diff --git a/frappe/email/__init__.py b/frappe/email/__init__.py
index 4416535141..40af148bc1 100644
--- a/frappe/email/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/email/__init__.py
@@ -9,20 +9,22 @@ def sendmail_to_system_managers(subject, content):
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
-def get_contact_list(txt, page_length=20) -> list[dict]:
+def get_contact_list(txt, page_length=20, extra_filters: str | None = None) -> list[dict]:
 	"""Return email ids for a multiselect field."""
-	from frappe.contacts.doctype.contact.contact import get_full_name
+	if extra_filters:
+		extra_filters = frappe.parse_json(extra_filters)
 
-	if cached_contacts := get_cached_contacts(txt):
-		return cached_contacts[:page_length]
+	filters = [
+		["Contact Email", "email_id", "is", "set"],
+	]
+	if extra_filters:
+		filters.extend(extra_filters)
 
 	fields = ["first_name", "middle_name", "last_name", "company_name"]
 	contacts = frappe.get_list(
 		"Contact",
-		fields=[*fields, "`tabContact Email`.email_id"],
-		filters=[
-			["Contact Email", "email_id", "is", "set"],
-		],
+		fields=["full_name", "`tabContact Email`.email_id"],
+		filters=filters,
 		or_filters=[[field, "like", f"%{txt}%"] for field in fields]
 		+ [["Contact Email", "email_id", "like", f"%{txt}%"]],
 		limit_page_length=page_length,
@@ -31,19 +33,15 @@ def get_contact_list(txt, page_length=20) -> list[dict]:
 	# The multiselect field will store the `label` as the selected value.
 	# The `value` is just used as a unique key to distinguish between the options.
 	# https://github.com/frappe/frappe/blob/6c6a89bcdd9454060a1333e23b855d0505c9ebc2/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/autocomplete.js#L29-L35
-	result = [
+	return [
 		frappe._dict(
 			value=d.email_id,
 			label=d.email_id,
-			description=get_full_name(d.first_name, d.middle_name, d.last_name, d.company_name),
+			description=d.full_name,
 		)
 		for d in contacts
 	]
 
-	update_contact_cache(result)
-
-	return result
-
 
 def get_system_managers():
 	return frappe.db.sql_list(
@@ -94,28 +92,3 @@ def get_communication_doctype(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filter
 		]
 
 	return [[dt] for dt in com_doctypes if txt.lower().replace("%", "") in dt.lower() and dt in can_read]
-
-
-def get_cached_contacts(txt):
-	contacts = frappe.cache.hget("contacts", frappe.session.user) or []
-
-	if not contacts:
-		return
-
-	if not txt:
-		return contacts
-
-	return [
-		d
-		for d in contacts
-		if (d.value and ((d.value and txt in d.value) or (d.description and txt in d.description)))
-	]
-
-
-def update_contact_cache(contacts):
-	cached_contacts = frappe.cache.hget("contacts", frappe.session.user) or []
-
-	uncached_contacts = [d for d in contacts if d not in cached_contacts]
-	cached_contacts.extend(uncached_contacts)
-
-	frappe.cache.hset("contacts", frappe.session.user, cached_contacts)
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
index 6f3cd52efd..2bc57732bf 100755
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
@@ -255,10 +255,18 @@ frappe.views.CommunicationComposer = class {
 			this.dialog.fields_dict[field].get_data = () => {
 				const data = this.dialog.fields_dict[field].get_value();
 				const txt = data.match(/[^,\s*]*$/)[0] || "";
+				const args = { txt };
+
+				if (this.frm.events.get_email_recipient_filters) {
+					args.extra_filters = this.frm.events.get_email_recipient_filters(
+						this.frm,
+						field
+					);
+				}
 
 				frappe.call({
 					method: "frappe.email.get_contact_list",
-					args: { txt },
+					args: args,
 					callback: (r) => {
 						this.dialog.fields_dict[field].set_data(r.message);
 					},