diff --git a/protocol/communities/manager.go b/protocol/communities/manager.go
index 4137906c5..6e0997539 100644
--- a/protocol/communities/manager.go
+++ b/protocol/communities/manager.go
@@ -1988,6 +1988,7 @@ func (m *Manager) AcceptRequestToJoin(dbRequest *RequestToJoin) (*Community, err
 			}
 		}
 
+		dbRequest.State = RequestToJoinStateAccepted
 		if err := m.markRequestToJoinAsAccepted(pk, community); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -2022,6 +2023,7 @@ func (m *Manager) AcceptRequestToJoin(dbRequest *RequestToJoin) (*Community, err
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
+		dbRequest.State = RequestToJoinStateAcceptedPending
 		if err := m.markRequestToJoinAsAcceptedPending(pk, community); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -2057,6 +2059,7 @@ func (m *Manager) DeclineRequestToJoin(dbRequest *RequestToJoin) (*Community, er
 		requestToJoinState = RequestToJoinStateDeclinedPending // can only be declined by control node
 	}
 
+	dbRequest.State = requestToJoinState
 	err = m.persistence.SetRequestToJoinState(dbRequest.PublicKey, dbRequest.CommunityID, requestToJoinState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err