diff --git a/cryptography/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/cryptography/IDs.kt b/cryptography/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/cryptography/IDs.kt
index 588cd678401..fd448bbddb8 100644
--- a/cryptography/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/cryptography/IDs.kt
+++ b/cryptography/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/cryptography/IDs.kt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ data class CryptoQualifiedClientId(
 
 data class WireIdentity(
     val clientId: CryptoQualifiedClientId,
-    val handle: String,
+    val handle: String, // handle format is "{scheme}%40{handle}@{domain}", example: "wireapp://%40hans.wurst@elna.wire.link"
     val displayName: String,
     val domain: String,
     val certificate: String,
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ data class WireIdentity(
     val thumbprint: String,
     val serialNumber: String,
     val endTimestamp: Long
-)
+) {
+    val handleWithoutSchemeAtSignAndDomain: String
+        get() = handle.substringAfter("://%40").removeSuffix("@$domain")
+}
 
 enum class CryptoCertificateStatus {
     VALID, EXPIRED, REVOKED;
diff --git a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/data/e2ei/MLSConversationsVerificationStatusesHandler.kt b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/data/e2ei/MLSConversationsVerificationStatusesHandler.kt
index d74f6a7f37d..9a2628352ba 100644
--- a/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/data/e2ei/MLSConversationsVerificationStatusesHandler.kt
+++ b/logic/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/data/e2ei/MLSConversationsVerificationStatusesHandler.kt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ internal class MLSConversationsVerificationStatusesHandlerImpl(
                     val isUserVerified = wireIdentity.firstOrNull {
                         it.status != CryptoCertificateStatus.VALID ||
                                 it.displayName != persistedMemberInfo?.name ||
-                                it.handle != persistedMemberInfo.handle
+                                it.handleWithoutSchemeAtSignAndDomain != persistedMemberInfo.handle
                     } == null
                     if (!isUserVerified) {
                         newStatus = VerificationStatus.NOT_VERIFIED
diff --git a/logic/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/data/conversation/MLSConversationRepositoryTest.kt b/logic/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/data/conversation/MLSConversationRepositoryTest.kt
index 70bf507e44b..8c25692f58a 100644
--- a/logic/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/data/conversation/MLSConversationRepositoryTest.kt
+++ b/logic/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/logic/data/conversation/MLSConversationRepositoryTest.kt
@@ -1536,6 +1536,50 @@ class MLSConversationRepositoryTest {
                 .wasInvoked(once)
         }
 
+    @Test
+    fun givenHandleWithSchemeAndDomain_whenGetUserIdentity_thenHandleWithoutSchemeAtSignAndDomainShouldReturnProperValue() = runTest {
+        // given
+        val handleWithSchemeAndDomain = "wireapp://%40handle@domain.com"
+        val handle = "handle"
+        val groupId = Arrangement.GROUP_ID.value
+        val (_, mlsConversationRepository) = Arrangement()
+            .withGetEstablishedSelfMLSGroupIdReturns(groupId)
+            .withGetMLSClientSuccessful()
+            .withGetUserIdentitiesReturn(mapOf(groupId to listOf(WIRE_IDENTITY.copy(handle = handleWithSchemeAndDomain))))
+            .arrange()
+        // when
+        val result = mlsConversationRepository.getUserIdentity(TestUser.USER_ID)
+        // then
+        result.shouldSucceed() {
+            it.forEach {
+                assertEquals(handle, it.handleWithoutSchemeAtSignAndDomain)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun givenHandleWithSchemeAndDomain_whenGetMemberIdentities_thenHandleWithoutSchemeAtSignAndDomainShouldReturnProperValue() = runTest {
+        // given
+        val handleWithSchemeAndDomain = "wireapp://%40handle@domain.com"
+        val handle = "handle"
+        val groupId = Arrangement.GROUP_ID.value
+        val (_, mlsConversationRepository) = Arrangement()
+            .withGetMLSGroupIdByConversationIdReturns(groupId)
+            .withGetMLSClientSuccessful()
+            .withGetUserIdentitiesReturn(mapOf(groupId to listOf(WIRE_IDENTITY.copy(handle = handleWithSchemeAndDomain))))
+            .arrange()
+        // when
+        val result = mlsConversationRepository.getMembersIdentities(TestConversation.ID, listOf(TestUser.USER_ID))
+        // then
+        result.shouldSucceed() {
+            it.values.forEach {
+                it.forEach {
+                    assertEquals(handle, it.handleWithoutSchemeAtSignAndDomain)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private class Arrangement {
 
         @Mock