diff --git a/features/roomdetails/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomdetails/impl/members/RoomMemberListDataSource.kt b/features/roomdetails/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomdetails/impl/members/RoomMemberListDataSource.kt
index faf1f9fc78..e475497865 100644
--- a/features/roomdetails/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomdetails/impl/members/RoomMemberListDataSource.kt
+++ b/features/roomdetails/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/roomdetails/impl/members/RoomMemberListDataSource.kt
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ class RoomMemberListDataSource @Inject constructor(
 ) {
     suspend fun search(query: String): List<RoomMember> = withContext(coroutineDispatchers.io) {
         val roomMembersState = room.membersStateFlow.value
-        val roomMembers = roomMembersState.roomMembers().orEmpty()
+        val activeRoomMembers = roomMembersState.roomMembers()
+            ?.filter { it.membership.isActive() }
+            .orEmpty()
         val filteredMembers = if (query.isBlank()) {
-            roomMembers
+            activeRoomMembers
         } else {
-            roomMembers.filter { member ->
+            activeRoomMembers.filter { member ->
                 member.userId.value.contains(query, ignoreCase = true) ||
                     member.displayName?.contains(query, ignoreCase = true).orFalse()
             }
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/api/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/api/room/RoomMember.kt b/libraries/matrix/api/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/api/room/RoomMember.kt
index 60f4102234..f6609a2bce 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/api/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/api/room/RoomMember.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/api/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/api/room/RoomMember.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ enum class RoomMembershipState {
     INVITE,
     JOIN,
     KNOCK,
-    LEAVE
+    LEAVE;
+
+    fun isActive(): Boolean = this == JOIN || this == INVITE
 }
 
 /**