diff --git a/core/src/services/UnifiedSearchService.js b/core/src/services/UnifiedSearchService.js
index e477a59eb4cf6..fddbd6b1e1d83 100644
--- a/core/src/services/UnifiedSearchService.js
+++ b/core/src/services/UnifiedSearchService.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 import { generateOcsUrl, generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import axios from '@nextcloud/axios'
+import { getCurrentUser } from '@nextcloud/auth'
 
 /**
  * Create a cancel token
@@ -103,5 +104,20 @@ export async function getContacts({ searchTerm }) {
 	const { data: { contacts } } = await axios.post(generateUrl('/contactsmenu/contacts'), {
 		filter: searchTerm,
 	})
+	/*
+	 * Add authenticated user to list of contacts for search filter
+	 * If authtenicated user is searching/filtering, do not add them to the list
+	 */
+	if (!searchTerm) {
+		let authenticatedUser = getCurrentUser()
+		authenticatedUser = {
+			id: authenticatedUser.uid,
+			fullName: 'Me',
+			emailAddresses: [],
+		  }
+		contacts.unshift(authenticatedUser)
+		return contacts
+	  }
+
 	return contacts
 }
diff --git a/core/src/views/UnifiedSearchModal.vue b/core/src/views/UnifiedSearchModal.vue
index db13dd29a9539..49a07136fe830 100644
--- a/core/src/views/UnifiedSearchModal.vue
+++ b/core/src/views/UnifiedSearchModal.vue
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export default {
 			filteredProviders: [],
 			searching: false,
 			searchQuery: '',
-			placesFilter: '',
+			placessearchTerm: '',
 			dateTimeFilter: null,
 			filters: [],
 			results: [],
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export default {
 			this.providers = providers
 			console.debug('Search providers', this.providers)
 		})
-		getContacts({ filter: '' }).then((contacts) => {
+		getContacts({ searchTerm: '' }).then((contacts) => {
 			this.contacts = this.mapContacts(contacts)
 			console.debug('Contacts', this.contacts)
 		})
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ export default {
 			})
 		},
 		filterContacts(query) {
-			getContacts({ filter: query }).then((contacts) => {
+			getContacts({ searchTerm: query }).then((contacts) => {
 				this.contacts = this.mapContacts(contacts)
 				console.debug(`Contacts filtered by ${query}`, this.contacts)
 			})