diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiContactController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiContactController.php
index e12d7ee71..67a57bc06 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiContactController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiContactController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Helpers\SearchHelper;
 use App\Models\Contact\Contact;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use App\Jobs\UpdateLastConsultedDate;
 use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
 use App\Services\Contact\Contact\SetMeContact;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ class ApiContactController extends ApiController
             return $this->respondNotFound();
         }
 
-        $contact->updateConsulted();
+        UpdateLastConsultedDate::dispatch($contact);
 
         if ($this->getWithParameter() == 'contactfields') {
             return new ContactWithContactFieldsResource($contact);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ContactsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ContactsController.php
index 87b2317e2..668da41b9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ContactsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ContactsController.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use App\Models\Contact\Contact;
 use App\Services\VCard\ExportVCard;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use App\Jobs\UpdateLastConsultedDate;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory;
 use App\Models\Relationship\Relationship;
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ class ContactsController extends Controller
             $query->orderBy('updated_at', 'desc');
         }]);
 
-        $contact->updateConsulted();
+        UpdateLastConsultedDate::dispatch($contact);
 
         $relationships = $contact->relationships;
         // get love relationship type
diff --git a/app/Jobs/UpdateLastConsultedDate.php b/app/Jobs/UpdateLastConsultedDate.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91b580059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/UpdateLastConsultedDate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use App\Models\Contact\Contact;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+
+class UpdateLastConsultedDate implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    protected $contact;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new job instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(Contact $contact)
+    {
+        $this->contact = $contact;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the Last Consulted At field for the given contact.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $timestamps = $this->contact->timestamps;
+        $this->contact->timestamps = false;
+
+        $this->contact->last_consulted_at = now();
+        $this->contact->number_of_views = $this->contact->number_of_views + 1;
+
+        $this->contact->save();
+
+        $this->contact->timestamps = $timestamps;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Jobs/UpdateLastConsultedDateTest.php b/tests/Unit/Jobs/UpdateLastConsultedDateTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91b4660d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Jobs/UpdateLastConsultedDateTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Jobs;
+
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+use App\Models\Contact\Contact;
+use App\Jobs\UpdateLastConsultedDate;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
+
+class UpdateLastConsultedDateTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use DatabaseTransactions;
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_updates_the_last_consulted_at_field_for_the_given_contact()
+    {
+        Carbon::setTestNow(Carbon::create(2017, 1, 1, 7, 0, 0, 'America/New_York'));
+
+        $contact = factory(Contact::class)->create([
+            'number_of_views' => 1,
+        ]);
+
+        dispatch(new UpdateLastConsultedDate($contact));
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseHas('contacts', [
+            'id' => $contact->id,
+            'last_consulted_at' => '2017-01-01 07:00:00',
+            'number_of_views' => 2,
+        ]);
+    }
+}