diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/communities/view.nim b/src/app/modules/main/communities/view.nim
index 068b6be857..7214721f66 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/communities/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/communities/view.nim
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ QtObject:
     self.observedItem.setActiveSectionData(item)
     self.observedItemChanged()
 
-  proc joinCommunity*(self: View, communityId: string): string {.slot.} =
-    result = self.delegate.joinCommunity(communityId)
+  proc joinCommunity*(self: View, communityId: string, ensName: string) {.slot.} =
+    # Users always have to request to join a community but might 
+    # get automatically accepted.
+    self.delegate.requestToJoinCommunity(communityId, ensName)
 
   proc createCommunity*(self: View, name: string,
                         description: string, introMessage: string, outroMessage: string,
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
index cc0acd729e..a2117c6f98 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
@@ -1066,11 +1066,13 @@ QtObject:
       var pubKeys: seq[string] = @[]
       for pubKey in pubKeysParsed:
         pubKeys.add(pubKey.getStr)
-      let response =  status_go.inviteUsersToCommunity(communityId, pubKeys)
+      # We no longer send invites, but merely share the community so 
+      # users can request access (with automatic acception)
+      let response =  status_go.shareCommunityToUsers(communityId, pubKeys)
       discard self.chatService.processMessageUpdateAfterSend(response)
     except Exception as e:
-      error "Error inviting to community", msg = e.msg
-      result = "Error exporting community: " & e.msg
+      error "Error sharing community", msg = e.msg
+      result = "Error sharing community: " & e.msg
 
   proc removeUserFromCommunity*(self: Service, communityId: string, pubKey: string)  =
     try:
diff --git a/src/backend/communities.nim b/src/backend/communities.nim
index d1ce9046ed..1f65c13b6b 100644
--- a/src/backend/communities.nim
+++ b/src/backend/communities.nim
@@ -260,5 +260,11 @@ proc inviteUsersToCommunity*(communityId: string, pubKeys: seq[string]): RpcResp
     "users": pubKeys
   }])
 
+proc shareCommunityToUsers*(communityId: string, pubKeys: seq[string]): RpcResponse[JsonNode] {.raises: [Exception].} =
+  return callPrivateRPC("shareCommunity".prefix, %*[{
+    "communityId": communityId,
+    "users": pubKeys
+  }])
+
 proc getCommunitiesSettings*(): RpcResponse[JsonNode] {.raises: [Exception].} =
   return callPrivateRPC("getCommunitiesSettings".prefix, %*[])
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/popups/community/CommunityDetailPopup.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/popups/community/CommunityDetailPopup.qml
index 8abf65ea8e..4578f76b24 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/popups/community/CommunityDetailPopup.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/popups/community/CommunityDetailPopup.qml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ StatusModal {
                 //        text = qsTrId("invite-chat-pending")
                 //    }
                } else {
-                   error = root.store.communitiesModuleInst.joinCommunity(root.communityId)
+                   error = root.store.communitiesModuleInst.joinCommunity(root.communityId, root.store.userProfileInst.ensName)
                }
 
                if (error) {
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml
index ac88ae8ef9..75f6ac2606 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/stores/RootStore.qml
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ QtObject {
         chatCommunitySectionModule.reorderCommunityChat(categoryId, chatId, to)
     }
 
-    function joinCommunity(id) {
-        return communitiesModuleInst.joinCommunity(id)
+    function joinCommunity(id, ensName) {
+        return communitiesModuleInst.joinCommunity(id, ensName)
     }
 
     function requestToJoinCommunity(id, ensName) {
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ QtObject {
                 const userCanJoin = userCanJoin(communityId)
                 // TODO find what to do when you can't join
                 if (userCanJoin) {
-                    joinCommunity(communityId, true)
+                    joinCommunity(communityId, userProfileInst.ensName)
                 }
             }
             return result
diff --git a/ui/imports/shared/views/chat/InvitationBubbleView.qml b/ui/imports/shared/views/chat/InvitationBubbleView.qml
index 74f3ce8ddf..6624951855 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/views/chat/InvitationBubbleView.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/views/chat/InvitationBubbleView.qml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Item {
                                 }
                                 if (rectangleBubble.state === "unjoined") {
                                     Global.openPopup(communityIntroDialog, { joinMethod: () => {
-                                                                let error = root.store.joinCommunity(communityId)
+                                                                let error = root.store.joinCommunity(communityId, userProfile.name)
                                                                 if (error) joiningError.showError(error)
                                                             } });
                                 }
diff --git a/vendor/status-go b/vendor/status-go
index 23d745fe0a..8ccb3ece6f 160000
--- a/vendor/status-go
+++ b/vendor/status-go
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 23d745fe0a61501b847af9c54479d5fa763a51d0
+Subproject commit 8ccb3ece6ffb433b5c313a4a89efeafce8e82d3c