diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
index ed8dfd9221..efbb3c1320 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {
                 Section {
                     if groupInfo.canEdit {
                         editGroupButton()
-                        addOrEditWelcomeMessage()
                     }
+                    addOrEditWelcomeMessage()
                     groupPreferencesButton($groupInfo)
                 } header: {
                     Text("")
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupWelcomeView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupWelcomeView.swift
index 7aa372d5dc..7b90a4abe7 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupWelcomeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupWelcomeView.swift
@@ -15,43 +15,101 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
     var groupId: Int64
     @Binding var groupInfo: GroupInfo
     @State private var welcomeText: String = ""
+    @State private var editMode = true
     @FocusState private var keyboardVisible: Bool
     @State private var showSaveDialog = false
 
     var body: some View {
-        List {
-            Section {
-                TextEditor(text: $welcomeText)
-                .focused($keyboardVisible)
-                .padding(.horizontal, -5)
-                .padding(.top, -8)
-                .frame(height: 90, alignment: .topLeading)
-                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-            }
-            Section {
-                saveButton()
+        VStack {
+            if groupInfo.canEdit {
+                editorView()
+                    .modifier(BackButton {
+                        if welcomeText == groupInfo.groupProfile.description || (welcomeText == "" && groupInfo.groupProfile.description == nil) {
+                            dismiss()
+                        } else {
+                            showSaveDialog = true
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .confirmationDialog("Save welcome message?", isPresented: $showSaveDialog) {
+                        Button("Save and update group profile") {
+                            save()
+                            dismiss()
+                        }
+                        Button("Exit without saving") { dismiss() }
+                    }
+            } else {
+                List {
+                    Section {
+                        textPreview()
+                        copyButton()
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
         .onAppear {
             welcomeText = groupInfo.groupProfile.description ?? ""
-        }
-        .modifier(BackButton {
-            if welcomeText == groupInfo.groupProfile.description || (welcomeText == "" && groupInfo.groupProfile.description == nil) {
-                dismiss()
-            } else {
-                showSaveDialog = true
-            }
-        })
-        .confirmationDialog("Save welcome message?", isPresented: $showSaveDialog) {
-            Button("Save and update group profile") {
-                save()
-                dismiss()
-            }
-            Button("Exit without saving") { dismiss() }
+            keyboardVisible = true
         }
     }
 
-    @ViewBuilder private func saveButton() -> some View {
+    private func textPreview() -> some View {
+        messageText(welcomeText, parseSimpleXMarkdown(welcomeText), nil)
+            .allowsHitTesting(false)
+    }
+
+    private func editorView() -> some View {
+        List {
+            Section {
+                if editMode {
+                    ZStack {
+                        Group {
+                            if welcomeText.isEmpty {
+                                TextEditor(text: Binding.constant(NSLocalizedString("Enter welcome message…", comment: "placeholder")))
+                                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                                    .disabled(true)
+                            }
+                            TextEditor(text: $welcomeText)
+                                .focused($keyboardVisible)
+                        }
+                        .padding(.horizontal, -5)
+                        .padding(.top, -8)
+                        .frame(height: 90, alignment: .topLeading)
+                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    textPreview()
+                        .frame(height: 90, alignment: .topLeading)
+                }
+
+                Button {
+                    editMode = !editMode
+                    keyboardVisible = editMode
+                } label: {
+                    if editMode {
+                        Label ("Preview", systemImage: "character")
+                    } else {
+                        Label ("Edit", systemImage: "pencil")
+                    }
+                }
+                .disabled(welcomeText.isEmpty)
+                copyButton()
+            }
+
+            Section {
+                saveButton()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func copyButton() -> some View {
+        Button {
+            UIPasteboard.general.string = welcomeText
+        } label: {
+            Label ("Copy", systemImage: "doc.on.doc")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func saveButton() -> some View {
         Button("Save and update group profile") {
             save()
         }