diff --git a/linphone-app/ui/views/App/Main/Dialogs/InfoChatRoom.qml b/linphone-app/ui/views/App/Main/Dialogs/InfoChatRoom.qml
index aba2bb68a..4e1e4f396 100644
--- a/linphone-app/ui/views/App/Main/Dialogs/InfoChatRoom.qml
+++ b/linphone-app/ui/views/App/Main/Dialogs/InfoChatRoom.qml
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ DialogPlus {
 				}]
 			
 			onEntryClicked: {
-				selectedParticipants.append({$sipAddress:entry})
+				selectedParticipants.add(entry)
+				smartSearchBar.addAddressToIgnore(entry);
 			}
 		}