diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/contactlist/FilterQuery.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/contactlist/FilterQuery.java
index b1892421a..4ac17b9e0 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/contactlist/FilterQuery.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/contactlist/FilterQuery.java
@@ -330,6 +330,14 @@ public void contactReceived(ContactReceivedEvent event)
         contactReceived(event.getQuerySource(), event.getContact());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates that a contact has been removed after a search.
+     * @param event the <tt>ContactQueryEvent</tt> containing information
+     * about the received <tt>SourceContact</tt>
+     */
+    public void contactRemoved(ContactRemovedEvent event)
+    {}
+
     public void metaContactReceived(MetaContactQueryEvent event) {}
 
     public void metaGroupReceived(MetaGroupQueryEvent event) {}
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/contactlist/TreeContactList.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/contactlist/TreeContactList.java
index 29c9b719a..b20e7aef5 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/contactlist/TreeContactList.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/contactlist/TreeContactList.java
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ public void contactReceived(ContactReceivedEvent event)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates that a contact has been removed after a search.
+     * @param event the <tt>ContactQueryEvent</tt> containing information
+     * about the received <tt>SourceContact</tt>
+     */
+    public void contactRemoved(ContactRemovedEvent event)
+    {}
+
     /**
      * Indicates that a <tt>MetaContact</tt> has been received for a search in
      * the <tt>MetaContactListService</tt>.
@@ -1536,6 +1544,15 @@ public void contactReceived(ContactReceivedEvent event)
                             imageSearchCanceled = true;
                         }
                     }
+
+                    /**
+                     * Indicates that a contact has been removed after a search.
+                     * @param event the <tt>ContactQueryEvent</tt> containing
+                     *              information
+                     * about the received <tt>SourceContact</tt>
+                     */
+                    public void contactRemoved(ContactRemovedEvent event)
+                    {}
                 });
 
                 // If the image search has been canceled from one of the
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactQueryListener.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactQueryListener.java
index dc1aa9079..0610331db 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactQueryListener.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactQueryListener.java
@@ -28,4 +28,11 @@ public interface ContactQueryListener
      * about the status change
      */
     public void queryStatusChanged(ContactQueryStatusEvent event);
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that a contact has been removed after a search.
+     * @param event the <tt>ContactQueryEvent</tt> containing information
+     * about the received <tt>SourceContact</tt>
+     */
+    public void contactRemoved(ContactRemovedEvent event);
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactRemovedEvent.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactRemovedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10c42661b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactRemovedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Jitsi, the OpenSource Java VoIP and Instant Messaging client.
+ *
+ * Distributable under LGPL license.
+ * See terms of license at gnu.org.
+ */
+package net.java.sip.communicator.service.contactsource;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * The <tt>ContactRemovedEvent</tt> indicates that a
+ * <tt>SourceContact</tt> has been removed from the result of a
+ * <tt>ContactQuery</tt>.
+ * @author Yana Stamcheva
+ */
+public class ContactRemovedEvent
+    extends EventObject
+{
+    /**
+     * Serial version UID.
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
+
+    /**
+     * The contact that has been removed.
+     */
+    private final SourceContact contact;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a <tt>ContactRemovedEvent</tt> by specifying the contact search
+     * source and the removed <tt>searchContact</tt>.
+     * @param source the source that triggered this event
+     * @param contact the removed contact
+     */
+    public ContactRemovedEvent(ContactQuery source,
+                               SourceContact contact)
+    {
+        super(source);
+
+        this.contact = contact;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the <tt>ContactQuery</tt> that triggered this event.
+     * @return the <tt>ContactQuery</tt> that triggered this event
+     */
+    public ContactQuery getQuerySource()
+    {
+        return (ContactQuery) source;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the removed contact.
+     * @return the removed contact
+     */
+    public SourceContact getContact()
+    {
+        return contact;
+    }
+}