diff --git a/main/src/com/joelapenna/foursquared/ContactsSyncAdapter.java b/main/src/com/joelapenna/foursquared/ContactsSyncAdapter.java
index 098e9d4..943665a 100644
--- a/main/src/com/joelapenna/foursquared/ContactsSyncAdapter.java
+++ b/main/src/com/joelapenna/foursquared/ContactsSyncAdapter.java
@@ -14,12 +14,17 @@ import android.accounts.AuthenticatorException;
 import android.accounts.OperationCanceledException;
 import android.content.AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter;
 import android.content.ContentProviderClient;
+import android.content.ContentProviderOperation;
+import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SyncResult;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.provider.ContactsContract;
+import android.provider.ContactsContract.RawContacts;
 import android.util.Log;

 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;

 public class ContactsSyncAdapter extends AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter {

@@ -27,11 +32,13 @@ public class ContactsSyncAdapter extends AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter {

     final private Foursquared mFoursquared;
     final private AccountManager mAccountManager;
+    final private ContentResolver mContentResolver;

     public ContactsSyncAdapter(Foursquared foursquared, Context context, boolean autoInitialize) {
         super(context, autoInitialize);
         mFoursquared = foursquared;
         mAccountManager = AccountManager.get(context);
+        mContentResolver = context.getContentResolver();
     }

     @Override
@@ -50,8 +57,10 @@ public class ContactsSyncAdapter extends AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter {
             Log.e(TAG, "ioexception while getting auth token", e);
         }

+        final Group<User> friends = new Group<User>();
+
         try {
-            Group<User> friends = mFoursquared.getFoursquare().friends(mFoursquared.getUserId(), LocationUtils.createFoursquareLocation(mFoursquared.getLastKnownLocation()));
+            friends.addAll(mFoursquared.getFoursquare().friends(mFoursquared.getUserId(), LocationUtils.createFoursquareLocation(mFoursquared.getLastKnownLocation())));
         } catch (FoursquareError e) {
             Log.e(TAG, "error fetching friends", e);
         } catch (FoursquareException e) {
@@ -59,6 +68,47 @@ public class ContactsSyncAdapter extends AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter {
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Log.e(TAG, "ioexception fetching friends", e);
         }
+
+        Log.i(TAG, "got " + friends.size() + " friends from server");
+
+        for ( User friend : friends ) {
+            Log.i(TAG, "adding friend " + friend.getId() + " (" + friend.getFirstname() + " " + friend.getLastname() + ")");
+            addContact(account, friend);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private void addContact(Account account, User friend) {
+        ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation> opList = new ArrayList<ContentProviderOperation>();
+
+        ContentProviderOperation.Builder builder = ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(RawContacts.CONTENT_URI);
+        builder.withValue(RawContacts.ACCOUNT_NAME, account.name);
+        builder.withValue(RawContacts.ACCOUNT_TYPE, account.type);
+        builder.withValue(RawContacts.SYNC1, friend.getId());
+        opList.add(builder.build());
+
+        builder = ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI);
+        builder.withValueBackReference(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.RAW_CONTACT_ID, 0);
+        builder.withValue(ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE, ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE);
+        builder.withValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.StructuredName.DISPLAY_NAME, friend.getFirstname()+" "+friend.getLastname());
+        opList.add(builder.build());
+
+        // create a Data record with custom type to point at Foursquare profile
+        builder = ContentProviderOperation.newInsert(ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI);
+        builder.withValueBackReference(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID, 0);
+        builder.withValue(ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE, "vnd.android.cursor.item/com.joelapenna.foursquared.profile");
+        builder.withValue(ContactsContract.Data.DATA1, friend.getId());
+        builder.withValue(ContactsContract.Data.DATA2, "Foursquare Profile");
+        builder.withValue(ContactsContract.Data.DATA3, "View profile");
+        opList.add(builder.build());
+
+        try {
+            mContentResolver.applyBatch(ContactsContract.AUTHORITY, opList);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Something went wrong during creation! " + e);
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
     }

 }