diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 56dedaf3be59f..b559c4d88e2eb 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -206418,6 +206418,17 @@
 <parameter name="excludeMimes" type="java.lang.String[]">
 </parameter>
 </method>
+<method name="setImageToDefault"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="setMode"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/QuickContactBadge.java b/core/java/android/widget/QuickContactBadge.java
index 07c3e4b673407..50fbb6b30c269 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/QuickContactBadge.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/QuickContactBadge.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class QuickContactBadge extends ImageView implements OnClickListener {
     private QueryHandler mQueryHandler;
     private Drawable mBadgeBackground;
     private Drawable mNoBadgeBackground;
+    private Drawable mDefaultAvatar;
 
     protected String[] mExcludeMimes = null;
 
@@ -117,6 +118,16 @@ public class QuickContactBadge extends ImageView implements OnClickListener {
     public void setMode(int size) {
         mMode = size;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Resets the contact photo to the default state.
+     */
+    public void setImageToDefault() {
+        if (mDefaultAvatar == null) {
+            mDefaultAvatar = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_contact_picture);
+        }
+        setImageDrawable(mDefaultAvatar);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Assign the contact uri that this QuickContactBadge should be associated
diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/quickcontact_nobadge.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/quickcontact_nobadge.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..68d43c469ba20
Binary files /dev/null and b/core/res/res/drawable-hdpi/quickcontact_nobadge.9.png differ
diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/quickcontact_nobadge.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/quickcontact_nobadge.9.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ebe747bfa63e0
Binary files /dev/null and b/core/res/res/drawable-mdpi/quickcontact_nobadge.9.png differ
diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge.xml b/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 922fa0e8ba336..0000000000000
--- a/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-/* bubble_with_chats.xml
-**
-** Copyright 2009, Google Inc.
-**
-** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-** You may obtain a copy of the License at
-**
-**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-**
-** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-** limitations under the License.
-*/
--->
-<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_pressed" />
-    <item android:state_selected="true" android:drawable="@drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_highlight" />
-    <item android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="@drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_highlight" />
-    <item android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="@drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_normal" />
-    <item android:drawable="@drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_normal" />
-</selector>
diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_highlight.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_highlight.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index f0f50b36eabc8..0000000000000
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diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_normal.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_normal.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 01cc9dce7d7c5..0000000000000
Binary files a/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_normal.9.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_pressed.9.png b/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_pressed.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e22c871572f7..0000000000000
Binary files a/core/res/res/drawable/quickcontact_nobadge_pressed.9.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/styles.xml b/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
index b5fff968f9d1e..f9b06679ff11f 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@
         <item name="android:background">@android:drawable/quickcontact_badge</item>
         <item name="android:clickable">true</item>
         <item name="android:scaleType">fitCenter</item>
+        <item name="android:src">@android:drawable/ic_contact_picture</item>
     </style>
     
     <style name="Widget.QuickContactBadgeSmall">