diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index 3864a55900..7b82d997cd 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -2454,7 +2454,7 @@ processChatCommand' vr = \case
         groupMemberId <- getGroupMemberIdByName db user groupId groupMemberName
         pure (groupId, groupMemberId)
     sendGrpInvitation :: User -> Contact -> GroupInfo -> GroupMember -> ConnReqInvitation -> CM ()
-    sendGrpInvitation user ct@Contact {localDisplayName} gInfo@GroupInfo {groupId, groupProfile, membership} GroupMember {groupMemberId, memberId, memberRole = memRole} cReq = do
+    sendGrpInvitation user ct@Contact {contactId, localDisplayName} gInfo@GroupInfo {groupId, groupProfile, membership} GroupMember {groupMemberId, memberId, memberRole = memRole} cReq = do
       currentMemCount <- withStore' $ \db -> getGroupCurrentMembersCount db user gInfo
       let GroupMember {memberRole = userRole, memberId = userMemberId} = membership
           groupInv =
@@ -2468,8 +2468,11 @@ processChatCommand' vr = \case
               }
       (msg, _) <- sendDirectContactMessage user ct $ XGrpInv groupInv
       let content = CISndGroupInvitation (CIGroupInvitation {groupId, groupMemberId, localDisplayName, groupProfile, status = CIGISPending}) memRole
-      ci <- saveSndChatItem user (CDDirectSnd ct) msg content
+      timed_ <- contactCITimed ct
+      ci <- saveSndChatItem' user (CDDirectSnd ct) msg content Nothing Nothing Nothing timed_ False
       toView $ CRNewChatItem user (AChatItem SCTDirect SMDSnd (DirectChat ct) ci)
+      forM_ (timed_ >>= timedDeleteAt') $
+        startProximateTimedItemThread user (ChatRef CTDirect contactId, chatItemId' ci)
     drgRandomBytes :: Int -> CM ByteString
     drgRandomBytes n = asks random >>= atomically . C.randomBytes n
     privateGetUser :: UserId -> CM User