diff --git a/src/components/Search/SearchList.tsx b/src/components/Search/SearchList.tsx
index 60fa1d243b95..0ff09ffac782 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/SearchList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/SearchList.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ type SearchListProps = Pick<FlatListPropsWithLayout<SearchListItem>, 'onScroll'
 
     /** Whether to prevent default focusing of options and focus the textinput when selecting an option */
     shouldPreventDefaultFocusOnSelectRow?: boolean;
+
+    /** Whether to prevent long press of options */
+    shouldPreventLongPressRow?: boolean;
 };
 
 function SearchList(
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ function SearchList(
         containerStyle,
         ListFooterComponent,
         shouldPreventDefaultFocusOnSelectRow,
+        shouldPreventLongPressRow,
     }: SearchListProps,
     ref: ForwardedRef<SearchListHandle>,
 ) {
@@ -143,13 +147,13 @@ function SearchList(
     const handleLongPressRow = useCallback(
         (item: SearchListItem) => {
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
-            if (!isSmallScreenWidth || item?.isDisabled || item?.isDisabledCheckbox || !isFocused) {
+            if (shouldPreventLongPressRow || !isSmallScreenWidth || item?.isDisabled || item?.isDisabledCheckbox || !isFocused) {
                 return;
             }
             setLongPressedItem(item);
             setIsModalVisible(true);
         },
-        [isFocused, isSmallScreenWidth],
+        [isFocused, isSmallScreenWidth, shouldPreventLongPressRow],
     );
 
     const turnOnSelectionMode = useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/Search/index.tsx b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
index 0cd193853414..bcceb984397e 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ function Search({queryJSON, currentSearchResults, lastNonEmptySearchResults, onS
             onCheckboxPress={toggleTransaction}
             onAllCheckboxPress={toggleAllTransactions}
             canSelectMultiple={type !== CONST.SEARCH.DATA_TYPES.CHAT && canSelectMultiple}
+            shouldPreventLongPressRow={isChat}
             SearchTableHeader={
                 !isLargeScreenWidth ? undefined : (
                     <SearchTableHeader