diff --git a/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go b/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
index 78d367bcb..bc6abce1f 100644
--- a/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
+++ b/protocol/communities_messenger_test.go
@@ -1188,6 +1188,8 @@ func (s *MessengerCommunitiesSuite) TestShareCommunity() {
 		Description: "status community description",
 	}
 
+	inviteMessage := "invite to community testing message"
+
 	// Create an community chat
 	response, err := s.bob.CreateCommunity(description, true)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
@@ -1198,8 +1200,9 @@ func (s *MessengerCommunitiesSuite) TestShareCommunity() {
 
 	response, err = s.bob.ShareCommunity(
 		&requests.ShareCommunity{
-			CommunityID: community.ID(),
-			Users:       []types.HexBytes{common.PubkeyToHexBytes(&s.alice.identity.PublicKey)},
+			CommunityID:   community.ID(),
+			Users:         []types.HexBytes{common.PubkeyToHexBytes(&s.alice.identity.PublicKey)},
+			InviteMessage: inviteMessage,
 		},
 	)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
@@ -1226,6 +1229,10 @@ func (s *MessengerCommunitiesSuite) TestShareCommunity() {
 
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().Len(response.Messages(), 1)
+
+	message := response.Messages()[0]
+	s.Require().Equal(community.IDString(), message.CommunityID)
+	s.Require().Equal(inviteMessage, message.Text)
 }
 
 func (s *MessengerCommunitiesSuite) TestBanUser() {
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_communities.go b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
index 1a6e8d009..79443ce09 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_communities.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
@@ -987,6 +987,9 @@ func (m *Messenger) ShareCommunity(request *requests.ShareCommunity) (*Messenger
 		message.ChatId = pk.String()
 		message.CommunityID = request.CommunityID.String()
 		message.Text = fmt.Sprintf("Community %s has been shared with you", community.Name())
+		if request.InviteMessage != "" {
+			message.Text = request.InviteMessage
+		}
 		messages = append(messages, message)
 		r, err := m.CreateOneToOneChat(&requests.CreateOneToOneChat{ID: pk})
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/protocol/requests/share_community.go b/protocol/requests/share_community.go
index 748cc22e5..8402fa281 100644
--- a/protocol/requests/share_community.go
+++ b/protocol/requests/share_community.go
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ var ErrShareCommunityInvalidID = errors.New("share-community: invalid id")
 var ErrShareCommunityEmptyUsers = errors.New("share-community: empty users")
 
 type ShareCommunity struct {
-	CommunityID types.HexBytes   `json:"communityId"`
-	Users       []types.HexBytes `json:"users"`
+	CommunityID   types.HexBytes   `json:"communityId"`
+	Users         []types.HexBytes `json:"users"`
+	InviteMessage string           `json:"inviteMessage,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (j *ShareCommunity) Validate() error {