diff --git a/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/filtered_list/filtered_list.js b/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/filtered_list/filtered_list.js
index d37d56c42..ef5a143e2 100644
--- a/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/filtered_list/filtered_list.js
+++ b/app/components/sidebars/main/channels_list/filtered_list/filtered_list.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class FilteredList extends Component {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                searchProfiles(term);
+                searchProfiles(term, {allow_inactive: true});
                 searchChannels(currentTeam.id, term);
             }, General.SEARCH_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS);
         }