diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
index 721fc48df..f6fa70b4e 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
@@ -1480,10 +1480,14 @@ open class ChatController(var ctrl: ChatCtrl?, val ntfManager: NtfManager, val a
         if (active(r.user)) {
           chatModel.upsertGroupMember(r.groupInfo, r.member)
         }
-      is CR.ConnectedToGroupMember ->
+      is CR.ConnectedToGroupMember -> {
         if (active(r.user)) {
           chatModel.upsertGroupMember(r.groupInfo, r.member)
         }
+        if (r.memberContact != null) {
+          chatModel.setContactNetworkStatus(r.memberContact, NetworkStatus.Connected())
+        }
+      }
       is CR.GroupUpdated ->
         if (active(r.user)) {
           chatModel.updateGroup(r.toGroup)
@@ -3333,7 +3337,7 @@ sealed class CR {
   @Serializable @SerialName("groupInvitation") class GroupInvitation(val user: User, val groupInfo: GroupInfo): CR() // unused
   @Serializable @SerialName("userJoinedGroup") class UserJoinedGroup(val user: User, val groupInfo: GroupInfo): CR()
   @Serializable @SerialName("joinedGroupMember") class JoinedGroupMember(val user: User, val groupInfo: GroupInfo, val member: GroupMember): CR()
-  @Serializable @SerialName("connectedToGroupMember") class ConnectedToGroupMember(val user: User, val groupInfo: GroupInfo, val member: GroupMember): CR()
+  @Serializable @SerialName("connectedToGroupMember") class ConnectedToGroupMember(val user: User, val groupInfo: GroupInfo, val member: GroupMember, val memberContact: Contact? = null): CR()
   @Serializable @SerialName("groupRemoved") class GroupRemoved(val user: User, val groupInfo: GroupInfo): CR() // unused
   @Serializable @SerialName("groupUpdated") class GroupUpdated(val user: User, val toGroup: GroupInfo): CR()
   @Serializable @SerialName("groupLinkCreated") class GroupLinkCreated(val user: User, val groupInfo: GroupInfo, val connReqContact: String, val memberRole: GroupMemberRole): CR()
@@ -3558,7 +3562,7 @@ sealed class CR {
     is GroupInvitation -> withUser(user, json.encodeToString(groupInfo))
     is UserJoinedGroup -> withUser(user, json.encodeToString(groupInfo))
     is JoinedGroupMember -> withUser(user, "groupInfo: $groupInfo\nmember: $member")
-    is ConnectedToGroupMember -> withUser(user, "groupInfo: $groupInfo\nmember: $member")
+    is ConnectedToGroupMember -> withUser(user, "groupInfo: $groupInfo\nmember: $member\nmemberContact: $memberContact")
     is GroupRemoved -> withUser(user, json.encodeToString(groupInfo))
     is GroupUpdated -> withUser(user, json.encodeToString(toGroup))
     is GroupLinkCreated -> withUser(user, "groupInfo: $groupInfo\nconnReqContact: $connReqContact\nmemberRole: $memberRole")
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index d5a58e659..16eddca9a 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -1345,10 +1345,13 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
             if active(user) {
                 _ = m.upsertGroupMember(groupInfo, member)
             }
-        case let .connectedToGroupMember(user, groupInfo, member):
+        case let .connectedToGroupMember(user, groupInfo, member, memberContact):
             if active(user) {
                 _ = m.upsertGroupMember(groupInfo, member)
             }
+            if let contact = memberContact {
+                m.setContactNetworkStatus(contact, .connected)
+            }
         case let .groupUpdated(user, toGroup):
             if active(user) {
                 m.updateGroup(toGroup)
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
index f2759e8ce..7e590a40f 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
     case groupInvitation(user: User, groupInfo: GroupInfo) // unused
     case userJoinedGroup(user: User, groupInfo: GroupInfo)
     case joinedGroupMember(user: User, groupInfo: GroupInfo, member: GroupMember)
-    case connectedToGroupMember(user: User, groupInfo: GroupInfo, member: GroupMember)
+    case connectedToGroupMember(user: User, groupInfo: GroupInfo, member: GroupMember, memberContact: Contact?)
