diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index b5ea8afcc4..42dfb7b676 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     @State private var searchMode = false
     @State private var searchText: String = ""
     @FocusState private var searchFocussed
+    // opening GroupMemberInfoView on member icon
+    @State private var selectedMember: GroupMember? = nil
+    @State private var memberConnectionStats: ConnectionStats?
+    @State private var memberMainProfile: LocalProfile?
 
     var body: some View {
         let cInfo = chat.chatInfo
@@ -73,8 +77,8 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                 }
             }
             ToolbarItem(placement: .principal) {
-                Button {
-                    if case .direct = cInfo {
+                if case let .direct(contact) = cInfo {
+                    Button {
                         Task {
                             do {
                                 let (stats, profile) = try await apiContactInfo(contactId: chat.chatInfo.apiId)
@@ -87,7 +91,17 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                             }
                             await MainActor.run { showChatInfoSheet = true }
                         }
-                    } else if case let .group(groupInfo) = cInfo {
+                    } label: {
+                        ChatInfoToolbar(chat: chat)
+                    }
+                    .sheet(isPresented: $showChatInfoSheet, onDismiss: {
+                        connectionStats = nil
+                        customUserProfile = nil
+                    }) {
+                        ChatInfoView(chat: chat, contact: contact, connectionStats: connectionStats, customUserProfile: customUserProfile, localAlias: chat.chatInfo.localAlias)
+                    }
+                } else if case let .group(groupInfo) = cInfo {
+                    Button {
                         Task {
                             let groupMembers = await apiListMembers(groupInfo.groupId)
                             await MainActor.run {
@@ -95,18 +109,11 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                                 showChatInfoSheet = true
                             }
                         }
+                    } label: {
+                        ChatInfoToolbar(chat: chat)
                     }
-                } label: {
-                    ChatInfoToolbar(chat: chat)
-                }
-                .sheet(isPresented: $showChatInfoSheet) {
-                    switch cInfo {
-                    case let .direct(contact):
-                        ChatInfoView(chat: chat, contact: contact, connectionStats: connectionStats, customUserProfile: customUserProfile, localAlias: chat.chatInfo.localAlias)
-                    case let .group(groupInfo):
+                    .sheet(isPresented: $showChatInfoSheet) {
                         GroupChatInfoView(chat: chat, groupInfo: groupInfo)
-                    default:
-                        EmptyView()
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -342,13 +349,34 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder private func chatItemView(_ ci: ChatItem, _ maxWidth: CGFloat) -> some View {
-        if case let .groupRcv(member) = ci.chatDir {
+        if case let .groupRcv(member) = ci.chatDir,
+           case let .group(groupInfo) = chat.chatInfo {
             let prevItem = chatModel.getPrevChatItem(ci)
             HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 0) {
                 let showMember = prevItem == nil || showMemberImage(member, prevItem)
                 if showMember {
                     ProfileImage(imageStr: member.memberProfile.image)
                         .frame(width: memberImageSize, height: memberImageSize)
+                        .onTapGesture {
+                            Task {
+                                do {
+                                    let (stats, profile) = try await apiGroupMemberInfo(member.groupId, member.groupMemberId)
+                                    await MainActor.run {
+                                        memberConnectionStats = stats
+                                        memberMainProfile = profile
+                                    }
+                                } catch let error {
+                                    logger.error("apiGroupMemberInfo error: \(responseError(error))")
+                                }
+                                await MainActor.run { selectedMember = member }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        .sheet(item: $selectedMember, onDismiss: {
+                            memberConnectionStats = nil
+                            memberMainProfile = nil
+                        }) { member in
+                            GroupMemberInfoView(groupInfo: groupInfo, member: member, connectionStats: memberConnectionStats, mainProfile: memberMainProfile)
+                        }
                 } else {
                     Rectangle().fill(.clear)
                         .frame(width: memberImageSize, height: memberImageSize)
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
index 90e721d431..1ce709881e 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {
                 .sheet(isPresented: $showAddMembersSheet) {
                     AddGroupMembersView(chat: chat, groupInfo: groupInfo)
                 }
-                .sheet(item: $selectedMember, onDismiss: { connectionStats = nil }) { member in
+                .sheet(item: $selectedMember, onDismiss: {
+                    connectionStats = nil
+                    memberMainProfile = nil
+                }) { member in
                     GroupMemberInfoView(groupInfo: groupInfo, member: member, connectionStats: connectionStats, mainProfile: memberMainProfile)
                 }
                 .sheet(isPresented: $showGroupProfile) {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift
index 96127affc6..5fa144bd75 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
                 groupMemberInfoHeader()
                     .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
 
+//                if let contactId = member.memberContactId {
+//                    Section {
+//                        openDirectChatButton(contactId)
+//                    }
+//                }
+
                 Section("Member") {
                     infoRow("Group", groupInfo.displayName)
                     if let mainProfile = mainProfile {
@@ -76,6 +82,23 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    func openDirectChatButton(_ contactId: Int64) -> some View {
+        Button {
+            if let i = chatModel.chats.firstIndex(where: { chat in
+                switch chat.chatInfo {
+                case let .direct(contact): return contact.contactId == contactId
+                default: return false
+                }
+            }) {
+                dismissAllSheets(animated: true)
+                chatModel.chatId = chatModel.chats[i].chatInfo.id
+            }
+        } label: {
+            Label("Send direct message", systemImage: "message")
+                .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+        }
+    }
+
     private func mainProfileRow(_ mainProfile: LocalProfile) -> some View {
         HStack {
             Text("Known main profile")
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
index a15ac63df1..72664dabd3 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public struct ChatStats: Decodable {
 }
 
 public struct Contact: Identifiable, Decodable, NamedChat {
-    var contactId: Int64
+    public var contactId: Int64
     var localDisplayName: ContactName
     public var profile: LocalProfile
     public var activeConn: Connection