diff --git a/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx b/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
index 52e05cf17f1d..05a3f9f30224 100755
--- a/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/NewChatPage.tsx
@@ -323,8 +323,22 @@ function NewChatPage({ref}: NewChatPageProps) {
                 selectionListRef.current?.focusTextInput();
             }
             setSelectedOptions(newSelectedOptions);
+
+            if (personalData?.login && personalData?.accountID) {
+                const participants: SelectedParticipant[] = [
+                    ...newSelectedOptions.map((selectedOption) => ({
+                        login: selectedOption.login,
+                        accountID: selectedOption.accountID ?? CONST.DEFAULT_NUMBER_ID,
+                    })),
+                    {
+                        login: personalData.login,
+                        accountID: personalData.accountID,
+                    },
+                ];
+                setGroupDraft({participants});
+            }
         },
-        [selectedOptions, setSelectedOptions],
+        [selectedOptions, setSelectedOptions, personalData?.accountID, personalData?.login],
     );
 
     /**