diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 50faafb16..5b31dc2ef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2006-09-26  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
+	* UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewBase.m ([UIxContactsListViewBase
+	-displayName]): new method that returns the display name from "cn"
+	or from the "displayName" key if found.
+
 	* UI/Contacts/UIxContactEditor.m ([UIxContactEditor
 	-initSnapshot]): check if "[card n]" returns anything to avoid a
 	crash.
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewBase.m b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewBase.m
index 557074f5a..b7401555b 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewBase.m
+++ b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListViewBase.m
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
 
 /* accessors */
 
-- (void) setCurrentContact: (id <SOGoContactObject>) _contact
+- (void) setCurrentContact: (NSDictionary *) _contact
 {
   currentContact = _contact;
 }
 
-- (id <SOGoContactObject>) currentContact
+- (NSDictionary *) currentContact
 {
   return currentContact;
 }
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@
   return @"fn";
 }
 
+- (NSString *) displayName
+{
+  NSString *displayName;
+
+  displayName = [currentContact objectForKey: @"displayName"];
+  if (!(displayName && [displayName length] > 0))
+    displayName = [currentContact objectForKey: @"cn"];
+
+  return displayName;
+}
+
 - (NSString *) sortKey
 {
   NSString *s;