diff --git a/src/libs/PolicyUtils.ts b/src/libs/PolicyUtils.ts
index af4bd03fe93fd..b15558e69f600 100644
--- a/src/libs/PolicyUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/PolicyUtils.ts
@@ -1213,6 +1213,14 @@ function isPolicyAccessible(policy: OnyxEntry<Policy>): boolean {
     );
 }
 
+function areAllGroupPoliciesExpenseChatDisabled(policies = allPolicies) {
+    const groupPolicies = Object.values(policies ?? {}).filter((policy) => isPaidGroupPolicy(policy));
+    if (groupPolicies.length === 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return !groupPolicies.some((policy) => !!policy?.isPolicyExpenseChatEnabled);
+}
+
 function getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled(policies: OnyxCollection<Policy> | null = allPolicies) {
     if (isEmptyObject(policies)) {
         return CONST.EMPTY_ARRAY;
@@ -1490,6 +1498,7 @@ export {
     getManagerAccountID,
     isPrefferedExporter,
     isAutoSyncEnabled,
+    areAllGroupPoliciesExpenseChatDisabled,
 };
 
 export type {MemberEmailsToAccountIDs};
diff --git a/src/pages/Search/EmptySearchView.tsx b/src/pages/Search/EmptySearchView.tsx
index a2cbdbcd3df22..e56cb1abe3304 100644
--- a/src/pages/Search/EmptySearchView.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Search/EmptySearchView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, {useMemo, useState} from 'react';
 import {Linking, View} from 'react-native';
 import {useOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
+import type {OnyxCollection} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import BookTravelButton from '@components/BookTravelButton';
 import ConfirmModal from '@components/ConfirmModal';
 import EmptyStateComponent from '@components/EmptyStateComponent';
@@ -23,12 +24,13 @@ import {canActionTask, canModifyTask, completeTask} from '@libs/actions/Task';
 import {setSelfTourViewed} from '@libs/actions/Welcome';
 import interceptAnonymousUser from '@libs/interceptAnonymousUser';
 import {hasSeenTourSelector} from '@libs/onboardingSelectors';
-import {getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
+import {areAllGroupPoliciesExpenseChatDisabled} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
 import {generateReportID} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import {getNavatticURL} from '@libs/TourUtils';
 import variables from '@styles/variables';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
+import type {Policy} from '@src/types/onyx';
 import type {SearchDataTypes} from '@src/types/onyx/SearchResults';
 
 type EmptySearchViewProps = {
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ function EmptySearchView({type, hasResults}: EmptySearchViewProps) {
     const [modalVisible, setModalVisible] = useState(false);
     const [allPolicies] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.POLICY);
     const shouldRedirectToExpensifyClassic = useMemo(() => {
-        return getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled(allPolicies).length === 0;
+        return areAllGroupPoliciesExpenseChatDisabled((allPolicies as OnyxCollection<Policy>) ?? {});
     }, [allPolicies]);
 
     const tripViewChildren = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/src/pages/home/sidebar/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx b/src/pages/home/sidebar/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx
index e1684f792eb7c..e04a0a6ed83b1 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/sidebar/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/home/sidebar/FloatingActionButtonAndPopover.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ import interceptAnonymousUser from '@libs/interceptAnonymousUser';
 import navigateAfterInteraction from '@libs/Navigation/navigateAfterInteraction';
 import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
 import {hasSeenTourSelector} from '@libs/onboardingSelectors';
-import {canSendInvoice as canSendInvoicePolicyUtils, getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled, isPaidGroupPolicy, shouldShowPolicy} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
+import {
+    areAllGroupPoliciesExpenseChatDisabled,
+    canSendInvoice as canSendInvoicePolicyUtils,
+    getGroupPaidPoliciesWithExpenseChatEnabled,
+    isPaidGroupPolicy,
+    shouldShowPolicy,
+} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
 import {canCreateRequest, generateReportID, getDisplayNameForParticipant, getIcons, getReportName, getWorkspaceChats, isArchivedReport, isPolicyExpenseChat} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import {shouldRestrictUserBillableActions} from '@libs/SubscriptionUtils';
 import {getNavatticURL} from '@libs/TourUtils';
@@ -220,8 +226,8 @@ function FloatingActionButtonAndPopover({onHideCreateMenu, onShowCreateMenu, isT
      * 2. none of the group policies they are a member of have isPolicyExpenseChatEnabled=true
      */
     const shouldRedirectToExpensifyClassic = useMemo(() => {
-        return groupPoliciesWithChatEnabled.length === 0;
-    }, [groupPoliciesWithChatEnabled.length]);
+        return areAllGroupPoliciesExpenseChatDisabled((allPolicies as OnyxCollection<OnyxTypes.Policy>) ?? {});
+    }, [allPolicies]);
 
     const shouldShowNewWorkspaceButton = Object.values(allPolicies ?? {}).every((policy) => !shouldShowPolicy(policy as OnyxEntry<OnyxTypes.Policy>, !!isOffline, session?.email));
 
@@ -479,7 +485,7 @@ function FloatingActionButtonAndPopover({onHideCreateMenu, onShowCreateMenu, isT
                       text: translate('report.newReport.createReport'),
                       onSelected: () => {
                           interceptAnonymousUser(() => {
-                              if (shouldRedirectToExpensifyClassic) {
+                              if (groupPoliciesWithChatEnabled.length === 0) {
                                   setModalVisible(true);
                                   return;
                               }