diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 1f6c739..f6260e8 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
 
             },
             async shareContact(contact) {
-                await this.connection.sendCommandShareContact(contact.publicKey);
+                await this.connection.shareContact(contact.publicKey);
             },
             async exportContact(contact) {
                 try {
diff --git a/src/connection/connection.js b/src/connection/connection.js
index 0342037..46aaabf 100644
--- a/src/connection/connection.js
+++ b/src/connection/connection.js
@@ -788,6 +788,37 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
         });
     }
 
+    shareContact(pubKey) {
+        return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+            try {
+
+                // resolve promise when we receive ok
+                const onOk = (response) => {
+                    this.off(Constants.ResponseCodes.Ok, onOk);
+                    this.off(Constants.ResponseCodes.Err, onErr);
+                    resolve(response);
+                }
+
+                // reject promise when we receive err
+                const onErr = () => {
+                    this.off(Constants.ResponseCodes.Ok, onOk);
+                    this.off(Constants.ResponseCodes.Err, onErr);
+                    reject();
+                }
+
+                // listen for events
+                this.once(Constants.ResponseCodes.Ok, onOk);
+                this.once(Constants.ResponseCodes.Err, onErr);
+
+                // share contact
+                await this.sendCommandShareContact(pubKey);
+
+            } catch(e) {
+                reject(e);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     removeContact(pubKey) {
         return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
             try {