diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 309f6e2..740920f 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@
             <meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
                 android:resource="@xml/searchable"
             />
+
+           <meta-data android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
+                android:resource="@xml/shortcuts"
+            />
+
         </activity>
 
         <activity android:name=".activities.ContactSelectionActivity"
diff --git a/res/drawable/ic_add_circle_24dp.xml b/res/drawable/ic_add_circle_24dp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85a31c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable/ic_add_circle_24dp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<!-- A circle with a plus sign in the middle (ic_add_circle) -->
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:width="24dp"
+        android:height="24dp"
+        android:viewportWidth="24.0"
+        android:viewportHeight="24.0">
+    <path
+        android:pathData="M12,2C6.48,2 2,6.48 2,12s4.48,10 10,10 10,-4.48 10,-10S17.52,2 12,2zM17,13h-4v4h-2v-4L7,13v-2h4L11,7h2v4h4v2z"
+        android:fillColor="#0288d1"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/res/xml/shortcuts.xml b/res/xml/shortcuts.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be96f9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/xml/shortcuts.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<shortcuts xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <shortcut
+        android:enabled="true"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_add_circle_24dp"
+        android:shortcutId="shortcut-add-contact"
+        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/menu_new_contact_action_bar">
+        <intent
+            android:action="android.intent.action.INSERT"
+            android:data="content://com.android.contacts/contacts"
+            android:targetClass="com.google.android.contacts.PeopleActivity" />
+        <categories android:name="android.shortcut.conversation"/>
+    </shortcut>
+</shortcuts>