diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsForm/ComposeConversation.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsForm/ComposeConversation.vue
index aa1ad5165..4409b3ed9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsForm/ComposeConversation.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsForm/ComposeConversation.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 <script setup>
 import { ref, computed } from 'vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
-// import { useStore, useMapGetter } from 'dashboard/composables/store';
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 import { useAlert } from 'dashboard/composables';
-import camelcaseKeys from 'camelcase-keys';
-
-import ContactAPI from 'dashboard/api/contacts';
 import { debounce } from '@chatwoot/utils';
+import { searchContacts } from 'dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/composeConversationHelper.js';
 
 import ComposeNewConversation from 'dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/ComposeNewConversation.vue';
 
@@ -20,36 +17,15 @@ const showComposeNewConversation = ref(false);
 
 const contactId = computed(() => route.params.contactId || null);
 
-const generateContactQuery = ({ query }) => {
-  return {
-    payload: [
-      {
-        attribute_key: 'email',
-        filter_operator: 'contains',
-        values: [query],
-        attribute_model: 'standard',
-        custom_attribute_type: '',
-      },
-    ],
-  };
-};
-
 const onContactSearch = debounce(
   async query => {
     isSearching.value = true;
     contacts.value = [];
     try {
-      const {
-        data: { payload },
-      } = await ContactAPI.filter(
-        undefined,
-        'name',
-        generateContactQuery({ query })
-      );
-      contacts.value = camelcaseKeys(payload, { deep: true });
+      contacts.value = await searchContacts(query);
       isSearching.value = false;
     } catch (error) {
-      useAlert(t('CONTACTS_LAYOUT.SIDEBAR.MERGE.SEARCH_ERROR_MESSAGE'));
+      useAlert(t('COMPOSE_NEW_CONVERSATION.CONTACT_SEARCH.ERROR_MESSAGE'));
     } finally {
       isSearching.value = false;
     }
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/composeConversationHelper.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/composeConversationHelper.js
index 3f5502ad1..cea7161db 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/composeConversationHelper.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/composeConversationHelper.js
@@ -131,7 +131,32 @@ export const prepareWhatsAppMessagePayload = ({
   };
 };
 
+export const generateContactQuery = ({ query }) => {
+  return {
+    payload: [
+      {
+        attribute_key: 'email',
+        filter_operator: 'contains',
+        values: [query],
+        attribute_model: 'standard',
+        custom_attribute_type: '',
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+};
+
 // API Calls
+export const searchContacts = async query => {
+  const {
+    data: { payload },
+  } = await ContactAPI.filter(
+    undefined,
+    'name',
+    generateContactQuery({ query })
+  );
+  return camelcaseKeys(payload, { deep: true });
+};
+
 export const createNewContact = async email => {
   const payload = {
     name: getCapitalizedNameFromEmail(email),
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/specs/composeConversationHelper.spec.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/specs/composeConversationHelper.spec.js
index 5850dd07a..4f159ca1e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/specs/composeConversationHelper.spec.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/specs/composeConversationHelper.spec.js
@@ -201,7 +201,127 @@ describe('composeConversationHelper', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('generateContactQuery', () => {
+    it('generates correct query structure for contact search', () => {
+      const query = 'test@example.com';
+      const expected = {
+        payload: [
+          {
+            attribute_key: 'email',
+            filter_operator: 'contains',
+            values: [query],
+            attribute_model: 'standard',
+            custom_attribute_type: '',
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+
+      expect(helpers.generateContactQuery({ query })).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('handles empty query', () => {
+      const expected = {
+        payload: [
+          {
+            attribute_key: 'email',
+            filter_operator: 'contains',
+            values: [''],
+            attribute_model: 'standard',
+            custom_attribute_type: '',
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+
+      expect(helpers.generateContactQuery({ query: '' })).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('API calls', () => {
+    describe('searchContacts', () => {
+      it('searches contacts and returns camelCase results', async () => {
+        const mockPayload = [
+          {
+            id: 1,
+            name: 'John Doe',
+            email: 'john@example.com',
+            phone_number: '+1234567890',
+            created_at: '2023-01-01',
+          },
+        ];
+
+        ContactAPI.filter.mockResolvedValue({
+          data: { payload: mockPayload },
+        });
+
+        const result = await helpers.searchContacts('john');
+
+        expect(result).toEqual([
+          {
+            id: 1,
+            name: 'John Doe',
+            email: 'john@example.com',
+            phoneNumber: '+1234567890',
+            createdAt: '2023-01-01',
+          },
+        ]);
+
+        expect(ContactAPI.filter).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          undefined,
+          'name',
+          helpers.generateContactQuery({ query: 'john' })
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('handles empty search results', async () => {
+        ContactAPI.filter.mockResolvedValue({
+          data: { payload: [] },
+        });
+
+        const result = await helpers.searchContacts('nonexistent');
+        expect(result).toEqual([]);
+      });
+
+      it('transforms nested objects to camelCase', async () => {
+        const mockPayload = [
+          {
+            id: 1,
+            contact_inboxes: [
+              {
+                inbox_id: 1,
+                source_id: 'source1',
+                created_at: '2023-01-01',
+              },
+            ],
+            custom_attributes: {
+              custom_field_name: 'value',
+            },
+          },
+        ];
+
+        ContactAPI.filter.mockResolvedValue({
+          data: { payload: mockPayload },
+        });
+
+        const result = await helpers.searchContacts('test');
+
+        expect(result).toEqual([
+          {
+            id: 1,
+            contactInboxes: [
+              {
+                inboxId: 1,
+                sourceId: 'source1',
+                createdAt: '2023-01-01',
+              },
+            ],
+            customAttributes: {
+              customFieldName: 'value',
+            },
+          },
+        ]);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('createNewContact', () => {
       it('creates new contact with capitalized name', async () => {
         const mockContact = { id: 1, name: 'John', email: 'john@example.com' };
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
index cf56757d4..abbc07c79 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/contact.json
@@ -597,5 +597,11 @@
       "SEARCH_EMPTY_STATE_TITLE": "No contacts matches your search 🔍",
       "LIST_EMPTY_STATE_TITLE": "No contacts available in this view 📋"
     }
+  },
+
+  "COMPOSE_NEW_CONVERSATION": {
+    "CONTACT_SEARCH": {
+      "ERROR_MESSAGE": "Could not search for contacts. Please try again later."
+    }
   }
 }