diff --git a/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.tsx b/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.tsx
index 431a12d00106..cee949133eb2 100644
--- a/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LHNOptionsList/OptionRowLHN.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function OptionRowLHN({reportID, isFocused = false, onSelectRow = () => {}, opti
     const hasBrickError = optionItem.brickRoadIndicator === CONST.BRICK_ROAD_INDICATOR_STATUS.ERROR;
     const shouldShowGreenDotIndicator = !hasBrickError && ReportUtils.requiresAttentionFromCurrentUser(optionItem, optionItem.parentReportAction);
     const textStyle = isFocused ? styles.sidebarLinkActiveText : styles.sidebarLinkText;
-    const textUnreadStyle = optionItem?.isUnread && optionItem.notificationPreference !== CONST.REPORT.NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCE.MUTE ? [textStyle, styles.sidebarLinkTextBold] : [textStyle];
+    const textUnreadStyle = OptionsListUtils.shouldUseBoldText(optionItem) ? [textStyle, styles.sidebarLinkTextBold] : [textStyle];
     const displayNameStyle = [styles.optionDisplayName, styles.optionDisplayNameCompact, styles.pre, textUnreadStyle, style];
     const alternateTextStyle = isInFocusMode
         ? [textStyle, styles.textLabelSupporting, styles.optionAlternateTextCompact, styles.ml2, style]
diff --git a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
index b9be3ffac761..f70a3e570e71 100644
--- a/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/OptionsListUtils.ts
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ function createOption(
         result.isWaitingOnBankAccount = report.isWaitingOnBankAccount;
         result.policyID = report.policyID;
         result.isSelfDM = ReportUtils.isSelfDM(report);
+        result.notificationPreference = report.notificationPreference;
 
         const visibleParticipantAccountIDs = ReportUtils.getParticipantsAccountIDsForDisplay(report, true);
 
@@ -2547,6 +2548,10 @@ function sortItemsAlphabetically<T extends HasText>(membersList: T[]): T[] {
     return membersList.sort((a, b) => (a.text ?? '').toLowerCase().localeCompare((b.text ?? '').toLowerCase()));
 }
 
+function shouldUseBoldText(report: ReportUtils.OptionData): boolean {
+    return report.isUnread === true && report.notificationPreference !== CONST.REPORT.NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCE.MUTE;
+}
+
 export {
     getAvatarsForAccountIDs,
     isCurrentUser,
@@ -2590,6 +2595,7 @@ export {
     shouldShowViolations,
     getPersonalDetailSearchTerms,
     getCurrentUserSearchTerms,
+    shouldUseBoldText,
 };
 
 export type {MemberForList, CategorySection, CategoryTreeSection, Options, OptionList, SearchOption, PayeePersonalDetails, Category, Tax, TaxRatesOption, Option, OptionTree};
diff --git a/src/pages/ChatFinderPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/ChatFinderPage/index.tsx
index 80cd744d56fe..1a990b5daffe 100644
--- a/src/pages/ChatFinderPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/ChatFinderPage/index.tsx
@@ -123,14 +123,16 @@ function ChatFinderPage({betas, isSearchingForReports, navigation}: ChatFinderPa
 
         if (recentReports?.length > 0) {
             newSections.push({
-                data: recentReports.map((report) => ({...report, isBold: report.isUnread})),
+                data: recentReports.map((report) => {
+                    return {...report, isBold: OptionsListUtils.shouldUseBoldText(report)};
+                }),
                 shouldShow: true,
             });
         }
 
         if (localPersonalDetails.length > 0) {
             newSections.push({
-                data: localPersonalDetails,
+                data: localPersonalDetails.map((personalDetail) => ({...personalDetail, isBold: false})),
                 shouldShow: true,
             });
         }