diff --git a/src/app/chat/event_handling.nim b/src/app/chat/event_handling.nim
index e22593a2ac..91694f8aa8 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/event_handling.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/event_handling.nim
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ proc handleChatEvents(self: ChatController) =
     if (evArgs.communities.len > 0):
       for community in evArgs.communities:
         self.view.communities.addCommunityToList(community)
+        if (self.view.communities.activeCommunity.active and self.view.communities.activeCommunity.communityItem.id == community.id):
+          let communityChannel = self.view.communities.activeCommunity.chats.getChannelById(self.view.activeChannel.chatItem.id)
+          self.view.activeChannel.chatItem.canPost = communityChannel.canPost
+          self.view.activeChannelChanged()
+
     if (evArgs.communityMembershipRequests.len > 0):
       self.view.communities.addMembershipRequests(evArgs.communityMembershipRequests)
     if (evArgs.pinnedMessages.len > 0):