diff --git a/src/api/gramjs/methods/chats.ts b/src/api/gramjs/methods/chats.ts
index 579adc383..29954a215 100644
--- a/src/api/gramjs/methods/chats.ts
+++ b/src/api/gramjs/methods/chats.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   ApiChatBannedRights,
   ApiChatAdminRights,
   ApiGroupCall,
+  ApiUserStatus,
 } from '../../types';
 
 import {
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ export function clearDraft(chat: ApiChat) {
 async function getFullChatInfo(chatId: string): Promise<{
   fullInfo: ApiChatFullInfo;
   users?: ApiUser[];
+  userStatusesById?: { [userId: string]: ApiUserStatus };
   groupCall?: Partial<ApiGroupCall>;
   membersCount?: number;
 } | undefined> {
@@ -365,6 +367,7 @@ async function getFullChatInfo(chatId: string): Promise<{
   const members = buildChatMembers(participants);
   const adminMembers = members ? members.filter(({ isAdmin, isOwner }) => isAdmin || isOwner) : undefined;
   const botCommands = botInfo ? buildApiChatBotCommands(botInfo) : undefined;
+  const { users, userStatusesById } = buildApiUsersAndStatuses(result.users);
 
   return {
     fullInfo: {
@@ -381,7 +384,8 @@ async function getFullChatInfo(chatId: string): Promise<{
       requestsPending,
       recentRequesterIds: recentRequesters?.map((userId) => buildApiPeerId(userId, 'user')),
     },
-    users: result.users.map(buildApiUser).filter<ApiUser>(Boolean as any),
+    users,
+    userStatusesById,
     groupCall: call ? {
       chatId,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -403,6 +407,7 @@ async function getFullChannelInfo(
 ): Promise<{
     fullInfo: ApiChatFullInfo;
     users?: ApiUser[];
+    userStatusesById: { [userId: string]: ApiUserStatus };
     groupCall?: Partial<ApiGroupCall>;
     membersCount?: number;
   } | undefined> {
@@ -440,11 +445,11 @@ async function getFullChannelInfo(
     ? exportedInvite.link
     : undefined;
 
-  const { members, users } = (canViewParticipants && await fetchMembers(id, accessHash)) || {};
-  const { members: kickedMembers, users: bannedUsers } = (
+  const { members, users, userStatusesById } = (canViewParticipants && await fetchMembers(id, accessHash)) || {};
+  const { members: kickedMembers, users: bannedUsers, userStatusesById: bannedStatusesById } = (
     canViewParticipants && adminRights && await fetchMembers(id, accessHash, 'kicked')
   ) || {};
-  const { members: adminMembers, users: adminUsers } = (
+  const { members: adminMembers, users: adminUsers, userStatusesById: adminStatusesById } = (
     canViewParticipants && adminRights && await fetchMembers(id, accessHash, 'admin')
   ) || {};
   const botCommands = botInfo ? buildApiChatBotCommands(botInfo) : undefined;
@@ -463,6 +468,12 @@ async function getFullChannelInfo(
     }
   }
 
+  const statusesById = {
+    ...userStatusesById,
+    ...bannedStatusesById,
+    ...adminStatusesById,
+  };
+
   return {
     fullInfo: {
       about,
@@ -492,6 +503,7 @@ async function getFullChannelInfo(
       statisticsDcId: statsDc,
     },
     users: [...(users || []), ...(bannedUsers || []), ...(adminUsers || [])],
+    userStatusesById: statusesById,
     groupCall: call ? {
       chatId: id,
       isLoaded: false,
diff --git a/src/api/gramjs/methods/users.ts b/src/api/gramjs/methods/users.ts
index a1ba309a0..dafde5832 100644
--- a/src/api/gramjs/methods/users.ts
+++ b/src/api/gramjs/methods/users.ts
@@ -118,8 +118,11 @@ export async function fetchContactList() {
     }
   });
 
