diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
index 79ce572785..54fba0ba68 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
@@ -3680,11 +3680,13 @@ processAgentMessageConn cxt user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage =
       -- member record is not deleted to allow creation of "member left" chat item
       gInfo' <- updateMemberRecordDeleted user gInfo m GSMemLeft
       gInfo'' <- updatePublicGroupData user gInfo'
-      unless (muteEventInChannel gInfo'' m) $ do
-        (gInfo''', m', scopeInfo) <- mkGroupChatScope gInfo'' m
+      -- support chat was deleted with the member record above, so the item has to be created in the group scope
+      let mLeft = m {memberStatus = GSMemLeft, supportChat = Nothing}
+      unless (muteEventInChannel gInfo'' mLeft) $ do
+        (gInfo''', m', scopeInfo) <- mkGroupChatScope gInfo'' mLeft
         (ci, cInfo) <- saveRcvChatItemNoParse user (CDGroupRcv gInfo''' scopeInfo m') msg brokerTs (CIRcvGroupEvent RGEMemberLeft)
         groupMsgToView cInfo ci
-        toView $ CEvtLeftMember user gInfo''' m' {memberStatus = GSMemLeft} msgSigned
+        toView $ CEvtLeftMember user gInfo''' m' msgSigned
       pure $ memberEventDeliveryScope m
 
     xGrpDel :: GroupInfo -> GroupMember -> RcvMessage -> UTCTime -> CM ()
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
index 2c01f379ad..bb9f1a12e0 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ chatGroupTests = do
     it "accept member - only moderators review" testGLinkReviewMember
     it "accept member - host approval, then moderators review" testGLinkApproveThenReviewMember
     it "delete pending approval member" testGLinkDeletePendingApprovalMember
+    it "pending approval member leaves the group" testGLinkPendingApprovalMemberLeaves
     it "admin that joined via link introduces member for moderator review" testGLinkReviewIntroduce
   describe "group link connection plan" $ do
     it "ok to connect; known group" testPlanGroupLinkKnown
@@ -3621,6 +3622,37 @@ testGLinkDeletePendingApprovalMember =
   where
     cfg = testCfg {chatHooks = defaultChatHooks {acceptMember = Just (\_ _ _ -> pure $ Right (GAPendingApproval, GRObserver))}}
 
+testGLinkPendingApprovalMemberLeaves :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
+testGLinkPendingApprovalMemberLeaves =
+  testChatCfg3 cfg aliceProfile bobProfile cathProfile $
+    \alice bob cath -> do
+      createGroup2 "team" alice bob
+
+      alice ##> "/create link #team"
+      gLink <- getGroupLink alice "team" GRMember True
+      cath ##> ("/c " <> gLink)
+      cath <## "connection request sent!"
+      alice <## "cath (Catherine): accepting request to join group #team..."
+      concurrentlyN_
+        [ alice <## "#team: cath connected and pending approval, use /_accept member #1 3 <role> to accept member",
+          do
+            cath <## "#team: joining the group..."
+            cath <## "#team: you joined the group, pending approval"
+        ]
+
+      cath ##> "/leave #team"
+      concurrentlyN_
+        [ do
+            cath <## "#team: you left the group"
+            cath <## "use /d #team to delete the group",
+          alice <## "#team: cath left the group"
+        ]
+
+      alice ##> "/member support chats #team"
+      alice <## "members require attention: 0"
+  where
+    cfg = testCfg {chatHooks = defaultChatHooks {acceptMember = Just (\_ _ _ -> pure $ Right (GAPendingApproval, GRObserver))}}
+
 testGLinkReviewIntroduce :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
 testGLinkReviewIntroduce =
   testChat5 aliceProfile bobProfile cathProfile danProfile eveProfile $