diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
index c3331c822..9fe50c2ff 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -490,6 +490,14 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
             return nil
         }
     }
+
+    func getNextChatItem(_ ci: ChatItem) -> ChatItem? {
+        if let i = getChatItemIndex(ci), i - 1 >= 0  {
+            return reversedChatItems[i - 1]
+        } else {
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
     
     func popChat(_ id: String) {
         if let i = getChatIndex(id) {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMembersConnectedView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMembersConnectedView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c13239b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMembersConnectedView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+//
+//  CIMembersConnectedView.swift
+//  SimpleX (iOS)
+//
+//  Created by spaced4ndy on 11.08.2023.
+//  Copyright © 2023 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+import SimpleXChat
+
+struct CIMembersConnectedView: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject var chat: Chat
+    var chatItem: ChatItem
+    var members: [GroupMember]
+    @State private var selectedMember: GroupMember? = nil
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading) {
+            HStack {
+                ForEach(members, id: \.groupMemberId) { member in
+                    memberPicture(member)
+                }
+            }
+            chatEventText(chatItem)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder func memberPicture(_ member: GroupMember) -> some View {
+        let v = ProfileImage(imageStr: member.memberProfile.image)
+            .frame(width: memberImageSize, height: memberImageSize)
+        if case let .group(groupInfo) = chat.chatInfo {
+            v
+                .onTapGesture { selectedMember = member }
+                .appSheet(item: $selectedMember) { member in
+                    GroupMemberInfoView(groupInfo: groupInfo, member: member, navigation: true)
+                }
+        } else {
+            v
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct CIMembersConnectedView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
+    static var previews: some View {
+        CIMembersConnectedView(
+            chatItem: ChatItem.getMembersConnectedSample(),
+            members: [GroupMember.sampleData, GroupMember.sampleData, GroupMember.sampleData]
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemView.swift
index 20a04250f..8ad955803 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemView.swift
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct ChatItemContentView<Content: View>: View {
         case .sndModerated: deletedItemView()
         case .rcvModerated: deletedItemView()
         case let .invalidJSON(json): CIInvalidJSONView(json: json)
+        case let .membersConnected(members): CIMembersConnectedView(chatItem: chatItem, members: members)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index ae6308e21..577432a44 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 import SimpleXChat
 import SwiftyGif
 
