diff --git a/protocol/communities/community.go b/protocol/communities/community.go
index 2495a3498..97afbabab 100644
--- a/protocol/communities/community.go
+++ b/protocol/communities/community.go
@@ -2222,6 +2222,7 @@ func (o *Community) deleteTokenPermission(permissionID string) (*CommunityChange
 	delete(o.config.CommunityDescription.TokenPermissions, permissionID)
 
 	changes := o.emptyCommunityChanges()
+
 	changes.TokenPermissionsRemoved[permissionID] = permission
 	return changes, nil
 }
diff --git a/protocol/communities/manager.go b/protocol/communities/manager.go
index 224623f28..5f33928db 100644
--- a/protocol/communities/manager.go
+++ b/protocol/communities/manager.go
@@ -717,6 +717,11 @@ func (m *Manager) ReevaluateMembers(community *Community, removeAdmins bool) err
 			viewAndPostPermissions := community.ChannelTokenPermissionsByType(chatID, protobuf.CommunityTokenPermission_CAN_VIEW_AND_POST_CHANNEL)
 
 			if len(viewOnlyPermissions) == 0 && len(viewAndPostPermissions) == 0 {
+				// ensure all members are added back if channel permissions were removed
+				_, err = community.PopulateChatWithAllMembers(channelID)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 				continue
 			}