diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsDetailsLayout.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsDetailsLayout.vue
index 764f46141..ad007af1c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsDetailsLayout.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Contacts/ContactsDetailsLayout.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup>
 import { computed, useSlots } from 'vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 
 import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
 import Breadcrumb from 'dashboard/components-next/breadcrumb/Breadcrumb.vue';
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ const emit = defineEmits(['goToContactsList']);
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
 const slots = useSlots();
+const route = useRoute();
+
+const contactId = computed(() => route.params.contactId);
 
 const selectedContactName = computed(() => {
   return props.selectedContact?.name;
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ const handleBreadcrumbClick = () => {
               :items="breadcrumbItems"
               @click="handleBreadcrumbClick"
             />
-            <ComposeConversation>
+            <ComposeConversation :contact-id="contactId">
               <template #trigger="{ toggle }">
                 <Button :label="buttonLabel" size="sm" @click="toggle" />
               </template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/ComposeConversation.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/ComposeConversation.vue
index 347325b16..2ec22140b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/ComposeConversation.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/ComposeConversation.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { ref, computed, onMounted, watch } from 'vue';
 import { useStore, useMapGetter } from 'dashboard/composables/store';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
-import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
+import { vOnClickOutside } from '@vueuse/components';
 import { useAlert } from 'dashboard/composables';
 import { ExceptionWithMessage } from 'shared/helpers/CustomErrors';
 import { debounce } from '@chatwoot/utils';
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ const props = defineProps({
     type: String,
     default: 'left',
   },
+  contactId: {
+    type: String,
+    default: null,
+  },
 });
 
-const route = useRoute();
 const store = useStore();
 const { t } = useI18n();
 
@@ -44,8 +47,8 @@ const uiFlags = useMapGetter('contactConversations/getUIFlags');
 const directUploadsEnabled = computed(
   () => globalConfig.value.directUploadsEnabled
 );
-const contactId = computed(() => route.params.contactId || null);
-const activeContact = computed(() => contactById.value(contactId.value));
+
+const activeContact = computed(() => contactById.value(props.contactId));
 
 const composePopoverClass = computed(() => {
   return props.alignPosition === 'right'
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ const toggle = () => {
 watch(
   activeContact,
   () => {
-    if (activeContact.value && contactId.value) {
+    if (activeContact.value && props.contactId) {
       // Add null check for contactInboxes
       const contactInboxes = activeContact.value?.contactInboxes || [];
       selectedContact.value = {
@@ -177,7 +180,10 @@ useKeyboardEvents(keyboardEvents);
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="relative z-40">
+  <div
+    v-on-click-outside="() => (showComposeNewConversation = false)"
+    class="relative z-40"
+  >
     <slot
       name="trigger"
       :is-open="showComposeNewConversation"
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/components/ContactSelector.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/components/ContactSelector.vue
index 9903f18ef..33a2f8f20 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/components/ContactSelector.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/components/ContactSelector.vue
@@ -65,7 +65,14 @@ const contactsList = computed(() => {
 });
 
 const selectedContactLabel = computed(() => {
-  return `${props.selectedContact?.name} (${props.selectedContact?.email})`;
+  const { name, email = '', phoneNumber = '' } = props.selectedContact || {};
+  if (email) {
+    return `${name} (${email})`;
+  }
+  if (phoneNumber) {
+    return `${name} (${phoneNumber})`;
+  }
+  return name || '';
 });
 
 const errorClass = computed(() => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/composeConversationHelper.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/composeConversationHelper.js
index ef3d0e88d..c6bb9b526 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/composeConversationHelper.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/NewConversation/helpers/composeConversationHelper.js
@@ -154,7 +154,12 @@ export const searchContacts = async ({ keys, query }) => {
     'name',
     generateContactQuery({ keys, query })
   );
-  return camelcaseKeys(payload, { deep: true });
+  const camelCasedPayload = camelcaseKeys(payload, { deep: true });
+  // Filter contacts that have either phone_number or email
+  const filteredPayload = camelCasedPayload?.filter(
+    contact => contact.phoneNumber || contact.email
+  );
+  return filteredPayload || [];
 };
 
 export const createNewContact = async 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 ca30235d1..54c4eab60 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
@@ -297,6 +297,70 @@ describe('composeConversationHelper', () => {
         });
       });
 
