diff --git a/apps/dav/command/syncsystemaddressbook.php b/apps/dav/command/syncsystemaddressbook.php
index 01f4d08940..3139813fc4 100644
--- a/apps/dav/command/syncsystemaddressbook.php
+++ b/apps/dav/command/syncsystemaddressbook.php
@@ -70,20 +70,25 @@ class SyncSystemAddressBook extends Command {
 				$name = $user->getBackendClassName();
 				$userId = $user->getUID();
 				$displayName = $user->getDisplayName();
+				//$emailAddress = $user->getEMailAddress();
+				$image = $user->getAvatarImage(-1);
+
 				$cardId = "$name:$userId.vcf";
 				$card = $this->backend->getCard($systemAddressBook['id'], $cardId);
 				if ($card === false) {
 					$vCard = new VCard();
-					$vCard->add(new Text($vCard, 'UID', $user->getUID()));
+					$vCard->add(new Text($vCard, 'UID', $userId));
 					$vCard->add(new Text($vCard, 'FN', $displayName));
-//					$vCard->add(new Text($vCard, 'EMAIL', $user->getEMailAddress()));
-					//$vCard->add(new Binary($vCard, 'PHOTO', $user->getAvatar()));
+//					$vCard->add(new Text($vCard, 'EMAIL', $emailAddress));
+					if ($image) {
+						$vCard->add('PHOTO', $image->data(), ['ENCODING' => 'b', 'TYPE' => $image->mimeType()]);
+					}
 					$vCard->validate();
 					$this->backend->createCard($systemAddressBook['id'], $cardId, $vCard->serialize());
 				} else {
 					$updated = false;
 					$vCard = Reader::read($card['carddata']);
-					if($vCard->FN !== $user->getDisplayName()) {
+					if($vCard->FN !== $displayName) {
 						$vCard->FN = new Text($vCard, 'FN', $displayName);
 						$updated = true;
 					}
diff --git a/lib/private/avatar.php b/lib/private/avatar.php
index 872da35f94..37a813f3ff 100644
--- a/lib/private/avatar.php
+++ b/lib/private/avatar.php
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ class Avatar implements \OCP\IAvatar {
 			/** @var File $node */
 			$node = $this->folder->get('avatar.' . $ext);
 			$avatar->loadFromData($node->getContent());
-			$avatar->resize($size);
+			if ($size > 0) {
+				$avatar->resize($size);
+			}
 			$this->folder->newFile('avatar.' . $size . '.' . $ext)->putContent($avatar->data());
 		}
 		return $avatar;
diff --git a/lib/private/user/user.php b/lib/private/user/user.php
index 2740b25d5d..023fc5f5a3 100644
--- a/lib/private/user/user.php
+++ b/lib/private/user/user.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 namespace OC\User;
 
 use OC\Hooks\Emitter;
+use OCP\IAvatarManager;
+use OCP\IImage;
 use OCP\IUser;
 use OCP\IConfig;
 
@@ -74,17 +76,21 @@ class User implements IUser {
 	 */
 	private $config;
 
+	/** @var IAvatarManager */
+	private $avatarManager;
+
 	/**
 	 * @param string $uid
 	 * @param \OC_User_Interface $backend
 	 * @param \OC\Hooks\Emitter $emitter
 	 * @param \OCP\IConfig $config
 	 */
-	public function __construct($uid, $backend, $emitter = null, IConfig $config = null) {
+	public function __construct($uid, $backend, $emitter = null, IConfig $config = null, $avatarManager = null) {
 		$this->uid = $uid;
 		$this->backend = $backend;
 		$this->emitter = $emitter;
 		$this->config = $config;
+		$this->avatarManager = $avatarManager;
 		if ($this->config) {
 			$enabled = $this->config->getUserValue($uid, 'core', 'enabled', 'true');
 			$this->enabled = ($enabled === 'true');
@@ -93,6 +99,9 @@ class User implements IUser {
 			$this->enabled = true;
 			$this->lastLogin = \OC::$server->getConfig()->getUserValue($uid, 'login', 'lastLogin', 0);
 		}
+		if (is_null($this->avatarManager)) {
+			$this->avatarManager = \OC::$server->getAvatarManager();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -316,4 +325,21 @@ class User implements IUser {
 	public function getEMailAddress() {
 		return $this->config->getUserValue($this->uid, 'settings', 'email');
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * get the avatar image if it exists
+	 *
+	 * @param int $size
+	 * @return IImage|null
+	 * @since 9.0.0
+	 */
+	public function getAvatarImage($size) {
+		$avatar = $this->avatarManager->getAvatar($this->uid);
+		$image = $avatar->get(-1);
+		if ($image) {
+			return $image;
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/public/iuser.php b/lib/public/iuser.php
index 1e52cd5903..f6caef2ba1 100644
--- a/lib/public/iuser.php
+++ b/lib/public/iuser.php
@@ -152,4 +152,13 @@ interface IUser {
 	 * @since 9.0.0
 	 */
 	public function getEMailAddress();
+
+	/**
+	 * get the avatar image if it exists
+	 *
+	 * @param int $size
+	 * @return IImage|null
+	 * @since 9.0.0
+	 */
+	public function getAvatarImage($size);
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/contacts/localadressbook.php b/tests/lib/contacts/localadressbook.php
index 6bfcf3d890..5416832453 100644
--- a/tests/lib/contacts/localadressbook.php
+++ b/tests/lib/contacts/localadressbook.php
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ class SimpleUserForTesting implements IUser {
 	}
 
 	public function getEMailAddress() {
-		// TODO: Implement getEMailAddress() method.
+	}
+
+	public function getAvatarImage($size) {
 	}
 }