diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU.js b/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
index 7aa9a5dcda51..0751999ccb4e 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU.js
@@ -242,13 +242,16 @@ function requestMoney(report, amount, currency, recipientEmail, participant, com
  * @param {String} comment
  * @param {String} currency
  * @param {String} locale
+ * @param {String} existingGroupChatReportID
  *
  * @return {Object}
  */
-function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, amount, comment, currency, locale) {
+function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, amount, comment, currency, locale, existingGroupChatReportID = '') {
     const currentUserEmail = OptionsListUtils.addSMSDomainIfPhoneNumber(currentUserLogin);
     const participantLogins = _.map(participants, participant => OptionsListUtils.addSMSDomainIfPhoneNumber(participant.login).toLowerCase());
-    const existingGroupChatReport = ReportUtils.getChatByParticipants(participantLogins);
+    const existingGroupChatReport = existingGroupChatReportID
+        ? chatReports[`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${existingGroupChatReportID}`]
+        : ReportUtils.getChatByParticipants(participantLogins);
     const groupChatReport = existingGroupChatReport || ReportUtils.buildOptimisticChatReport(participantLogins);
     const groupCreatedReportAction = existingGroupChatReport ? {} : ReportUtils.buildOptimisticCreatedReportAction(currentUserEmail);
     const groupChatReportMaxSequenceNumber = lodashGet(groupChatReport, 'maxSequenceNumber', 0);
@@ -333,8 +336,8 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, amount, comment
             return;
         }
 
-        // If we only have one participant, the oneOnOneChatReport is the groupChatReport
-        const existingOneOnOneChatReport = hasMultipleParticipants ? ReportUtils.getChatByParticipants([email]) : groupChatReport;
+        // If we only have one participant and the request was initiated from the global create menu, i.e. !existingGroupChatReportID, the oneOnOneChatReport is the groupChatReport
+        const existingOneOnOneChatReport = (!hasMultipleParticipants && !existingGroupChatReportID) ? groupChatReport : ReportUtils.getChatByParticipants([email]);
         const oneOnOneChatReport = existingOneOnOneChatReport || ReportUtils.buildOptimisticChatReport([email]);
         let oneOnOneIOUReport;
         let existingIOUReport = null;
@@ -382,77 +385,59 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, amount, comment
             createChat: existingOneOnOneChatReport ? null : CONST.RED_BRICK_ROAD_PENDING_ACTION.ADD,
         };
 
-        // If we only have one other participant, we just need to update onyxData for the groupChatReport and add an iouReportAction of type = create
-        // If we have more participants, we need to push the new oneOnOneChaReport, the create reportAction and iouReportAction of type = create to onyxData
-        if (!hasMultipleParticipants) {
-            optimisticData[0].value = oneOnOneChatReport;
-            optimisticData[1].value = {
-                ...optimisticData[1].value,
-                [oneOnOneIOUReportAction.sequenceNumber]: oneOnOneIOUReportAction,
-            };
-            successData[1].value = {
-                ...successData[1].value,
-                [oneOnOneIOUReportAction.sequenceNumber]: {pendingAction: null},
-            };
-            failureData[1].value = {
-                ...failureData[1].value,
-                [oneOnOneIOUReportAction.sequenceNumber]: {pendingAction: null},
-            };
-        } else {
-            optimisticData.push(
-                {
-                    onyxMethod: existingOneOnOneChatReport ? CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE : CONST.ONYX.METHOD.SET,
-                    key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
-                    value: oneOnOneChatReport,
-                },
-                {
-                    onyxMethod: existingOneOnOneChatReport ? CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE : CONST.ONYX.METHOD.SET,
-                    key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
-                    value: {
-                        ...oneOnOneCreatedReportAction,
-                        [oneOnOneIOUReportAction.sequenceNumber]: oneOnOneIOUReportAction,
-                    },
+        optimisticData.push(
+            {
+                onyxMethod: existingOneOnOneChatReport ? CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE : CONST.ONYX.METHOD.SET,
+                key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
+                value: oneOnOneChatReport,
+            },
+            {
+                onyxMethod: existingOneOnOneChatReport ? CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE : CONST.ONYX.METHOD.SET,
+                key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
+                value: {
+                    ...oneOnOneCreatedReportAction,
+                    [oneOnOneIOUReportAction.sequenceNumber]: oneOnOneIOUReportAction,
                 },
-            );
+            },
+        );
 
