diff --git a/src/contactlistview.cpp b/src/contactlistview.cpp
index 05f501b5..d375032d 100644
--- a/src/contactlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/contactlistview.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,12 @@ void ContactListView::activate(const QModelIndex &index) { itemActivated(index);
 
 void ContactListView::itemActivated(const QModelIndex &index)
 {
-    model()->setData(index, QVariant(true), ContactListModel::ActivateRole);
+    if (activateAction == Activate) {
+        model()->setData(index, QVariant(true), ContactListModel::ActivateRole);
+    } else {
+        emit contactSelected(
+            model()->data(index, ContactListModel::ContactListItemRole).value<ContactListItem *>()->contact());
+    }
 }
 
 static QAbstractItemModel *realModel(QAbstractItemModel *model)
diff --git a/src/contactlistview.h b/src/contactlistview.h
index 1a285e51..dc445d6b 100644
--- a/src/contactlistview.h
+++ b/src/contactlistview.h
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ class ContactListItemMenu;
 class ContactListModel;
 class QLineEdit;
 class QWidget;
+class PsiContact;
 
 class ContactListView : public HoverableTreeView {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
+    enum ActivateAction { Activate, SignalSelected };
+
     ContactListView(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
     ContactListModel *realModel() const;
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ class ContactListView : public HoverableTreeView {
     void activate(const QModelIndex &index);
     void toggleExpandedState(const QModelIndex &index);
     void ensureVisible(const QModelIndex &index);
+    void setActivateAction(ActivateAction action) { activateAction = action; }
 
     // reimplemented
     void setModel(QAbstractItemModel *model) override;
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ public slots:
     void realExpanded(const QModelIndex &);
     void realCollapsed(const QModelIndex &);
     void modelItemsUpdated();
+    void contactSelected(PsiContact *);
 
 protected:
     // reimplemented
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ protected slots:
 private:
     QPointer<ContactListItemMenu> contextMenu_;
     bool                          contextMenuActive_;
+    ActivateAction                activateAction = Activate;
 };
 
 #endif // CONTACTLISTVIEW_H
diff --git a/src/filesharingproxy.cpp b/src/filesharingproxy.cpp
index 578a8004..3c82938a 100644
--- a/src/filesharingproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/filesharingproxy.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 
-#define HTTP_CHUNK (512 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define HTTP_CHUNK (512 * 1024)
 
 template <typename Impl> class ControlBase : public QObject {
 
diff --git a/src/psicon.cpp b/src/psicon.cpp
index 7f1548bc..5f3493f7 100644
--- a/src/psicon.cpp
+++ b/src/psicon.cpp
@@ -1997,7 +1997,9 @@ void PsiCon::invokeForwardMessage(const Jid &from, const QString &text)
 
     auto roster = new PsiRosterWidget(d->mainwin);
     roster->setContactList(d->contactList);
-    roster->setFilterModeEnabled(true);
+    roster->setPickContactMode(true);
+    connect(roster, &PsiRosterWidget::contactPick, this,
+            [](PsiContact *c) { qDebug("TODO forwarding to: %s", qPrintable(c->jid().full())); });
 
     auto btn = new QPushButton(tr("Forward"));
     connect(btn, &QPushButton::clicked, dlg, [this, roster](bool) { qDebug("TODO: implement forwarding"); });
diff --git a/src/psirosterwidget.cpp b/src/psirosterwidget.cpp
index 688bdd17..f4175f1e 100644
--- a/src/psirosterwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/psirosterwidget.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ void PsiRosterWidget::setContactList(PsiContactList *contactList)
     contactListModel_->invalidateLayout();
     contactListModel_->setAccountsEnabled(true);
     contactListModel_->setGroupsEnabled(PsiOptions::instance()->getOption(enableGroupsOptionPath).toBool());
+    // connect
 #ifdef MODELTEST
     new ModelTest(contactListModel_, this);
 #endif
@@ -249,9 +250,19 @@ void PsiRosterWidget::filterEditTextChanged(const QString &text)
 #endif
 }
 
-void PsiRosterWidget::quitFilteringMode() { setFilterModeEnabled(false); }
+void PsiRosterWidget::quitFilteringMode()
+{
+    if (!pickContactMode_) {
+        setFilterModeEnabled(false);
+    }
+}
 
