diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
index 1d7ed957eed1..d2c0022e3d03 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
@@ -1593,6 +1593,9 @@ function orderOptions(options: ReportUtils.OptionData[], searchValue: string | u
         options,
         [
             (option) => {
+                if (option.isSelfDM) {
+                    return 0;
+                }
                 if (preferChatroomsOverThreads && option.isThread) {
                     return 4;
                 }
@@ -1812,6 +1815,7 @@ function getOptions(
 
     // Sorting the reports works like this:
     // - Order everything by the last message timestamp (descending)
+    // - When searching, self DM is put at the top
     // - All archived reports should remain at the bottom
     const orderedReportOptions = lodashSortBy(filteredReportOptions, (option) => {
         const report = option.item;
@@ -1819,6 +1823,10 @@ function getOptions(
             return CONST.DATE.UNIX_EPOCH;
         }
 
+        if (searchValue) {
+            return [option.isSelfDM, report?.lastVisibleActionCreated];
+        }
+
         return report?.lastVisibleActionCreated;
     });
     orderedReportOptions.reverse();