+      it('searches contacts and returns only contacts with email or phone number', async () => {
+        const mockPayload = [
+          {
+            id: 1,
+            name: 'John Doe',
+            email: 'john@example.com',
+            phone_number: '+1234567890',
+            created_at: '2023-01-01',
+          },
+          {
+            id: 2,
+            name: 'Jane Doe',
+            email: null,
+            phone_number: null,
+            created_at: '2023-01-01',
+          },
+          {
+            id: 3,
+            name: 'Bob Smith',
+            email: 'bob@example.com',
+            phone_number: null,
+            created_at: '2023-01-01',
+          },
+        ];
+
+        ContactAPI.filter.mockResolvedValue({
+          data: { payload: mockPayload },
+        });
+
+        const result = await helpers.searchContacts({
+          keys: ['email'],
+          query: 'john',
+        });
+
+        // Should only return contacts with either email or phone number
+        expect(result).toEqual([
+          {
+            id: 1,
+            name: 'John Doe',
+            email: 'john@example.com',
+            phoneNumber: '+1234567890',
+            createdAt: '2023-01-01',
+          },
+          {
+            id: 3,
+            name: 'Bob Smith',
+            email: 'bob@example.com',
+            phoneNumber: null,
+            createdAt: '2023-01-01',
+          },
+        ]);
+
+        expect(ContactAPI.filter).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined, 'name', {
+          payload: [
+            {
+              attribute_key: 'email',
+              filter_operator: 'contains',
+              values: ['john'],
+              attribute_model: 'standard',
+            },
+          ],
+        });
+      });
+
       it('handles empty search results', async () => {
         ContactAPI.filter.mockResolvedValue({
           data: { payload: [] },
@@ -310,6 +374,8 @@ describe('composeConversationHelper', () => {
         const mockPayload = [
           {
             id: 1,
+            name: 'John Doe',
+            phone_number: '+1234567890',
             contact_inboxes: [
               {
                 inbox_id: 1,
@@ -332,6 +398,8 @@ describe('composeConversationHelper', () => {
         expect(result).toEqual([
           {
             id: 1,
+            name: 'John Doe',
+            phoneNumber: '+1234567890',
             contactInboxes: [
               {
                 inboxId: 1,
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu.vue
index b9824755e..95b368dae 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu.vue
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
           rounded-full
         />
       </slot>
-      <Icon v-if="item.icon" :icon="item.icon" class="flex-shrink-0" />
+      <Icon v-if="item.icon" :icon="item.icon" class="flex-shrink-0 size-3.5" />
       <span v-if="item.emoji" class="flex-shrink-0">{{ item.emoji }}</span>
       <span v-if="item.label" class="min-w-0 text-sm truncate">{{
         item.label
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/taginput/TagInput.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/taginput/TagInput.vue
index 5338eadc6..63d757415 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/taginput/TagInput.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/taginput/TagInput.vue
@@ -81,17 +81,19 @@ const filteredMenuItems = computed(() => {
     item => !tags.value.includes(item.label)
   );
 
-  // Only show typed value as suggestion if:
+  // Show typed value as suggestion only if:
   // 1. There's a value being typed
   // 2. The value isn't already in the tags
-  // 3. There are no menu items available
-  const trimmedNewTag = newTag.value.trim();
-  if (
+  // 3. Email validation passes (if type is email) and There are no menu items available
+  const trimmedNewTag = newTag.value?.trim();
+  const shouldShowTypedValue =
     trimmedNewTag &&
     !tags.value.includes(trimmedNewTag) &&
+    !props.isLoading &&
     !availableMenuItems.length &&
-    !props.isLoading
-  ) {
+    (props.type === 'email' ? !isNewTagInValidType.value : true);
+
+  if (shouldShowTypedValue) {
     return [
       {
         label: trimmedNewTag,
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ const emitDataOnAdd = emailValue => {
 };
 
 const addTag = async () => {
-  const trimmedTag = newTag.value.trim();
+  const trimmedTag = newTag.value?.trim();
   if (!trimmedTag) return;
 
   if (props.mode === MODE.SINGLE && tags.value.length >= 1) {
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ watch(
 watch(
   () => newTag.value,
   async newValue => {
-    if (props.type === 'email' && newValue.trim()?.length > 2) {
+    if (props.type === 'email' && newValue?.trim()?.length > 2) {
       await v$.value.$validate();
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/layout/sidebarComponents/SecondaryNavItem.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/layout/sidebarComponents/SecondaryNavItem.vue
index 952f212ee..a38bbd20b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/layout/sidebarComponents/SecondaryNavItem.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/layout/sidebarComponents/SecondaryNavItem.vue
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ export default {
         this.menuItem.toStateName === 'settings_applications'
       );
     },
+    isContactsDefaultRoute() {
+      return (
+        this.menuItem.toStateName === 'contacts_dashboard_index' &&
+        (this.$store.state.route.name === 'contacts_dashboard_index' ||
+          this.$store.state.route.name === 'contacts_edit')
+      );
+    },
     isCurrentRoute() {
       return this.$store.state.route.name.includes(this.menuItem.toStateName);
     },
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@ export default {
         this.isAllConversations ||
         this.isMentions ||
         this.isUnattended ||
+        this.isContactsDefaultRoute ||
         this.isCurrentRoute
       ) {
         return 'bg-woot-25 dark:bg-slate-800 text-woot-500 dark:text-woot-500 hover:text-woot-500 dark:hover:text-woot-500 active-view';
@@ -242,7 +250,7 @@ export default {
       </span>
     </router-link>
 