-private let memberImageSize: CGFloat = 34
+let memberImageSize: CGFloat = 34
 
 struct ChatView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var chatModel: ChatModel
@@ -430,35 +430,46 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     @ViewBuilder private func chatItemView(_ ci: ChatItem, _ maxWidth: CGFloat) -> some View {
         if case let .groupRcv(member) = ci.chatDir,
            case let .group(groupInfo) = chat.chatInfo {
-            let prevItem = chatModel.getPrevChatItem(ci)
-            HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 0) {
-                let showMember = prevItem == nil || showMemberImage(member, prevItem)
-                if showMember {
-                    ProfileImage(imageStr: member.memberProfile.image)
-                        .frame(width: memberImageSize, height: memberImageSize)
-                        .onTapGesture { selectedMember = member }
-                        .appSheet(item: $selectedMember) { member in
-                            GroupMemberInfoView(groupInfo: groupInfo, member: member, navigation: true)
-                        }
+            let nextItem = chatModel.getNextChatItem(ci)
+            if ci.isMemberConnected != nil && (nextItem?.isMemberConnected != nil) {
+                EmptyView()
+            } else {
+                let prevItem = chatModel.getPrevChatItem(ci)
+                if ci.isMemberConnected != nil,
+                   let prevItem = prevItem,
+                   let prevMember = prevItem.isMemberConnected {
+                    membersConnectedItem(ci, maxWidth, member, prevMember, prevItem)
                 } else {
-                    Rectangle().fill(.clear)
-                        .frame(width: memberImageSize, height: memberImageSize)
+                    HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 0) {
+                        let showMember = prevItem == nil || showMemberImage(member, prevItem)
+                        if showMember {
+                            ProfileImage(imageStr: member.memberProfile.image)
+                                .frame(width: memberImageSize, height: memberImageSize)
+                                .onTapGesture { selectedMember = member }
+                                .appSheet(item: $selectedMember) { member in
+                                    GroupMemberInfoView(groupInfo: groupInfo, member: member, navigation: true)
+                                }
+                        } else {
+                            Rectangle().fill(.clear)
+                                .frame(width: memberImageSize, height: memberImageSize)
+                        }
+                        ChatItemWithMenu(
+                            ci: ci,
+                            showMember: showMember,
+                            maxWidth: maxWidth,
+                            scrollProxy: scrollProxy,
+                            deleteMessage: deleteMessage,
+                            deletingItem: $deletingItem,
+                            composeState: $composeState,
+                            showDeleteMessage: $showDeleteMessage
+                        )
+                        .padding(.leading, 8)
+                        .environmentObject(chat)
+                    }
+                    .padding(.trailing)
+                    .padding(.leading, 12)
                 }
-                ChatItemWithMenu(
-                    ci: ci,
-                    showMember: showMember,
-                    maxWidth: maxWidth,
-                    scrollProxy: scrollProxy,
-                    deleteMessage: deleteMessage,
-                    deletingItem: $deletingItem,
-                    composeState: $composeState,
-                    showDeleteMessage: $showDeleteMessage
-                )
-                .padding(.leading, 8)
-                .environmentObject(chat)
             }
-            .padding(.trailing)
-            .padding(.leading, 12)
         } else {
             ChatItemWithMenu(
                 ci: ci,
@@ -473,6 +484,49 @@ struct ChatView: View {
             .environmentObject(chat)
         }
     }
+
+    @ViewBuilder private func membersConnectedItem(
+        _ ci: ChatItem,
+        _ maxWidth: CGFloat,
+        _ member: GroupMember,
+        _ prevMember: GroupMember,
+        _ prevItem: ChatItem
+    ) -> some View {
+        let membersConnected: [GroupMember] = [member, prevMember] + collectPrevMembersConnected(prevItem)
+        let replacingItem = ChatItem(
+            chatDir: ci.chatDir,
+            meta: ci.meta,
+            content: .membersConnected(members: membersConnected)
+        )
+        let alignment: Alignment = .leading
+        VStack(alignment: alignment.horizontal, spacing: 3) {
+            ChatItemView(chatInfo: chat.chatInfo, chatItem: replacingItem, maxWidth: maxWidth, scrollProxy: scrollProxy, revealed: .constant(false))
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: maxWidth, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: alignment)
+        .frame(minWidth: 0, maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: alignment)
+        .padding(.horizontal)
+        .environmentObject(chat)
+//        return ChatItemWithMenu(
+//            ci: replacingItem,
+//            maxWidth: maxWidth,
+//            scrollProxy: scrollProxy,
+//            deleteMessage: deleteMessage,
+//            deletingItem: $deletingItem,
+//            composeState: $composeState,
+//            showDeleteMessage: $showDeleteMessage
+//        )
+//        .padding(.horizontal)
+//        .environmentObject(chat)
+    }
+
+    private func collectPrevMembersConnected(_ ci: ChatItem) -> [GroupMember] {
+        guard let prevItem = chatModel.getPrevChatItem(ci),
+              let memberConnected = prevItem.isMemberConnected else {
+            return []
+        }
+        let prevMembers = collectPrevMembersConnected(prevItem)
+        return [memberConnected] + prevMembers
+    }
     
