diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/HomeActivity.kt
index 84f497b702..c17810a646 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ class HomeActivity : PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity(),
                             .flatMap { (key, contacts) ->
                                 listOf(
                                     GlobalSearchAdapter.Model.SubHeader(key)
-                                ) + contacts.sortedBy { it.name ?: it.value.accountID }.map { it.value }.map { GlobalSearchAdapter.Model.Contact(it, it.accountID == publicKey) }
+                                ) + contacts.sortedBy { it.name ?: it.value.accountID }.map { it.value }.map { GlobalSearchAdapter.Model.Contact(it, it.nickname ?: it.name, it.accountID == publicKey) }
                             }
                     } else {
-                        val contactAndGroupList = result.contacts.map { GlobalSearchAdapter.Model.Contact(it, it.accountID == publicKey) } +
+                        val contactAndGroupList = result.contacts.map { GlobalSearchAdapter.Model.Contact(it, it.nickname ?: it.name, it.accountID == publicKey) } +
                             result.threads.map(GlobalSearchAdapter.Model::GroupConversation)
 
                         val contactResults = contactAndGroupList.toMutableList()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/search/GlobalSearchAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/search/GlobalSearchAdapter.kt
index c7db4fc8b7..27f858c92b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/search/GlobalSearchAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/home/search/GlobalSearchAdapter.kt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class GlobalSearchAdapter(private val modelCallback: (Model)->Unit): RecyclerVie
             constructor(title: String): this(GetString(title))
         }
         data class SavedMessages(val currentUserPublicKey: String): Model()
-        data class Contact(val contact: ContactModel, val isSelf: Boolean): Model()
+        data class Contact(val contact: ContactModel, val name: String?, val isSelf: Boolean): Model()
         data class GroupConversation(val groupRecord: GroupRecord): Model()
         data class Message(val messageResult: MessageResult, val unread: Int, val isSelf: Boolean): Model()
     }