diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/link_email_screen.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/link_email_screen.dart
index bec48b4399..bf610d0542 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/link_email_screen.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/link_email_screen.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import "dart:async";
 import "package:email_validator/email_validator.dart";
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import "package:logging/logging.dart";
+import "package:photos/core/configuration.dart";
 import "package:photos/core/event_bus.dart";
 import "package:photos/events/people_changed_event.dart";
 import "package:photos/generated/l10n.dart";
@@ -245,11 +246,13 @@ class _LinkEmailScreen extends State<LinkEmailScreen> {
   }
 
   List<User> _getContacts() {
-    final usersEmailsToAviod =
+    final userEmailsToAviod =
         PersonService.instance.emailToPartialPersonDataMapCache.keys.toSet();
+    final ownerEmail = Configuration.instance.getEmail();
     final relevantUsers = UserService.instance.getRelevantContacts()
+      ..add(User(email: ownerEmail!))
       ..removeWhere(
-        (user) => usersEmailsToAviod.contains(user.email),
+        (user) => userEmailsToAviod.contains(user.email),
       );
 
     relevantUsers.sort(
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/save_or_edit_person.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/save_or_edit_person.dart
index 40e346af38..9216801a20 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/save_or_edit_person.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/people/save_or_edit_person.dart
@@ -986,11 +986,13 @@ class _EmailSectionState extends State<_EmailSection> {
   }
 
   List<User> _getContacts() {
-    final usersEmailsToAviod =
+    final userEmailsToAviod =
         PersonService.instance.emailToPartialPersonDataMapCache.keys;
+    final ownerEmail = Configuration.instance.getEmail();
     final relevantUsers = UserService.instance.getRelevantContacts()
+      ..add(User(email: ownerEmail!))
       ..removeWhere(
-        (user) => usersEmailsToAviod.contains(user.email),
+        (user) => userEmailsToAviod.contains(user.email),
       );
 
     relevantUsers.sort(