diff --git a/lib/src/localization/app_en.arb b/lib/src/localization/app_en.arb
index 03f9151..3272218 100644
--- a/lib/src/localization/app_en.arb
+++ b/lib/src/localization/app_en.arb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
   "chatsTitle": "Chats",
   "searchUsernameInput": "Username",
   "searchUsernameTitle": "Search username",
+  "searchUsernameNotFound": "Username not found",
+  "searchUsernameNotFoundLong": "\"{username}\" is not a twonly user. Please check the username and try again.",
   "errorUnknown": "An unexpected error has occurred. Please try again later.",
   "errorBadRequest": "The request could not be understood by the server due to malformed syntax. Please check your input and try again.",
   "errorTooManyRequests": "You have made too many requests in a short period. Please wait a moment before trying again.",
diff --git a/lib/src/utils.dart b/lib/src/utils.dart
index f7f2eac..89b8a63 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils.dart
@@ -61,16 +61,14 @@ Uint8List getRandomUint8List(int length) {
   return randomBytes;
 }
 
-Future<Result> addNewUser(String username) async {
+Future<bool> addNewUser(String username) async {
   final res = await apiProvider.getUserData(username);
 
-  // if (res.isSuccess) {
-  //   print("Got user_id ${res.value}");
-  //   final userData = UserData(
-  //       userId: res.value.userid, username: username, displayName: username);
-  // }
+  if (res.isSuccess) {
+    print("Found user: ${res.value}");
+  }
 
-  return res;
+  return res.isSuccess;
 }
 
 Future<Result> createNewUser(String username, String inviteCode) async {
diff --git a/lib/src/views/search_username_view.dart b/lib/src/views/search_username_view.dart
index ed7af1d..65e59ff 100644
--- a/lib/src/views/search_username_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/search_username_view.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';
+import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/utils.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/views/register_view.dart';
 
 class SearchUsernameView extends StatefulWidget {
   const SearchUsernameView({super.key});
@@ -11,6 +16,38 @@ class SearchUsernameView extends StatefulWidget {
 class _SearchUsernameView extends State<SearchUsernameView> {
   final TextEditingController searchUserName = TextEditingController();
 
+  bool _isLoading = false;
+
+  Future _addNewUser(BuildContext context) async {
+    Timer timer = Timer(Duration(milliseconds: 500), () {
+      setState(() {
+        _isLoading = true;
+      });
+    });
+
+    final status = await addNewUser(searchUserName.text);
+
+    timer.cancel();
+    // loaderDelay.timeout(Duration(microseconds: 0));
+    setState(() {
+      _isLoading = false;
+    });
+    Logger("search_user_name").warning("Replace instead of pop");
+
+    if (context.mounted) {
+      if (status) {
+        Navigator.pop(context);
+      } else if (context.mounted) {
+        showAlertDialog(
+            context,
+            AppLocalizations.of(context)!.searchUsernameNotFound,
+            AppLocalizations.of(context)!
+                .searchUsernameNotFoundLong(searchUserName.text));
+      }
+    }
+    return status;
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     InputDecoration getInputDecoration(hintText) {
@@ -42,15 +79,26 @@ class _SearchUsernameView extends State<SearchUsernameView> {
             Padding(
                 padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 10),
                 child: TextField(
-                    onSubmitted: (value) {
-                      print(value);
+                    onSubmitted: (_) {
+                      _addNewUser(context);
                     },
+                    controller: searchUserName,
                     decoration: getInputDecoration(
                         AppLocalizations.of(context)!.searchUsernameInput))),
-            const SizedBox(height: 10),
+            const SizedBox(height: 40),
+            if (_isLoading) const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator())
           ],
         ),
       ),
+      floatingActionButton: Padding(
+        padding: const EdgeInsets.only(bottom: 30.0),
+        child: FloatingActionButton(
+          onPressed: () {
+            _addNewUser(context);
+          },
+          child: const Icon(Icons.arrow_right_rounded),
+        ),
+      ),
     );
   }
 }