$rand = isset($_['refresh'])?'&'.rand().'='.rand():'';
 ?>
-<img class="loading" id="contacts_details_photo" <?php echo $wattr; ?> <?php echo $hattr; ?> src="<?php echo OC_Helper::linkToAbsolute('contacts', 'photo.php'); ?>?id=<?php echo $id; ?>" />
+<img class="loading" id="contacts_details_photo" <?php echo $wattr; ?> <?php echo $hattr; ?> src="<?php echo OC_Helper::linkToAbsolute('contacts', 'photo.php'); ?>?id=<?php echo $id.$rand; ?>" />
 <progress id="contacts_details_photo_progress" style="display:none;" value="0" max="100">0 %</progress>