diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/tabs/shared_collections_tab.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/tabs/shared_collections_tab.dart
index 247783161c..7e93abca39 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/tabs/shared_collections_tab.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/tabs/shared_collections_tab.dart
@@ -3,16 +3,13 @@ import "dart:math";
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
-import "package:photos/core/constants.dart";
 import 'package:photos/core/event_bus.dart';
 import 'package:photos/events/collection_updated_event.dart';
 import 'package:photos/events/local_photos_updated_event.dart';
 import 'package:photos/events/user_logged_out_event.dart';
 import "package:photos/generated/l10n.dart";
 import 'package:photos/models/collection/collection_items.dart';
-import "package:photos/models/search/generic_search_result.dart";
 import 'package:photos/services/collections_service.dart';
-import "package:photos/services/search_service.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/collections/album/row_item.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/collections/collection_list_page.dart";
 import 'package:photos/ui/common/loading_widget.dart';
@@ -23,7 +20,6 @@ import "package:photos/ui/tabs/shared/empty_state.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/tabs/shared/quick_link_album_item.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/viewer/gallery/collect_photos_card_widget.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/viewer/gallery/collection_page.dart";
-import "package:photos/ui/viewer/search_tab/contacts_section.dart";
 import "package:photos/utils/debouncer.dart";
 import "package:photos/utils/navigation_util.dart";
 
@@ -294,27 +290,6 @@ class _SharedCollectionsTabState extends State<SharedCollectionsTab>
                     ),
                   )
                 : const SizedBox.shrink(),
-            const SizedBox(height: 2),
-            FutureBuilder(
-              future: SearchService.instance
-                  .getAllContactsSearchResults(kSearchSectionLimit),
-              builder: (context, snapshot) {
-                if (snapshot.hasData) {
-                  return ContactsSection(
-                    snapshot.data as List<GenericSearchResult>,
-                  );
-                } else if (snapshot.hasError) {
-                  _logger.severe(
-                    "failed to load contacts section",
-                    snapshot.error,
-                    snapshot.stackTrace,
-                  );
-                  return const EnteLoadingWidget();
-                } else {
-                  return const EnteLoadingWidget();
-                }
-              },
-            ),
             const SizedBox(height: 4),
             const CollectPhotosCardWidget(),
             const SizedBox(height: 32),
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/search_tab/contacts_section.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/search_tab/contacts_section.dart
index 25662e2c1b..dc52a5b5fe 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/search_tab/contacts_section.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/search_tab/contacts_section.dart
@@ -100,23 +100,30 @@ class _ContactsSectionState extends State<ContactsSection> {
         ),
         const ContactCTA(),
       ];
-      return Column(
-        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
-        children: [
-          SectionHeader(
-            SectionType.contacts,
-            hasMore: (_contactSearchResults.length >= kSearchSectionLimit - 1),
-          ),
-          SingleChildScrollView(
-            padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 4.5),
-            physics: const BouncingScrollPhysics(),
-            scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
-            child: Row(
-              crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
-              children: recommendations,
+      return Padding(
+        padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 8),
+        child: Column(
+          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+          children: [
+            SectionHeader(
+              SectionType.contacts,
+              hasMore:
+                  (_contactSearchResults.length >= kSearchSectionLimit - 1),
             ),
-          ),
-        ],
+            const SizedBox(height: 2),
+            SizedBox(
+              child: SingleChildScrollView(
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 4.5),
+                physics: const BouncingScrollPhysics(),
+                scrollDirection: Axis.horizontal,
+                child: Row(
+                  crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+                  children: recommendations,
+                ),
+              ),
+            ),
+          ],
+        ),
       );
     }
   }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/search_tab/search_tab.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/search_tab/search_tab.dart
index ae5d8ed7ad..27e3f46830 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/search_tab/search_tab.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/search_tab/search_tab.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import "package:photos/ui/viewer/search/result/no_result_widget.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/viewer/search/search_suggestions.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/viewer/search/tab_empty_state.dart";
 import 'package:photos/ui/viewer/search_tab/albums_section.dart';
+import "package:photos/ui/viewer/search_tab/contacts_section.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/viewer/search_tab/file_type_section.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/viewer/search_tab/locations_section.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/viewer/search_tab/magic_section.dart";
@@ -144,11 +145,10 @@ class _AllSearchSectionsState extends State<AllSearchSections> {
                               as List<GenericSearchResult>,
                         );
                       case SectionType.contacts:
-                        // return ContactsSection(
-                        //   snapshot.data!.elementAt(index)
-                        //       as List<GenericSearchResult>,
-                        // );
-                        return const SizedBox.shrink();
+                        return ContactsSection(
+                          snapshot.data!.elementAt(index)
+                              as List<GenericSearchResult>,
+                        );
                       case SectionType.fileTypesAndExtension:
                         return FileTypeSection(
                           snapshot.data!.elementAt(index)