-            successData.push(
-                {
-                    onyxMethod: CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE,
-                    key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
-                    value: {pendingFields: {createChat: null}},
-                },
-                {
-                    onyxMethod: CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE,
-                    key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
-                    value: {
-                        0: {pendingAction: null},
-                        [oneOnOneIOUReportAction.sequenceNumber]: {pendingAction: null},
-                    },
+        successData.push(
+            {
+                onyxMethod: CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE,
+                key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
+                value: {pendingFields: {createChat: null}},
+            },
+            {
+                onyxMethod: CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE,
+                key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
+                value: {
+                    0: {pendingAction: null},
+                    [oneOnOneIOUReportAction.sequenceNumber]: {pendingAction: null},
                 },
-            );
+            },
+        );
 
-            failureData.push(
-                {
-                    onyxMethod: CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE,
-                    key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
-                    value: {
-                        pendingFields: {createChat: null},
-                        hasOutstandingIOU: existingOneOnOneChatReport ? existingOneOnOneChatReport.hasOutstandingIOU : false,
-                        iouReportID: existingOneOnOneChatReport ? existingOneOnOneChatReport.iouReportID : null,
-                        maxSequenceNumber: oneOnOneChatReportMaxSequenceNumber,
-                        lastReadSequenceNumber: oneOnOneChatReportMaxSequenceNumber,
-                    },
+        failureData.push(
+            {
+                onyxMethod: CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE,
+                key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
+                value: {
+                    pendingFields: {createChat: null},
+                    hasOutstandingIOU: existingOneOnOneChatReport ? existingOneOnOneChatReport.hasOutstandingIOU : false,
+                    iouReportID: existingOneOnOneChatReport ? existingOneOnOneChatReport.iouReportID : null,
+                    maxSequenceNumber: oneOnOneChatReportMaxSequenceNumber,
+                    lastReadSequenceNumber: oneOnOneChatReportMaxSequenceNumber,
                 },
-                {
-                    onyxMethod: CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE,
-                    key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
-                    value: {
-                        0: {pendingAction: null},
-                        [oneOnOneIOUReportAction.sequenceNumber]: {pendingAction: null},
-                    },
+            },
+            {
+                onyxMethod: CONST.ONYX.METHOD.MERGE,
+                key: `${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.REPORT_ACTIONS}${oneOnOneChatReport.reportID}`,
+                value: {
+                    0: {pendingAction: null},
+                    [oneOnOneIOUReportAction.sequenceNumber]: {pendingAction: null},
                 },
-            );
-        }
+            },
+        );
 
         // Regardless of the number of participants, we always want to push the iouReport update to onyxData
         optimisticData.push({
@@ -500,9 +485,10 @@ function createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, amount, comment
  * @param {String} comment
  * @param {String} currency
  * @param {String} locale
+ * @param {String} existingGroupChatReportID
  */
-function splitBill(participants, currentUserLogin, amount, comment, currency, locale) {
-    const {groupData, splits, onyxData} = createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, amount, comment, currency, locale);
+function splitBill(participants, currentUserLogin, amount, comment, currency, locale, existingGroupChatReportID = '') {
+    const {groupData, splits, onyxData} = createSplitsAndOnyxData(participants, currentUserLogin, amount, comment, currency, locale, existingGroupChatReportID);
 
     API.write('SplitBill', {
         reportID: groupData.chatReportID,
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/IOUModal.js b/src/pages/iou/IOUModal.js
index 34033ea98f8a..19e4321b9a0b 100755
--- a/src/pages/iou/IOUModal.js
+++ b/src/pages/iou/IOUModal.js
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ class IOUModal extends Component {
                 this.state.comment,
                 this.props.iou.selectedCurrencyCode,
                 this.props.preferredLocale,
+                reportID,
             );
             return;
         }