diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
index 3c11e80f6..f7992aa66 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ class ContactManagerImpl implements ContactManager, EventListener {
 						verified, active));
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ContactId addContact(Transaction txn, Author remote, AuthorId local,
+			PublicKey handshake, boolean verified) throws DbException {
+		ContactId c = db.addContact(txn, remote, local, handshake, verified);
+		Contact contact = db.getContact(txn, c);
+		for (ContactHook hook : hooks) hook.addingContact(txn, contact);
+		return c;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String getHandshakeLink() throws DbException {
 		KeyPair keyPair = db.transactionWithResult(true,