diff --git a/core/src/components/UnifiedSearch/SearchableList.vue b/core/src/components/UnifiedSearch/SearchableList.vue
index 43f7ace1b64..33f45d06266 100644
--- a/core/src/components/UnifiedSearch/SearchableList.vue
+++ b/core/src/components/UnifiedSearch/SearchableList.vue
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 				:label="labelText"
 				trailing-button-icon="close"
 				:show-trailing-button="searchTerm !== ''"
+				@update:value="searchTermChanged"
 				@trailing-button-click="clearSearch">
 				<Magnify :size="20" />
 			</NcTextField>
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@ export default {
 			this.clearSearch()
 			this.opened = false
 		},
+		searchTermChanged(term) {
+			this.$emit('search-term-change', term)
+		},
 	},
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/core/src/views/UnifiedSearchModal.vue b/core/src/views/UnifiedSearchModal.vue
index 500ed8ebf26..db13dd29a95 100644
--- a/core/src/views/UnifiedSearchModal.vue
+++ b/core/src/views/UnifiedSearchModal.vue
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 				<SearchableList :label-text="t('core', 'Search people')"
 					:search-list="userContacts"
 					:empty-content-text="t('core', 'Not found')"
+					@search-term-change="debouncedFilterContacts"
 					@item-selected="applyPersonFilter">
 					<template #trigger>
 						<NcButton>
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ export default {
 			results: [],
 			contacts: [],
 			debouncedFind: debounce(this.find, 300),
+			debouncedFilterContacts: debounce(this.filterContacts, 300),
 			showDateRangeModal: false,
 			internalIsVisible: false,
 		}