diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
index d53cea390..39c7ea629 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ pub enum ChatListItemFetchResult {
         is_pinned: bool,
         is_muted: bool,
         is_contact_request: bool,
+        /// contact id if this is a dm chat (for view profile entry in context menu)
+        dm_chat_contact: Option<u32>,
     },
     ArchiveLink,
     #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
@@ -86,9 +88,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_chat_list_item_by_id(
         None => None,
     };
 
-    let self_in_group = get_chat_contacts(ctx, chat_id)
-        .await?
-        .contains(&ContactId::SELF);
+    let chat_contacts = get_chat_contacts(ctx, chat_id).await?;
+
+    let self_in_group = chat_contacts.contains(&ContactId::SELF);
+
+    let dm_chat_contact = if chat.get_type() == Chattype::Single {
+        chat_contacts.get(0).map(|contact_id| contact_id.to_u32())
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
 
     let fresh_message_counter = chat_id.get_fresh_msg_cnt(ctx).await?;
     let color = color_int_to_hex_string(chat.get_color(ctx).await?);
@@ -113,5 +121,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_chat_list_item_by_id(
         is_pinned: visibility == ChatVisibility::Pinned,
         is_muted: chat.is_muted(),
         is_contact_request: chat.is_contact_request(),
+        dm_chat_contact,
     })
 }
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
index f5722e47e..f4a4f9287 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ export type ProviderInfo={"before_login_hint":string;"overview_page":string;"sta
 export type Usize=number;
 export type ChatListEntry=[U32,U32];
 export type I64=number;
-export type ChatListItemFetchResult=(({"type":"ChatListItem";}&{"id":U32;"name":string;"avatarPath":(string|null);"color":string;"lastUpdated":(I64|null);"summaryText1":string;"summaryText2":string;"summaryStatus":U32;"isProtected":boolean;"isGroup":boolean;"freshMessageCounter":Usize;"isSelfTalk":boolean;"isDeviceTalk":boolean;"isSendingLocation":boolean;"isSelfInGroup":boolean;"isArchived":boolean;"isPinned":boolean;"isMuted":boolean;"isContactRequest":boolean;})|{"type":"ArchiveLink";}|({"type":"Error";}&{"id":U32;"error":string;}));
+export type ChatListItemFetchResult=(({"type":"ChatListItem";}&{"id":U32;"name":string;"avatarPath":(string|null);"color":string;"lastUpdated":(I64|null);"summaryText1":string;"summaryText2":string;"summaryStatus":U32;"isProtected":boolean;"isGroup":boolean;"freshMessageCounter":Usize;"isSelfTalk":boolean;"isDeviceTalk":boolean;"isSendingLocation":boolean;"isSelfInGroup":boolean;"isArchived":boolean;"isPinned":boolean;"isMuted":boolean;"isContactRequest":boolean;
+/**
+ * contact id if this is a dm chat (for view profile entry in context menu)
+ */
+"dmChatContact":(U32|null);})|{"type":"ArchiveLink";}|({"type":"Error";}&{"id":U32;"error":string;}));
 export type Contact={"address":string;"color":string;"auth_name":string;"status":string;"display_name":string;"id":U32;"name":string;"profile_image":(string|null);"name_and_addr":string;"is_blocked":boolean;"is_verified":boolean;};
 export type FullChat={"id":U32;"name":string;"is_protected":boolean;"profile_image":(string|null);"archived":boolean;"chat_type":U32;"is_unpromoted":boolean;"is_self_talk":boolean;"contacts":(Contact)[];"contact_ids":(U32)[];"color":string;"fresh_message_counter":Usize;"is_contact_request":boolean;"is_device_chat":boolean;"self_in_group":boolean;"is_muted":boolean;"ephemeral_timer":U32;"can_send":boolean;};
 export type I32=number;