diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/GroupInfoPopup.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/GroupInfoPopup.qml
index 70b3b6e16e..8dcbcb8522 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/GroupInfoPopup.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/GroupInfoPopup.qml
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ ModalPopup {
                         cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
                         onClicked: {
                             const userProfileImage = appMain.getProfileImage(model.pubKey)
-                            openProfilePopup(model.userName, model.pubKey, userProfileImage || model.identicon, '', contactRow.nickname)
+                            openProfilePopup(model.userName, model.pubKey, userProfileImage || model.identicon, '', contactRow.nickname, popup)
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ProfilePopup.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ProfilePopup.qml
index 7bfe18bfcd..60a900a499 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ProfilePopup.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/components/ProfilePopup.qml
@@ -341,8 +341,13 @@ ModalPopup {
             width: visible ? implicitWidth : 0
             onClicked: {
                 appMain.changeAppSection(Constants.chat)
-                chatsModel.channelView.joinPrivateChat(fromAuthor, "");
+                chatsModel.channelView.joinPrivateChat(fromAuthor, "")
                 popup.close()
+                let pp = parentPopup
+                while (pp) {
+                    pp.close()
+                    pp = pp.parentPopup
+                }
             }
         }