diff --git a/src/status_im/contacts/handlers.cljs b/src/status_im/contacts/handlers.cljs
index f91038e9ba..10b8a5369b 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contacts/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contacts/handlers.cljs
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
                               :keypair {:public  updates-public-key
                                         :private updates-private-key}}}})))
 
+(register-handler :send-contact-request! (u/side-effect! send-contact-request))
+
 (register-handler :update-contact!
   (fn [db [_ {:keys [whisper-identity] :as contact}]]
     (if (contacts/exists? whisper-identity)
diff --git a/src/status_im/contacts/views/contact.cljs b/src/status_im/contacts/views/contact.cljs
index 3a62bbb50c..3096290342 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contacts/views/contact.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contacts/views/contact.cljs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
             [status-im.contacts.views.contact-inner :refer [contact-inner-view]]
             [status-im.utils.platform :refer [platform-specific]]))
 
-(defn- on-press [{:keys [whisper-identity]}]
+(defn- on-press [{:keys [whisper-identity] :as contact}]
+  (dispatch [:send-contact-request! contact])
   (dispatch [:start-chat whisper-identity {} :navigation-replace]))
 
 (defn- more-on-press [contact]