diff --git a/src/components/v5/common/ActionSidebar/partials/UserSelect/UserSelect.tsx b/src/components/v5/common/ActionSidebar/partials/UserSelect/UserSelect.tsx
index 4721c9f88b..e15661145f 100644
--- a/src/components/v5/common/ActionSidebar/partials/UserSelect/UserSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/components/v5/common/ActionSidebar/partials/UserSelect/UserSelect.tsx
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ const UserSelect: FC<UserSelectProps> = ({
               }}
               isLoading={usersOptions.isLoading}
               className="z-sidebar"
-              showEmptyContent={false}
               shouldReturnAddresses
             />
           )}
diff --git a/src/components/v5/shared/SearchSelect/SearchSelect.tsx b/src/components/v5/shared/SearchSelect/SearchSelect.tsx
index 0802b31d30..3af526c1c3 100644
--- a/src/components/v5/shared/SearchSelect/SearchSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/components/v5/shared/SearchSelect/SearchSelect.tsx
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ const SearchSelect = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SearchSelectProps>(
                       icon={Binoculars}
                       title={{ id: 'actionSidebar.emptyTitle' }}
                       description={{ id: 'actionSidebar.emptyDescription' }}
+                      isDropdown
+                      className="!p-0"
                     />
                   )}
             </div>
diff --git a/src/context/MemberContext/MemberContextProvider.tsx b/src/context/MemberContext/MemberContextProvider.tsx
index 34065cff0a..bd0bb26703 100644
--- a/src/context/MemberContext/MemberContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/context/MemberContext/MemberContextProvider.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '~constants/index.ts';
 import { useSearchContext } from '~context/SearchContext/SearchContext.ts';
 import {
+  useOnCreateColonyContributorSubscription,
   useOnUpdateColonySubscription,
   useSearchColonyContributorsQuery,
 } from '~gql';
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ const MemberContextProvider: FC<PropsWithChildren> = ({ children }) => {
     data: memberSearchData,
     loading,
     fetchMore,
-    refetch,
+    refetch: refetchColonyContributors,
   } = useSearchColonyContributorsQuery({
     variables: {
       colonyAddress,
@@ -153,15 +154,25 @@ const MemberContextProvider: FC<PropsWithChildren> = ({ children }) => {
     },
   });
 
-  const { data } = useOnUpdateColonySubscription();
+  const { data: newColonyUpdateResult } = useOnUpdateColonySubscription();
+
+  const newColonyUpdate =
+    newColonyUpdateResult?.onUpdateColony
+      ?.lastUpdatedContributorsWithReputation;
+
+  const { data: newColonyContributorResult } =
+    useOnCreateColonyContributorSubscription();
+
+  const newColonyContributor =
+    newColonyContributorResult?.onCreateColonyContributor?.contributorAddress;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let timeout;
     // When the colony first loads, the reputation is updated asynchronously. This means that the currently
     // cached reputation might be out of date. If this is the case, we should refetch.
-    if (data?.onUpdateColony?.lastUpdatedContributorsWithReputation) {
+    if (newColonyUpdate || newColonyContributor) {
       // It looks hacky, but we need the timeout to ensure that opensearch has been updated before we refetch.
-      timeout = setTimeout(refetch, 2000);
+      timeout = setTimeout(refetchColonyContributors, 2000);
     }
 
     return () => {
@@ -169,7 +180,7 @@ const MemberContextProvider: FC<PropsWithChildren> = ({ children }) => {
         clearTimeout(timeout);
       }
     };
-  }, [data?.onUpdateColony?.lastUpdatedContributorsWithReputation, refetch]);
+  }, [newColonyUpdate, newColonyContributor, refetchColonyContributors]);
 
