diff --git a/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt b/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/backends/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     allcontactsmonitor.cpp
     defaultcontactmonitor.cpp
     abstractpersonaction.cpp
+    abstracteditablecontact.cpp
 )
 add_library (KF5::PeopleBackend ALIAS KF5PeopleBackend)
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 ecm_generate_headers(KPeopleBackend_CamelCase_HEADERS
     HEADER_NAMES
         AbstractContact
+        AbstractEditableContact
         AbstractPersonAction
         AllContactsMonitor
         BasePersonsDataSource
diff --git a/src/backends/abstractcontact.h b/src/backends/abstractcontact.h
--- a/src/backends/abstractcontact.h
+++ b/src/backends/abstractcontact.h
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
     /** QVariantList property that lists the emails the contact has */
     static const QString AllEmailsProperty;
 
+    /** QByteArray with the raw vcard information */
+    static const QString VCardProperty;
+
     /**
      * Generic method to access a random contact property
      *
diff --git a/src/backends/abstractcontact.cpp b/src/backends/abstractcontact.cpp
--- a/src/backends/abstractcontact.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/abstractcontact.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 const QString AbstractContact::PresenceProperty = QStringLiteral("presence");
 const QString AbstractContact::AllEmailsProperty = QStringLiteral("all-email");
 const QString AbstractContact::PictureProperty = QStringLiteral("picture");
+const QString AbstractContact::VCardProperty = QStringLiteral("vcard");
 const QString AbstractContact::GroupsProperty = QStringLiteral("all-groups");
 
 AbstractContact::AbstractContact()
diff --git a/src/backends/abstracteditablecontact.h b/src/backends/abstracteditablecontact.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backends/abstracteditablecontact.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2019 Aleix Pol i Gonzalez <aleixpol@blue-systems.com>
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+*/
+
+#ifndef KPEOPLE_ABSTRACT_EDITABLE_CONTACT_H
+#define KPEOPLE_ABSTRACT_EDITABLE_CONTACT_H
+
+#include "abstractcontact.h"
+#include <kpeoplebackend/kpeoplebackend_export.h>
+
+namespace KPeople
+{
+/**
+ * @brief Additionally to @class AbstractContact features, it will allow us
+ * to suggest the backend property values for a said key.
+ *
+ * @since 5.60
+ * @internal
+ */
+
+class KPEOPLEBACKEND_EXPORT AbstractEditableContact : public AbstractContact
+{
+public:
+    typedef QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<AbstractEditableContact> Ptr;
+    typedef QList<AbstractEditableContact::Ptr> List;
+    AbstractEditableContact();
+    virtual ~AbstractEditableContact();
+
+    /**
+     * @p key @see AbstractContact for key identifiers
+     * @p value suggested value
+     *
+     * @returns whether the change was successful
+     */
+    virtual bool setCustomProperty(const QString &key, const QVariant &value) = 0;
+
+private:
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY(AbstractEditableContact)
+};
+
+}
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(KPeople::AbstractEditableContact::List)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(KPeople::AbstractEditableContact::Ptr)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/backends/abstracteditablecontact.cpp b/src/backends/abstracteditablecontact.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backends/abstracteditablecontact.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2019 Aleix Pol i Gonzalez <aleixpol@blue-systems.com>
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+    version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+    Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+*/
+
+#include "abstracteditablecontact.h"
+
+using namespace KPeople;
+
+AbstractEditableContact::AbstractEditableContact()
+{}
+
+AbstractEditableContact::~AbstractEditableContact() = default;
diff --git a/src/persondata.h b/src/persondata.h
--- a/src/persondata.h
+++ b/src/persondata.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@
      */
     Q_SCRIPTABLE QVariant contactCustomProperty(const QString &key) const;
 
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE bool setContactCustomProperty(const QString &key, const QVariant &value);
+
     /**
     * Returns the contact's online presence.
     */
diff --git a/src/persondata.cpp b/src/persondata.cpp
--- a/src/persondata.cpp
+++ b/src/persondata.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "backends/basepersonsdatasource.h"
 #include "backends/contactmonitor.h"
 #include "backends/abstractcontact.h"
+#include "backends/abstracteditablecontact.h"
 
 #include <QUrl>
 #include "kpeople_debug.h"
@@ -155,6 +156,14 @@
     return d->metaContact.personAddressee()->customProperty(key);
 }
 
+bool KPeople::PersonData::setContactCustomProperty(const QString& key, const QVariant& value)
+{
+    Q_D(PersonData);
+    auto contact = dynamic_cast<AbstractEditableContact*>(d->metaContact.personAddressee().data());
+
+    return contact && contact->setCustomProperty(key, value);
+}
+
 QString PersonData::presenceIconName() const
 {
     QString contactPresence = contactCustomProperty(QStringLiteral("telepathy-presence")).toString();