diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 0a0585b00..de25b02d4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -300,10 +300,18 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), NavigationListener {
     }
 
     private fun addBirthdays() {
+        val birthdays = getString(R.string.birthdays)
+        var eventTypeId = dbHelper.getEventTypeIdWithTitle(birthdays)
+        if (eventTypeId == -1) {
+            val eventType = EventType(0, birthdays, resources.getColor(R.color.default_birthdays_color))
+            eventTypeId = dbHelper.insertEventType(eventType)
+        }
+
         var birthdaysAdded = 0
         val uri = ContactsContract.Data.CONTENT_URI
         val projection = arrayOf(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME,
                 ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.CONTACT_ID,
+                ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.CONTACT_LAST_UPDATED_TIMESTAMP,
                 ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.START_DATE)
 
         val selection = "${ContactsContract.Data.MIMETYPE} = ? AND ${ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.TYPE} = ?"
@@ -313,12 +321,19 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), NavigationListener {
             cursor = contentResolver.query(uri, projection, selection, selectionArgs, null)
             if (cursor?.moveToFirst() == true) {
                 do {
-                    val contactId = cursor.getIntValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.CONTACT_ID)
+                    val contactId = cursor.getIntValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.CONTACT_ID).toString()
                     val name = cursor.getStringValue(ContactsContract.Contacts.DISPLAY_NAME)
                     val birthDay = cursor.getStringValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.START_DATE)
                     val formatter = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", Locale.getDefault())
-                    val timestamp = formatter.parse(birthDay).time / 1000
-                    birthdaysAdded++
+                    val timestamp = (formatter.parse(birthDay).time / 1000).toInt()
+                    val lastUpdated = cursor.getLongValue(ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event.CONTACT_LAST_UPDATED_TIMESTAMP)
+                    val event = Event(0, timestamp, timestamp, name, importId = contactId, flags = FLAG_ALL_DAY, repeatInterval = YEAR,
+                            eventType = eventTypeId, source = SOURCE_CONTACT_BIRTHDAY, lastUpdated = lastUpdated)
+
+                    dbHelper.insert(event, false) {
+                        birthdaysAdded++
+                    }
+
                 } while (cursor.moveToNext())
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
index 78307ec96..bf0a80a2e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ val FONT_SIZE_LARGE = 2
 
 val SOURCE_SIMPLE_CALENDAR = "simple-calendar"
 val SOURCE_IMPORTED_ICS = "imported-ics"
+val SOURCE_CONTACT_BIRTHDAY = "contact-birthday"
 
 // deprecated
 val SOURCE_GOOGLE_CALENDAR = 1
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_event.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_event.xml
index c9676c145..c53a70f69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_event.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_event.xml
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_below="@+id/event_caldav_calendar_divider"
-            android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/medium_margin"
             android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/medium_margin"
             android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/event_type_image"
             android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/event_type_image"
@@ -451,5 +450,15 @@
                 android:clickable="false"/>
 
         </RelativeLayout>
+
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/event_type_divider"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="1px"
+            android:layout_below="@+id/event_type_holder"
+            android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/medium_margin"
+            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/medium_margin"
+            android:background="@color/darker_divider"
+            android:importantForAccessibility="no"/>
     </RelativeLayout>
 </ScrollView>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index ec5086582..249d793b8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
     <color name="dark_theme_dialog_background">#ff444444</color>
     <color name="darker_divider">#66808080</color>
     <color name="red_text">#FFF62F2F</color>
+    <color name="default_birthdays_color">#FF303DF6</color>
 </resources>