diff --git a/app/controllers/messages.php b/app/controllers/messages.php
index aead9dc4eb70b1604e85ec57490ae26a8304c435..451801e8369930ba9a2df985c5f8e4f831cd7b45 100644
--- a/app/controllers/messages.php
+++ b/app/controllers/messages.php
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ class MessagesController extends AuthenticatedController {
                     perms
                   FROM auth_user_md5
                   LEFT JOIN user_info USING (user_id)
+                  LEFT JOIN user_visibility USING (user_id)
                   WHERE (
                       username LIKE :input
                       OR CONCAT(Vorname, ' ', Nachname) LIKE :input