diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/MembersSelectorView.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/MembersSelectorView.qml
index 7fa8d9aaa9..a7145fe26e 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/MembersSelectorView.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/MembersSelectorView.qml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ MembersSelectorBase {
     edit.onTextChanged: {
         // When edited, give a small delay in case next character is printed soon
         contactLookupDelayTimer.start()
+        root.pastedChatKey = ""
     }
 
     onTextPasted: (text) => {
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ MembersSelectorBase {
         property ListModel selectedMembers: ListModel {}
 
         function lookupContact(value) {
-
             value = Utils.dropUserLinkPrefix(value.trim())
 
             if (Utils.isChatKey(value)) {
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ MembersSelectorBase {
             };
 
             if (contactDetails.isContact) {
-                root.rootStore.mainModuleInst.switchTo(root.rootStore.getMySectionId(), contactDetails.publicKey)
+                root.pastedChatKey = contactDetails.publicKey
+                root.suggestionsDialog.forceHide = false
                 return
             }
 
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/private/MembersSelectorBase.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/private/MembersSelectorBase.qml
index e6e075903e..5e41cdcaa6 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/private/MembersSelectorBase.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/views/private/MembersSelectorBase.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ InlineSelectorPanel {
         return localNickname || displayName || aliasName
     }
 
+    property string pastedChatKey: ""
+
     label.text: qsTr("To:")
     warningLabel.text: qsTr("%1 USER LIMIT REACHED").arg(membersLimit)
     warningLabel.visible: limitReached
@@ -50,9 +52,13 @@ InlineSelectorPanel {
             return true
         }
 
+        function isPastedProfileLinkToContact(pubkey) {
+            return root.pastedChatKey === pubkey
+        }
+
         filters: [
             ExpressionFilter {
-                enabled: root.edit.text !== ""
+                enabled: root.edit.text !== "" && root.pastedChatKey == ""
                 expression: {
                     root.edit.text // ensure expression is reevaluated when edit.text changes
                     return _suggestionsModel.searchPredicate(model.displayName, model.localNickname, model.alias)
@@ -63,6 +69,13 @@ InlineSelectorPanel {
                     root.model.count // ensure expression is reevaluated when members model changes
                     return _suggestionsModel.notAMemberPredicate(model.pubKey)
                 }
+            },
+            ExpressionFilter {
+                enabled: root.pastedChatKey != ""
+                expression: {
+                    root.pastedChatKey // ensure expression is reevaluated when members model changes
+                    return _suggestionsModel.isPastedProfileLinkToContact(model.pubKey)
+                }
             }
         ]