diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
index 62f1d4531a..57e17008b1 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
@@ -695,12 +695,12 @@ proc addNewChat(
     if category.id == "":
       error "No category found for chat", chatName=chatDto.name, categoryId=chatDto.categoryId
     else:
-      categoryOpened = category.categoryOpened
+      categoryOpened = not category.collapsed
       categoryPosition = category.position
 
       # TODO: This call will update the model for each category in channels which is not
       # preferable. Please fix-me in https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/issues/14431
-      self.view.chatsModel().changeCategoryOpened(category.id, category.categoryOpened)
+      self.view.chatsModel().changeCategoryOpened(category.id, categoryOpened)
 
   var canPostReactions = true
   var hideIfPermissionsNotMet = false
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ method toggleCollapsedCommunityCategory*(self: Module, categoryId: string, colla
   self.controller.toggleCollapsedCommunityCategory(categoryId, collapsed)
 
 method onToggleCollapsedCommunityCategory*(self: Module, categoryId: string, collapsed: bool) =
-  self.view.chatsModel().changeCategoryOpened(categoryId, collapsed)
+  self.view.chatsModel().changeCategoryOpened(categoryId, not collapsed)
 
 method reorderCommunityChat*(self: Module, categoryId: string, chatId: string, toPosition: int) =
   self.controller.reorderCommunityChat(categoryId, chatId, toPosition + 1)
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/chat/dto/chat.nim b/src/app_service/service/chat/dto/chat.nim
index 92af5a7967..112f0a52e2 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/chat/dto/chat.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/chat/dto/chat.nim
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type Category* = object
   id*: string
   name*: string
   position*: int
-  categoryOpened*: bool
+  collapsed*: bool
 
 type
   Permission* = object
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ proc toCategory*(jsonObj: JsonNode): Category =
     discard jsonObj.getProp("id", result.id)
   discard jsonObj.getProp("name", result.name)
   discard jsonObj.getProp("position", result.position)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("categoryOpened", result.categoryOpened)
+  discard jsonObj.getProp("collapsed", result.collapsed)
 
 proc toChatMember*(jsonObj: JsonNode, memberId: string): ChatMember =
   # Parse status-go "Member" type
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/community/dto/community.nim b/src/app_service/service/community/dto/community.nim
index 21b9e73bbb..39b81f390d 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/community/dto/community.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/community/dto/community.nim
@@ -391,10 +391,13 @@ proc toCommunityMembershipRequestDto*(jsonObj: JsonNode): CommunityMembershipReq
   discard jsonObj.getProp("communityId", result.communityId)
   discard jsonObj.getProp("our", result.our)
 
-proc toCategoryDto*(jsonObj: JsonNode): Category =
+proc toCollapsedCategoryDto*(jsonObj: JsonNode, isCollapsed: bool = false): Category =
   result = Category()
   discard jsonObj.getProp("categoryId", result.id)
-  discard jsonObj.getProp("collapsed", result.categoryOpened)
+  # The CollapsedCommunityCategories API only returns **collapsed** categories.
+  # So if a category is **not** collapsed, it's not in the list
+  # The collapsed property on the json is always false
+  result.collapsed = true
 
 proc toCommunityDto*(jsonObj: JsonNode): CommunityDto =
   result = CommunityDto()
@@ -499,16 +502,16 @@ proc toCommunitySettingsDto*(jsonObj: JsonNode): CommunitySettingsDto =
   discard jsonObj.getProp("historyArchiveSupportEnabled", result.historyArchiveSupportEnabled)
 
 proc parseCommunities*(response: JsonNode, categories: seq[Category]): seq[CommunityDto] =
-  var categoryMap = initTable[string, bool]()
+  var categoryCollapsedMap = initTable[string, bool]()
   for category in categories:
-    categoryMap[category.id] = true
+    categoryCollapsedMap[category.id] = true
 
   for communityNode in response["result"].getElems():
     var community = communityNode.toCommunityDto()
 
     for category in community.categories.mitems:
-      if categoryMap.hasKey(category.id):
-        category.categoryOpened = true
+      if categoryCollapsedMap.hasKey(category.id):
+        category.collapsed = true
     result.add(community)
 
 proc parseKnownCuratedCommunities(jsonCommunities: JsonNode): seq[CommunityDto] =
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
index 72be14b962..f7e849551b 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ QtObject:
       let collapsedCommunityCategories = responseObj["collapsedCommunityCategories"]
       if collapsedCommunityCategories{"result"}.kind != JNull:
         for jsonCategory in collapsedCommunityCategories["result"]:
-          categories.add(jsonCategory.toCategoryDto())
+          categories.add(jsonCategory.toCollapsedCategoryDto())
 
       # All communities
       let communities = parseCommunities(responseObj["communities"], categories)
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
index bd6633d575..0a6e11a5c6 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
@@ -147,11 +147,13 @@ Item {
                                 highlighted = true;
                                 categoryPopupMenuSlot.item.popup()
                             } else if (mouse.button === Qt.LeftButton) {
-                                root.toggleCollapsedCommunityCategory(model.categoryId, !statusChatListCategoryItem.opened)
+                                // We pass the value for collapsed that we want
+                                // So if opened == true, we want opened == false -> we pass collapsed = true
+                                root.toggleCollapsedCommunityCategory(model.categoryId, statusChatListCategoryItem.opened)
                             }
                         }
                         onToggleButtonClicked: {
-                            root.toggleCollapsedCommunityCategory(model.categoryId, !statusChatListCategoryItem.opened)
+                            root.toggleCollapsedCommunityCategory(model.categoryId, statusChatListCategoryItem.opened)
                         }
                         onMenuButtonClicked: {
                             statusChatListCategoryItem.setupPopup()