diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift
index 37e00863fe..47a2131d30 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
         case switchAddressAlert
         case abortSwitchAddressAlert
         case syncConnectionForceAlert
+        case connectViaMemberAddressAlert(contactLink: String)
         case connRequestSentAlert(type: ConnReqType)
         case error(title: LocalizedStringKey, error: LocalizedStringKey)
         case other(alert: Alert)
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
             case let .changeMemberRoleAlert(_, role): return "changeMemberRoleAlert \(role.rawValue)"
             case .switchAddressAlert: return "switchAddressAlert"
             case .abortSwitchAddressAlert: return "abortSwitchAddressAlert"
-            case .connRequestSentAlert: return "connRequestSentAlert"
             case .syncConnectionForceAlert: return "syncConnectionForceAlert"
+            case .connectViaMemberAddressAlert: return "connectViaMemberAddressAlert"
+            case .connRequestSentAlert: return "connRequestSentAlert"
             case let .error(title, _): return "error \(title)"
             case let .other(alert): return "other \(alert)"
             }
@@ -201,6 +203,7 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
             case .switchAddressAlert: return switchAddressAlert(switchMemberAddress)
             case .abortSwitchAddressAlert: return abortSwitchAddressAlert(abortSwitchMemberAddress)
             case .syncConnectionForceAlert: return syncConnectionForceAlert({ syncMemberConnection(force: true) })
+            case let .connectViaMemberAddressAlert(contactLink): return connectViaMemberAddressAlert(contactLink)
             case let .connRequestSentAlert(type): return connReqSentAlert(type)
             case let .error(title, error): return Alert(title: Text(title), message: Text(error))
             case let .other(alert): return alert
@@ -210,12 +213,23 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
 
     func connectViaAddressButton(_ contactLink: String) -> some View {
         Button {
-            connectViaAddress(contactLink)
+            alert = .connectViaMemberAddressAlert(contactLink: contactLink)
         } label: {
             Label("Connect", systemImage: "link")
         }
     }
 
+    func connectViaMemberAddressAlert(_ contactLink: String) -> Alert {
+        return Alert(
+            title: Text("Connect directly?"),
+            message: Text("Сonnection request will be sent to this group member."),
+            primaryButton: .default(Text("Connect")) {
+                connectViaAddress(contactLink)
+            },
+            secondaryButton: .cancel()
+        )
+    }
+
     func connectViaAddress(_ contactLink: String) {
         Task {
             let (connReqType, connectAlert) = await apiConnect_(connReq: contactLink)
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/GroupMemberInfoView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/GroupMemberInfoView.kt
index bfe9aff82b..f730c6ef21 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/GroupMemberInfoView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/GroupMemberInfoView.kt
@@ -76,13 +76,7 @@ fun GroupMemberInfoView(
         }
       },
       connectViaAddress = { connReqUri ->
-        val uri = URI(connReqUri)
-        withUriAction(uri) { linkType ->
-          withApi {
-            Log.d(TAG, "connectViaUri: connecting")
-            connectViaUri(chatModel, linkType, uri)
-          }
-        }
+        connectViaMemberAddressAlert(connReqUri)
       },
       removeMember = { removeMemberDialog(groupInfo, member, chatModel, close) },
       onRoleSelected = {
@@ -450,6 +444,23 @@ private fun updateMemberRoleDialog(
   )
 }
 
+fun connectViaMemberAddressAlert(connReqUri: String) {
+  AlertManager.shared.showAlertDialog(
+    title = generalGetString(MR.strings.connect_via_member_address_alert_title),
+    text = generalGetString(MR.strings.connect_via_member_address_alert_desc),
+    confirmText = generalGetString(MR.strings.connect_via_link_verb),
+    onConfirm = {
+      val uri = URI(connReqUri)
+      withUriAction(uri) { linkType ->
+        withApi {
+          Log.d(TAG, "connectViaUri: connecting")
+          connectViaUri(chatModel, linkType, uri)
+        }
+      }
+    },
+  )
+}
+
 @Preview
 @Composable
 fun PreviewGroupMemberInfoLayout() {
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
index a54a1a9320..753e89a1d4 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
@@ -1212,6 +1212,8 @@
   <string name="change_member_role_question">Change group role?</string>
   <string name="member_role_will_be_changed_with_notification">The role will be changed to \"%s\". Everyone in the group will be notified.</string>
   <string name="member_role_will_be_changed_with_invitation">The role will be changed to \"%s\". The member will receive a new invitation.</string>
+  <string name="connect_via_member_address_alert_title">Connect directly?</string>
+  <string name="connect_via_member_address_alert_desc">Сonnection request will be sent to this group member.</string>
   <string name="error_removing_member">Error removing member</string>
   <string name="error_changing_role">Error changing role</string>
   <string name="info_row_group">Group</string>