diff --git a/src/hooks/useSearchSelector.base.ts b/src/hooks/useSearchSelector.base.ts
index 2295ba794f5cb..2fdd9fd33ee36 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSearchSelector.base.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSearchSelector.base.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ function useSearchSelectorBase({
                     searchString: computedSearchTerm,
                     includeUserToInvite,
                     includeCurrentUser,
+                    shouldAcceptName: true,
                 });
             default:
                 return getEmptyOptions();
diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/index.ts b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/index.ts
index 08cfe6e4b4bcb..7b8f7e39f132d 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/index.ts
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/index.ts
@@ -2086,6 +2086,7 @@ function getValidOptions(
         maxElements,
         includeUserToInvite = false,
         maxRecentReportElements = undefined,
+        shouldAcceptName = false,
         ...config
     }: GetOptionsConfig = {},
     countryCode: number = CONST.DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE,
@@ -2271,6 +2272,7 @@ function getValidOptions(
             countryCode,
             {
                 excludeLogins: loginsToExclude,
+                shouldAcceptName,
             },
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/types.ts b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/types.ts
index c13b856af8bfb..c8c03f52a864d 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/types.ts
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils/types.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ type GetOptionsConfig = {
     maxElements?: number;
     maxRecentReportElements?: number;
     includeUserToInvite?: boolean;
+    shouldAcceptName?: boolean;
 } & GetValidReportsConfig;
 
 type GetUserToInviteConfig = {
diff --git a/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx b/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx
index e597953bed302..c5911c57b7f5e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx
+++ b/tests/unit/OptionsListUtilsTest.tsx
@@ -1940,6 +1940,28 @@ describe('OptionsListUtils', () => {
             expect(filteredOptions.userToInvite).toBe(null);
         });
 
+        it('should not return userToInvite for plain text name when shouldAcceptName is false', () => {
+            // Given a set of options
+            const options = getValidOptions({reports: OPTIONS.reports, personalDetails: OPTIONS.personalDetails}, {}, nvpDismissedProductTraining, {includeUserToInvite: true});
+
+            // When we call filterAndOrderOptions with a plain text name (not email or phone) without shouldAcceptName
+            const filteredOptions = filterAndOrderOptions(options, 'Jeff Amazon', COUNTRY_CODE, {shouldAcceptName: false});
+
+            // Then userToInvite should be null since plain names are not accepted by default
+            expect(filteredOptions?.userToInvite).toBe(null);
+        });
+
+        it('should return userToInvite for plain text name when shouldAcceptName is true', () => {
+            // Given a set of options
+            const options = getValidOptions({reports: OPTIONS.reports, personalDetails: OPTIONS.personalDetails}, {}, nvpDismissedProductTraining, {includeUserToInvite: true});
+
+            // When we call filterAndOrderOptions with a plain text name (not email or phone) with shouldAcceptName
+            const filteredOptions = filterAndOrderOptions(options, 'Jeff', COUNTRY_CODE, {shouldAcceptName: true});
+
+            // Then userToInvite should be returned for the plain name
+            expect(filteredOptions?.userToInvite?.text).toBe('jeff');
+        });
+
         it('should not return any options if search value does not match any personal details', () => {
             // Given a set of options
             const options = getValidOptions({reports: OPTIONS.reports, personalDetails: OPTIONS.personalDetails}, {}, nvpDismissedProductTraining);