diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
index 2aad4179c337..b9e62be19769 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
@@ -1505,7 +1505,8 @@ function createOptionList(personalDetails: OnyxEntry<PersonalDetailsList>, repor
 }
 
 function createOptionFromReport(report: Report, personalDetails: OnyxEntry<PersonalDetailsList>) {
-    const accountIDs = report.participantAccountIDs ?? [];
+    const isSelfDM = ReportUtils.isSelfDM(report);
+    const accountIDs = isSelfDM ? [currentUserAccountID ?? 0] : report.participantAccountIDs ?? [];
 
     return {
         item: report,
@@ -1740,8 +1741,7 @@ function getOptions(
         allPersonalDetailsOptions = lodashOrderBy(allPersonalDetailsOptions, [(personalDetail) => personalDetail.text?.toLowerCase()], 'asc');
     }
 
-    // Exclude the current user from the personal details list
-    const optionsToExclude: Option[] = [{login: currentUserLogin}, {login: CONST.EMAIL.NOTIFICATIONS}];
+    const optionsToExclude: Option[] = [{login: CONST.EMAIL.NOTIFICATIONS}];
 
     // If we're including selected options from the search results, we only want to exclude them if the search input is empty
     // This is because on certain pages, we show the selected options at the top when the search input is empty
@@ -1820,9 +1820,10 @@ function getOptions(
     }
 
     if (includePersonalDetails) {
+        const personalDetailsOptionsToExclude = [...optionsToExclude, {login: currentUserLogin}];
         // Next loop over all personal details removing any that are selectedUsers or recentChats
         allPersonalDetailsOptions.forEach((personalDetailOption) => {
-            if (optionsToExclude.some((optionToExclude) => optionToExclude.login === personalDetailOption.login)) {
+            if (personalDetailsOptionsToExclude.some((optionToExclude) => optionToExclude.login === personalDetailOption.login)) {
                 return;
             }
             const {searchText, participantsList, isChatRoom} = personalDetailOption;
diff --git a/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx b/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
index 470afc28d76e..3f0c9a23da3f 100755
--- a/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ function useOptions({isGroupChat}: NewChatPageProps) {
             {},
             [],
             true,
+            undefined,
+            undefined,
+            undefined,
+            true,
         );
         const maxParticipantsReached = selectedOptions.length === CONST.REPORT.MAXIMUM_PARTICIPANTS;
 
@@ -182,6 +186,10 @@ function NewChatPage({isGroupChat}: NewChatPageProps) {
      */
     const createChat = useCallback(
         (option?: OptionsListUtils.Option) => {
+            if (option?.isSelfDM) {
+                Navigation.dismissModal(option.reportID);
+                return;
+            }
             let login = '';
 
             if (option?.login) {
@@ -200,6 +208,9 @@ function NewChatPage({isGroupChat}: NewChatPageProps) {
 
     const itemRightSideComponent = useCallback(
         (item: ListItem & OptionsListUtils.Option) => {
+            if (item.isSelfDM) {
+                return null;
+            }
             /**
              * Removes a selected option from list if already selected. If not already selected add this option to the list.
              * @param  option