+  const { users, userStatusesById } = buildApiUsersAndStatuses(result.users);
+
   return {
-    users: result.users.map(buildApiUser).filter<ApiUser>(Boolean as any),
+    users,
+    userStatusesById,
     chats: result.users.map((user) => buildApiChatFromPreview(user)).filter<ApiChat>(Boolean as any),
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/components/left/main/ContactList.tsx b/src/components/left/main/ContactList.tsx
index c0a43289f..2d92de563 100644
--- a/src/components/left/main/ContactList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/left/main/ContactList.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import React, {
-  FC, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, memo,
+  FC, useCallback, useMemo, memo,
 } from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
 import { getActions, withGlobal } from '../../../global';
 
 import { ApiUser, ApiUserStatus } from '../../../api/types';
 
 import { IS_SINGLE_COLUMN_LAYOUT } from '../../../util/environment';
-import { throttle } from '../../../util/schedulers';
 import { filterUsersByName, sortUserIds } from '../../../global/helpers';
 import useInfiniteScroll from '../../../hooks/useInfiniteScroll';
 import useHistoryBack from '../../../hooks/useHistoryBack';
@@ -31,8 +30,6 @@ type StateProps = {
   serverTimeOffset: number;
 };
 
-const runThrottled = throttle((cb) => cb(), 60000, true);
-
 const ContactList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   isActive,
   filter,
@@ -43,21 +40,12 @@ const ContactList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   onReset,
 }) => {
   const {
-    loadContactList,
     openChat,
     openNewContactDialog,
   } = getActions();
 
   const lang = useLang();
 
-  // Due to the parent Transition, this component never gets unmounted,
-  // that's why we use throttled API call on every update.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    runThrottled(() => {
-      loadContactList();
-    });
-  });
-
   useHistoryBack({
     isActive,
     onBack: onReset,
diff --git a/src/components/left/newChat/NewChatStep1.tsx b/src/components/left/newChat/NewChatStep1.tsx
index 3a2324e84..ea20aad40 100644
--- a/src/components/left/newChat/NewChatStep1.tsx
+++ b/src/components/left/newChat/NewChatStep1.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import React, {
-  FC, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, memo,
+  FC, useCallback, useMemo, memo,
 } from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
 import { getActions, getGlobal, withGlobal } from '../../../global';
 
 import { ApiChat } from '../../../api/types';
 
 import { unique } from '../../../util/iteratees';
-import { throttle } from '../../../util/schedulers';
 import { filterUsersByName, isUserBot, sortChatIds } from '../../../global/helpers';
 import useLang from '../../../hooks/useLang';
 import useHistoryBack from '../../../hooks/useHistoryBack';
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ type StateProps = {
   globalUserIds?: string[];
 };
 
-const runThrottled = throttle((cb) => cb(), 60000, true);
-
 const NewChatStep1: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   isChannel,
   isActive,
@@ -50,18 +47,9 @@ const NewChatStep1: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   globalUserIds,
 }) => {
   const {
-    loadContactList,
     setGlobalSearchQuery,
   } = getActions();
 
-  // Due to the parent Transition, this component never gets unmounted,
-  // that's why we use throttled API call on every update.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    runThrottled(() => {
-      loadContactList();
-    });
-  });
-
   const lang = useLang();
 
   useHistoryBack({
diff --git a/src/components/left/search/RecentContacts.tsx b/src/components/left/search/RecentContacts.tsx
index 2fda1dff4..071b3740a 100644
--- a/src/components/left/search/RecentContacts.tsx
+++ b/src/components/left/search/RecentContacts.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const RecentContacts: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   onReset,
 }) => {
   const {
-    loadTopUsers, loadContactList, openChat,
+    loadTopUsers, openChat,
     addRecentlyFoundChatId, clearRecentlyFoundChats,
   } = getActions();
 
