diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java
index ab2ac41..10579f3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java
@@ -84,22 +84,25 @@
     private boolean mLoadGroupMetaData;
     private boolean mLoadStreamItems;
     private boolean mLoadInvitableAccountTypes;
+    private boolean mPostViewNotification;
     private Result mContact;
     private ForceLoadContentObserver mObserver;
     private final Set<Long> mNotifiedRawContactIds = Sets.newHashSet();
 
-    public ContactLoader(Context context, Uri lookupUri) {
-        this(context, lookupUri, false, false, false);
+    public ContactLoader(Context context, Uri lookupUri, boolean postViewNotification) {
+        this(context, lookupUri, false, false, false, postViewNotification);
     }
 
     public ContactLoader(Context context, Uri lookupUri, boolean loadGroupMetaData,
-            boolean loadStreamItems, boolean loadInvitableAccountTypes) {
+            boolean loadStreamItems, boolean loadInvitableAccountTypes,
+            boolean postViewNotification) {
         super(context);
         mLookupUri = lookupUri;
         mRequestedUri = lookupUri;
         mLoadGroupMetaData = loadGroupMetaData;
         mLoadStreamItems = loadStreamItems;
         mLoadInvitableAccountTypes = loadInvitableAccountTypes;
+        mPostViewNotification = postViewNotification;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1236,8 +1239,10 @@
                         mLookupUri, true, mObserver);
             }
 
-            // inform the source of the data that this contact is being looked at
-            postViewNotificationToSyncAdapter();
+            if (mPostViewNotification) {
+                // inform the source of the data that this contact is being looked at
+                postViewNotificationToSyncAdapter();
+            }
         }
 
         super.deliverResult(mContact);
@@ -1301,11 +1306,13 @@
      */
     public void upgradeToFullContact() {
         // Everything requested already? Nothing to do, so let's bail out
-        if (mLoadGroupMetaData && mLoadInvitableAccountTypes && mLoadStreamItems) return;
+        if (mLoadGroupMetaData && mLoadInvitableAccountTypes && mLoadStreamItems
+                && mPostViewNotification) return;
 
         mLoadGroupMetaData = true;
         mLoadInvitableAccountTypes = true;
         mLoadStreamItems = true;
+        mPostViewNotification = true;
 
         // Cache the current result, so that we only load the "missing" parts of the contact.
         cacheResult();
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ViewNotificationService.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ViewNotificationService.java
index a0890f2..a85c780 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/ViewNotificationService.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ViewNotificationService.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
         // We simply need to start a Loader here. When its done, it will send out the
         // View-Notification automatically.
-        final ContactLoader contactLoader = new ContactLoader(this, intent.getData());
+        final ContactLoader contactLoader = new ContactLoader(this, intent.getData(), true);
         contactLoader.registerListener(0, new OnLoadCompleteListener<ContactLoader.Result>() {
             @Override
             public void onLoadComplete(Loader<Result> loader, Result data) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/activities/AttachPhotoActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/activities/AttachPhotoActivity.java
index 5a26ea2..7ae6e1e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/activities/AttachPhotoActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/activities/AttachPhotoActivity.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     // although this is convenient, it isn't quite as robust as using LoaderManager... for
     // instance, the loader doesn't persist across Activity restarts.
     private void loadContact(Uri contactUri, final Listener listener) {
-        final ContactLoader loader = new ContactLoader(this, contactUri);
+        final ContactLoader loader = new ContactLoader(this, contactUri, true);
         loader.registerListener(0, new OnLoadCompleteListener<ContactLoader.Result>() {
             @Override
             public void onLoadComplete(
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactLoaderFragment.java b/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactLoaderFragment.java
index 25c60d6..242b12b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactLoaderFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactLoaderFragment.java
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@
         public Loader<ContactLoader.Result> onCreateLoader(int id, Bundle args) {
             Uri lookupUri = args.getParcelable(LOADER_ARG_CONTACT_URI);
             return new ContactLoader(mContext, lookupUri, true /* loadGroupMetaData */,
-                    true /* loadStreamItems */, true /* load invitable account types */);
+                    true /* loadStreamItems */, true /* load invitable account types */,
+                    true /* postViewNotification */);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/editor/ContactEditorFragment.java b/src/com/android/contacts/editor/ContactEditorFragment.java
index cd9d98b..8aae70b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/editor/ContactEditorFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/editor/ContactEditorFragment.java
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@
         @Override
         public Loader<ContactLoader.Result> onCreateLoader(int id, Bundle args) {
             mLoaderStartTime = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
-            return new ContactLoader(mContext, mLookupUri);
+            return new ContactLoader(mContext, mLookupUri, true);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
index 9c71ee2..7c93a26 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
             if (mLookupUri == null) {
                 Log.wtf(TAG, "Lookup uri wasn't initialized. Loader was started too early");
             }
-            return new ContactLoader(getApplicationContext(), mLookupUri);
+            return new ContactLoader(getApplicationContext(), mLookupUri, false);
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/socialwidget/SocialWidgetProvider.java b/src/com/android/contacts/socialwidget/SocialWidgetProvider.java
index 6b56470..3283efd 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/socialwidget/SocialWidgetProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/socialwidget/SocialWidgetProvider.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
             return;
         }
         final ContactLoader contactLoader = new ContactLoader(context, contactUri, false, true,
-                false);
+                false, true);
         contactLoader.registerListener(0,
                 new ContactLoader.OnLoadCompleteListener<ContactLoader.Result>() {
                     @Override
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoaderTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoaderTest.java
index f88b64e..5c215f9 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoaderTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoaderTest.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     }
 
     private ContactLoader.Result assertLoadContact(Uri uri) {
-        final ContactLoader loader = new ContactLoader(mMockContext, uri);
+        final ContactLoader loader = new ContactLoader(mMockContext, uri, true);
         return getLoaderResultSynchronously(loader);
     }