diff --git a/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim b/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
index b22214c2ab..37493dda61 100644
--- a/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
+++ b/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
@@ -119,15 +119,19 @@ QtObject:
         id = status_ens.pubkey(id)
       id
 
-  proc ensResolved(self: ContactsView, id: string) {.slot.} =
-    let contact = self.status.contacts.getContactByID(id)
+  proc ensWasResolved*(self: ContactsView, resolvedPubKey: string) {.signal.}
 
+  proc ensResolved(self: ContactsView, id: string) {.slot.} =
+    self.ensWasResolved(id)
+    let contact = self.status.contacts.getContactByID(id)
+    
     if contact != nil:
       self.contactToAdd = contact
     else:
       self.contactToAdd = Profile(
+        address: id,
         username: "",
-        alias: "",
+        alias: generateAlias(id),
         ensName: "",
         ensVerified: false
       )
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/ContactsContainer.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/ContactsContainer.qml
index 46790191f7..2df896c5b9 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/ContactsContainer.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/Sections/ContactsContainer.qml
@@ -189,6 +189,17 @@ Item {
                     visible: !contactsContainer.isPending && !!!profileModel.contacts.contactToAddUsername
                 }
 
+                Connections {
+                    target: profileModel.contacts
+                    onEnsWasResolved: {
+                        if(addContactSearchInput.text !== "" && !Utils.isHex(addContactSearchInput.text) && resolvedPubKey !== ""){
+                            contactUsername.text = Qt.binding(function () {
+                                return chatsModel.formatENSUsername(addContactSearchInput.text) + " • "
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 StyledText {
                     id: contactUsername
                     text: profileModel.contacts.contactToAddUsername + " • "