diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatHelp.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatHelp.swift
index 7abab33177..3047572236 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatHelp.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatHelp.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 struct ChatHelp: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var chatModel: ChatModel
+    @State private var showNewChatSheet = false
     let dismissSettingsSheet: DismissAction
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ struct ChatHelp: View {
 
                 HStack(spacing: 8) {
                     Text("Tap button ")
-                    NewChatMenuButton()
+                    NewChatMenuButton(showNewChatSheet: $showNewChatSheet)
                     Text("above, then choose:")
                 }
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
index 0450bd439c..efaba518a9 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
     @StateObject private var connectProgressManager = ConnectProgressManager.shared
     @EnvironmentObject var theme: AppTheme
     @Binding var activeUserPickerSheet: UserPickerSheet?
+    @State private var showNewChatSheet = false
     @State private var searchMode = false
     @FocusState private var searchFocussed
     @State private var searchText = ""
@@ -189,6 +190,10 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
             onDismiss: { chatModel.laRequest = nil },
             content: { UserPickerSheetView(sheet: $0) }
         )
+        .appSheet(isPresented: $showNewChatSheet) {
+            NewChatSheet()
+                .environment(\EnvironmentValues.refresh as! WritableKeyPath<EnvironmentValues, RefreshAction?>, nil)
+        }
         .onChange(of: activeUserPickerSheet) {
             if $0 != nil {
                 DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.3) {
@@ -331,7 +336,7 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
     
     @ViewBuilder var trailingToolbarItem: some View {
         switch chatModel.chatRunning {
-        case .some(true): NewChatMenuButton()
+        case .some(true): NewChatMenuButton(showNewChatSheet: $showNewChatSheet)
         case .some(false): chatStoppedIcon()
         case .none: EmptyView()
         }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
index 2e3119a8b8..7adb04cb7e 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import SimpleXChat
 struct NewChatMenuButton: View {
     // do not use chatModel here because it prevents showing AddGroupMembersView after group creation and QR code after link creation on iOS 16
 //    @EnvironmentObject var chatModel: ChatModel
-    @State private var showNewChatSheet = false
+    @Binding var showNewChatSheet: Bool
     @State private var alert: SomeAlert? = nil
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ struct NewChatMenuButton: View {
                 .scaledToFit()
                 .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
         }
-        .appSheet(isPresented: $showNewChatSheet) {
-            NewChatSheet()
-                .environment(\EnvironmentValues.refresh as! WritableKeyPath<EnvironmentValues, RefreshAction?>, nil)
-        }
         .alert(item: $alert) { a in
             return a.alert
         }
@@ -471,5 +467,5 @@ struct DeletedChats: View {
 }
 
 #Preview {
-    NewChatMenuButton()
+    NewChatMenuButton(showNewChatSheet: Binding.constant(false))
 }