diff --git a/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/ParticipantsTab.vue b/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/ParticipantsTab.vue
index dd6ca1791785..5ee3799189ff 100644
--- a/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/ParticipantsTab.vue
+++ b/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/ParticipantsTab.vue
@@ -268,8 +268,10 @@ export default {
 
 		handleInput() {
 			this.contactsLoading = true
-			this.searchResults = []
-			this.debounceFetchSearchResults()
+			if (this.canAdd) {
+				this.searchResults = []
+				this.debounceFetchSearchResults()
+			}
 		},
 
 		async fetchSearchResults() {