diff --git a/src/status_im/contexts/chat/home/new_chat/view.cljs b/src/status_im/contexts/chat/home/new_chat/view.cljs
index 1ac18f50ab68..e58e33c4af31 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contexts/chat/home/new_chat/view.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contexts/chat/home/new_chat/view.cljs
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@
                                   :on-check on-toggle}}
        item])))
 
-(defn- view-internal
-  [{:keys [scroll-enabled? on-scroll close theme]}]
-  (let [contacts                          (rf/sub [:contacts/sorted-and-grouped-by-first-letter])
+(defn view
+  []
+  (let [theme                             (quo.theme/use-theme-value)
+        contacts                          (rf/sub [:contacts/sorted-and-grouped-by-first-letter])
         selected-contacts-count           (rf/sub [:selected-contacts-count])
         selected-contacts                 (rf/sub [:group/selected-contacts])
         one-contact-selected?             (= selected-contacts-count 1)
@@ -74,19 +75,22 @@
         {:keys [primary-name public-key]} (when one-contact-selected?
                                             (rf/sub [:contacts/contact-by-identity
                                                      (first selected-contacts)]))]
-    [rn/view {:flex 1}
+    [:<>
      [rn/view {:padding-horizontal 20}
       [quo/button
        {:type       :grey
         :size       32
         :icon-only? true
-        :on-press   close} :i/close]
+        :on-press   #(rf/dispatch [:navigate-back])}
+       :i/close]
       [rn/view {:style style/contact-selection-heading}
        [quo/text
         {:weight :semi-bold
          :size   :heading-1
          :style  {:color (colors/theme-colors colors/neutral-100 colors/white theme)}}
-        (i18n/label :t/new-chat)]
+        (if (and contacts-selected? (not one-contact-selected?))
+          (i18n/label :t/new-group-chat)
+          (i18n/label :t/new-chat))]
        (when (seq contacts)
          [quo/text
           {:size   :paragraph-2
@@ -104,9 +108,7 @@
          :sections                       (rf/sub [:contacts/filtered-active-sections])
          :render-section-header-fn       contact-list/contacts-section-header
          :content-container-style        {:padding-bottom 70}
-         :render-fn                      contact-item-render
-         :scroll-enabled                 @scroll-enabled?
-         :on-scroll                      on-scroll}])
+         :render-fn                      contact-item-render}])
      (when contacts-selected?
        [quo/button
         {:type                :primary
@@ -115,9 +117,8 @@
          :on-press            (fn []
                                 (if one-contact-selected?
                                   (rf/dispatch [:chat.ui/start-chat public-key])
-                                  (rf/dispatch [:navigate-to :new-group])))}
+                                  (rf/dispatch [:navigate-to-within-stack
+                                                [:new-group :start-a-new-chat]])))}
         (if one-contact-selected?
           (i18n/label :t/chat-with {:selected-user primary-name})
           (i18n/label :t/setup-group-chat))])]))
-
-(def view (quo.theme/with-theme view-internal))
diff --git a/src/status_im/navigation/screens.cljs b/src/status_im/navigation/screens.cljs
index a58fe69b0490..7262dab30607 100644
--- a/src/status_im/navigation/screens.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/navigation/screens.cljs
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@
      :component chat/chat}
 
     {:name      :start-a-new-chat
-     :options   {:sheet? true}
+     :options   {:insets                 {:top? true}
+                 :modalPresentationStyle :overCurrentContext}
      :component new-chat/view}
 
     {:name      :group-add-manage-members