     private struct ChatItemWithMenu: View {
         @EnvironmentObject var chat: Chat
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 9af88bd9f..a96f585a0 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
 		64D0C2C229FA57AB00B38D5F /* UserAddressLearnMore.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 64D0C2C129FA57AB00B38D5F /* UserAddressLearnMore.swift */; };
 		64D0C2C629FAC1EC00B38D5F /* AddContactLearnMore.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 64D0C2C529FAC1EC00B38D5F /* AddContactLearnMore.swift */; };
 		64E972072881BB22008DBC02 /* CIGroupInvitationView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 64E972062881BB22008DBC02 /* CIGroupInvitationView.swift */; };
+		64EC940B2A86805D0025EAA3 /* CIMembersConnectedView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 64EC940A2A86805D0025EAA3 /* CIMembersConnectedView.swift */; };
 		64F1CC3B28B39D8600CD1FB1 /* IncognitoHelp.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 64F1CC3A28B39D8600CD1FB1 /* IncognitoHelp.swift */; };
 		D7197A1829AE89660055C05A /* WebRTC in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = D7197A1729AE89660055C05A /* WebRTC */; };
 		D72A9088294BD7A70047C86D /* NativeTextEditor.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D72A9087294BD7A70047C86D /* NativeTextEditor.swift */; };
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@
 		64D0C2C529FAC1EC00B38D5F /* AddContactLearnMore.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = AddContactLearnMore.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		64DAE1502809D9F5000DA960 /* FileUtils.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = FileUtils.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		64E972062881BB22008DBC02 /* CIGroupInvitationView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CIGroupInvitationView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		64EC940A2A86805D0025EAA3 /* CIMembersConnectedView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CIMembersConnectedView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		64F1CC3A28B39D8600CD1FB1 /* IncognitoHelp.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = IncognitoHelp.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D72A9087294BD7A70047C86D /* NativeTextEditor.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NativeTextEditor.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D741547729AF89AF0022400A /* StoreKit.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = StoreKit.framework; path = Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS16.1.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/StoreKit.framework; sourceTree = DEVELOPER_DIR; };
@@ -823,6 +825,7 @@
 				6407BA82295DA85D0082BA18 /* CIInvalidJSONView.swift */,
 				18415FD2E36F13F596A45BB4 /* CIVideoView.swift */,
 				5CC868F229EB540C0017BBFD /* CIRcvDecryptionError.swift */,
+				64EC940A2A86805D0025EAA3 /* CIMembersConnectedView.swift */,
 			);
 			path = ChatItem;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1145,6 +1148,7 @@
 				5C7505A527B679EE00BE3227 /* NavLinkPlain.swift in Sources */,
 				5C58BCD6292BEBE600AF9E4F /* CIChatFeatureView.swift in Sources */,
 				5CB346E72868D76D001FD2EF /* NotificationsView.swift in Sources */,
+				64EC940B2A86805D0025EAA3 /* CIMembersConnectedView.swift in Sources */,
 				647F090E288EA27B00644C40 /* GroupMemberInfoView.swift in Sources */,
 				646BB38E283FDB6D001CE359 /* LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift in Sources */,
 				5C7505A227B65FDB00BE3227 /* CIMetaView.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
index 0e09d5ec8..cd4782de0 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
@@ -2009,6 +2009,17 @@ public struct ChatItem: Identifiable, Decodable {
         }
     }
 
+    public var isMemberConnected: GroupMember? {
+        switch chatDir {
+        case .groupRcv(let groupMember):
+            switch content {
+            case .rcvGroupEvent(rcvGroupEvent: .memberConnected): return groupMember
+            default: return nil
+            }
+        default: return nil
+        }
+    }
+
     private var showNtfDir: Bool {
         return !chatDir.sent
     }
@@ -2052,6 +2063,7 @@ public struct ChatItem: Identifiable, Decodable {
         case .sndModerated: return true
         case .rcvModerated: return true
         case .invalidJSON: return false
+        case .membersConnected: return false
         }
     }
 
@@ -2173,6 +2185,16 @@ public struct ChatItem: Identifiable, Decodable {
         )
     }
 
+    public static func getMembersConnectedSample () -> ChatItem {
+        ChatItem(
+            chatDir: .groupRcv(groupMember: GroupMember.sampleData),
+            meta: CIMeta.getSample(1, .now, "group event text", .rcvRead),
+            content: .membersConnected(members: [GroupMember.sampleData, GroupMember.sampleData]),
+            quotedItem: nil,
+            file: nil
+        )
+    }
+
     public static func deletedItemDummy() -> ChatItem {
         ChatItem(
             chatDir: CIDirection.directRcv,
@@ -2451,6 +2473,7 @@ public enum CIContent: Decodable, ItemContent {
     case sndModerated
     case rcvModerated
     case invalidJSON(json: String)
+    case membersConnected(members: [GroupMember])
 
     public var text: String {
         get {
@@ -2480,10 +2503,24 @@ public enum CIContent: Decodable, ItemContent {
             case .sndModerated: return NSLocalizedString("moderated", comment: "moderated chat item")
             case .rcvModerated: return NSLocalizedString("moderated", comment: "moderated chat item")
             case .invalidJSON: return NSLocalizedString("invalid data", comment: "invalid chat item")
+            case let .membersConnected(members):
+                if members.count > 4 {
+                    return String.localizedStringWithFormat(
+                        "%@ and %d other members connected",
+                        CIContent.membersConnectedNames(Array(members.prefix(3))),
+                        members.count - 3
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    return String.localizedStringWithFormat("%@ members connected", CIContent.membersConnectedNames(members))
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
+    static func membersConnectedNames(_ members: [GroupMember]) -> String {
+        members.map { $0.chatViewName }.joined(separator: ", ")
+    }
+
     static func featureText(_ feature: Feature, _ enabled: String, _ param: Int?) -> String {
         feature.hasParam
         ? "\(feature.text): \(timeText(param))"