diff --git a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessor.java b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessor.java
index b2a1843c..e276118c 100644
--- a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessor.java
+++ b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessor.java
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@
 package com.phonegap;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.webkit.WebView;
 
 import org.json.JSONArray;
+import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 /**
@@ -82,6 +85,65 @@ public abstract class ContactAccessor {
 
         return sInstance;
     }
+	
+    protected boolean isRequired(String key, HashMap<String,Boolean> map) {
+		Boolean retVal = map.get(key);
+		return (retVal == null) ? false : retVal.booleanValue();
+	}
+    
+	protected HashMap<String,Boolean> buildPopulationSet(JSONArray filter) {
+		HashMap<String,Boolean> map = new HashMap<String,Boolean>();
+		
+		String key;
+		try {
+			for (int i=0; i<filter.length(); i++) {
+				key = filter.getString(i);
+				if (key.startsWith("displayName")) {
+					map.put("displayName", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("name")) {
+					map.put("name", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("nickname")) {
+					map.put("nickname", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("phoneNumbers")) {
+					map.put("phoneNumbers", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("emails")) {
+					map.put("emails", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("addresses")) {
+					map.put("addresses", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("ims")) {
+					map.put("ims", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("organizations")) {
+					map.put("organizations", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("birthday")) {
+					map.put("birthday", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("anniversary")) {
+					map.put("anniversary", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("note")) {
+					map.put("note", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("relationships")) {
+					map.put("relationships", true);
+				}
+				else if (key.startsWith("urls")) {
+					map.put("urls", true);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		catch (JSONException e) {
+			Log.e(LOG_TAG, e.getMessage(), e);
+		}
+		return map;
+	}
 
     /**
      * Handles adding a JSON Contact object into the database.
diff --git a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk3_4.java b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk3_4.java
index c64d105b..ae64b109 100644
--- a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk3_4.java
+++ b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk3_4.java
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ public class ContactAccessorSdk3_4 extends ContactAccessor {
     	ContentResolver cr = mApp.getContentResolver();
     	
     	Set<String> contactIds = buildSetOfContactIds(filter, searchTerm);
-    		
+		HashMap<String,Boolean> populate = buildPopulationSet(filter);
+
     	Iterator<String> it = contactIds.iterator();
     		
     	JSONArray contacts = new JSONArray();
@@ -124,20 +125,27 @@ public class ContactAccessorSdk3_4 extends ContactAccessor {
 					null);
 		        cur.moveToFirst();
 		    	
-	    		// name
-		    	contact.put("displayName", cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(People.DISPLAY_NAME)));		    	
-				// phone number
-		    	contact.put("phoneNumbers", phoneQuery(cr, contactId));
-				// email
-		    	contact.put("emails", emailQuery(cr, contactId));
-				// addresses
-		    	contact.put("addresses", addressQuery(cr, contactId));
-				// organizations
-		    	contact.put("organizations", organizationQuery(cr, contactId));
-				// ims
-		    	contact.put("ims", imQuery(cr, contactId));
-				// note
-		    	contact.put("note", cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(People.NOTES)));
+				if (isRequired("displayName",populate)) {
+					contact.put("displayName", cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(People.DISPLAY_NAME)));		    	
+				}
+				if (isRequired("phoneNumbers",populate)) {
+					contact.put("phoneNumbers", phoneQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("emails",populate)) {
+					contact.put("emails", emailQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("addresses",populate)) {
+					contact.put("addresses", addressQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("organizations",populate)) {
+					contact.put("organizations", organizationQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("ims",populate)) {
+					contact.put("ims", imQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("note",populate)) {
+					contact.put("note", cur.getString(cur.getColumnIndex(People.NOTES)));
+				}
 				// nickname
 				// urls
 				// relationship
diff --git a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk5.java b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk5.java
index 8aa2b067..b4ab52a6 100644
--- a/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk5.java
+++ b/framework/src/com/phonegap/ContactAccessorSdk5.java
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ public class ContactAccessorSdk5 extends ContactAccessor {
 	
 	@Override
 	public JSONArray search(JSONArray filter, JSONObject options) {
-		long totalEnd;
-		long totalStart = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		long stop;
 		String searchTerm = "";
 		int limit = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 		boolean multiple = true;
@@ -136,18 +132,13 @@ public class ContactAccessorSdk5 extends ContactAccessor {
 		} catch (JSONException e) {
 			Log.e(LOG_TAG, e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
-		stop = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Parsing parameters took = " + (stop-start));
-		start = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		
 		// Get a cursor by creating the query.
 		ContentResolver cr = mApp.getContentResolver();
 		
 		Set<String> contactIds = buildSetOfContactIds(filter, searchTerm);
-		
-		stop = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Building contact ID's took = " + (stop-start));
-		
+		HashMap<String,Boolean> populate = buildPopulationSet(filter);
+				
 		Iterator<String> it = contactIds.iterator();
 		
 		JSONArray contacts = new JSONArray();
@@ -161,20 +152,44 @@ public class ContactAccessorSdk5 extends ContactAccessor {
 			
 			try {
 				contact.put("id", contactId);
-				contact.put("displayName", displayNameQuery(cr, contactId));
-				contact.put("name", nameQuery(cr, contactId));
-				contact.put("phoneNumbers", phoneQuery(cr, contactId));
-				contact.put("emails", emailQuery(cr, contactId));
-				contact.put("addresses", addressQuery(cr, contactId));
-				contact.put("organizations", organizationQuery(cr, contactId));
-				contact.put("ims",imQuery(cr, contactId));
-				contact.put("note",noteQuery(cr, contactId));
-				contact.put("nickname",nicknameQuery(cr, contactId));
-				contact.put("urls",websiteQuery(cr, contactId));
-				contact.put("relationships",relationshipQuery(cr, contactId));
-				events = eventQuery(cr, contactId);
-				contact.put("birthday",events[0]);
-				contact.put("anniversary",events[1]);
+				if (isRequired("displayName",populate)) {
+					contact.put("displayName", displayNameQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("name",populate)) {
+					contact.put("name", nameQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("phoneNumbers",populate)) {
+					contact.put("phoneNumbers", phoneQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("emails",populate)) {
+					contact.put("emails", emailQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("addresses",populate)) {
+					contact.put("addresses", addressQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("organizations",populate)) {
+					contact.put("organizations", organizationQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("ims",populate)) {
+					contact.put("ims",imQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("note",populate)) {
+					contact.put("note",noteQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("nickname",populate)) {
+					contact.put("nickname",nicknameQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("urls",populate)) {
+					contact.put("urls",websiteQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("relationships",populate)) {
+					contact.put("relationships",relationshipQuery(cr, contactId));
+				}
+				if (isRequired("birthday",populate) || isRequired("anniversary",populate)) {
+					events = eventQuery(cr, contactId);
+					contact.put("birthday",events[0]);
+					contact.put("anniversary",events[1]);
+				}
 			} catch (JSONException e) {
 				Log.e(LOG_TAG, e.getMessage(), e);
 			}
@@ -183,13 +198,9 @@ public class ContactAccessorSdk5 extends ContactAccessor {
 			contacts.put(contact);
 			pos++;
 		}
-		stop = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		totalEnd = System.currentTimeMillis();
-		Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Populating contact Array took = " + (stop - start));
-		Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Total search took = " + (totalEnd - totalStart));
 		return contacts;
 	}
-	
+
 	private Set<String> buildSetOfContactIds(JSONArray filter, String searchTerm) {
 		Set<String> contactIds = new HashSet<String>();