diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/CreateChatView.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/CreateChatView.qml
index d7a3c29f48..297b77a56f 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/CreateChatView.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/CreateChatView.qml
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ Page {
         StatusBaseText {
             width: parent.width*.66
             anchors.centerIn: parent
+            anchors.verticalCenterOffset: -(headerRow.height/2)
             horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
             verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
             visible: contactsModel.count === 0