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 515bbd929..c03bdbb67 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Controller/ContactDetailViewController.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Controller/ContactDetailViewController.swift
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ class ContactDetailViewController: UITableViewController {
         return cell
     }()
 
+    private lazy var shareContactCell: ActionCell = {
+        let cell = ActionCell()
+        cell.actionTitle = String.localized("menu_share")
+        cell.actionColor = UIColor.systemBlue
+        return cell
+    }()
+
     private lazy var ephemeralMessagesCell: UITableViewCell = {
         let cell = UITableViewCell(style: .value1, reuseIdentifier: nil)
         cell.textLabel?.text = String.localized("ephemeral_messages")
@@ -196,6 +203,8 @@ class ContactDetailViewController: UITableViewController {
                 return ephemeralMessagesCell
             case .startChat:
                 return startChatCell
+            case .shareContact:
+                return shareContactCell
             }
         case .statusArea:
             return statusCell
@@ -235,6 +244,7 @@ class ContactDetailViewController: UITableViewController {
             let chatId = viewModel.getSharedChatIdAt(indexPath: indexPath)
             showChat(chatId: chatId)
         }
+        tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
     }
 
     override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {
@@ -329,6 +339,12 @@ class ContactDetailViewController: UITableViewController {
     }
 
     // MARK: - actions
+    @objc private func shareContact() {
+        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() {
         UIMenuController.shared.menuItems = [
@@ -387,6 +403,8 @@ class ContactDetailViewController: UITableViewController {
             tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: false)
             let contactId = viewModel.contactId
             chatWith(contactId: contactId)
+        case .shareContact:
+            shareContact()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/deltachat-ios/Helper/RelayHelper.swift b/deltachat-ios/Helper/RelayHelper.swift
index 613003fc5..b45e4f2c3 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Helper/RelayHelper.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Helper/RelayHelper.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class RelayHelper {
     var forwardText: String?
     var forwardFileData: Data?
     var forwardFileName: String?
+    var forwardVCardData: Data?
 
     var mailtoDraft: String = ""
     var mailtoAddress: String?
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ class RelayHelper {
 
     // forwarding messages
 
+    func setForwardVCard(dialogTitle: String, vcardData: Data) {
+        self.dialogTitle = dialogTitle
+        self.forwardVCardData = vcardData
+    }
+
     func setForwardMessage(dialogTitle: String, text: String?, fileData: Data?, fileName: String?) {
         finishRelaying()
         self.dialogTitle = dialogTitle
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ class RelayHelper {
     }
 
     func isForwarding() -> Bool {
-        return forwardIds != nil || forwardText != nil || forwardFileData != nil
+        return forwardIds != nil || forwardText != nil || forwardFileData != nil || forwardVCardData != nil
     }
 
     func forwardIdsAndFinishRelaying(to chat: Int) {
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ class RelayHelper {
         forwardText = nil
         forwardFileData = nil
         forwardFileName = nil
+        forwardVCardData = nil
         mailtoDraft = ""
         mailtoAddress = nil
         askToChatWithMailto = true
diff --git a/deltachat-ios/ViewModel/ContactDetailViewModel.swift b/deltachat-ios/ViewModel/ContactDetailViewModel.swift
index 6bb06287a..9adc0cfef 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/ViewModel/ContactDetailViewModel.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/ViewModel/ContactDetailViewModel.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class ContactDetailViewModel {
         case allMedia
         case locations
         case ephemeralMessages
+        case shareContact
         case startChat
     }
 
@@ -89,11 +90,13 @@ class ContactDetailViewModel {
         if chatId != 0 {
             if !isDeviceTalk {
                 chatOptions.append(.ephemeralMessages)
-            }
-            if !isDeviceTalk {
                 chatOptions.append(.startChat)
             }
 
+            if isSavedMessages == false && isDeviceTalk == false {
+                chatOptions.append(.shareContact)
+            }
+
             chatActions = [.archiveChat]
             if !isDeviceTalk && !isSavedMessages {
                 chatActions.append(.showEncrInfo)
@@ -177,10 +180,9 @@ class ContactDetailViewModel {
 
     func titleFor(section: Int) -> String? {
         switch sections[section] {
-        case .chatOptions: return nil
         case .statusArea: return (isSavedMessages || isDeviceTalk) ? nil : String.localized("pref_default_status_label")
         case .sharedChats: return String.localized("profile_shared_chats")
-        case .chatActions: return nil
+        case .chatOptions, .chatActions: return nil
         }
     }
 
@@ -194,10 +196,7 @@ class ContactDetailViewModel {
             } else {
                 return String.localizedStringWithFormat(String.localized("last_seen_at"), DateUtils.getExtendedAbsTimeSpanString(timeStamp: Double(lastSeen)))
             }
-
-        case .statusArea: return nil
-        case .sharedChats: return nil
-        case .chatActions: return nil
+        case .statusArea, .sharedChats, .chatActions: return nil
         }
     }