diff --git a/frappe/contacts/doctype/contact/test_contact.py b/frappe/contacts/doctype/contact/test_contact.py
index e91e132258..18f0d78732 100644
--- a/frappe/contacts/doctype/contact/test_contact.py
+++ b/frappe/contacts/doctype/contact/test_contact.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # License: MIT. See LICENSE
 import frappe
 from frappe.contacts.doctype.contact.contact import get_full_name
+from frappe.email import get_contact_list
 from frappe.tests.utils import FrappeTestCase
 
 test_dependencies = ["Contact", "Salutation"]
@@ -44,6 +45,17 @@ class TestContact(FrappeTestCase):
 			"John Jane Doe",
 		)
 
+	def test_get_contact_list(self):
+		# First time from database
+		results = get_contact_list("_Test Supplier")
+		self.assertEqual(results[0].label, "test_contact@example.com")
+		self.assertEqual(results[0].description, "_Test Contact For _Test Supplier")
+
+		# Second time from cache
+		results = get_contact_list("_Test Supplier")
+		self.assertEqual(results[0].label, "test_contact@example.com")
+		self.assertEqual(results[0].description, "_Test Contact For _Test Supplier")
+
 
 def create_contact(name, salutation, emails=None, phones=None, save=True):
 	doc = frappe.get_doc(
diff --git a/frappe/email/__init__.py b/frappe/email/__init__.py
index 5c4d6f4c72..463f54d7e0 100644
--- a/frappe/email/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/email/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # License: MIT. See LICENSE
 
 import frappe
-from frappe.desk.reportview import build_match_conditions
 
 
 def sendmail_to_system_managers(subject, content):
@@ -12,31 +11,38 @@ def sendmail_to_system_managers(subject, content):
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_contact_list(txt, page_length=20) -> list[dict]:
 	"""Return email ids for a multiselect field."""
+	from frappe.contacts.doctype.contact.contact import get_full_name
 
 	if cached_contacts := get_cached_contacts(txt):
 		return cached_contacts[:page_length]
 
-	reportview_conditions = build_match_conditions("Contact")
-	match_conditions = f"and {reportview_conditions}" if reportview_conditions else ""
+	fields = ["name", "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"],
+		],
+		or_filters=[[field, "like", f"%{txt}%"] for field in fields]
+		+ [["Contact Email", "email_id", "like", f"%{txt}%"]],
+		limit_page_length=page_length,
+	)
 
 	# 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
-	out = frappe.db.sql(
-		f"""select name as value, email_id as label,
-		concat(first_name, ifnull(concat(' ',last_name), '' )) as description
-		from tabContact
-		where (name like %(txt)s or email_id like %(txt)s) and email_id != ''
-		{match_conditions}
-		limit %(page_length)s""",
-		{"txt": f"%{txt}%", "page_length": page_length},
-		as_dict=True,
-	)
-	out = list(filter(None, out))
+	result = [
+		frappe._dict(
+			value=d.name,
+			label=d.email_id,
+			description=get_full_name(d.first_name, d.middle_name, d.last_name, d.company_name),
+		)
+		for d in contacts
+	]
 
-	update_contact_cache(out)
+	update_contact_cache(result)
 
-	return out
+	return result
 
 
 def get_system_managers():