diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/search.ts b/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
index dc49da9026..ae76065a32 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import { removeDiacritics } from '../../util/removeDiacritics';
 import { createLogger } from '../../logging/log';
 import { searchConversationTitles } from '../../util/searchConversationTitles';
 import { isDirectConversation } from '../../util/whatTypeOfConversation';
+import { isConversationSMSOnly } from '../../util/isConversationSMSOnly';
 import {
   countConversationUnreadStats,
   hasUnread,
@@ -568,7 +569,12 @@ async function queryConversationsAndContacts(
   const normalizedQuery = removeDiacritics(query);
 
   const visibleConversations = allConversations.filter(conversation => {
-    const { activeAt, removalStage, isBlocked, messagesDeleted } = conversation;
+    const { activeAt, removalStage, isBlocked, hasMessages, messagesDeleted } =
+      conversation;
+
+    if (isConversationSMSOnly(conversation) && !hasMessages) {
+      return false;
+    }
 
     if (isDirectConversation(conversation)) {
       // if a conversation has messages (i.e. is not "deleted"), always show it