diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/DialpadActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/DialpadActivity.kt
index 790d95a6..73e7dd6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/DialpadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/DialpadActivity.kt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class DialpadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                     it.cleanPhoneNumbers.any { (text.isNotEmpty() && it.value.contains(text)) || (numericOnly.isNotEmpty() && it.value.contains(numericOnly)) }
         } as ArrayList<Contact>
 
-        ContactsAdapter(this, filtered, null, LOCATION_DIALPAD, null, dialpad_list, dialpad_fastscroller) {
+        ContactsAdapter(this, filtered, null, LOCATION_DIALPAD, null, dialpad_list, dialpad_fastscroller, text) {
             callContact(it as Contact)
         }.apply {
             addVerticalDividers(true)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
index 691e0eaf..802d074c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ import java.util.*
 
 class ContactsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var contactItems: ArrayList<Contact>, private val refreshListener: RefreshContactsListener?,
                       private val location: Int, private val removeListener: RemoveFromGroupListener?, recyclerView: MyRecyclerView,
-                      fastScroller: FastScroller, itemClick: (Any) -> Unit) :
+                      fastScroller: FastScroller, highlightText: String = "", itemClick: (Any) -> Unit) :
         MyRecyclerViewAdapter(activity, recyclerView, fastScroller, itemClick) {
 
     private lateinit var contactDrawable: Drawable
     private var config = activity.config
-    private var textToHighlight = ""
+    private var textToHighlight = highlightText
 
     var adjustedPrimaryColor = activity.getAdjustedPrimaryColor()
     var startNameWithSurname: Boolean