diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index 699f66f0e..d6635da38 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ processChatCommand user@User {userId, profile} = \case
   ListMembers gName -> do
     group <- withStore $ \st -> getGroup st user gName
     showGroupMembers group
-  ListGroups -> withStore (`getUserGroupNames` userId) >>= showGroupsList
+  ListGroups -> withStore (`getUserGroupDetails` userId) >>= showGroupsList
   SendGroupMessage gName msg -> do
     -- TODO save pending message delivery for members without connections
     Group {members, membership} <- withStore $ \st -> getGroup st user gName
@@ -446,15 +446,18 @@ subscribeUserConnections = void . runExceptT $ do
       groups <- withStore (`getUserGroups` user)
       forM_ groups $ \Group {members, membership, localDisplayName = g} -> do
         let connectedMembers = mapMaybe (\m -> (m,) <$> memberConnId m) members
-        if null connectedMembers
-          then
-            if memberActive membership
-              then showGroupEmpty g
-              else showGroupRemoved g
-          else do
-            forM_ connectedMembers $ \(GroupMember {localDisplayName = c}, cId) ->
-              subscribe cId `catchError` showMemberSubError g c
-            showGroupSubscribed g
+        if memberStatus membership == GSMemInvited
+          then pure ()
+          else
+            if null connectedMembers
+              then
+                if memberActive membership
+                  then showGroupEmpty g
+                  else showGroupRemoved g
+              else do
+                forM_ connectedMembers $ \(GroupMember {localDisplayName = c}, cId) ->
+                  subscribe cId `catchError` showMemberSubError g c
+                showGroupSubscribed g
     subscribeFiles user = do
       withStore (`getLiveSndFileTransfers` user) >>= mapM_ subscribeSndFile
       withStore (`getLiveRcvFileTransfers` user) >>= mapM_ subscribeRcvFile
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store.hs
index 4458c5e61..4a09acb2d 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store.hs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module Simplex.Chat.Store
     getGroup,
     deleteGroup,
     getUserGroups,
-    getUserGroupNames,
+    getUserGroupDetails,
     getGroupInvitation,
     createContactGroupMember,
     createMemberConnection,
@@ -982,16 +982,17 @@ getUserGroups st user@User {userId} =
     groupNames <- map fromOnly <$> DB.query db "SELECT local_display_name FROM groups WHERE user_id = ?" (Only userId)
     map fst . rights <$> mapM (runExceptT . getGroup_ db user) groupNames
 
-getUserGroupNames :: MonadUnliftIO m => SQLiteStore -> UserId -> m [(GroupName, Text)]
-getUserGroupNames st userId =
+getUserGroupDetails :: MonadUnliftIO m => SQLiteStore -> UserId -> m [(GroupName, Text, GroupMemberStatus)]
+getUserGroupDetails st userId =
   liftIO . withTransaction st $ \db ->
     DB.query
       db
       [sql|
-        SELECT g.local_display_name, p.full_name
+        SELECT g.local_display_name, p.full_name, m.member_status
         FROM groups g
         JOIN group_profiles p USING (group_profile_id)
-        WHERE g.user_id = ?
+        JOIN group_members m USING (group_id)
+        WHERE g.user_id = ? AND m.member_category = 'user'
       |]
       (Only userId)
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
index 3367d130d..0ee6fd8d3 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ showLeftMember = printToView .: leftMember
 showGroupMembers :: ChatReader m => Group -> m ()
 showGroupMembers = printToView . groupMembers
 
-showGroupsList :: ChatReader m => [(GroupName, Text)] -> m ()
+showGroupsList :: ChatReader m => [(GroupName, Text, GroupMemberStatus)] -> m ()
 showGroupsList = printToView . groupsList
 
 showContactsMerged :: ChatReader m => Contact -> Contact -> m ()
@@ -492,11 +492,19 @@ groupMembers Group {membership, members} = map groupMember . filter (not . remov
       GSMemCreator -> "created group"
       _ -> ""
 
-groupsList :: [(GroupName, Text)] -> [StyledString]
+groupsList :: [(GroupName, Text, GroupMemberStatus)] -> [StyledString]
 groupsList [] = ["you have no groups!", "to create: " <> highlight' "/g <name>"]
 groupsList gs = map groupNames $ sort gs
   where
-    groupNames (displayName, fullName) = ttyGroup displayName <> optFullName displayName fullName
+    groupNames (displayName, fullName, GSMemInvited) =
+      ttyGroup displayName
+        <> optFullName displayName fullName
+        <> " - you are invited ("
+        <> highlight' ("/j " <> T.unpack displayName)
+        <> " to join, "
+        <> highlight' ("/d #" <> T.unpack displayName)
+        <> " to delete invitation)"
+    groupNames (displayName, fullName, _) = ttyGroup displayName <> optFullName displayName fullName
 
 contactsMerged :: Contact -> Contact -> [StyledString]
 contactsMerged _to@Contact {localDisplayName = c1} _from@Contact {localDisplayName = c2} =
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests.hs b/tests/ChatTests.hs
index cb3ae88a6..4a4300850 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests.hs
@@ -413,6 +413,36 @@ testGroupRemoveAdd =
         (alice <# "#team cath> hello")
         (bob <# "#team_1 cath> hello")
 
