diff --git a/src/web/inbound.test.ts b/src/web/inbound.test.ts
index 32817adfe..68940cc4e 100644
--- a/src/web/inbound.test.ts
+++ b/src/web/inbound.test.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ describe("web inbound helpers", () => {
     expect(body).toBe("<contacts: Alice, Bob, Charlie +1 more>");
   });
 
+  it("summarizes empty WhatsApp contact cards with a count", () => {
+    const body = extractText({
+      contactsArrayMessage: {
+        contacts: [{}, {}],
+      },
+    } as unknown as import("@whiskeysockets/baileys").proto.IMessage);
+    expect(body).toBe("<contacts: 2 contacts>");
+  });
+
   it("unwraps view-once v2 extension messages", () => {
     const body = extractText({
       viewOnceMessageV2Extension: {
diff --git a/src/web/inbound.ts b/src/web/inbound.ts
index e44d4065d..9c8a22447 100644
--- a/src/web/inbound.ts
+++ b/src/web/inbound.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   getStatusCode,
   waitForWaConnection,
 } from "./session.js";
+import { parseVcard } from "./vcard.js";
 
 export type WebListenerCloseReason = {
   status?: number;
@@ -789,49 +790,6 @@ function describeContact(input: {
   return { name, phone };
 }
 
-function parseVcard(vcard?: string): { name?: string; phones: string[] } {
-  if (!vcard) return { phones: [] };
-  const lines = vcard.split(/\r?\n/);
-  let nameFromN: string | undefined;
-  let nameFromFn: string | undefined;
-  const phones: string[] = [];
-  for (const rawLine of lines) {
-    const line = rawLine.trim();
-    if (!line) continue;
-    const colonIndex = line.indexOf(":");
-    if (colonIndex === -1) continue;
-    const key = line.slice(0, colonIndex).toUpperCase();
-    const rawValue = line.slice(colonIndex + 1).trim();
-    if (!rawValue) continue;
-    const value = cleanVcardValue(rawValue);
-    if (!value) continue;
-    if (key === "FN" && !nameFromFn) {
-      nameFromFn = normalizeVcardName(value);
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (key === "N" && !nameFromN) {
-      nameFromN = normalizeVcardName(value);
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (key.startsWith("TEL") || key.includes(".TEL")) {
-      phones.push(value);
-    }
-  }
-  return { name: nameFromFn ?? nameFromN, phones };
-}
-
-function cleanVcardValue(value: string): string {
-  return value
-    .replace(/\\n/gi, " ")
-    .replace(/\\,/g, ",")
-    .replace(/\\;/g, ";")
-    .trim();
-}
-
-function normalizeVcardName(value: string): string {
-  return value.replace(/;/g, " ").replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
-}
-
 function formatContactPlaceholder(name?: string, phone?: string): string {
   const parts = [name, phone].filter((value): value is string =>
     Boolean(value),
@@ -842,7 +800,10 @@ function formatContactPlaceholder(name?: string, phone?: string): string {
 
 function formatContactsPlaceholder(labels: string[], total: number): string {
   const cleaned = labels.map((label) => label.trim()).filter(Boolean);
-  if (cleaned.length === 0) return "<contacts>";
+  if (cleaned.length === 0) {
+    const suffix = total === 1 ? "contact" : "contacts";
+    return `<contacts: ${total} ${suffix}>`;
+  }
   const shown = cleaned.slice(0, 3);
   const remaining = Math.max(total - shown.length, 0);
   const suffix = remaining > 0 ? ` +${remaining} more` : "";
diff --git a/src/web/vcard.ts b/src/web/vcard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d1b48ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/vcard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+type ParsedVcard = {
+  name?: string;
+  phones: string[];
+};
+
+const ALLOWED_VCARD_KEYS = new Set(["FN", "N", "TEL"]);
+
+export function parseVcard(vcard?: string): ParsedVcard {
+  if (!vcard) return { phones: [] };
+  const lines = vcard.split(/\r?\n/);
+  let nameFromN: string | undefined;
+  let nameFromFn: string | undefined;
+  const phones: string[] = [];
+  for (const rawLine of lines) {
+    const line = rawLine.trim();
+    if (!line) continue;
+    const colonIndex = line.indexOf(":");
+    if (colonIndex === -1) continue;
+    const key = line.slice(0, colonIndex).toUpperCase();
+    const rawValue = line.slice(colonIndex + 1).trim();
+    if (!rawValue) continue;
+    const baseKey = normalizeVcardKey(key);
+    if (!baseKey || !ALLOWED_VCARD_KEYS.has(baseKey)) continue;
+    const value = cleanVcardValue(rawValue);
+    if (!value) continue;
+    if (baseKey === "FN" && !nameFromFn) {
+      nameFromFn = normalizeVcardName(value);
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (baseKey === "N" && !nameFromN) {
+      nameFromN = normalizeVcardName(value);
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (baseKey === "TEL") {
+      phones.push(value);
+    }
+  }
+  return { name: nameFromFn ?? nameFromN, phones };
+}
+
+function normalizeVcardKey(key: string): string | undefined {
+  const [primary] = key.split(";");
+  if (!primary) return undefined;
+  const segments = primary.split(".");
+  return segments[segments.length - 1] || undefined;
+}
+
+function cleanVcardValue(value: string): string {
+  return value
+    .replace(/\\n/gi, " ")
+    .replace(/\\,/g, ",")
+    .replace(/\\;/g, ";")
+    .trim();
+}
+
+function normalizeVcardName(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/;/g, " ").replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
+}