diff --git a/api4/insights.go b/api4/insights.go
index db2bda4e36..e8302040d3 100644
--- a/api4/insights.go
+++ b/api4/insights.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func getTopDMsForUserSince(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	startTime := model.StartOfDayForTimeRange(c.Params.TimeRange, user.GetTimezoneLocation())
 
-	topDMs, err := c.App.GetTopDMsForUserSince(c.AppContext.Session().UserId, &model.InsightsOpts{
+	topDMs, err := c.App.GetTopDMsForUserSince(user.Id, &model.InsightsOpts{
 		StartUnixMilli: startTime.UnixMilli(),
 		Page:           c.Params.Page,
 		PerPage:        c.Params.PerPage,
diff --git a/api4/insights_test.go b/api4/insights_test.go
index f5245e5a88..1f03aaa680 100644
--- a/api4/insights_test.go
+++ b/api4/insights_test.go
@@ -824,36 +824,58 @@ func TestGetTopDMsForUserSince(t *testing.T) {
 	th.ConfigStore.SetReadOnlyFF(false)
 	defer th.ConfigStore.SetReadOnlyFF(true)
 	th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) { cfg.FeatureFlags.InsightsEnabled = true })
+	th.App.UpdateConfig(func(cfg *model.Config) { *cfg.ServiceSettings.EnableBotAccountCreation = true })
 	th.App.Srv().SetLicense(model.NewTestLicenseSKU(model.LicenseShortSkuProfessional))
+
 	// basicuser1 - bu1, basicuser - bu
-	// create dm channels for  bu-bu, bu1-bu1, bu-bu1
+	// create dm channels for  bu-bu, bu1-bu1, bu-bu1, bot-bu
 	basicUser := th.BasicUser
 	basicUser1 := th.BasicUser2
 
 	th.LoginBasic2()
 	client := th.Client
-	channelBu1, _, err := client.CreateDirectChannel(basicUser1.Id, basicUser1.Id)
+	channelBu1Bu1, _, err := client.CreateDirectChannel(basicUser1.Id, basicUser1.Id)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	th.LoginBasic()
 	client = th.Client
-	channelBu, _, err := client.CreateDirectChannel(basicUser.Id, basicUser.Id)
+	channelBuBu, _, err := client.CreateDirectChannel(basicUser.Id, basicUser.Id)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	channelBu12, _, err := client.CreateDirectChannel(basicUser.Id, basicUser1.Id)
+	channelBuBu1, _, err := client.CreateDirectChannel(basicUser.Id, basicUser1.Id)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// bot creation with permission
+	th.AddPermissionToRole(model.PermissionCreateBot.Id, model.TeamUserRoleId)
+	th.App.UpdateUserRoles(th.BasicUser.Id, model.TeamUserRoleId+" "+model.SystemUserRoleId, false)
+	bot := &model.Bot{
+		Username:    GenerateTestUsername(),
+		DisplayName: "a bot",
+		Description: "bot",
+	}
+
+	createdBot, resp, err := th.Client.CreateBot(bot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	CheckCreatedStatus(t, resp)
+	defer th.App.PermanentDeleteBot(createdBot.UserId)
+	channelBuBot, _, err := client.CreateDirectChannel(basicUser.Id, createdBot.UserId)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// create 2 posts in channelBu, 1 in channelBu1, 3 in channelBu12
 	postsGenConfig := []map[string]interface{}{
 		{
-			"chId":      channelBu.Id,
+			"chId":      channelBuBu.Id,
 			"postCount": 2,
 		},
 		{
-			"chId":      channelBu1.Id,
+			"chId":      channelBu1Bu1.Id,
 			"postCount": 1,
 		},
 		{
-			"chId":      channelBu12.Id,
+			"chId":      channelBuBu1.Id,
+			"postCount": 3,
+		},
+		{
+			"chId":      channelBuBot.Id,
 			"postCount": 3,
 		},
 	}
@@ -861,7 +883,7 @@ func TestGetTopDMsForUserSince(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, postGen := range postsGenConfig {
 		postCount := postGen["postCount"].(int)
 		for i := 0; i < postCount; i++ {
-			if postGen["chId"] == channelBu1.Id {
+			if postGen["chId"] == channelBu1Bu1.Id {
 				th.LoginBasic2()
 				client = th.Client
 				userId := basicUser1.Id
diff --git a/store/sqlstore/post_store.go b/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
index ab96f31fd1..7fe22ee1fc 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/post_store.go
@@ -3003,26 +3003,41 @@ func (s *SqlPostStore) GetTopDMsForUserSince(userID string, since int64, offset
 	}
 
 	// fill SecondParticipant column
-	topDMs = postProcessTopDMs(userID, topDMs)
+	topDMs, err = postProcessTopDMs(s, userID, topDMs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return model.GetTopDMListWithPagination(topDMs, limit), nil
 }
 
-func postProcessTopDMs(userID string, topDMs []*model.TopDM) []*model.TopDM {
+func postProcessTopDMs(s *SqlPostStore, userID string, topDMs []*model.TopDM) ([]*model.TopDM, error) {
+	var topDMsFiltered = []*model.TopDM{}
 	for _, topDM := range topDMs {
 		participants := strings.Split(topDM.Participants, ",")
 		if len(participants) == 1 {
 			// chatting to self
 			topDM.SecondParticipant = userID
-			continue
 		} else {
 			// divide message count by 2, because it's counted twice due to channel memberships being 2 for dms.
 			topDM.MessageCount = topDM.MessageCount / 2
+
+			if participants[0] == userID {
+				topDM.SecondParticipant = participants[1]
+			} else {
+				topDM.SecondParticipant = participants[0]
+			}
+
+			// filter topDM out if second user is bot
+			users, err := s.User().GetProfileByIds(context.Background(), []string{topDM.SecondParticipant}, &store.UserGetByIdsOpts{}, true)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get second participant information for user-id: %s", topDM.SecondParticipant)
+			}
+			if users[0].IsBot {
+				continue
+			}
 		}
-		if participants[0] == userID {
-			topDM.SecondParticipant = participants[1]
-		} else {
-			topDM.SecondParticipant = participants[0]
-		}
+
+		topDMsFiltered = append(topDMsFiltered, topDM)
 	}
-	return topDMs
+	return topDMsFiltered, nil
 }