diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d4c908bb..97bb038b 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ target_sources(tomato PUBLIC
 	./chat_gui/icons/cloud.cpp
 	./chat_gui/icons/mail.hpp
 	./chat_gui/icons/mail.cpp
+	./chat_gui/icons/person.hpp
+	./chat_gui/icons/person.cpp
+	./chat_gui/icons/group.hpp
+	./chat_gui/icons/group.cpp
 	./chat_gui/contact_list.hpp
 	./chat_gui/contact_list.cpp
 	./chat_gui/file_selector.hpp
diff --git a/src/chat_gui/contact_list.cpp b/src/chat_gui/contact_list.cpp
index 62b017fb..5ab4eab3 100644
--- a/src/chat_gui/contact_list.cpp
+++ b/src/chat_gui/contact_list.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "./icons/direct.hpp"
 #include "./icons/cloud.hpp"
 #include "./icons/mail.hpp"
+#include "./icons/person.hpp"
+#include "./icons/group.hpp"
 
 void renderAvatar(
 	const Theme& th,
@@ -138,6 +140,9 @@ bool renderContactBig(
 	ImGui::SameLine(0.f, same_line_spacing);
 	ImGui::BeginGroup();
 	{
+		const bool is_group = c.all_of<Contact::Components::TagGroup>();
+		const bool is_private = c.all_of<Contact::Components::TagPrivate>();
+
 		{ // line 1
 			if (line_height == 1 && cstate != nullptr) {
 				// icon pos
@@ -145,23 +150,52 @@ bool renderContactBig(
 				p0.y += ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.y;
 				ImVec2 p1_o = {img_y, img_y}; // img_y is 1 line_height in this case
 
-				const ImU32 col_back = ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::icon_backdrop>());
-				if (cstate->state == Contact::Components::ConnectionState::direct) { // direct icon
-					drawIconDirect(
-						p0,
-						p1_o,
-						ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::avatar_online_direct>()),
-						col_back
-					);
-				} else if (cstate->state == Contact::Components::ConnectionState::cloud) { // cloud icon
-					drawIconCloud(
-						p0,
-						p1_o,
-						ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::avatar_online_cloud>()),
-						col_back
-					);
-				}
 				ImGui::Dummy(p1_o);
+				if (ImGui::IsItemVisible()) {
+					const ImU32 col_back = ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::icon_backdrop>());
+					if (cstate->state == Contact::Components::ConnectionState::direct) { // direct icon
+						drawIconDirect(
+							p0,
+							p1_o,
+							ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::avatar_online_direct>()),
+							col_back
+						);
+					} else if (cstate->state == Contact::Components::ConnectionState::cloud) { // cloud icon
+						drawIconCloud(
+							p0,
+							p1_o,
+							ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::avatar_online_cloud>()),
+							col_back
+						);
+					}
+				}
+				ImGui::SameLine(0.f, same_line_spacing);
+			}
+
+			// we dont render group/private in 1lh mode
+			if (line_height != 1 && (is_private || is_group)) {
+				// icon pos
+				auto p0 = ImGui::GetCursorScreenPos();
+				p0.y += ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.y;
+				const float box_hight = TEXT_BASE_HEIGHT - ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.y*2;
+				ImVec2 p1_o = {box_hight, box_hight};
+
+				ImGui::Dummy(p1_o);
+				if (ImGui::IsItemVisible()) {
+					if (is_private) {
+						drawIconPerson(
+							p0,
+							p1_o,
+							ImGui::GetColorU32(ImGui::GetStyleColorVec4(ImGuiCol_Text))
+						);
+					} else if (is_group) {
+						drawIconGroup(
+							p0,
+							p1_o,
+							ImGui::GetColorU32(ImGui::GetStyleColorVec4(ImGuiCol_Text))
+						);
+					}
+				}
 				ImGui::SameLine(0.f, same_line_spacing);
 			}
 
@@ -201,23 +235,25 @@ bool renderContactBig(
 					const float box_hight = TEXT_BASE_HEIGHT - ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.y*2;
 					ImVec2 p1_o = {box_hight, box_hight};
 
