diff --git a/src/CONST.js b/src/CONST.js
index 30f9e24ae3e7..9e5823138368 100755
--- a/src/CONST.js
+++ b/src/CONST.js
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ const CONST = {
         US_PHONE_WITH_OPTIONAL_COUNTRY_CODE: /^(\+1)?\d{10}$/,
         DIGITS_AND_PLUS: /^\+?[0-9]*$/,
         PHONE_E164_PLUS: /^\+?[1-9]\d{1,14}$/,
-        PHONE_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARS: /^[+]*[(]{0,1}[0-9]{1,3}[)]{0,1}[-\s\\./0-9]{0,12}$/,
+        PHONE_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARS: /^\s*(?:\+?(\d{1,3}))?[-. (]*(\d{3})[-. )]*(\d{3})[-. ]*(\d{4})(?: *x(\d+))?\s*$/,
         ALPHABETIC_CHARS: /[a-zA-Z]+/,
         POSITIVE_INTEGER: /^\d+$/,
         NON_ALPHA_NUMERIC: /[^A-Za-z0-9+]/g,
@@ -808,6 +808,7 @@ const CONST = {
         EMOJIS: /[\p{Extended_Pictographic}\u200d\u{1f1e6}-\u{1f1ff}\u{1f3fb}-\u{1f3ff}\u{e0020}-\u{e007f}\u20E3\uFE0F]|[#*0-9]\uFE0F?\u20E3/gu,
         TAX_ID: /^\d{9}$/,
         NON_NUMERIC: /\D/g,
+        NON_NUMERIC_WITH_PLUS: /[^0-9+]/g,
         EMOJI_NAME: /:[\w+-]+:/g,
         EMOJI_SUGGESTIONS: /:[a-zA-Z0-9_+-]{1,40}$/,
         AFTER_FIRST_LINE_BREAK: /\n.*/g,
diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js
index 0f8c3828a543..cc45e6dad8f0 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.js
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ function getOptions(reports, personalDetails, {
 
     // When sortByReportTypeInSearch flag is true, recentReports will include the personalDetails options as well.
     sortByReportTypeInSearch = false,
-    searchValue = '',
+    searchInputValue = '',
     showChatPreviewLine = false,
     sortPersonalDetailsByAlphaAsc = true,
     forcePolicyNamePreview = false,
@@ -450,6 +450,8 @@ function getOptions(reports, personalDetails, {
     let recentReportOptions = [];
     let personalDetailsOptions = [];
     const reportMapForLogins = {};
+    const isPhoneNumber = CONST.REGEX.PHONE_WITH_SPECIAL_CHARS.test(searchInputValue);
+    const searchValue = isPhoneNumber ? searchInputValue.replace(CONST.REGEX.NON_NUMERIC_WITH_PLUS, '') : searchInputValue;
 
     // Filter out all the reports that shouldn't be displayed
     const filteredReports = _.filter(reports, report => ReportUtils.shouldReportBeInOptionList(
@@ -641,7 +643,7 @@ function getSearchOptions(
 ) {
     return getOptions(reports, personalDetails, {
         betas,
-        searchValue: searchValue.trim(),
+        searchInputValue: searchValue.trim(),
         includeRecentReports: true,
         includeMultipleParticipantReports: true,
         maxRecentReportsToShow: 0, // Unlimited
@@ -705,7 +707,7 @@ function getNewChatOptions(
 ) {
     return getOptions(reports, personalDetails, {
         betas,
-        searchValue: searchValue.trim(),
+        searchInputValue: searchValue.trim(),
         selectedOptions,
         excludeChatRooms: true,
         includeRecentReports: true,
@@ -732,7 +734,7 @@ function getMemberInviteOptions(
 ) {
     return getOptions([], personalDetails, {
         betas,
-        searchValue: searchValue.trim(),
+        searchInputValue: searchValue.trim(),
         excludeDefaultRooms: true,
         includePersonalDetails: true,
         excludeLogins,
diff --git a/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.js b/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.js
index c48dec63801f..8a71c44e8825 100644
--- a/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.js
@@ -515,6 +515,17 @@ describe('OptionsListUtils', () => {
         expect(results.userToInvite).not.toBe(null);
         expect(results.userToInvite.login).toBe('+15005550006');
 
+        // When we add a search term for which no options exist and the searchValue itself
+        // is a potential phone number with special characters added
+        results = OptionsListUtils.getNewChatOptions(REPORTS, PERSONAL_DETAILS, [], '+1 (800)324-3233');
+
+        // Then we should have no options or personal details at all but there should be a userToInvite and the login
+        // should have the country code included
+        expect(results.recentReports.length).toBe(0);
+        expect(results.personalDetails.length).toBe(0);
+        expect(results.userToInvite).not.toBe(null);
+        expect(results.userToInvite.login).toBe('+18003243233');
+
         // Test Concierge's existence in new group options
         results = OptionsListUtils.getNewChatOptions(REPORTS_WITH_CONCIERGE, PERSONAL_DETAILS_WITH_CONCIERGE);