diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
index 111dff382a..dedb03b5aa 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -1244,6 +1244,15 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
         chats.insert(chat, at: position)
     }
 
+    func replaceConnReqView(_ id: String, _ withId: ChatId) {
+        if id == showingInvitation?.pcc.id {
+            markShowingInvitationUsed()
+            dismissAllSheets(animated: true) {
+                ItemsModel.shared.loadOpenChat(withId)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     func dismissConnReqView(_ id: String) {
         if id == showingInvitation?.pcc.id {
             markShowingInvitationUsed()
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index e65cddfe7c..7a934fc746 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -2439,7 +2439,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatEvent) async {
             await MainActor.run {
                 m.updateContact(contact)
                 if let conn = contact.activeConn {
-                    m.dismissConnReqView(conn.id)
+                    m.replaceConnReqView(conn.id, contact.id)
                     m.removeChat(conn.id)
                 }
                 if contact.id == m.chatId, let conn = contact.activeConn {
@@ -2456,7 +2456,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatEvent) async {
             await MainActor.run {
                 m.updateContact(contact)
                 if let conn = contact.activeConn {
-                    m.dismissConnReqView(conn.id)
+                    m.replaceConnReqView(conn.id, contact.id)
                     m.removeChat(conn.id)
                 }
             }
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatEvent) async {
             await MainActor.run {
                 m.updateContact(contact)
                 if let conn = contact.activeConn {
-                    m.dismissConnReqView(conn.id)
+                    m.replaceConnReqView(conn.id, contact.id)
                     m.removeChat(conn.id)
                 }
             }
@@ -2616,7 +2616,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatEvent) async {
         await MainActor.run {
             m.updateGroup(groupInfo)
             if let conn = hostContact?.activeConn {
-                m.dismissConnReqView(conn.id)
+                m.replaceConnReqView(conn.id, groupInfo.id)
                 m.removeChat(conn.id)
             }
         }
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatEvent) async {
             m.updateGroup(groupInfo)
             _ = m.upsertGroupMember(groupInfo, hostMember)
             if let hostConn = hostMember.activeConn {
-                m.dismissConnReqView(hostConn.id)
+                m.replaceConnReqView(hostConn.id, groupInfo.id)
                 m.removeChat(hostConn.id)
             }
         }