diff --git a/webapp/components/profile_popover.jsx b/webapp/components/profile_popover.jsx
index d7d9929ee5..22cf60004f 100644
--- a/webapp/components/profile_popover.jsx
+++ b/webapp/components/profile_popover.jsx
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ export default class ProfilePopover extends React.Component {
         openDirectChannelToUser(
             user,
             (channel) => {
+                if (Utils.isMobile()) {
+                    GlobalActions.emitCloseRightHandSide();
+                }
                 this.setState({loadingDMChannel: -1});
                 if (this.props.hide) {
                     this.props.hide();