diff --git a/api/src/Contacts.php b/api/src/Contacts.php
index 794a6c6872..51790d637e 100755
--- a/api/src/Contacts.php
+++ b/api/src/Contacts.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class Contacts extends Contacts\Storage
 		'n_family, n_given',
 		'n_family, n_prefix',
 		'n_fn',
+		'n_family, n_given (bday)',
 	);
 
 	/**
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ class Contacts extends Contacts\Storage
 
 		if($isUpdate)
 		{
-			$fileas_fields = array('n_prefix','n_given','n_middle','n_family','n_suffix','n_fn','org_name','org_unit','adr_one_locality');
+			$fileas_fields = array('n_prefix','n_given','n_middle','n_family','n_suffix','n_fn','org_name','org_unit','adr_one_locality','bday');
 			$old = null;
 			foreach($fileas_fields as $field)
 			{
@@ -432,9 +433,18 @@ class Contacts extends Contacts\Storage
 		// removing empty delimiters, caused by empty contact fields
 		$fileas = str_replace(array(', , : ',', : ',': , ',', , ',': : ',' ()'),
 			array(': ',': ',': ',', ',': ',''),
-			str_replace(array('n_prefix','n_given','n_middle','n_family','n_suffix','n_fn','org_name','org_unit','adr_one_locality'),
-				array($contact['n_prefix'],$contact['n_given'],$contact['n_middle'],$contact['n_family'],$contact['n_suffix'],
-					$contact['n_fn'], $contact['org_name'], $contact['org_unit'], $contact['adr_one_locality']), $type));
+			strtr($type, array(
+				'n_prefix' => $contact['n_prefix'],
+				'n_given'  => $contact['n_given'],
+				'n_middle' => $contact['n_middle'],
+				'n_family' => $contact['n_family'],
+				'n_suffix' => $contact['n_suffix'],
+				'n_fn'     => $contact['n_fn'],
+				'org_name' => $contact['org_name'],
+				'org_unit' => $contact['org_unit'],
+				'adr_one_locality' => $contact['adr_one_locality'],
+				'bday'     => (int)$contact['bday'] ? DateTime::to($contact['bday'], true) : $contact['bday'],
+			)));
 
 		while ($fileas[0] == ':' ||  $fileas[0] == ',')
 		{
@@ -505,6 +515,7 @@ class Contacts extends Contacts\Storage
 			'org_name' => lang('company'),
 			'org_unit' => lang('department'),
 			'adr_one_locality' => lang('city'),
+			'bday'     => lang('Birthday'),
 		);
 		foreach(array_keys($labels) as $name)
 		{