diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/PrivateChatPopup.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/PrivateChatPopup.qml
index 84a8e6e7f5..d698b5e2db 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/PrivateChatPopup.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/PrivateChatPopup.qml
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ ModalPopup {
                         chatsModel.joinChat(pubKey, Constants.chatTypeOneToOne);
                         popup.close()
                     }
+                    visible: (model.isContact && (chatKey.text === "" ||
+                        model.name.toLowerCase().includes(chatKey.text.toLowerCase()) ||
+                        model.address.toLowerCase().includes(chatKey.text.toLowerCase()))) ||
+                        popup.pubKey === model.pubKey
                 }
             }