<p>The present study investigates whether there is a correlation between the quality of contact with a primary outgroup, namely North Koreans, and support for resettling a novel outgroup, the Yemeni refugees, in South Korea. We also examine the role of perceived threat in the relationship between quality of contact with North Koreans and support for Yemeni refugees, following the results from a preliminary text mining study on South Koreans’ perceptions of refugees. We administered an online questionnaire to participants of Korean nationality (<i>N</i> = 471, <i>M</i> = 38.51; 47.3% female) and included measures of quality of contact with North Koreans, perceived threat from Yemeni refugees, and support for the resettlement of Yemeni refugees in South Korea. The results show that higher quality contact with North Koreans is associated with higher support for Yemeni refugees, and perceived threat explains this association. The type of contact (actual vs. imagined) moderates this relationship. Specifically, the indirect relationship between contact quality and support for refugees was significant only for those with actual contact with North Koreans. The current findings extend previous evidence on the secondary transfer effect, and we discuss the implications of the results for refugee acceptance.</p>