diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
index 8a1ca7b2a..99d3676da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
@@ -1575,6 +1575,27 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
                 super.setAdapter(adapter);
             }
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void setOnItemClickListener(OnItemClickListener l) {
+            setOnChildClickListener((parent, v, groupPosition, childPosition, id) -> {
+                ExpandableListAdapter expandableAdapter = getExpandableListAdapter();
+
+                if (!(expandableAdapter instanceof ExpandableListItemAdapter)) return false;
+
+                ExpandableListItemAdapter adapter = (ExpandableListItemAdapter) expandableAdapter;
+
+                Object child = expandableAdapter.getChild(groupPosition, childPosition);
+                for(int i=0;i<adapter.getCount();i++) {
+                    if (child == adapter.getItem(i)) {
+                        l.onItemClick(parent, v, i, id);
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     class ExpandableListItemAdapter extends ListItemAdapter implements ExpandableListAdapter {
@@ -1690,7 +1711,7 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
 
         @Override
         public boolean isChildSelectable(int groupPosition, int childPosition) {
-            return false;
+            return true;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -1712,9 +1733,5 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
         public long getCombinedGroupId(long groupId) {
             return (groupId & 0x7FFFFFFF) << 32;
         }
-
-        private int dpToPx(int dp) {
-            return (int) (dp * Resources.getSystem().getDisplayMetrics().density);
-        }
     }
 }