diff --git a/app/Helpers/SearchHelper.php b/app/Helpers/SearchHelper.php
index 87dc394f650..084496dd1c3 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/SearchHelper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/SearchHelper.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public static function searchContacts(string $needle, string $orderByColumn, str
         }
 
         return Contact::search($needle, $accountId, $orderByColumn, $orderByDirection)
-            ->addressBook($accountId, $addressBookName);
+            ->addressBook($accountId, $addressBookName)
+            ->where('is_active', true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Contact/Contact.php b/app/Models/Contact/Contact.php
index 0b27265001a..ef660129178 100644
--- a/app/Models/Contact/Contact.php
+++ b/app/Models/Contact/Contact.php
@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ class Contact extends Model
         'account_id',
         'created_at',
         'updated_at',
-        'is_partial',
         'is_starred',
+        'is_partial',
+        'is_active',
+        'is_dead',
         'avatar_source',
         'avatar_adorable_uuid',
         'avatar_gravatar_url',