diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
index 1c8f95f6d8..93beb4da79 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
@@ -265,11 +265,16 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var uid = user.userId.toLowerCase();
         query = query.toLowerCase();
 
-        // dount match any that are already on the invite list
+        // don't match any that are already on the invite list
         if (this._isOnInviteList(uid)) {
             return false;
         }
 
+        // ignore current user
+        if (uid === MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // direct prefix matches
         if (name.indexOf(query) === 0 || uid.indexOf(query) === 0) {
             return true;