diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/app_search/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/app_search/module.nim
index bb2b00ffd2..80f941c058 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/app_search/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/app_search/module.nim
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ method getModuleAsVariant*(self: Module): QVariant =
 
 proc getChatSubItems(self: Module, chats: seq[ChatDto]): seq[location_menu_sub_item.SubItem] =
   for chatDto in chats:
+    if chatDto.isHiddenChat:
+      continue
+    
     var chatName = chatDto.name
     var chatImage = chatDto.icon
     var colorHash: ColorHashDto = @[]
@@ -168,6 +171,9 @@ proc getResultItemFromChats(self: Module, sectionId: string, chats: seq[ChatDto]
     
     let searchTerm = self.controller.searchTerm().toLower
     for chatDto in chats:
+      if chatDto.isHiddenChat:
+        continue
+
       var chatName = chatDto.name
       var chatImage = chatDto.icon
       var colorHash: ColorHashDto = @[]
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/chat/dto/chat.nim b/src/app_service/service/chat/dto/chat.nim
index df6b1a25b7..5aaca0473a 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/chat/dto/chat.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/chat/dto/chat.nim
@@ -350,3 +350,6 @@ proc isPrivateGroupChat*(c: ChatDto): bool =
 
 proc isActivePersonalChat*(c: ChatDto): bool =
   return c.active and (c.isOneToOne() or c.isPrivateGroupChat()) and c.communityId == ""
+
+proc isHiddenChat*(chatDto: ChatDto): bool =
+  return chatDto.hideIfPermissionsNotMet and not chatDto.canView