diff --git a/src/hooks/use-relay-mailbox-actions.ts b/src/hooks/use-relay-mailbox-actions.ts
index 063bb63b2..040c1f610 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-relay-mailbox-actions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-relay-mailbox-actions.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { usePublishEvent } from "../providers/global/publish-provider";
 export default function useRelayMailboxActions(relay: string) {
   const publish = usePublishEvent();
   const account = useCurrentAccount();
-  const { event, inbox, outbox } = useUserMailboxes(account?.pubkey, { alwaysRequest: true }) || {};
+  const { event, inbox, outbox } = useUserMailboxes(account?.pubkey, undefined, { alwaysRequest: true }) || {};
 
   const addMode = useCallback(
     async (mode: RelayMode) => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-user-mailboxes.ts b/src/hooks/use-user-mailboxes.ts
index a657bf603..7aba76091 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-user-mailboxes.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-user-mailboxes.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 import RelaySet from "../classes/relay-set";
+import { COMMON_CONTACT_RELAY } from "../const";
 import { RequestOptions } from "../services/replaceable-events";
 import userMailboxesService from "../services/user-mailboxes";
 import { useReadRelays } from "./use-client-relays";
 import useSubject from "./use-subject";
 
-export default function useUserMailboxes(pubkey?: string, opts?: RequestOptions) {
-  const readRelays = useReadRelays();
+export default function useUserMailboxes(
+  pubkey?: string,
+  additionalRelays: Iterable<string> = [],
+  opts?: RequestOptions,
+) {
+  const readRelays = useReadRelays([...additionalRelays, COMMON_CONTACT_RELAY]);
   const sub = pubkey ? userMailboxesService.requestMailboxes(pubkey, readRelays, opts) : undefined;
   const value = useSubject(sub);
   return value;
 }
-export function useUserInbox(pubkey?: string, opts?: RequestOptions) {
-  return useUserMailboxes(pubkey, opts)?.inbox ?? new RelaySet();
+export function useUserInbox(pubkey?: string, additionalRelays: Iterable<string> = [], opts?: RequestOptions) {
+  return useUserMailboxes(pubkey, additionalRelays, opts)?.inbox ?? new RelaySet();
 }
-export function useUserOutbox(pubkey?: string, opts?: RequestOptions) {
-  return useUserMailboxes(pubkey, opts)?.outbox ?? new RelaySet();
+export function useUserOutbox(pubkey?: string, additionalRelays: Iterable<string> = [], opts?: RequestOptions) {
+  return useUserMailboxes(pubkey, additionalRelays, opts)?.outbox ?? new RelaySet();
 }
diff --git a/src/views/relays/mailboxes/index.tsx b/src/views/relays/mailboxes/index.tsx
index e9410c993..db65d5a69 100644
--- a/src/views/relays/mailboxes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/relays/mailboxes/index.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ function RelayLine({ relay, mode, list }: { relay: string; mode: RelayMode; list
 function MailboxesPage() {
   const account = useCurrentAccount()!;
   const publish = usePublishEvent();
-  const { inbox, outbox, event } = useUserMailboxes(account.pubkey, { alwaysRequest: true, ignoreCache: true }) || {};
+  const { inbox, outbox, event } =
+    useUserMailboxes(account.pubkey, undefined, { alwaysRequest: true, ignoreCache: true }) || {};
 
   const addRelay = useCallback(
     async (relay: string, mode: RelayMode) => {