   const allMembers = useMemo(
     () =>
diff --git a/src/graphql/generated.ts b/src/graphql/generated.ts
index c3813a0c4c..1e3892190c 100644
--- a/src/graphql/generated.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/generated.ts
@@ -1157,10 +1157,12 @@ export type ColonyMultiSig = {
   /** Extended user object for given executedBy */
   executedByUser?: Maybe<User>;
   /**
-   * In case of multiple multisig actions in a motion, when funding an expenditure, array containing
+   * In case of multiple funding actions in a multisig, when funding an expenditure, array containing
    * the details of tokens and amounts to be funded
    */
   expenditureFunding?: Maybe<Array<ExpenditureFundingItem>>;
+  /** Expenditure associated with the motion, if any */
+  expenditureId?: Maybe<Scalars['ID']>;
   /** Whether the underlying action completed */
   hasActionCompleted: Scalars['Boolean'];
   /**
@@ -1611,6 +1613,7 @@ export type CreateColonyMultiSigInput = {
   executedAt?: InputMaybe<Scalars['AWSDateTime']>;
   executedBy?: InputMaybe<Scalars['ID']>;
   expenditureFunding?: InputMaybe<Array<ExpenditureFundingItemInput>>;
+  expenditureId?: InputMaybe<Scalars['ID']>;
   hasActionCompleted: Scalars['Boolean'];
   id?: InputMaybe<Scalars['ID']>;
   isDecision: Scalars['Boolean'];
@@ -2365,7 +2368,7 @@ export type Expenditure = {
   ownerAddress: Scalars['ID'];
   /** Array containing expenditure slots */
   slots: Array<ExpenditureSlot>;
-  /** Indicates whether the splitPaymentClaimedNotification has been sent to prevent sending multiple notifications */
+  /** Only used for Split Payments, used to prevent sending multiple payment notifications */
   splitPaymentPayoutClaimedNotificationSent?: Maybe<Scalars['Boolean']>;
   /** Address of StagedExpenditure extension which set the expenditure as staged, if applicable */
   stagedExpenditureAddress?: Maybe<Scalars['ID']>;
@@ -3295,6 +3298,7 @@ export type ModelColonyMultiSigConditionInput = {
   createdAt?: InputMaybe<ModelStringInput>;
   executedAt?: InputMaybe<ModelStringInput>;
   executedBy?: InputMaybe<ModelIdInput>;
+  expenditureId?: InputMaybe<ModelIdInput>;
   hasActionCompleted?: InputMaybe<ModelBooleanInput>;
   isDecision?: InputMaybe<ModelBooleanInput>;
   isExecuted?: InputMaybe<ModelBooleanInput>;
@@ -3322,6 +3326,7 @@ export type ModelColonyMultiSigFilterInput = {
   createdAt?: InputMaybe<ModelStringInput>;
   executedAt?: InputMaybe<ModelStringInput>;
   executedBy?: InputMaybe<ModelIdInput>;
+  expenditureId?: InputMaybe<ModelIdInput>;
   hasActionCompleted?: InputMaybe<ModelBooleanInput>;
   id?: InputMaybe<ModelIdInput>;
   isDecision?: InputMaybe<ModelBooleanInput>;
@@ -4374,6 +4379,7 @@ export type ModelSubscriptionColonyMultiSigFilterInput = {
   createdAt?: InputMaybe<ModelSubscriptionStringInput>;
   executedAt?: InputMaybe<ModelSubscriptionStringInput>;
   executedBy?: InputMaybe<ModelSubscriptionIdInput>;
+  expenditureId?: InputMaybe<ModelSubscriptionIdInput>;
   hasActionCompleted?: InputMaybe<ModelSubscriptionBooleanInput>;
   id?: InputMaybe<ModelSubscriptionIdInput>;
   isDecision?: InputMaybe<ModelSubscriptionBooleanInput>;
@@ -6674,6 +6680,7 @@ export type Query = {
   getMotionTimeoutPeriods?: Maybe<GetMotionTimeoutPeriodsReturn>;
   getMotionVoterRewards?: Maybe<ModelVoterRewardsHistoryConnection>;
   getMultiSigByColonyAddress?: Maybe<ModelColonyMultiSigConnection>;
+  getMultiSigByExpenditureId?: Maybe<ModelColonyMultiSigConnection>;
   getMultiSigByTransactionHash?: Maybe<ModelColonyMultiSigConnection>;
   getMultiSigUserSignature?: Maybe<MultiSigUserSignature>;
   getMultiSigUserSignatureByMultiSigId?: Maybe<ModelMultiSigUserSignatureConnection>;
@@ -7254,6 +7261,16 @@ export type QueryGetMultiSigByColonyAddressArgs = {
 };
 
