diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
index b5c67eef73..afdb0475fe 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn.qml
@@ -166,18 +166,14 @@ StackLayout {
             id: messageContextMenu
         }
  
-        ListModel {
-            id: suggestions
-        }
-
         Connections {
             target: chatsModel
             onActiveChannelChanged: {
                 chatInput.textInput.forceActiveFocus(Qt.MouseFocusReason)
-                suggestions.clear()
+                chatInput.suggestionsList.clear()
                 const len = chatsModel.suggestionList.rowCount()
                 for (let i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-                    suggestions.append({
+                    chatInput.suggestionsList.append({
                                            alias: chatsModel.suggestionList.rowData(i, "alias"),
                                            ensName: chatsModel.suggestionList.rowData(i, "ensName"),
                                            address: chatsModel.suggestionList.rowData(i, "address"),
diff --git a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
index 761cf8dbbb..14200b84df 100644
--- a/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
+++ b/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Rectangle {
     property var fileUrls: []
     property alias messageSound: sendMessageSound
 
+    property alias suggestionsList: suggestions
+
     height: {
         if (extendedArea.visible) {
             return messageInput.height + extendedArea.height + Style.current.bigPadding
@@ -367,6 +369,11 @@ Rectangle {
         messageInputField.forceActiveFocus();
     }
 
+    ListModel {
+        id: suggestions
+    }
+
+
     FileDialog {
         id: imageDialog
         //% "Please choose an image"