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 d19637b196..a22c38769e 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
@@ -1072,11 +1072,13 @@ 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 muteCategory*(self: Service, communityId: string, categoryId: string) =
     try:
diff --git a/src/backend/communities.nim b/src/backend/communities.nim
index 4bd6f21737..47413c4647 100644
--- a/src/backend/communities.nim
+++ b/src/backend/communities.nim
@@ -268,5 +268,11 @@ 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 50172a8f5f..5972ff2476 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/popups/community/CommunityDetailPopup.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/popups/community/CommunityDetailPopup.qml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ StatusModal {
                 //        text = qsTr("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 43d2380e5b..0e6d60377f 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) {
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ 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 fd2dd05792..970c0c26c8 100644
--- a/ui/imports/shared/views/chat/InvitationBubbleView.qml
+++ b/ui/imports/shared/views/chat/InvitationBubbleView.qml
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ 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 d17b076bc2..f6c9ec7838 160000
--- a/vendor/status-go
+++ b/vendor/status-go
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d17b076bc2371e51b1882432cd5a0a0ef44b20e6
+Subproject commit f6c9ec7838b91aba325351bda2903f25a8ba5547