-					const ImU32 col_back = ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::icon_backdrop>());
-					if (cstate->state == Contact::Components::ConnectionState::direct) { // direct icon
-						drawIconDirect(
-							p0,
-							p1_o,
-							ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::avatar_online_direct>()),
-							col_back
-						);
-					} else if (cstate->state == Contact::Components::ConnectionState::cloud) { // cloud icon
-						drawIconCloud(
-							p0,
-							p1_o,
-							ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::avatar_online_cloud>()),
-							col_back
-						);
-					}
 					ImGui::Dummy(p1_o);
+					if (ImGui::IsItemVisible()) {
+						const ImU32 col_back = ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::icon_backdrop>());
+						if (cstate->state == Contact::Components::ConnectionState::direct) { // direct icon
+							drawIconDirect(
+								p0,
+								p1_o,
+								ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::avatar_online_direct>()),
+								col_back
+							);
+						} else if (cstate->state == Contact::Components::ConnectionState::cloud) { // cloud icon
+							drawIconCloud(
+								p0,
+								p1_o,
+								ImGui::GetColorU32(th.getColor<ThemeCol_Contact::avatar_online_cloud>()),
+								col_back
+							);
+						}
+					}
 					ImGui::SameLine(0.f, same_line_spacing);
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/chat_gui/icons/group.cpp b/src/chat_gui/icons/group.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86f2f08e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chat_gui/icons/group.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#include "./group.hpp"
+
+#include <array>
+
+static void drawIconGroupLines(
+	const ImVec2 p0,
+	const ImVec2 p1_o,
+	const ImU32 col,
+	const float thickness
+) {
+#define PLINE(x0, y0, x1, y1) \
+		ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddLine( \
+			{p0.x + p1_o.x*(x0), p0.y + p1_o.y*(y0)}, \
+			{p0.x + p1_o.x*(x1), p0.y + p1_o.y*(y1)}, \
+			col, \
+			thickness \
+		);
+
+		// person front
+		//  x     y
+		PLINE(
+			0.1f, 0.9f,
+			0.6f, 0.9f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.6f, 0.9f,
+			0.6f, 0.7f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.6f, 0.7f,
+			0.5f, 0.6f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.5f, 0.6f,
+			0.4f, 0.6f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.4f, 0.6f,
+			0.5f, 0.5f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.5f, 0.5f,
+			0.5f, 0.4f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.5f, 0.4f,
+			0.4f, 0.3f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.4f, 0.3f,
+			0.3f, 0.3f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.3f, 0.3f,
+			0.2f, 0.4f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.2f, 0.4f,
+			0.2f, 0.5f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.2f, 0.5f,
+			0.3f, 0.6f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.3f, 0.6f,
+			0.2f, 0.6f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.2f, 0.6f,
+			0.1f, 0.7f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.1f, 0.7f,
+			0.1f, 0.9f
+		)
+
+		// person back
+		//  x     y
+		PLINE(
+			0.7f, 0.7f,
+			0.9f, 0.7f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.9f, 0.7f,
+			0.9f, 0.5f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.9f, 0.5f,
+			0.8f, 0.4f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.8f, 0.4f,
+			0.7f, 0.4f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.7f, 0.4f,
+			0.8f, 0.3f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.8f, 0.3f,
+			0.8f, 0.2f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.8f, 0.2f,
+			0.7f, 0.1f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.7f, 0.1f,
+			0.6f, 0.1f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.6f, 0.1f,
+			0.5f, 0.2f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.5f, 0.2f,
+			0.5f, 0.3f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.5f, 0.3f,
+			0.6f, 0.4f
+		)
+
+#undef PLINE
+}
+
+void drawIconGroup(
+	const ImVec2 p0,
+	const ImVec2 p1_o,
+	const ImU32 col_main
+) {
+	// dark background
+	// the circle looks bad in light mode
+	//ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddCircleFilled({p0.x + p1_o.x*0.5f, p0.y + p1_o.y*0.5f}, p1_o.x*0.5f, col_back);
+	//drawIconGroupLines(p0, p1_o, col_back, 3.5f);
+	drawIconGroupLines(p0, p1_o, col_main, 1.0f);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/chat_gui/icons/group.hpp b/src/chat_gui/icons/group.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed90928c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chat_gui/icons/group.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <imgui/imgui.h>
+
+void drawIconGroup(
+	const ImVec2 p0,
+	const ImVec2 p1_o,
+	const ImU32 col_main
+);
+
diff --git a/src/chat_gui/icons/person.cpp b/src/chat_gui/icons/person.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fe1df8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chat_gui/icons/person.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#include "./person.hpp"
+
+#include <array>
+
+static void drawIconPersonLines(
+	const ImVec2 p0,
+	const ImVec2 p1_o,
+	const ImU32 col,
+	const float thickness
+) {
+#define PLINE(x0, y0, x1, y1) \
+		ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddLine( \
+			{p0.x + p1_o.x*(x0), p0.y + p1_o.y*(y0)}, \
+			{p0.x + p1_o.x*(x1), p0.y + p1_o.y*(y1)}, \
+			col, \
+			thickness \
+		);
+
+		//// quad
+		//// (1,2) -> (1,8)
+		//PLINE(0.1f, 0.2f, 0.1f, 0.8f)
+		//// (1,8) -> (9,8)
+		//PLINE(0.1f, 0.8f, 0.9f, 0.8f)
+		//// (9,8) -> (9,2)
+		//PLINE(0.9f, 0.8f, 0.9f, 0.2f)
+		//// (9,2) -> (1,2)
+		//PLINE(0.9f, 0.2f, 0.1f, 0.2f)
+
+		//  x     y
+		PLINE(
+			0.2f, 0.8f,
+			0.8f, 0.8f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.8f, 0.8f,
+			0.8f, 0.6f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.8f, 0.6f,
+			0.7f, 0.5f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.7f, 0.5f,
+			0.6f, 0.5f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.6f, 0.5f,
+			0.7f, 0.4f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.7f, 0.4f,
+			0.7f, 0.2f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.7f, 0.2f,
+			0.6f, 0.1f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.6f, 0.1f,
+			0.4f, 0.1f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.4f, 0.1f,
+			0.3f, 0.2f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.3f, 0.2f,
+			0.3f, 0.4f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.3f, 0.4f,
+			0.4f, 0.5f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.4f, 0.5f,
+			0.3f, 0.5f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.3f, 0.5f,
+			0.2f, 0.6f
+		)
+		PLINE(
+			0.2f, 0.6f,
+			0.2f, 0.8f
+		)
+
+#undef PLINE
+}
+
+void drawIconPerson(
+	const ImVec2 p0,
+	const ImVec2 p1_o,
+	const ImU32 col_main
+) {
+	// dark background
+	// the circle looks bad in light mode
+	//ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddCircleFilled({p0.x + p1_o.x*0.5f, p0.y + p1_o.y*0.5f}, p1_o.x*0.5f, col_back);
+	//drawIconPersonLines(p0, p1_o, col_back, 3.5f);
+	drawIconPersonLines(p0, p1_o, col_main, 1.0f);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/chat_gui/icons/person.hpp b/src/chat_gui/icons/person.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a754b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chat_gui/icons/person.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <imgui/imgui.h>
+
+void drawIconPerson(
+	const ImVec2 p0,
+	const ImVec2 p1_o,
+	const ImU32 col_main
+);
+