diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index 5ae882182330..b287167f7e53 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -7477,7 +7477,7 @@ function getPolicyExpenseChat(ownerAccountID: number | undefined, policyID: stri
             return false;
         }
 
-        return report.policyID === policyID && isPolicyExpenseChat(report) && report.ownerAccountID === ownerAccountID;
+        return report.policyID === policyID && isPolicyExpenseChat(report) && !isThread(report) && report.ownerAccountID === ownerAccountID;
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts b/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts
index 72144af19b6b..45e6b29d52d5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
     getIconsForParticipants,
     getInvoiceChatByParticipants,
     getMostRecentlyVisitedReport,
+    getPolicyExpenseChat,
     getQuickActionDetails,
     getReportIDFromLink,
     getReportName,
@@ -1919,6 +1920,33 @@ describe('ReportUtils', () => {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('getPolicyExpenseChat', () => {
+        it('should return the correct policy expense chat when we have a task report is the child of this report', async () => {
+            const policyExpenseChat: Report = {
+                ...createRandomReport(11),
+                ownerAccountID: 1,
+                policyID: '1',
+                chatType: CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.POLICY_EXPENSE_CHAT,
+                type: CONST.REPORT.TYPE.CHAT,
+            };
+
+            const taskReport: Report = {
+                ...createRandomReport(10),
+                ownerAccountID: 1,
+                policyID: '1',
+                chatType: CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.POLICY_EXPENSE_CHAT,
+                type: CONST.REPORT.TYPE.TASK,
+                parentReportID: policyExpenseChat.reportID,
+                parentReportActionID: '1',
+            };
+
+            await Onyx.set(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${taskReport.reportID}`, taskReport);
+            await Onyx.set(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${policyExpenseChat.reportID}`, policyExpenseChat);
+
+            expect(getPolicyExpenseChat(1, '1')?.reportID).toBe(policyExpenseChat.reportID);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('getApprovalChain', () => {
         describe('submit and close policy', () => {
             it('should return empty array', () => {