 
+/** Root query type */
+export type QueryGetMultiSigByExpenditureIdArgs = {
+  expenditureId: Scalars['ID'];
+  filter?: InputMaybe<ModelColonyMultiSigFilterInput>;
+  limit?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Int']>;
+  nextToken?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']>;
+  sortDirection?: InputMaybe<ModelSortDirection>;
+};
+
+
 /** Root query type */
 export type QueryGetMultiSigByTransactionHashArgs = {
   filter?: InputMaybe<ModelColonyMultiSigFilterInput>;
@@ -9642,6 +9659,7 @@ export type UpdateColonyMultiSigInput = {
   executedAt?: InputMaybe<Scalars['AWSDateTime']>;
   executedBy?: InputMaybe<Scalars['ID']>;
   expenditureFunding?: InputMaybe<Array<ExpenditureFundingItemInput>>;
+  expenditureId?: InputMaybe<Scalars['ID']>;
   hasActionCompleted?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Boolean']>;
   id: Scalars['ID'];
   isDecision?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Boolean']>;
@@ -10759,6 +10777,11 @@ export type SearchColonyContributorsQueryVariables = Exact<{
 
 export type SearchColonyContributorsQuery = { __typename?: 'Query', searchColonyContributors?: { __typename?: 'SearchableColonyContributorConnection', total?: number | null, nextToken?: string | null, items: Array<{ __typename?: 'ColonyContributor', contributorAddress: string, isVerified: boolean, hasPermissions?: boolean | null, hasReputation?: boolean | null, isWatching?: boolean | null, colonyReputationPercentage: number, type?: ContributorType | null, roles?: { __typename?: 'ModelColonyRoleConnection', items: Array<{ __typename?: 'ColonyRole', domainId: string, role_0?: boolean | null, role_1?: boolean | null, role_2?: boolean | null, role_3?: boolean | null, role_5?: boolean | null, role_6?: boolean | null, isMultiSig?: boolean | null, id: string, domain: { __typename?: 'Domain', id: string, nativeId: number, metadata?: { __typename?: 'DomainMetadata', name: string, color: DomainColor } | null } } | null> } | null, reputation?: { __typename?: 'ModelContributorReputationConnection', items: Array<{ __typename?: 'ContributorReputation', reputationPercentage: number, reputationRaw: string, domainId: string, id: string, domain: { __typename?: 'Domain', id: string, nativeId: number, metadata?: { __typename?: 'DomainMetadata', name: string, color: DomainColor } | null } } | null> } | null, user?: { __typename?: 'User', walletAddress: string, profile?: { __typename?: 'Profile', avatar?: string | null, bio?: string | null, displayName?: string | null, displayNameChanged?: string | null, email?: string | null, location?: string | null, thumbnail?: string | null, website?: string | null, preferredCurrency?: SupportedCurrencies | null, isAutoOfframpEnabled?: boolean | null, meta?: { __typename?: 'ProfileMetadata', metatransactionsEnabled?: boolean | null, decentralizedModeEnabled?: boolean | null, customRpc?: string | null } | null } | null } | null } | null> } | null };
 
