diff --git a/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift b/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift
index 1f73c0ea7..e36e6efa8 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Chat/ChatViewController.swift
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ class ChatViewController: UITableViewController, UITableViewDropDelegate {
         if RelayHelper.shared.isForwarding() {
             if RelayHelper.shared.forwardIds != nil {
                 askToForwardMessage()
+            } else if let vcardData = RelayHelper.shared.forwardVCardData,
+                      let vcardURL = prepareVCardData(vcardData) {
+                stageVCard(url: vcardURL)
+                RelayHelper.shared.finishRelaying()
             } else if RelayHelper.shared.forwardFileData != nil || RelayHelper.shared.forwardText != nil {
                 if let text = RelayHelper.shared.forwardText {
                     messageInputBar.inputTextView.text = text
@@ -2803,16 +2807,23 @@ extension ChatViewController: ChatDropInteractionDelegate {
 
 extension ChatViewController: SendContactViewControllerDelegate {
     func contactSelected(_ viewController: SendContactViewController, contactId: Int) {
-        guard let vcardData = dcContext.makeVCard(contactIds: [contactId]),
-              let fileName = FileHelper.saveData(data: vcardData,
-                                                 name: UUID().uuidString,
-                                                 suffix: "vcf",
-                                                 directory: .cachesDirectory),
-              let vcardURL = URL(string: fileName)
-        else { return }
+        guard let vcardData = dcContext.makeVCard(contactIds: [contactId]), 
+                let vcardURL = prepareVCardData(vcardData) else { return }
 
         stageVCard(url: vcardURL)
     }
+
+    private func prepareVCardData(_ vcardData: Data) -> URL? {
+        guard let fileName = FileHelper.saveData(data: vcardData,
+                                           name: UUID().uuidString,
+                                           suffix: "vcf",
+                                           directory: .cachesDirectory),
+              let vcardURL = URL(string: fileName) else {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        return vcardURL
+    }
 }
 
 // MARK: - ReactionsOverviewViewControllerDelegate
diff --git a/deltachat-ios/Controller/ContactDetailViewController.swift b/deltachat-ios/Controller/ContactDetailViewController.swift
index 1dbab77e5..8968bec27 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Controller/ContactDetailViewController.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Controller/ContactDetailViewController.swift
@@ -342,9 +342,10 @@ class ContactDetailViewController: UITableViewController {
 
     // MARK: - actions
     @objc private func shareContact() {
-        // compare to `forward`.
-        // 1. select chat you want to forward this contact to.
-        // 2. stage this very contacts vcard
+        guard let vcardData = viewModel.context.makeVCard(contactIds: [viewModel.contactId]) else { return }
+
+        RelayHelper.shared.setForwardVCard(dialogTitle: String.localized("forward_to"), vcardData: vcardData)
+        navigationController?.popToRootViewController(animated: true)
     }
 
     @objc private func showCopyToClipboard() {