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ const RecentContacts: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   useEffect(() => {
     runThrottled(() => {
       loadTopUsers();
-      // Loading full contact list for quick local search before user enters the query
-      loadContactList();
     });
-  }, [loadTopUsers, loadContactList]);
+  }, [loadTopUsers]);
 
   useHorizontalScroll(topUsersRef.current, !topUserIds);
 
diff --git a/src/components/left/settings/BlockUserModal.tsx b/src/components/left/settings/BlockUserModal.tsx
index 1df84603c..1a8804bd7 100644
--- a/src/components/left/settings/BlockUserModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/left/settings/BlockUserModal.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ const BlockUserModal: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   onClose,
 }) => {
   const {
-    loadContactList,
     setUserSearchQuery,
     blockContact,
   } = getActions();
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ const BlockUserModal: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
       filterPlaceholder={lang('BlockedUsers.BlockUser')}
       filter={filter}
       onFilterChange={setFilter}
-      loadMore={loadContactList}
       onSelectChatOrUser={handleRemoveUser}
       onClose={onClose}
     />
diff --git a/src/components/main/Main.tsx b/src/components/main/Main.tsx
index e7f8c73b4..dc64b4470 100644
--- a/src/components/main/Main.tsx
+++ b/src/components/main/Main.tsx
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ const Main: FC<StateProps> = ({
     checkVersionNotification,
     loadAppConfig,
     loadAttachMenuBots,
+    loadContactList,
   } = getActions();
 
   if (DEBUG && !DEBUG_isLogged) {
@@ -178,10 +179,11 @@ const Main: FC<StateProps> = ({
       loadTopInlineBots();
       loadEmojiKeywords({ language: BASE_EMOJI_KEYWORD_LANG });
       loadAttachMenuBots();
+      loadContactList();
     }
   }, [
     lastSyncTime, loadAnimatedEmojis, loadEmojiKeywords, loadNotificationExceptions, loadNotificationSettings,
-    loadTopInlineBots, updateIsOnline, loadAvailableReactions, loadAppConfig, loadAttachMenuBots,
+    loadTopInlineBots, updateIsOnline, loadAvailableReactions, loadAppConfig, loadAttachMenuBots, loadContactList,
   ]);
 
   // Language-based API calls
diff --git a/src/components/right/AddChatMembers.tsx b/src/components/right/AddChatMembers.tsx
index ea8e2b7b6..333cdd1eb 100644
--- a/src/components/right/AddChatMembers.tsx
+++ b/src/components/right/AddChatMembers.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import React, {
-  FC, useCallback, useMemo, memo, useState, useEffect,
+  FC, useCallback, useMemo, memo, useState,
 } from '../../lib/teact/teact';
 import { getActions, getGlobal, withGlobal } from '../../global';
 
 import {
-  ApiChat, ApiChatMember, ApiUpdateConnectionStateType,
+  ApiChat, ApiChatMember,
 } from '../../api/types';
 import { NewChatMembersProgress } from '../../types';
 
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export type OwnProps = {
 };
 
 type StateProps = {
-  connectionState?: ApiUpdateConnectionStateType;
   isChannel?: boolean;
   members?: ApiChatMember[];
   currentUserId?: string;
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ type StateProps = {
 
 const AddChatMembers: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   isChannel,
-  connectionState,
   members,
   onNextStep,
   currentUserId,
@@ -60,19 +58,13 @@ const AddChatMembers: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   onClose,
   isActive,
 }) => {
-  const { setUserSearchQuery, loadContactList } = getActions();
+  const { setUserSearchQuery } = getActions();
 
   const lang = useLang();
   const [selectedMemberIds, setSelectedMemberIds] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const prevSelectedMemberIds = usePrevious(selectedMemberIds);
   const noPickerScrollRestore = prevSelectedMemberIds === selectedMemberIds;
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (isActive && connectionState === 'connectionStateReady') {
-      loadContactList();
-    }
-  }, [connectionState, isActive, loadContactList]);
-
   useHistoryBack({
     isActive,
     onBack: onClose,
@@ -160,7 +152,7 @@ export default memo(withGlobal<OwnProps>(
     const chat = selectChat(global, chatId);
     const { userIds: localContactIds } = global.contactList || {};
     const { byId: chatsById } = global.chats;
-    const { currentUserId, newChatMembersProgress, connectionState } = global;
+    const { currentUserId, newChatMembersProgress } = global;
     const isChannel = chat && isChatChannel(chat);
 