-void PsiRosterWidget::updateFilterMode() { setFilterModeEnabled(!filterEdit_->text().isEmpty()); }
+void PsiRosterWidget::updateFilterMode()
+{
+    if (!pickContactMode_) {
+        setFilterModeEnabled(!filterEdit_->text().isEmpty());
+    }
+}
 
 void PsiRosterWidget::setFilterModeEnabled(bool enabled)
 {
@@ -297,9 +308,18 @@ void PsiRosterWidget::setFilterModeEnabled(bool enabled)
     delete selection;
 }
 
+void PsiRosterWidget::setPickContactMode(bool value)
+{
+    pickContactMode_ = value;
+    if (value) {
+        setFilterModeEnabled(true);
+    }
+    contactListPageView_->setActivateAction(value ? ContactListView::SignalSelected : ContactListView::Activate);
+}
+
 void PsiRosterWidget::clearFilterEdit()
 {
-    if (filterEdit_->text().isEmpty())
+    if (filterEdit_->text().isEmpty() && !pickContactMode_)
         setFilterModeEnabled(false);
     else
         filterEdit_->setText("");
@@ -332,7 +352,7 @@ bool PsiRosterWidget::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *e)
                 filterEdit_->setText(text);
                 return true;
             }
-        } else if (ke->key() == Qt::Key_F3) {
+        } else if (ke->key() == Qt::Key_F3 && !pickContactMode_) {
             setFilterModeEnabled(!(filterEdit_->isVisible() && filterEdit_->text().isEmpty()));
             filterEdit_->setText("");
             return true;
@@ -340,11 +360,15 @@ bool PsiRosterWidget::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *e)
 
         if (obj == filterEdit_ || obj == filterPageView_ || obj == filterPage_) {
             if (ke->key() == Qt::Key_Escape) {
-                setFilterModeEnabled(false);
+                if (pickContactMode_) {
+                    deleteLater();
+                } else {
+                    setFilterModeEnabled(false);
+                }
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if (ke->key() == Qt::Key_Backspace && filterEdit_->text().isEmpty()) {
+            if (ke->key() == Qt::Key_Backspace && filterEdit_->text().isEmpty() && !pickContactMode_) {
                 setFilterModeEnabled(false);
                 return true;
             }
diff --git a/src/psirosterwidget.h b/src/psirosterwidget.h
index 229abba2..7ef85d67 100644
--- a/src/psirosterwidget.h
+++ b/src/psirosterwidget.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class ContactListDragModel;
 class PsiContactList;
 class PsiContactListView;
 class PsiFilteredContactListView;
+class PsiContact;
 class QLineEdit;
 class QMimeData;
 class QSortFilterProxyModel;
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ class PsiRosterWidget : public QWidget {
 
     void setContactList(PsiContactList *contactList);
 
+    void setPickContactMode(bool);
+signals:
+    void contactPick(PsiContact *);
+
 public slots:
     void filterEditTextChanged(const QString &);
     void quitFilteringMode();
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@ private slots:
 
     ContactListDragModel  *contactListModel_;
     QSortFilterProxyModel *filterModel_;
+    bool                   pickContactMode_ = false;
 };
 
 #endif // PSIROSTERWIDGET_H
diff --git a/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/Dark.css b/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/Dark.css
index 155d454b..d1ee41ec 100644
--- a/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/Dark.css
+++ b/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/Dark.css
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ blockquote>div {
 }
 
 .reactions_selector {
-	background-color: #111;
+	background-color: #033;
 }
 
 .context_menu {
-	background-color: black;
+	background-color: #033;
 }
 
 .context_menu>div+div {
diff --git a/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/index.html b/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/index.html
index dbe103f4..468040de 100644
--- a/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/index.html
+++ b/themes/chatview/psi/bubble/index.html
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
 
 .context_menu>div {
     box-sizing: border-box;
-    padding: .3rem .5rem;
+    padding: .3rem 1rem;
 }
 
 .context_menu>div+div {
diff --git a/version b/version
index b82b31a2..fdc622e6 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.2035 (2024-07-08, 8bf57027)
+1.5.2037 (2024-07-11, cc3d12bd)