diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3001a2a14..27f197fe7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.179.1
+0.179.2
diff --git a/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go b/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
index 3e30cb009..c08748e05 100644
--- a/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
+++ b/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/protocol/transport"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/protocol/tt"
 	v1protocol "github.com/status-im/status-go/protocol/v1"
+	localnotifications "github.com/status-im/status-go/services/local-notifications"
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/waku"
 )
 
@@ -411,6 +412,12 @@ func (s *MessengerCommunitiesSuite) TestJoinCommunity() {
 	s.Require().True(response.Communities()[0].JoinedAt() > 0)
 	s.Require().Len(response.Chats(), 2)
 	s.Require().Len(response.Communities()[0].Categories(), 1)
+	s.Require().Len(response.notifications, 1)
+	for _, notification := range response.notifications {
+		s.Require().Equal(notification.Title, community.Name())
+		s.Require().EqualValues(notification.BodyType, localnotifications.CategoryCommunityJoined)
+		s.Require().EqualValues(notification.Category, localnotifications.CategoryCommunityJoined)
+	}
 
 	var categoryID string
 	for k := range response.Communities()[0].Categories() {
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_communities.go b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
index 38e9e299a..abeab0df6 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_communities.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
@@ -778,8 +778,9 @@ func (m *Messenger) unsubscribeFromShard(shard *shard.Shard) error {
 
 func (m *Messenger) joinCommunity(ctx context.Context, communityID types.HexBytes, forceJoin bool) (*MessengerResponse, error) {
 	logger := m.logger.Named("joinCommunity")
-
 	response := &MessengerResponse{}
+	community, _ := m.communitiesManager.GetByID(communityID)
+	isCommunityMember := community.Joined()
 
 	community, err := m.communitiesManager.JoinCommunity(communityID, forceJoin)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -824,6 +825,19 @@ func (m *Messenger) joinCommunity(ctx context.Context, communityID types.HexByte
 	if err = m.PublishIdentityImage(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	// Was applicant not a member and successfully joined?
+	if !isCommunityMember && community.Joined() {
+		joinedNotification := &localnotifications.Notification{
+			ID:       gethcommon.Hash(types.BytesToHash([]byte(`you-joined-` + communityID.String()))),
+			Title:    community.Name(),
+			Message:  community.Name(),
+			BodyType: localnotifications.CategoryCommunityJoined,
+			Category: localnotifications.CategoryCommunityJoined,
+			Deeplink: "status-app://cr/" + community.IDString(),
+			Image:    "",
+		}
+		response.AddNotification(joinedNotification)
+	}
 
 	return response, nil
 }
diff --git a/services/local-notifications/types.go b/services/local-notifications/types.go
index 587685bf1..efc2af1a1 100644
--- a/services/local-notifications/types.go
+++ b/services/local-notifications/types.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const (
 	CategoryMessage                PushCategory = "newMessage"
 	CategoryGroupInvite            PushCategory = "groupInvite"
 	CategoryCommunityRequestToJoin              = "communityRequestToJoin"
+	CategoryCommunityJoined                     = "communityJoined"
 
 	TypeTransaction NotificationType = "transaction"
 	TypeMessage     NotificationType = "message"