diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/controls/ContactsListAndSearch.qml b/ui/imports/shared/controls/ContactsListAndSearch.qml
index 5c12a68371..cbf30b69ee 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/controls/ContactsListAndSearch.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/controls/ContactsListAndSearch.qml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import "."
 
 Item {
     id: root
-    height: childrenRect.height + 24
+    height: (chatKey.height + message.height + existingContacts.height
+            + searchResults.height + noContactsRect.height + 24)
 
     property var rootStore
     property var contactsStore
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ Item {
         //% "Enter ENS username or chat key"
         placeholderText: qsTrId("enter-contact-code")
         visible: showSearch
+        height: visible ? implicitHeight : 0
         Keys.onReleased: {
             successMessage = "";
             searchResults.pubKey = "";
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ Item {
         id: message
         text: root.validationError || successMessage
         visible: root.validationError !== "" || successMessage !== ""
+        height: visible ? contentHeight : 0
         font.pixelSize: 13
         color: !!root.validationError ? Style.current.danger : Style.current.success
         anchors.top: chatKey.bottom
@@ -177,7 +180,6 @@ Item {
 
         contactsStore: root.contactsStore
         community: root.community
-
         visible: showContactList
         hideCommunityMembers: root.hideCommunityMembers
         anchors.topMargin: this.height > 0 ? Style.current.halfPadding : 0
@@ -235,10 +237,7 @@ Item {
     NoFriendsRectangle {
         id: noContactsRect
         visible: showContactList
-        anchors.top: chatKey.bottom
-        anchors.topMargin: Style.current.xlPadding * 3
-        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        anchors.centerIn: parent
         rootStore: root.rootStore
     }
 }
diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/views/ExistingContacts.qml b/ui/imports/shared/views/ExistingContacts.qml
index 6094eace21..31cabd7f2d 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/views/ExistingContacts.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/views/ExistingContacts.qml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Item {
     id: root
     anchors.left: parent.left
     anchors.right: parent.right
+    height: visible ? Math.min(contactListView.contentHeight, (expanded ? 320 : 192)) : 0
 
     property var contactsStore
     property var community
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ Item {
         return parts.some(p => p.startsWith(filter))
     }
 
-    height: Math.min(contactListView.contentHeight, (expanded ? 320 : 192))
 
     ScrollView {
         anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/views/NoFriendsRectangle.qml b/ui/imports/shared/views/NoFriendsRectangle.qml
index f457ca1cd4..a88a82ad41 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/views/NoFriendsRectangle.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/views/NoFriendsRectangle.qml
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ import "../popups"
 Item {
     id: noContactsRect
     width: 260
+    height: visible ? 120 : 0
 
     //% "You don’t have any contacts yet. Invite your friends to start chatting."
     property string text: qsTrId("you-don-t-have-any-contacts-yet--invite-your-friends-to-start-chatting-")
     property alias textColor: noContacts.color
     property var rootStore
 
-
     StatusBaseText {
         id: noContacts
         text: noContactsRect.text
diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/views/SearchResults.qml b/ui/imports/shared/views/SearchResults.qml
index c51f187581..a340a3f9da 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/views/SearchResults.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/views/SearchResults.qml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import StatusQ.Components 0.1
 
 Item {
     id: root
-    height: 64
     width: parent.width
+    height: hasExistingContacts ? 64 : 0
 
     property bool hasExistingContacts: false
     property bool showProfileNotFoundMessage: false