     const {
@@ -181,7 +173,6 @@ export default memo(withGlobal<OwnProps>(
       isLoading: newChatMembersProgress === NewChatMembersProgress.Loading,
       globalUserIds,
       localUserIds,
-      connectionState,
     };
   },
 )(AddChatMembers));
diff --git a/src/components/right/management/ManageGroupMembers.tsx b/src/components/right/management/ManageGroupMembers.tsx
index b4cce6392..40322391f 100644
--- a/src/components/right/management/ManageGroupMembers.tsx
+++ b/src/components/right/management/ManageGroupMembers.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const ManageGroupMembers: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
   onScreenSelect,
   onChatMemberSelect,
 }) => {
-  const { openChat, setUserSearchQuery, loadContactList } = getActions();
+  const { openChat, setUserSearchQuery, closeManagement } = getActions();
   const lang = useLang();
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-null/no-null
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -119,16 +119,17 @@ const ManageGroupMembers: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
     );
   }, [memberIds, localContactIds, searchQuery, localUserIds, globalUserIds, isChannel, noAdmins, adminIds]);
 
-  const [viewportIds, getMore] = useInfiniteScroll(loadContactList, displayedIds, Boolean(searchQuery));
+  const [viewportIds, getMore] = useInfiniteScroll(undefined, displayedIds, Boolean(searchQuery));
 
   const handleMemberClick = useCallback((id: string) => {
     if (noAdmins) {
       onChatMemberSelect!(id, false);
       onScreenSelect!(ManagementScreens.ChatNewAdminRights);
     } else {
+      closeManagement();
       openChat({ id });
     }
-  }, [noAdmins, onChatMemberSelect, onScreenSelect, openChat]);
+  }, [closeManagement, noAdmins, onChatMemberSelect, onScreenSelect, openChat]);
 
   const handleFilterChange = useCallback((e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     setUserSearchQuery({ query: e.target.value });
diff --git a/src/global/actions/api/chats.ts b/src/global/actions/api/chats.ts
index a6488bc2f..15ca44a84 100644
--- a/src/global/actions/api/chats.ts
+++ b/src/global/actions/api/chats.ts
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ export async function loadFullChat(chat: ApiChat) {
   }
 
   const {
-    users, fullInfo, groupCall, membersCount,
+    users, userStatusesById, fullInfo, groupCall, membersCount,
   } = result;
 
   let global = getGlobal();
@@ -1113,6 +1113,10 @@ export async function loadFullChat(chat: ApiChat) {
     global = addUsers(global, buildCollectionByKey(users, 'id'));
   }
 
+  if (userStatusesById) {
+    global = addUserStatuses(global, userStatusesById);
+  }
+
   if (groupCall) {
     const existingGroupCall = selectGroupCall(global, groupCall.id!);
     global = updateGroupCall(
diff --git a/src/global/actions/api/users.ts b/src/global/actions/api/users.ts
index e8548ac81..a6c2c64d6 100644
--- a/src/global/actions/api/users.ts
+++ b/src/global/actions/api/users.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,17 @@ import { isUserBot, isUserId } from '../../helpers';
 import { callApi } from '../../../api/gramjs';
 import { selectChat, selectCurrentMessageList, selectUser } from '../../selectors';
 import {
-  addChats, addUsers, closeNewContactDialog, replaceUserStatuses, updateChat, updateManagementProgress, updateUser,
-  updateUsers, updateUserSearch, updateUserSearchFetchingStatus,
+  addChats,
+  addUsers,
+  addUserStatuses,
+  closeNewContactDialog,
+  replaceUserStatuses,
+  updateChat,
+  updateManagementProgress,
+  updateUser,
+  updateUsers,
+  updateUserSearch,
+  updateUserSearchFetchingStatus,
 } from '../../reducers';
 import { getServerTime } from '../../../util/serverTime';
 import * as langProvider from '../../../util/langProvider';
@@ -145,6 +154,7 @@ async function loadContactList() {
 
   let global = addUsers(getGlobal(), buildCollectionByKey(contactList.users, 'id'));
   global = addChats(global, buildCollectionByKey(contactList.chats, 'id'));
+  global = addUserStatuses(global, contactList.userStatusesById);
 
   // Sort contact list by Last Name (or First Name), with latin names being placed first
   const getCompareString = (user: ApiUser) => (user.lastName || user.firstName || '');