diff --git a/src/app/core/custom_urls/urls_manager.nim b/src/app/core/custom_urls/urls_manager.nim
index 3f93fd04f6..5d1ce9d24b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/custom_urls/urls_manager.nim
+++ b/src/app/core/custom_urls/urls_manager.nim
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import NimQml, strutils, chronicles
 import ../eventemitter
 
 import ../../global/app_signals
+import ../../../app_service/common/conversion
+import ../../../app_service/service/accounts/utils
 
 logScope:
   topics = "urls-manager"
@@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ QtObject:
     result.protocolUriOnStart = protocolUriOnStart
     result.loggedIn = false
 
+  proc prepareCommunityId(self: UrlsManager, communityId: string): string =
+    if isCompressedPubKey(communityId):
+      return changeCommunityKeyCompression(communityId)
+    return communityId
+
   proc onUrlActivated*(self: UrlsManager, urlRaw: string) {.slot.} =
     if not self.loggedIn:
       self.protocolUriOnStart = urlRaw
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ QtObject:
     # Open community with `community_key`
     elif url.startsWith(UriFormatCommunity):
       data.action = StatusUrlAction.OpenCommunity
-      data.communityId = url[UriFormatCommunity.len .. url.len-1]
+      data.communityId = self.prepareCommunityId(url[UriFormatCommunity.len .. url.len-1])
 
     # Open community which has a channel with `channel_key` and makes that channel active
     elif url.startsWith(UriFormatCommunityChannel):
diff --git a/src/app/global/utils.nim b/src/app/global/utils.nim
index f28b2c8689..a1655909db 100644
--- a/src/app/global/utils.nim
+++ b/src/app/global/utils.nim
@@ -151,5 +151,18 @@ QtObject:
   proc getCompressedPk*(self: Utils, publicKey: string): string {.slot.} =
     compressPk(publicKey)
 
+  proc getDecompressedPk*(self: Utils, compressedKey: string): string {.slot.} =
+    decompressPk(compressedKey)
+
+  proc decompressCommunityKey*(self: Utils, publicKey: string): string {.slot.} =
+    decompressCommunityKey(publicKey)
+
+  proc compressCommunityKey*(self: Utils, publicKey: string): string {.slot.} =
+    compressCommunityKey(publicKey)
+
   proc isCompressedPubKey*(self: Utils, publicKey: string): bool {.slot.} =
     conversion.isCompressedPubKey(publicKey)
+
+  # Changes publicKey compression between 33-bytes and multiformat zQ..
+  proc changeCommunityKeyCompression*(self: Utils, publicKey: string): string {.slot.} =
+    changeCommunityKeyCompression(publicKey)
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/accounts/utils.nim b/src/app_service/service/accounts/utils.nim
index 78910db37e..bf429c0c82 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/accounts/utils.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/accounts/utils.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import ../../../backend/accounts as status_account
+import ../../common/conversion
 
 proc compressPk*(publicKey: string): string =
   try:
@@ -11,8 +12,49 @@ proc compressPk*(publicKey: string): string =
   except Exception as e:
     echo "error: `compressPk` " & $e.name & "  msg: " & $e.msg
 
+proc decompressPk*(compressedKey: string): string =
+  try:
+    let response = status_account.decompressPk(compressedKey)
+    if(not response.error.isNil):
+      echo "error decompressPk: " & response.error.message
+    result = response.result
+
+  except Exception as e:
+    echo "error: `decompressPk` " & $e.name & "  msg: " & $e.msg
+
+proc decompressCommunityKey*(publicKey: string): string =
+  try:
+    let response = status_account.decompressCommunityKey(publicKey)
+    if(not response.error.isNil):
+      echo "error decompressCommunityKey: " & response.error.message
+    result = response.result
+
+  except Exception as e:
+    echo "error: `decompressCommunityKey` " & $e.name & "  msg: " & $e.msg
+
+proc compressCommunityKey*(publicKey: string): string =
+  try:
+    let response = status_account.compressCommunityKey(publicKey)
+    if(not response.error.isNil):
+      echo "error compressCommunityKey: " & response.error.message
+    result = response.result
+
+  except Exception as e:
+    echo "error: `compressCommunityKey` " & $e.name & "  msg: " & $e.msg
+
 proc generateAliasFromPk*(publicKey: string): string =
   return status_account.generateAlias(publicKey).result.getStr
 
