diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/OperationSetPersistentPresenceIcqImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/OperationSetPersistentPresenceIcqImpl.java
index 266def0bf..9cf30d7f5 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/OperationSetPersistentPresenceIcqImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/OperationSetPersistentPresenceIcqImpl.java
@@ -1070,11 +1070,47 @@ else if (evt.getEventID() == SubscriptionEvent.SUBSCRIPTION_REMOVED)
                     listener.subscriptionRemoved(evt);
                 else if (evt.getEventID() == SubscriptionEvent.SUBSCRIPTION_FAILED)
                     listener.subscriptionFailed(evt);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Notify all subscription listeners of the corresponding contact property
+     * change event.
+     *
+     * @param eventID the String ID of the event to dispatch
+     * @param sourceContact the ContactIcqImpl instance that this event is
+     * pertaining to.
+     * @param oldValue the value that the changed property had before the change
+     * occurred.
+     * @param newValue the value that the changed property currently has (after
+     * the change has occurred).
+     */
+    void fireContactPropertyChangeEvent( String               eventID,
+                                         ContactIcqImpl       sourceContact,
+                                         Object               oldValue,
+                                         Object               newValue)
+    {
+        ContactPropertyChangeEvent evt =
+            new ContactPropertyChangeEvent(sourceContact, eventID
+                                  , oldValue, newValue);
 
+        logger.debug("Dispatching a Contact Property Change Event to"
+                     +subscriptionListeners.size() + " listeners. Evt="+evt);
+
+        synchronized(subscriptionListeners){
+            Iterator listeners = subscriptionListeners.iterator();
+
+            while (listeners.hasNext())
+            {
+                SubscriptionListener listener =
+                    (SubscriptionListener) listeners.next();
+                listener.contactModified(evt);
             }
         }
     }
 
+
     /**
      * Notify all subscription listeners of the corresponding event.
      *
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ContactPropertyChangeEvent.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ContactPropertyChangeEvent.java
index 12271b18e..3a608b7b6 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ContactPropertyChangeEvent.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/event/ContactPropertyChangeEvent.java
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ public class ContactPropertyChangeEvent
      * @param oldValue the value of the property before the change occurred.
      * @param newValue the value of the property after the change occurred.
      */
-    public ContactPropertyChangeEvent( Contact source,
-                                       String  propertyName,
-                                       Object  oldValue,
-                                       Object  newValue)
+    public ContactPropertyChangeEvent( Contact                 source,
+                                       String                  propertyName,
+                                       Object                  oldValue,
+                                       Object                  newValue)
     {
         super(source, propertyName, oldValue, newValue);
     }
@@ -46,4 +46,26 @@ public Contact getSourceContact()
     {
         return (Contact)getSource();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a reference to the protocol provider where the event has
+     * originated.
+     * <p>
+     * @return a reference to the ProtocolProviderService instance where this
+     * event originated.
+     */
+    public ProtocolProviderService getProtocolProvider()
+    {
+        return getSourceContact().getProtocolProvider();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a reference to the source contact parent <tt>ContactGroup</tt>.
+     * @return a reference to the <tt>ContactGroup</tt> instance that contains
+     * the source <tt>Contact</tt>.
+     */
+    public ContactGroup getParentContactGroup()
+    {
+        return getSourceContact().getParentContactGroup();
+    }
 }