diff --git a/plugins/content/contact/contact.php b/plugins/content/contact/contact.php
index ce3d8bec9da55..bb5abb7da6799 100644
--- a/plugins/content/contact/contact.php
+++ b/plugins/content/contact/contact.php
@@ -57,15 +57,13 @@ public function onContentPrepare($context, &$row, $params, $page = 0)
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		$row->contactid = $this->getContactId($row->created_by);
+		$contact = $this->getContactId($row->created_by);
+		$row->contactid = $contact->contactid;
 
-		if ($row->contactid)
+		if ($contact)
 		{
-			$needle = 'index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=' . $row->contactid;
-			$menu = JFactory::getApplication()->getMenu();
-			$item = $menu->getItems('link', $needle, true);
-			$link = $item ? $needle . '&Itemid=' . $item->id : $needle;
-			$row->contact_link = JRoute::_($link);
+			JLoader::register('ContactHelperRoute', JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_contact/helpers/route.php');
+			$row->contact_link = JRoute::_(ContactHelperRoute::getContactRoute($contact->contactid . ':' . $contact->alias, $contact->catid));
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ protected function getContactId($created_by)
 
 		$query = $this->db->getQuery(true);
 
-		$query->select('MAX(contact.id) AS contactid');
+		$query->select('MAX(contact.id) AS contactid, contact.alias, contact.catid');
 		$query->from($this->db->quoteName('#__contact_details', 'contact'));
 		$query->where('contact.published = 1');
 		$query->where('contact.user_id = ' . (int) $created_by);
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ protected function getContactId($created_by)
 
 		$this->db->setQuery($query);
 
-		$contacts[$created_by] = $this->db->loadResult();
+		$contacts[$created_by] = $this->db->loadObject();
 
 		return $contacts[$created_by];
 	}