 proc isAlias*(value: string): bool =
-  return status_account.isAlias(value)
\ No newline at end of file
+  return status_account.isAlias(value)
+
+# Changes publicKey compression between 33-bytes and multiformat zQ..
+proc changeCommunityKeyCompression*(publicKey: string): string =
+    if isCompressedPubKey(publicKey):
+      # is zQ
+      let uncompressedKey = decompressPk(publicKey)
+      return compressCommunityKey(uncompressedKey)
+    else:
+      # is 33-bytes
+      let uncompressedKey = decompressCommunityKey(publicKey)
+      return compressPk(uncompressedKey)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backend/accounts.nim b/src/backend/accounts.nim
index 99d75af8ce..ea08e1ab2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/accounts.nim
+++ b/src/backend/accounts.nim
@@ -89,7 +89,29 @@ proc decompressPk*(publicKey: string): RpcResponse[string] =
     let secp256k1Code = "fe701"
     response.removePrefix(secp256k1Code)
     result.result = "0x" & response
-  
+
+proc decompressCommunityKey*(publicKey: string): RpcResponse[string] =
+
+  let response = status_go.decompressPublicKey(publicKey)
+
+  # json response indicates error
+  try:
+    let jsonReponse = parseJson(response)
+    result.error = RpcError(message: jsonReponse["error"].getStr())
+  except JsonParsingError as e:
+    result.result = response
+
+proc compressCommunityKey*(publicKey: string): RpcResponse[string] =
+
+  let response = status_go.compressPublicKey(publicKey)
+
+  # json response indicates error
+  try:
+    let jsonReponse = parseJson(response)
+    result.error = RpcError(message: jsonReponse["error"].getStr())
+  except JsonParsingError as e:
+    result.result = response
+
 proc compressPk*(publicKey: string): RpcResponse[string] =
   let secp256k1Code = "0xe701"
   let base58btc = "z"
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityProfilePopupInviteFriendsPanel.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityProfilePopupInviteFriendsPanel.qml
index 6342a8e2cd..7ae2d124ee 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityProfilePopupInviteFriendsPanel.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityProfilePopupInviteFriendsPanel.qml
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
     StatusDescriptionListItem {
         title: qsTr("Share community")
-        subTitle: `${Constants.communityLinkPrefix}${root.community && root.community.id.substring(0, 4)}...${root.community && root.community.id.substring(root.community.id.length -2)}`
+        subTitle: Utils.getCommunityShareLink(root.community.id, true)
         tooltip.text: qsTr("Copied!")
         asset.name: "copy"
         iconButton.onClicked: {
-            let link = `${Constants.communityLinkPrefix}${root.community.id}`
+            let link = Utils.getCommunityShareLink(root.community.id)
             root.rootStore.copyToClipboard(link)
             tooltip.visible = !tooltip.visible
         }
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityProfilePopupOverviewPanel.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityProfilePopupOverviewPanel.qml
index 331e664698..c3872ac5b3 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityProfilePopupOverviewPanel.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/panels/communities/CommunityProfilePopupOverviewPanel.qml
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ Column {
 
     StatusDescriptionListItem {
         title: qsTr("Share community")
-        subTitle: `${Constants.communityLinkPrefix}${root.community.id.substring(0, 4)}...${root.community.id.substring(root.community.id.length -2)}`
+        subTitle: Utils.getCommunityShareLink(root.community.id, true)
         tooltip.text: qsTr("Copied!")
         asset.name: "copy"
         iconButton.onClicked: {
-            let link = `${Constants.communityLinkPrefix}${root.community.id}`
+            let link = Utils.getCommunityShareLink(root.community.id)
             root.copyToClipboard(link);
             tooltip.visible = !tooltip.visible
         }
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml
index 12694fa6a2..fa10a5c6da 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml
@@ -388,15 +388,13 @@ QtObject {
         }*/
 
         // Community
-        let index = link.lastIndexOf("/c/")
-        if (index > -1) {
-            const communityId = link.substring(index + 3)
-
+        const communityId = Utils.getCommunityIdFromShareLink(link)
+        if (communityId !== "") {
             const communityName = getSectionNameById(communityId)
 
             if (!communityName) {
                 // Unknown community, fetch the info if possible
-                communitiesModuleInst.requestCommunityInfo(communityId)
+                root.requestCommunityInfo(communityId)
                 result.communityId = communityId
                 result.fetching = true
                 return result
diff --git a/ui/imports/utils/Utils.qml b/ui/imports/utils/Utils.qml
index aaf24020a5..d1bc1f02a2 100644
--- a/ui/imports/utils/Utils.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/utils/Utils.qml
@@ -608,6 +608,19 @@ QtObject {
         return colorForColorId(pubKeyColorId)
     }
 
+    function getCommunityShareLink(communityId, elided = false) {
+        if (communityId === "") {
+            return ""
+        }
+
+        let compressedPk = communityId
+        if (!globalUtilsInst.isCompressedPubKey(compressedPk)) {
+            compressedPk = globalUtilsInst.changeCommunityKeyCompression(compressedPk)
+        }
+        return Constants.communityLinkPrefix +
+                (elided ? StatusQUtils.Utils.elideText(compressedPk, 4, 2) : compressedPk)
+    }
+
     function getChatKeyFromShareLink(link) {
         let index = link.lastIndexOf("/u/")
         if (index === -1) {
@@ -616,6 +629,19 @@ QtObject {
         return link.substring(index + 3)
     }
 
+    function getCommunityIdFromShareLink(link) {
+        let index = link.lastIndexOf("/c/")
+        if (index === -1) {
+            return ""
+        }
+        const communityKey = link.substring(index + 3)
+        if (globalUtilsInst.isCompressedPubKey(communityKey)) {
+            // is zQ.., need to be converted to standard compression
+            return globalUtilsInst.changeCommunityKeyCompression(communityKey)
+        }
+        return communityKey
+    }
+
     function getCompressedPk(publicKey) {
         if (publicKey === "") {
             return ""