--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_app.py	Fri Sep 09 23:54:33 2016 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_app.py	Fri Sep 09 23:54:33 2016 +0200
@@ -764,7 +764,10 @@
                 self.contact_lists[profile].setCache(entity, 'nick', value)
                 self.callListeners('nick', entity, value, profile=profile)
         elif key == "avatar":
-            if value and entity in self.contact_lists[profile]:
+            if value: # and entity in self.contact_lists[profile]:
+                # FIXME: contact_list check is removed to work around 'avatar' issues
+                #        (avatar can't be requested if we don't save them here)
+                #        avatar need to be refactored properly in backend and here
                 def gotFilename(filename):
                     self.contact_lists[profile].setCache(entity, 'avatar', filename)
                     self.callListeners('avatar', entity, filename, profile=profile)

--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py	Fri Sep 09 23:54:33 2016 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py	Fri Sep 09 23:54:33 2016 +0200
@@ -207,13 +207,14 @@
     def getCache(self, entity, name=None):
         """Return a cache value for a contact
 
-        @param entity(entity.entity): entity of the contact from who we want data (resource is used if given)
+        @param entity(jid.JID): entity of the contact from who we want data (resource is used if given)
             if a resource specific information is requested:
                 - if no resource is given (bare jid), the main resource is used, according to priority
                 - if resource is given, it is used
         @param name(unicode): name the data to get, or None to get everything
         @return: full cache if no name is given, or value of "name", or None
         """
+        # FIXME: resource handling need to be reworked
         try:
             cache = self._cache[entity.bare]
         except KeyError:
@@ -222,19 +223,33 @@
 
         if name is None:
             return cache
-        try:
-            if name in ('status', C.PRESENCE_STATUSES, C.PRESENCE_PRIORITY, C.PRESENCE_SHOW):
-                # these data are related to the resource
-                if not entity.resource:
+
+        if name in ('status', C.PRESENCE_STATUSES, C.PRESENCE_PRIORITY, C.PRESENCE_SHOW):
+            # these data are related to the resource
+            if not entity.resource:
+                try:
                     main_resource = cache[C.CONTACT_MAIN_RESOURCE]
-                    cache = cache[C.CONTACT_RESOURCES][main_resource]
-                else:
-                    cache = cache[C.CONTACT_RESOURCES][entity.resource]
+                except KeyError:
+                    # we ignore presence info if we don't have any resource in cache
+                    # FIXME: to be checked
+                    return
+                cache = cache[C.CONTACT_RESOURCES].setdefault(main_resource, {})
+            else:
+                cache = cache[C.CONTACT_RESOURCES].setdefault(entity.resource, {})
 
-                if name == 'status':  # XXX: we get the first status for 'status' key
-                    # TODO: manage main language for statuses
-                    return cache[C.PRESENCE_STATUSES].get(C.PRESENCE_STATUSES_DEFAULT, '')
+            if name == 'status':  # XXX: we get the first status for 'status' key
+                # TODO: manage main language for statuses
+                return cache[C.PRESENCE_STATUSES].get(C.PRESENCE_STATUSES_DEFAULT, '')
 
+        elif entity.resource:
+            # if we have a resource, we first check if the value is not available for the resource
+            # and we fallback to main cache if not found
+            try:
+                return cache[C.CONTACT_RESOURCES][entity.resource][name]
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+
+        try:
             return cache[name]
         except KeyError:
             return None
@@ -373,6 +388,10 @@
 
         # now the attributes we keep in cache
         for attribute, value in attributes.iteritems():
+            if attribute == 'avatar' and entity.resource:
+                # FIXME: Q&D hack to workaround avatar issue.
+                # TODO: Need to refactor avatar handling in backend and here
+                cache[C.CONTACT_RESOURCES].setdefault(entity.resource, {})[attribute] = value
             cache[attribute] = value
 
         # we can update the display