+export type OnCreateColonyContributorSubscriptionVariables = Exact<{ [key: string]: never; }>;
+
+
+export type OnCreateColonyContributorSubscription = { __typename?: 'Subscription', onCreateColonyContributor?: { __typename?: 'ColonyContributor', contributorAddress: string } | null };
+
 export type GetMembersCountQueryVariables = Exact<{
   filter: SearchableColonyContributorFilterInput;
   nextToken?: InputMaybe<Scalars['String']>;
@@ -14368,6 +14391,35 @@ export function useSearchColonyContributorsLazyQuery(baseOptions?: Apollo.LazyQu
 export type SearchColonyContributorsQueryHookResult = ReturnType<typeof useSearchColonyContributorsQuery>;
 export type SearchColonyContributorsLazyQueryHookResult = ReturnType<typeof useSearchColonyContributorsLazyQuery>;
 export type SearchColonyContributorsQueryResult = Apollo.QueryResult<SearchColonyContributorsQuery, SearchColonyContributorsQueryVariables>;
+export const OnCreateColonyContributorDocument = gql`
+    subscription OnCreateColonyContributor {
+  onCreateColonyContributor {
+    contributorAddress
+  }
+}
+    `;
+
+/**
+ * __useOnCreateColonyContributorSubscription__
+ *
+ * To run a query within a React component, call `useOnCreateColonyContributorSubscription` and pass it any options that fit your needs.
+ * When your component renders, `useOnCreateColonyContributorSubscription` returns an object from Apollo Client that contains loading, error, and data properties
+ * you can use to render your UI.
+ *
+ * @param baseOptions options that will be passed into the subscription, supported options are listed on: https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/api/react-hooks/#options;
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const { data, loading, error } = useOnCreateColonyContributorSubscription({
+ *   variables: {
+ *   },
+ * });
+ */
+export function useOnCreateColonyContributorSubscription(baseOptions?: Apollo.SubscriptionHookOptions<OnCreateColonyContributorSubscription, OnCreateColonyContributorSubscriptionVariables>) {
+        const options = {...defaultOptions, ...baseOptions}
+        return Apollo.useSubscription<OnCreateColonyContributorSubscription, OnCreateColonyContributorSubscriptionVariables>(OnCreateColonyContributorDocument, options);
+      }
+export type OnCreateColonyContributorSubscriptionHookResult = ReturnType<typeof useOnCreateColonyContributorSubscription>;
+export type OnCreateColonyContributorSubscriptionResult = Apollo.SubscriptionResult<OnCreateColonyContributorSubscription>;
 export const GetMembersCountDocument = gql`
     query GetMembersCount($filter: SearchableColonyContributorFilterInput!, $nextToken: String) {
   searchColonyContributors(
diff --git a/src/graphql/queries/contributors.graphql b/src/graphql/queries/contributors.graphql
index cc01b5b0b3..d0d2495e00 100644
--- a/src/graphql/queries/contributors.graphql
+++ b/src/graphql/queries/contributors.graphql
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ query SearchColonyContributors(
   }
 }
 
+subscription OnCreateColonyContributor {
+  onCreateColonyContributor {
+    contributorAddress
+  }
+}
+
 query GetMembersCount(
   $filter: SearchableColonyContributorFilterInput!
   $nextToken: String
diff --git a/src/hooks/useGetColoniesMembersCount.ts b/src/hooks/useGetColoniesMembersCount.ts
index 80f19491eb..7910e9a965 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useGetColoniesMembersCount.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useGetColoniesMembersCount.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+
 import {
   type SearchableColonyContributorFilterInput,
   useGetMembersCountQuery,
+  useOnCreateColonyContributorSubscription,
 } from '~gql';
 
 /**
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ export const useGetColoniesMembersCount = (
     data: contributorsCount,
     fetchMore,
     loading: contributorsCountLoading,
+    refetch: refetchMembersCount,
   } = useGetMembersCountQuery({
     variables: {
       filter: { ...queryFilter },
@@ -71,6 +75,27 @@ export const useGetColoniesMembersCount = (
     },
   });
 
+  const { data: newColonyContributorResult } =
+    useOnCreateColonyContributorSubscription();
+
+  const newColonyContributor =
+    newColonyContributorResult?.onCreateColonyContributor?.contributorAddress;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let timeout: NodeJS.Timeout;
+
+    if (newColonyContributor) {
+      // It looks hacky, but we need the timeout to ensure that opensearch has been updated before we refetch.
+      timeout = setTimeout(refetchMembersCount, 2000);
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      if (timeout) {
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+      }
+    };
+  }, [newColonyContributor, refetchMembersCount]);
+
   const membersCount =
     contributorsCount?.searchColonyContributors?.aggregateItems[0]?.result
       ?.__typename === 'SearchableAggregateBucketResult'