diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/ChannelRelaysView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/ChannelRelaysView.swift
index 7b3935e4b2..dbcc79972a 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/ChannelRelaysView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/ChannelRelaysView.swift
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ struct ChannelRelaysView: View {
     }
 
     private func ownerRelayStatusText(_ member: GroupMember) -> LocalizedStringKey {
-        if [.memLeft, .memRemoved, .memGroupDeleted].contains(member.memberStatus) {
+        let relayStatus = groupRelays.first(where: { $0.groupMemberId == member.groupMemberId })?.relayStatus
+        return if relayStatus == .rsRejected {
+            "rejected"
+        } else if [.memLeft, .memRemoved, .memGroupDeleted].contains(member.memberStatus) {
             relayConnStatus(member).text
         } else if case .failed = member.activeConn?.connStatus {
             "failed"
@@ -119,8 +122,7 @@ struct ChannelRelaysView: View {
         } else if member.activeConn?.connInactive ?? false {
             "inactive"
         } else {
-            groupRelays.first(where: { $0.groupMemberId == member.groupMemberId })?.relayStatus.text
-                ?? relayConnStatus(member).text
+            relayStatus?.text ?? relayConnStatus(member).text
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/ChannelRelaysView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/ChannelRelaysView.kt
index d6150a1d08..8b1036ccd7 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/ChannelRelaysView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/ChannelRelaysView.kt
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ private fun subscriberRelayStatusText(member: GroupMember): String {
 }
 
 private fun ownerRelayStatusText(member: GroupMember, groupRelays: List<GroupRelay>): String {
-  return if (member.memberStatus in listOf(GroupMemberStatus.MemLeft, GroupMemberStatus.MemRemoved, GroupMemberStatus.MemGroupDeleted)) {
+  val relayStatus = groupRelays.firstOrNull { it.groupMemberId == member.groupMemberId }?.relayStatus
+  return if (relayStatus == RelayStatus.RsRejected) {
+    generalGetString(MR.strings.relay_status_rejected)
+  } else if (member.memberStatus in listOf(GroupMemberStatus.MemLeft, GroupMemberStatus.MemRemoved, GroupMemberStatus.MemGroupDeleted)) {
     relayConnStatus(member).first
   } else if (member.activeConn?.connStatus is ConnStatus.Failed) {
     generalGetString(MR.strings.relay_conn_status_failed)
@@ -184,8 +187,7 @@ private fun ownerRelayStatusText(member: GroupMember, groupRelays: List<GroupRel
   } else if (member.activeConn?.connInactive == true) {
     generalGetString(MR.strings.member_info_member_inactive)
   } else {
-    groupRelays.firstOrNull { it.groupMemberId == member.groupMemberId }?.relayStatus?.text
-      ?: relayConnStatus(member).first
+    relayStatus?.text ?: relayConnStatus(member).first
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
index 29eafa5ac1..4edb42e339 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
@@ -223,7 +223,13 @@ chatResponseToView hu cfg@ChatConfig {logLevel, showReactions, testView} liveIte
   CRUserDeletedMembers u g members wm signed -> case members of
     [m] -> ttyUser u [ttyGroup' g <> ": you removed " <> ttyMember m <> " from the group" <> withMessages wm <> signedStr signed]
     mems' -> ttyUser u [ttyGroup' g <> ": you removed " <> sShow (length mems') <> " members from the group" <> withMessages wm <> signedStr signed]
-  CRLeftMemberUser u g -> ttyUser u $ [ttyGroup' g <> ": you left the group"] <> groupPreserved g
+  CRLeftMemberUser u g
+    | relayOwnStatus g == Just RSRejected ->
+        ttyUser u
+          [ ttyGroup' g <> ": you left the group (future invitations will be rejected)",
+            "use " <> highlight ("/relay allow #" <> viewGroupName g) <> " then " <> highlight ("/d #" <> viewGroupName g) <> " to delete the group"
+          ]
+    | otherwise -> ttyUser u $ [ttyGroup' g <> ": you left the group"] <> groupPreserved g
   CRGroupDeletedUser u g signed -> ttyUser u [ttyGroup' g <> ": you deleted the group" <> signedStr signed]
   CRForwardPlan u count itemIds fc -> ttyUser u $ viewForwardPlan count itemIds fc
   CRChatMsgContent u mc -> ttyUser u $ ttyMsgContent mc <> viewMsgTestInfo testView mc
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
index 137679ded6..861dc1414f 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
@@ -9969,8 +9969,8 @@ testRelayRejectAfterLeave ps =
         -- relay leaves the channel: subscriber gets the signed leave notice via bob's
         -- DJRelayRemoved job, then has no relay to forward subsequent messages.
         bob ##> "/leave #team"
-        bob <## "#team: you left the group"
-        bob <## "use /d #team to delete the group"
+        bob <## "#team: you left the group (future invitations will be rejected)"
+        bob <## "use /relay allow #team then /d #team to delete the group"
         concurrentlyN_
           [ alice <## "#team: bob left the group (signed)",
             cath <## "#team: bob left the group (signed)"
@@ -10034,8 +10034,8 @@ testRelayAllowAcceptsAgain ps =
         cath <# "#team> hello [>>]"
 
         bob ##> "/leave #team"
-        bob <## "#team: you left the group"
-        bob <## "use /d #team to delete the group"
+        bob <## "#team: you left the group (future invitations will be rejected)"
+        bob <## "use /relay allow #team then /d #team to delete the group"
         concurrentlyN_
           [ alice <## "#team: bob left the group (signed)",
             cath <## "#team: bob left the group (signed)"
@@ -10104,8 +10104,8 @@ testRelayDoesNotRejectUnrelatedChannel ps =
         threadDelay 100000
 
         bob ##> "/leave #teama"
-        bob <## "#teama: you left the group"
-        bob <## "use /d #teama to delete the group"
+        bob <## "#teama: you left the group (future invitations will be rejected)"
+        bob <## "use /relay allow #teama then /d #teama to delete the group"
         alice <## "#teama: bob left the group (signed)"
         threadDelay 100000
 
@@ -10146,8 +10146,8 @@ testRelayRejectRaceConcurrentInvitations ps =
         cath <# "#team> hello [>>]"
 
         bob ##> "/leave #team"
-        bob <## "#team: you left the group"
-        bob <## "use /d #team to delete the group"
+        bob <## "#team: you left the group (future invitations will be rejected)"
+        bob <## "use /relay allow #team then /d #team to delete the group"
         concurrentlyN_
           [ alice <## "#team: bob left the group (signed)",
             cath <## "#team: bob left the group (signed)"
@@ -10202,8 +10202,8 @@ testRelayDeleteRejectedBlocked ps =
         cath <# "#team> hello [>>]"
 
         bob ##> "/leave #team"
-        bob <## "#team: you left the group"
-        bob <## "use /d #team to delete the group"
+        bob <## "#team: you left the group (future invitations will be rejected)"
+        bob <## "use /relay allow #team then /d #team to delete the group"
         concurrentlyN_
           [ alice <## "#team: bob left the group (signed)",
             cath <## "#team: bob left the group (signed)"