+testGroupList :: IO ()
+testGroupList =
+  testChat2 aliceProfile bobProfile $
+    \alice bob -> do
+      createGroup2 "team" alice bob
+      alice ##> "/g tennis"
+      alice <## "group #tennis is created"
+      alice <## "use /a tennis <name> to add members"
+      alice ##> "/a tennis bob"
+      concurrentlyN_
+        [ alice <## "invitation to join the group #tennis sent to bob",
+          do
+            bob <## "#tennis: alice invites you to join the group as admin"
+            bob <## "use /j tennis to accept"
+        ]
+      -- alice sees both groups
+      alice ##> "/gs"
+      alice <### ["#team", "#tennis"]
+      -- bob sees #tennis as invitation
+      bob ##> "/gs"
+      bob
+        <### [ "#team",
+               "#tennis - you are invited (/j tennis to join, /d #tennis to delete invitation)"
+             ]
+      -- after deleting invitation bob sees only one group
+      bob ##> "/d #tennis"
+      bob <## "#tennis: you deleted the group"
+      bob ##> "/gs"
+      bob <## "#team"
+
 testUpdateProfile :: IO ()
 testUpdateProfile =
   testChat3 aliceProfile bobProfile cathProfile $
@@ -685,23 +715,27 @@ showName (TestCC ChatController {currentUser} _ _ _ _) = do
   User {localDisplayName, profile = Profile {fullName}} <- readTVarIO currentUser
   pure . T.unpack $ localDisplayName <> " (" <> fullName <> ")"
 
-createGroup3 :: String -> TestCC -> TestCC -> TestCC -> IO ()
-createGroup3 gName cc1 cc2 cc3 = do
+createGroup2 :: String -> TestCC -> TestCC -> IO ()
+createGroup2 gName cc1 cc2 = do
   connectUsers cc1 cc2
-  connectUsers cc1 cc3
   name2 <- userName cc2
-  name3 <- userName cc3
-  sName2 <- showName cc2
-  sName3 <- showName cc3
   cc1 ##> ("/g " <> gName)
   cc1 <## ("group #" <> gName <> " is created")
   cc1 <## ("use /a " <> gName <> " <name> to add members")
-  addMember cc2
+  addMember gName cc1 cc2
   cc2 ##> ("/j " <> gName)
   concurrently_
     (cc1 <## ("#" <> gName <> ": " <> name2 <> " joined the group"))
     (cc2 <## ("#" <> gName <> ": you joined the group"))
-  addMember cc3
+
+createGroup3 :: String -> TestCC -> TestCC -> TestCC -> IO ()
+createGroup3 gName cc1 cc2 cc3 = do
+  createGroup2 gName cc1 cc2
+  connectUsers cc1 cc3
+  name3 <- userName cc3
+  sName2 <- showName cc2
+  sName3 <- showName cc3
+  addMember gName cc1 cc3
   cc3 ##> ("/j " <> gName)
   concurrentlyN_
     [ cc1 <## ("#" <> gName <> ": " <> name3 <> " joined the group"),
@@ -712,18 +746,18 @@ createGroup3 gName cc1 cc2 cc3 = do
         cc2 <## ("#" <> gName <> ": alice added " <> sName3 <> " to the group (connecting...)")
         cc2 <## ("#" <> gName <> ": new member " <> name3 <> " is connected")
     ]
-  where
-    addMember :: TestCC -> IO ()
-    addMember mem = do
-      name1 <- userName cc1
-      memName <- userName mem
-      cc1 ##> ("/a " <> gName <> " " <> memName)
-      concurrentlyN_
-        [ cc1 <## ("invitation to join the group #" <> gName <> " sent to " <> memName),
-          do
-            mem <## ("#" <> gName <> ": " <> name1 <> " invites you to join the group as admin")
-            mem <## ("use /j " <> gName <> " to accept")
-        ]
+
+addMember :: String -> TestCC -> TestCC -> IO ()
+addMember gName inviting invitee = do
+  name1 <- userName inviting
+  memName <- userName invitee
+  inviting ##> ("/a " <> gName <> " " <> memName)
+  concurrentlyN_
+    [ inviting <## ("invitation to join the group #" <> gName <> " sent to " <> memName),
+      do
+        invitee <## ("#" <> gName <> ": " <> name1 <> " invites you to join the group as admin")
+        invitee <## ("use /j " <> gName <> " to accept")
+    ]
 
 -- | test sending direct messages
 (<##>) :: TestCC -> TestCC -> IO ()