     case groupRemoved(user: User, groupInfo: GroupInfo) // unused
     case groupUpdated(user: User, toGroup: GroupInfo)
     case groupLinkCreated(user: User, groupInfo: GroupInfo, connReqContact: String, memberRole: GroupMemberRole)
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
             case let .groupInvitation(u, groupInfo): return withUser(u, String(describing: groupInfo))
             case let .userJoinedGroup(u, groupInfo): return withUser(u, String(describing: groupInfo))
             case let .joinedGroupMember(u, groupInfo, member): return withUser(u, "groupInfo: \(groupInfo)\nmember: \(member)")
-            case let .connectedToGroupMember(u, groupInfo, member): return withUser(u, "groupInfo: \(groupInfo)\nmember: \(member)")
+            case let .connectedToGroupMember(u, groupInfo, member, memberContact): return withUser(u, "groupInfo: \(groupInfo)\nmember: \(member)\nmemberContact: \(String(describing: memberContact))")
             case let .groupRemoved(u, groupInfo): return withUser(u, String(describing: groupInfo))
             case let .groupUpdated(u, toGroup): return withUser(u, String(describing: toGroup))
             case let .groupLinkCreated(u, groupInfo, connReqContact, memberRole): return withUser(u, "groupInfo: \(groupInfo)\nconnReqContact: \(connReqContact)\nmemberRole: \(memberRole)")
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index bac4e5cb1..8dab2e8d3 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import Data.Text.Encoding (encodeUtf8)
 import Data.Time (NominalDiffTime, addUTCTime, defaultTimeLocale, formatTime)
 import Data.Time.Clock (UTCTime, diffUTCTime, getCurrentTime, nominalDay, nominalDiffTimeToSeconds)
 import Data.Time.Clock.System (SystemTime, systemToUTCTime)
-import Data.Time.LocalTime (getCurrentTimeZone)
 import Data.Word (Word32)
 import qualified Database.SQLite.Simple as DB
 import Simplex.Chat.Archive
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Client (AgentStatsKey (..), temporaryAgentError)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Env.SQLite (AgentConfig (..), InitialAgentServers (..), createAgentStore, defaultAgentConfig)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Lock
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Protocol
-import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite (MigrationConfirmation (..), MigrationError, SQLiteStore (dbNew), execSQL, upMigration, withTransactionCtx)
+import Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite (MigrationConfirmation (..), MigrationError, SQLiteStore (dbNew), execSQL, upMigration)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Agent.Store.SQLite.Migrations as Migrations
 import Simplex.Messaging.Client (defaultNetworkConfig)
 import qualified Simplex.Messaging.Crypto as C
@@ -2787,7 +2786,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
                   _ -> pure ()
             Just (gInfo@GroupInfo {membership}, m@GroupMember {activeConn}) ->
               when (maybe False ((== ConnReady) . connStatus) activeConn) $ do
-                notifyMemberConnected gInfo m
+                notifyMemberConnected gInfo m $ Just ct
                 let connectedIncognito = contactConnIncognito ct || memberIncognito membership
                 when (memberCategory m == GCPreMember) $ probeMatchingContacts ct connectedIncognito
         SENT msgId -> do
@@ -2936,11 +2935,11 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
             -- TODO notify member who forwarded introduction - question - where it is stored? There is via_contact but probably there should be via_member in group_members table
             withStore' (\db -> getViaGroupContact db user m) >>= \case
               Nothing -> do
-                notifyMemberConnected gInfo m
+                notifyMemberConnected gInfo m Nothing
                 messageWarning "connected member does not have contact"
               Just ct@Contact {activeConn = Connection {connStatus}} ->
                 when (connStatus == ConnReady) $ do
-                  notifyMemberConnected gInfo m
+                  notifyMemberConnected gInfo m $ Just ct
                   let connectedIncognito = contactConnIncognito ct || memberIncognito membership
                   when (memberCategory m == GCPreMember) $ probeMatchingContacts ct connectedIncognito
       MSG msgMeta _msgFlags msgBody -> do
@@ -3278,10 +3277,10 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
     groupDescriptionChatItem gInfo m descr =
       createInternalChatItem user (CDGroupRcv gInfo m) (CIRcvMsgContent $ MCText descr) Nothing
 
-    notifyMemberConnected :: GroupInfo -> GroupMember -> m ()
-    notifyMemberConnected gInfo m@GroupMember {localDisplayName = c} = do
+    notifyMemberConnected :: GroupInfo -> GroupMember -> Maybe Contact -> m ()
+    notifyMemberConnected gInfo m@GroupMember {localDisplayName = c} ct_ = do
       memberConnectedChatItem gInfo m
-      toView $ CRConnectedToGroupMember user gInfo m
+      toView $ CRConnectedToGroupMember user gInfo m ct_
       let g = groupName' gInfo
       whenGroupNtfs user gInfo $ do
         setActive $ ActiveG g
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
index 2a9154c51..ce152fe0f 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ data ChatResponse
   | CRJoinedGroupMemberConnecting {user :: User, groupInfo :: GroupInfo, hostMember :: GroupMember, member :: GroupMember}
   | CRMemberRole {user :: User, groupInfo :: GroupInfo, byMember :: GroupMember, member :: GroupMember, fromRole :: GroupMemberRole, toRole :: GroupMemberRole}
   | CRMemberRoleUser {user :: User, groupInfo :: GroupInfo, member :: GroupMember, fromRole :: GroupMemberRole, toRole :: GroupMemberRole}
-  | CRConnectedToGroupMember {user :: User, groupInfo :: GroupInfo, member :: GroupMember}
+  | CRConnectedToGroupMember {user :: User, groupInfo :: GroupInfo, member :: GroupMember, memberContact :: Maybe Contact}
   | CRDeletedMember {user :: User, groupInfo :: GroupInfo, byMember :: GroupMember, deletedMember :: GroupMember}
   | CRDeletedMemberUser {user :: User, groupInfo :: GroupInfo, member :: GroupMember}
   | CRLeftMember {user :: User, groupInfo :: GroupInfo, member :: GroupMember}
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
index 61d4c72fb..f6cec6e3b 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ responseToView user_ ChatConfig {logLevel, showReactions, testView} liveItems ts
   CRHostConnected p h -> [plain $ "connected to " <> viewHostEvent p h]
   CRHostDisconnected p h -> [plain $ "disconnected from " <> viewHostEvent p h]
   CRJoinedGroupMemberConnecting u g host m -> ttyUser u [ttyGroup' g <> ": " <> ttyMember host <> " added " <> ttyFullMember m <> " to the group (connecting...)"]
-  CRConnectedToGroupMember u g m -> ttyUser u [ttyGroup' g <> ": " <> connectedMember m <> " is connected"]
+  CRConnectedToGroupMember u g m _ -> ttyUser u [ttyGroup' g <> ": " <> connectedMember m <> " is connected"]
   CRMemberRole u g by m r r' -> ttyUser u $ viewMemberRoleChanged g by m r r'
   CRMemberRoleUser u g m r r' -> ttyUser u $ viewMemberRoleUserChanged g m r r'
   CRDeletedMemberUser u g by -> ttyUser u $ [ttyGroup' g <> ": " <> ttyMember by <> " removed you from the group"] <> groupPreserved g