diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
index ff1be20c2b..87d513e87e 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ import Simplex.Chat.Store.Shared
 import Simplex.Chat.Types
 import Simplex.Chat.Types.Preferences
 import Simplex.Chat.Types.Shared
-import Simplex.Chat.Util (liftIOEither, zipWith3')
+import Simplex.Chat.Util (liftIOEither, shuffle, zipWith3')
 import qualified Simplex.Chat.Util as U
 import Simplex.FileTransfer.Description (FileDescriptionURI (..), maxFileSize, maxFileSizeHard)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Agent
@@ -2708,23 +2708,27 @@ processChatCommand vr nm = \case
       pure (gLink, gInfo')
     if autoChooseRelays
       then do
-        relayIds <- chooseRelays
-        relays <- addRelays user gInfo' relayIds
-        pure $ CRGroupRelaysAdded user gInfo' gLink relays
+        relays <- chooseRelays user
+        groupRelays <- addRelays user gInfo' relays
+        pure $ CRGroupRelaysAdded user gInfo' gLink groupRelays
       else
         pure $ CRGroupLinkCreated user gInfo' gLink
     where
-      chooseRelays = do
-        -- TODO - load configured relays (chat_relays)
-        -- TODO - select 3 random relays
-        pure []
+      chooseRelays user = do
+        -- TODO [relays] owner: more advanced relay selection strategy, e.g. pick from different operators
+        chatRelays <- withFastStore' (`getChatRelays` user)
+        let enabledRelays = filter (\UserChatRelay {enabled} -> enabled) chatRelays
+        selectedRelays <- take 3 <$> liftIO (shuffle enabledRelays)
+        when (null selectedRelays) $ throwChatError $ CEException "failed to select relays: no enabled relays configured"
+        pure selectedRelays
   APIAddRelays groupId relayIds -> withUser $ \user -> withGroupLock "addRelays" groupId $ do
     (gInfo, gLink) <- withFastStore $ \db -> do
       gInfo <- getGroupInfo db vr user groupId
       gLink <- getGroupLink db user gInfo
       pure (gInfo, gLink)
-    relays <- addRelays user gInfo $ L.toList relayIds
-    pure $ CRGroupRelaysAdded user gInfo gLink relays
+    relays <- withFastStore $ \db -> mapM (getChatRelayById db user) (L.toList relayIds)
+    groupRelays <- addRelays user gInfo relays
+    pure $ CRGroupRelaysAdded user gInfo gLink groupRelays
   APIGroupLinkMemberRole groupId mRole' -> withUser $ \user -> withGroupLock "groupLinkMemberRole" groupId $ do
     gInfo <- withFastStore $ \db -> getGroupInfo db vr user groupId
     gLnk@GroupLink {acceptMemberRole} <- withFastStore $ \db -> getGroupLink db user gInfo
@@ -3567,8 +3571,8 @@ processChatCommand vr nm = \case
       toView $ CEvtNewChatItems user [AChatItem SCTDirect SMDSnd (DirectChat ct) ci]
       forM_ (timed_ >>= timedDeleteAt') $
         startProximateTimedItemThread user (ChatRef CTDirect contactId Nothing, chatItemId' ci)
-    addRelays :: User -> GroupInfo -> [Int64] -> CM [GroupRelay]
-    addRelays _user _gInfo _relayIds = do
+    addRelays :: User -> GroupInfo -> [UserChatRelay] -> CM [GroupRelay]
+    addRelays _user _gInfo _relays = do
       -- TODO [relays] owner: send contact requests to relays
       -- TODO   - create relay member connections, relay records (group_relays), relay status: RSNew
       -- TODO   - send requests to relays: INV message - XGrpRelayInv, relay status: RSInvited
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Profiles.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Profiles.hs
index 87086f6bd4..9d225570f4 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Profiles.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Profiles.hs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ module Simplex.Chat.Store.Profiles
     updateUserAddressSettings,
     getProtocolServers,
     getChatRelays,
+    getChatRelayById,
     insertProtocolServer,
     getUpdateServerOperators,
     getServerOperators,
@@ -624,10 +625,22 @@ getChatRelays db User {userId} =
         WHERE user_id = ?
       |]
       (Only userId)
-  where
-    toChatRelay :: (DBEntityId, ShortLinkContact, Text, Text, BoolInt, Maybe BoolInt, BoolInt) -> UserChatRelay
-    toChatRelay (chatRelayId, address, name, domains, BI preset, tested, BI enabled) =
-      UserChatRelay {chatRelayId, address, name, domains = T.splitOn "," domains, preset, tested = unBI <$> tested, enabled, deleted = False}
+
+toChatRelay :: (DBEntityId, ShortLinkContact, Text, Text, BoolInt, Maybe BoolInt, BoolInt) -> UserChatRelay
+toChatRelay (chatRelayId, address, name, domains, BI preset, tested, BI enabled) =
+  UserChatRelay {chatRelayId, address, name, domains = T.splitOn "," domains, preset, tested = unBI <$> tested, enabled, deleted = False}
+
+getChatRelayById :: DB.Connection -> User -> Int64 -> ExceptT StoreError IO UserChatRelay
+getChatRelayById db User {userId} relayId =
+  ExceptT . firstRow toChatRelay (SEUserChatRelayNotFound relayId) $
+    DB.query
+      db
+      [sql|
+        SELECT chat_relay_id, address, name, domains, preset, tested, enabled
+        FROM chat_relays
+        WHERE user_id = ? AND chat_relay_id = ?
+      |]
+      (userId, relayId)
 
 insertChatRelay :: DB.Connection -> User -> UTCTime -> NewUserChatRelay -> IO UserChatRelay
 insertChatRelay db User {userId} ts relay@UserChatRelay {address, name, domains, preset, tested, enabled} = do
@@ -642,7 +655,7 @@ insertChatRelay db User {userId} ts relay@UserChatRelay {address, name, domains,
           RETURNING chat_relay_id
         |]
         (address, name, T.intercalate "," domains, BI preset, BI <$> tested, BI enabled, userId, ts, ts)
-  pure relay {chatRelayId = DBEntityId crId}
+  pure (relay :: NewUserChatRelay) {chatRelayId = DBEntityId crId}
 
 updateChatRelay :: DB.Connection -> UTCTime -> UserChatRelay -> IO ()
 updateChatRelay db ts UserChatRelay {chatRelayId, address, name, domains, preset, tested, enabled} =
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Shared.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Shared.hs
index c71ae31689..c0ded28bd2 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Shared.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Shared.hs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ data StoreError
   | SEProhibitedDeleteUser {userId :: UserId, contactId :: ContactId}
   | SEOperatorNotFound {serverOperatorId :: Int64}
   | SEUsageConditionsNotFound
+  | SEUserChatRelayNotFound {chatRelayId :: Int64}
   | SEInvalidQuote
   | SEInvalidMention
   | SEInvalidDeliveryTask {taskId :: Int64}