diff --git a/app/serializers/hidden_profile_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/hidden_profile_serializer.rb
index f0b8e00d3b6..5755171bd7e 100644
--- a/app/serializers/hidden_profile_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/hidden_profile_serializer.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class HiddenProfileSerializer < BasicUserSerializer
-  attributes(:profile_hidden?, :title, :primary_group_name)
+  attributes(:profile_hidden?, :title, :primary_group_name, :can_send_private_message_to_user)
 
   def profile_hidden?
     true
   end
 
+  def can_send_private_message_to_user
+    scope.can_send_private_message?(object)
+  end
+
   def primary_group_name
     object.primary_group.try(:name)
   end
diff --git a/plugins/chat/plugin.rb b/plugins/chat/plugin.rb
index 904bd518ce2..71a1688caa1 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/chat/plugin.rb
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ after_initialize do
     scope.can_direct_message? && Guardian.new(object).can_chat?
   end
 
+  add_to_serializer(:hidden_profile, :can_chat_user) do
+    return false if !SiteSetting.chat_enabled
+    return false if scope.user.blank? || scope.user.id == object.id
+    return false if !scope.user.user_option.chat_enabled || !object.user_option.chat_enabled
+
+    scope.can_direct_message? && Guardian.new(object).can_chat?
+  end
+
   add_to_serializer(
     :current_user,
     :can_chat,
diff --git a/plugins/chat/spec/requests/core_ext/users_controller_spec.rb b/plugins/chat/spec/requests/core_ext/users_controller_spec.rb
index d6cbe07224a..274134f3d2b 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/spec/requests/core_ext/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/plugins/chat/spec/requests/core_ext/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -53,4 +53,34 @@ describe UsersController do
       expect(notifications.size).to eq(0)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#show_card" do
+    fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+    fab!(:another_user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+    context "when hidden users" do
+      before do
+        sign_in(another_user)
+        SiteSetting.chat_enabled = true
+        SiteSetting.chat_allowed_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:everyone]
+        SiteSetting.direct_message_enabled_groups = Group::AUTO_GROUPS[:everyone]
+        user.user_option.update!(hide_profile_and_presence: true)
+      end
+
+      it "returns the correct partial response when the user has chat enabled" do
+        user.user_option.update!(chat_enabled: true)
+        get "/u/#{user.username}/card.json"
+        expect(response).to be_successful
+        expect(response.parsed_body["user"]["profile_hidden"]).to eq(true)
+        expect(response.parsed_body["user"]["can_chat_user"]).to eq(true)
+      end
+
+      it "returns the correct partial response when the user has chat disabled" do
+        user.user_option.update!(chat_enabled: false)
+        get "/u/#{user.username}/card.json"
+        expect(response).to be_successful
+        expect(response.parsed_body["user"]["profile_hidden"]).to eq(true)
+        expect(response.parsed_body["user"]["can_chat_user"]).to eq(false)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
index b43f104a37d..17b14190df2 100644
--- a/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -4792,18 +4792,31 @@ RSpec.describe UsersController do
         expect(response.parsed_body["user"]["inactive"]).to eq(true)
       end
 
-      it "returns partial response when hidden users" do
-        user.user_option.update!(hide_profile_and_presence: true)
-        get "/u/#{user.username}/card.json"
-        expect(response).to be_successful
-        expect(response.parsed_body["user"]["profile_hidden"]).to eq(true)
-      end
-
       it "raises an error on invalid access" do
         Guardian.any_instance.expects(:can_see?).with(user).returns(false)
         get "/u/#{user.username}/card.json"
         expect(response).to be_forbidden
       end
+
+      context "when hidden users" do
+        before { user.user_option.update!(hide_profile_and_presence: true) }
+
+        it "returns the correct partial response when the user has messages enabled" do
+          user.user_option.update!(allow_private_messages: true)
+          get "/u/#{user.username}/card.json"
+          expect(response).to be_successful
+          expect(response.parsed_body["user"]["profile_hidden"]).to eq(true)
+          expect(response.parsed_body["user"]["can_send_private_message_to_user"]).to eq(true)
+        end
+
+        it "returns the correct partial response when the user has messages disabled" do
+          user.user_option.update!(allow_private_messages: false)
+          get "/u/#{user.username}/card.json"
+          expect(response).to be_successful
+          expect(response.parsed_body["user"]["profile_hidden"]).to eq(true)
+          expect(response.parsed_body["user"]["can_send_private_message_to_user"]).to eq(false)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end