diff --git a/telebot/__init__.py b/telebot/__init__.py
index f34f96f..98679de 100644
--- a/telebot/__init__.py
+++ b/telebot/__init__.py
@@ -442,6 +442,13 @@ class TeleBot:
                                  disable_notification, reply_to_message_id, reply_markup)
         )
 
+    def send_contact(self, chat_id, phone_number, first_name, last_name=None, disable_notification=None,
+                     reply_to_message_id=None, reply_markup=None):
+        return types.Message.de_json(
+            apihelper.send_contact(self.token, chat_id, phone_number, first_name, last_name, disable_notification,
+                                   reply_to_message_id, reply_markup)
+        )
+
     def send_chat_action(self, chat_id, action):
         """
         Use this method when you need to tell the user that something is happening on the bot's side.
@@ -520,7 +527,6 @@ class TeleBot:
         """
         return apihelper.answer_callback_query(self.token, callback_query_id, text, show_alert)
 
-
     def register_for_reply(self, message, callback):
         """
         Registers a callback function to be notified when a reply to `message` arrives.
@@ -689,7 +695,6 @@ class TeleBot:
 
         self.callback_query_handlers.append(handler_dict)
 
-
     @staticmethod
     def _test_message_handler(message_handler, message):
         for filter, filter_value in six.iteritems(message_handler['filters']):
diff --git a/telebot/apihelper.py b/telebot/apihelper.py
index 76cca75..474eb08 100644
--- a/telebot/apihelper.py
+++ b/telebot/apihelper.py
@@ -203,6 +203,21 @@ def send_venue(token, chat_id, latitude, longitude, title, address, foursquare_i
     return _make_request(token, method_url, params=payload)
 
 
+def send_contact(token, chat_id, phone_number, first_name, last_name=None, disable_notification=None,
+                 reply_to_message_id=None, reply_markup=None):
+    method_url = r'sendContact'
+    payload = {'chat_id': chat_id, 'phone_number': phone_number, 'first_name': first_name}
+    if last_name:
+        payload['last_name'] = last_name
+    if disable_notification:
+        payload['disable_notification'] = disable_notification
+    if reply_to_message_id:
+        payload['reply_to_message_id'] = reply_to_message_id
+    if reply_markup:
+        payload['reply_markup'] = _convert_markup(reply_markup)
+    return _make_request(token, method_url, params=payload)
+
+
 def send_chat_action(token, chat_id, action):
     method_url = r'sendChatAction'
     payload = {'chat_id': chat_id, 'action': action}