diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Modal.svelte b/packages/ui/src/components/Modal.svelte
index 1b63f232d9..4b422c5e72 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Modal.svelte
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Modal.svelte
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   export let label: IntlString | undefined = undefined
   export let labelProps: any | undefined = undefined
   export let okAction: () => Promise<void> | void = () => {}
+  export let okLoading: boolean = false
   export let okTooltip: LabelAndProps | undefined = undefined
   export let onCancel: (() => void) | undefined = undefined
   export let canSave: boolean = false
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@
         size={type === 'type-aside' ? 'large' : 'medium'}
         tooltip={okTooltip}
         label={okLabel}
+        loading={okLoading}
         on:click={okAction}
         disabled={!canSave}
       />
diff --git a/plugins/card-resources/src/components/CreateCardPopup.svelte b/plugins/card-resources/src/components/CreateCardPopup.svelte
index 84fe8139a0..b52f4504ad 100644
--- a/plugins/card-resources/src/components/CreateCardPopup.svelte
+++ b/plugins/card-resources/src/components/CreateCardPopup.svelte
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
   let description: Markup = EmptyMarkup
   let collaborators: Ref<Employee>[] = [me]
 
+  let creating = false
+
   async function addCollaborators (): Promise<void> {
     const accounts = collaborators
       .filter((it) => it !== me)
@@ -61,22 +63,28 @@
   async function okAction (): Promise<void> {
     if (_space === undefined) return
 
-    if (extension?.canCreate) {
-      const fn = await getResource(extension.canCreate)
-      const res = await fn(_space, data)
-      if (res === false) {
-        dispatch('close')
-        return
-      } else if (typeof res === 'string') {
-        dispatch('close', res)
-        return
+    try {
+      creating = true
+
+      if (extension?.canCreate) {
+        const fn = await getResource(extension.canCreate)
+        const res = await fn(_space, data)
+        if (res === false) {
+          dispatch('close')
+          return
+        } else if (typeof res === 'string') {
+          dispatch('close', res)
+          return
+        }
       }
+
+      await createCard(type, _space, data, description, _id)
+      await addCollaborators()
+
+      dispatch('close', _id)
+    } finally {
+      creating = false
     }
-
-    await createCard(type, _space, data, description, _id)
-    await addCollaborators()
-
-    dispatch('close', _id)
   }
 
   function handleCancel (): void {
@@ -132,6 +140,7 @@
   width="large"
   okLabel={presentation.string.Create}
   {okAction}
+  okLoading={creating}
   canSave={data.title != null && data.title.trim().length > 0 && _space != null}
   onCancel={handleCancel}
   on:close
diff --git a/plugins/communication-resources/src/components/DirectIcon.svelte b/plugins/communication-resources/src/components/DirectIcon.svelte
index aa24223e09..754ce21d74 100644
--- a/plugins/communication-resources/src/components/DirectIcon.svelte
+++ b/plugins/communication-resources/src/components/DirectIcon.svelte
@@ -97,17 +97,17 @@
       </defs>
     </svg>
     <Avatar
-      person={persons[0]}
+      person={persons.find((it) => it._id !== me) ?? persons[0]}
       size={avatarSize}
       name={persons[0].name}
       showStatus={false}
       clipPath="url(#direct-count-marker)"
     />
     <span class="persons-count {avatarSize}">
-      {#if persons.length > 9}
+      {#if persons.length > 10}
         9+
       {:else}
-        {persons.length}
+        {persons.length - 1}
       {/if}
     </span>
   </span>
diff --git a/server-plugins/card-resources/src/index.ts b/server-plugins/card-resources/src/index.ts
index 357d25048c..ebee2ab0ad 100644
--- a/server-plugins/card-resources/src/index.ts
+++ b/server-plugins/card-resources/src/index.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import {
   MessageEventType
 } from '@hcengineering/communication-sdk-types'
 import { getEmployee, getPersonSpaces } from '@hcengineering/server-contact'
-import contact, { Employee, Person } from '@hcengineering/contact'
+import contact, { Employee, formatName, Person } from '@hcengineering/contact'
 import communication, { Direct } from '@hcengineering/communication'
 import { CardPeer } from '@hcengineering/communication-types'
 
@@ -516,35 +516,45 @@ async function createThreadCardPeers (direct: Direct, doc: Card, control: Trigge
   return res
 }
 
+function getDirectTitle (employees: Employee[], me: Ref<Person>): string {
+  if (employees.length === 1) {
+    return employees.map((e) => formatName(e.name)).join(', ')
+  } else {
+    return employees
+      .filter((it) => it._id !== me)
+      .map((e) => formatName(e.name))
+      .join(', ')
+  }
+}
+
 async function createDirectCardPeers (doc: Card, members: Ref<Person>[], control: TriggerControl): Promise<Tx[]> {
   const res: Tx[] = []
   const cardIds = new Map<Ref<Card>, Ref<Space>>([[doc._id, doc.space]])
   if (members.length === 0) return []
 
-  const personSpaces = (await getPersonSpaces(control)).filter(
-    (it) => it._id !== doc.space && members.includes(it.person)
-  )
-  if (personSpaces.length === 0) return []
-  const accounts = (
-    await control.findAll(control.ctx, contact.mixin.Employee, {
-      _id: { $in: personSpaces.map((it) => it.person) as Ref<Employee>[] }
-    })
-  )
-    .map((it) => it.personUuid)
-    .filter(notEmpty)
+  const personSpaces = (await getPersonSpaces(control)).filter((it) => members.includes(it.person))
+  if (personSpaces.length <= 1) return []
+  const employees = await control.findAll(control.ctx, contact.mixin.Employee, {
+    _id: { $in: personSpaces.map((it) => it.person) as Ref<Employee>[] }
+  })
+  const accounts = employees.map((it) => it.personUuid).filter(notEmpty)
   if (accounts.length === 0) return []
 
   // TODO: create directs in person_workspace
   for (const personSpace of personSpaces) {
+    if (personSpace._id === doc.space) continue
     const _id = generateId<Card>()
     const _class = doc._class
     cardIds.set(_id, personSpace._id)
+    const title = getDirectTitle(employees, personSpace.person)
+
     res.push(
       control.txFactory.createTxCreateDoc(
         _class,
         personSpace._id,
         {
-          ...doc
+          ...doc,
+          title
         },
         _id
       )