diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
index ab7d2b6d9d..423f16adaa 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -722,10 +722,12 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
     func upsertChatItem(_ cInfo: ChatInfo, _ cItem: ChatItem) -> Bool {
         // update chat list
         var itemAdded: Bool = false
-        if cInfo.groupChatScope() == nil {
+        // memberPending: a pending invitee's support item may be the main-list preview, so keep it in
+        // sync on edit/status change too (matching addChatItem)
+        if cInfo.groupChatScope() == nil || cInfo.groupInfo?.membership.memberPending ?? false {
             if let chat = getChat(cInfo.id) {
                 if let pItem = chat.chatItems.last {
-                    if pItem.id == cItem.id || (chatId == cInfo.id && im.reversedChatItems.first(where: { $0.id == cItem.id }) == nil) {
+                    if pItem.id == cItem.id || (cInfo.groupChatScope() == nil && chatId == cInfo.id && im.reversedChatItems.first(where: { $0.id == cItem.id }) == nil) {
                         chat.chatItems = [cItem]
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -793,7 +795,9 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
 
     func removeChatItem(_ cInfo: ChatInfo, _ cItem: ChatItem) {
         // update chat list
-        if cInfo.groupChatScope() == nil {
+        // memberPending: a pending invitee's support item may be the main-list preview, so clear it
+        // when deleted/moderated too (matching addChatItem)
+        if cInfo.groupChatScope() == nil || cInfo.groupInfo?.membership.memberPending ?? false {
             if cItem.isRcvNew {
                 unreadCollector.changeUnreadCounter(cInfo.id, by: -1, unreadMentions: cItem.meta.userMention ? -1 : 0)
             }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
index 88c7b6d8e4..644a62e949 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@ object ChatModel {
     suspend fun upsertChatItem(rhId: Long?, cInfo: ChatInfo, cItem: ChatItem): Boolean {
       var itemAdded = false
       // update chat list
-      if (cInfo.groupChatScope() == null) {
+      // memberPending: a pending invitee's support item may be the main-list preview, so keep it in
+      // sync on edit/status change too (matching addChatItem)
+      if (cInfo.groupChatScope() == null || cInfo.groupInfo_?.membership?.memberPending == true) {
         val i = getChatIndex(rhId, cInfo.id)
         val chat: Chat
         if (i >= 0) {
@@ -680,7 +682,9 @@ object ChatModel {
 
     fun removeChatItem(rhId: Long?, cInfo: ChatInfo, cItem: ChatItem) {
       // update chat list
-      if (cInfo.groupChatScope() == null) {
+      // memberPending: a pending invitee's support item may be the main-list preview, so clear it
+      // when deleted/moderated too (matching addChatItem)
+      if (cInfo.groupChatScope() == null || cInfo.groupInfo_?.membership?.memberPending == true) {
         if (cItem.isRcvNew) {
           decreaseCounterInPrimaryContext(rhId, cInfo.id)
         }