diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
index 1e9fbf15e6..469d01fbed 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
@@ -2647,7 +2647,7 @@ public struct GroupMember: Identifiable, Decodable, Hashable {
 
     public func canBlockForAll(groupInfo: GroupInfo) -> Bool {
         let userRole = groupInfo.membership.memberRole
-        return memberStatus != .memRemoved && memberStatus != .memLeft && memberRole < .moderator
+        return memberRole < .moderator
             && userRole >= .moderator && userRole >= memberRole && groupInfo.membership.memberActive
             && !memberPending
     }
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 debd0ec328..454dc90d12 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
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ data class GroupMember (
 
   fun canBlockForAll(groupInfo: GroupInfo): Boolean {
     val userRole = groupInfo.membership.memberRole
-    return memberStatus != GroupMemberStatus.MemRemoved && memberStatus != GroupMemberStatus.MemLeft && memberRole < GroupMemberRole.Moderator
+    return memberRole < GroupMemberRole.Moderator
         && userRole >= GroupMemberRole.Moderator && userRole >= memberRole && groupInfo.membership.memberActive
         && !memberPending
   }
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
index e9168ba469..da6d8789fb 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ chatGroupTests = do
     it "member was blocked before joining group" testBlockForAllBeforeJoining
     it "repeat block, unblock" testBlockForAllRepeat
     it "block multiple members" testBlockForAllMultipleMembers
+    it "block left/removed members" testBlockForAllLeftRemoved
   describe "group member inactivity" $ do
     it "mark member inactive on reaching quota" testGroupMemberInactive
   describe "group member reports" $ do
@@ -6973,6 +6974,39 @@ testBlockForAllMultipleMembers =
       cath #> "#team 6"
       [alice, bob, dan] *<# "#team cath> 6"
 
+testBlockForAllLeftRemoved :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
+testBlockForAllLeftRemoved =
+  testChat4 aliceProfile bobProfile cathProfile danProfile $
+    \alice bob cath dan -> do
+      createGroup4 "team" alice (bob, GRMember) (cath, GRMember) (dan, GRMember)
+
+      cath ##> "/leave #team"
+      concurrentlyN_
+        [ do
+            cath <## "#team: you left the group"
+            cath <## "use /d #team to delete the group",
+          alice <## "#team: cath left the group",
+          bob <## "#team: cath left the group",
+          dan <## "#team: cath left the group"
+        ]
+
+      alice ##> "/rm team dan"
+      concurrentlyN_
+        [ alice <## "#team: you removed dan from the group",
+          do
+            dan <## "#team: alice removed you from the group"
+            dan <## "use /d #team to delete the group",
+          bob <## "#team: alice removed dan from the group"
+        ]
+
+      alice ##> "/block for all #team cath"
+      alice <## "#team: you blocked cath"
+      bob <## "#team: alice blocked cath"
+
+      alice ##> "/block for all #team dan"
+      alice <## "#team: you blocked dan"
+      bob <## "#team: alice blocked dan"
+
 testGroupMemberInactive :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
 testGroupMemberInactive ps = do
   withSmpServer' serverCfg' $ do