diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/screen.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/screen.cljs
index 09ed3b74ab..a6f9dd071a 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/screen.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/screen.cljs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
             [status-im.constants :as constants]
             [status-im.i18n :as i18n]
             [status-im.chat.models :as models.chat]
+            [status-im.models.contact :as models.contact]
             [status-im.chat.styles.screen :as style]
             [status-im.utils.platform :as platform]
             [status-im.chat.views.toolbar-content :as toolbar-content]
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@
     [vector-icons/icon :icons/dots-horizontal]]])
 
 (defview add-contact-bar [contact-identity]
-  (letsubs [{:keys [pending?] :as contact} [:get-contact-by-identity contact-identity]]
-    (when (or pending? (nil? pending?)) ;; contact is pending or not in contact list at all
+  (letsubs [contact [:get-contact-by-identity contact-identity]]
+    (when (models.contact/can-add-to-contacts? contact)
       [react/touchable-highlight
        {:on-press            #(re-frame/dispatch [:add-contact contact-identity])
         :accessibility-label :add-to-contacts-button}
diff --git a/src/status_im/models/contact.cljs b/src/status_im/models/contact.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ba428cc94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/status_im/models/contact.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+(ns status-im.models.contact)
+
+(defn can-add-to-contacts? [{:keys [pending? dapp?]}]
+  (and (not dapp?)
+       (or pending?
+           ;; it's not in the contact list at all
+           (nil? pending?))))
diff --git a/test/cljs/status_im/test/models/contact.cljs b/test/cljs/status_im/test/models/contact.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce858bf413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cljs/status_im/test/models/contact.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+(ns status-im.test.models.contact
+  (:require [cljs.test :refer-macros [deftest is testing]]
+            [status-im.models.contact :as model]))
+
+(deftest can-add-to-contact-test
+  (testing "a user is already in contacts"
+    (is (not (model/can-add-to-contacts? {:pending? false}))))
+  (testing "a user is pending"
+    (testing "a normal user"
+      (is (model/can-add-to-contacts? {:pending? true})))
+    (testing "a dapp"
+      (is (not (model/can-add-to-contacts? {:pending? true
+                                            :dapp?    true})))))
+  (testing "the user is not in the contacts"
+    (testing "a normal user"
+      (is (model/can-add-to-contacts? {})))
+    (testing "a dapp"
+      (is (not (model/can-add-to-contacts? {:dapp? true}))))))
diff --git a/test/cljs/status_im/test/runner.cljs b/test/cljs/status_im/test/runner.cljs
index f50fdc49a0..595c2ec0ea 100644
--- a/test/cljs/status_im/test/runner.cljs
+++ b/test/cljs/status_im/test/runner.cljs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
             [status-im.test.models.mailserver]
             [status-im.test.models.bootnode]
             [status-im.test.models.account]
+            [status-im.test.models.contact]
             [status-im.test.transport.core]
             [status-im.test.transport.inbox]
             [status-im.test.transport.handlers]
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
  'status-im.test.models.mailserver
  'status-im.test.models.bootnode
  'status-im.test.models.account
+ 'status-im.test.models.contact
  'status-im.test.bots.events
  'status-im.test.wallet.subs
  'status-im.test.wallet.transactions.subs