-    <ul v-if="hasSubMenu" class="reset-base list-none">
+    <ul v-if="hasSubMenu" class="list-none reset-base">
       <SecondaryChildNavItem
         v-for="child in menuItem.children"
         :key="child.id"
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/helper/inbox.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/helper/inbox.js
index 87574b64f..b608f4110 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/helper/inbox.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/helper/inbox.js
@@ -11,18 +11,31 @@ export const INBOX_TYPES = {
   SMS: 'Channel::Sms',
 };
 
-const INBOX_ICON_MAP = {
-  [INBOX_TYPES.WEB]: 'i-ri-global',
-  [INBOX_TYPES.FB]: 'i-ri-messenger',
-  [INBOX_TYPES.TWITTER]: 'i-ri-twitter-x',
-  [INBOX_TYPES.WHATSAPP]: 'i-ri-whatsapp',
-  [INBOX_TYPES.API]: 'i-ri-cloudy',
-  [INBOX_TYPES.EMAIL]: 'i-ri-mail',
-  [INBOX_TYPES.TELEGRAM]: 'i-ri-telegram',
-  [INBOX_TYPES.LINE]: 'i-ri-line',
+const INBOX_ICON_MAP_FILL = {
+  [INBOX_TYPES.WEB]: 'i-ri-global-fill',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.FB]: 'i-ri-messenger-fill',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.TWITTER]: 'i-ri-twitter-x-fill',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.WHATSAPP]: 'i-ri-whatsapp-fill',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.API]: 'i-ri-cloudy-fill',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.EMAIL]: 'i-ri-mail-fill',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.TELEGRAM]: 'i-ri-telegram-fill',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.LINE]: 'i-ri-line-fill',
 };
 
-const DEFAULT_ICON = 'i-ri-chat-1';
+const DEFAULT_ICON_FILL = 'i-ri-chat-1-fill';
+
+const INBOX_ICON_MAP_LINE = {
+  [INBOX_TYPES.WEB]: 'i-ri-global-line',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.FB]: 'i-ri-messenger-line',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.TWITTER]: 'i-ri-twitter-x-line',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.WHATSAPP]: 'i-ri-whatsapp-line',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.API]: 'i-ri-cloudy-line',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.EMAIL]: 'i-ri-mail-line',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.TELEGRAM]: 'i-ri-telegram-line',
+  [INBOX_TYPES.LINE]: 'i-ri-line-line',
+};
+
+const DEFAULT_ICON_LINE = 'i-ri-chat-1-line';
 
 export const getInboxSource = (type, phoneNumber, inbox) => {
   switch (type) {
@@ -111,15 +124,17 @@ export const getInboxClassByType = (type, phoneNumber) => {
 };
 
 export const getInboxIconByType = (type, phoneNumber, variant = 'fill') => {
+  const iconMap =
+    variant === 'fill' ? INBOX_ICON_MAP_FILL : INBOX_ICON_MAP_LINE;
+  const defaultIcon =
+    variant === 'fill' ? DEFAULT_ICON_FILL : DEFAULT_ICON_LINE;
+
   // Special case for Twilio (whatsapp and sms)
-  if (type === INBOX_TYPES.TWILIO) {
-    return phoneNumber?.startsWith('whatsapp')
-      ? `i-ri-whatsapp-${variant}`
-      : `i-ri-chat-1-${variant}`;
+  if (type === INBOX_TYPES.TWILIO && phoneNumber?.startsWith('whatsapp')) {
+    return iconMap[INBOX_TYPES.WHATSAPP];
   }
 
-  const baseIcon = INBOX_ICON_MAP[type] ?? DEFAULT_ICON;
-  return `${baseIcon}-${variant}`;
+  return iconMap[type] ?? defaultIcon;
 };
 
 export const getInboxWarningIconClass = (type, reauthorizationRequired) => {