diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1d5e6c02b..88bbfa0da 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.91.5
+0.91.6
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_contact_update_test.go b/protocol/messenger_contact_update_test.go
index f8e1e8172..debb66580 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_contact_update_test.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_contact_update_test.go
@@ -197,3 +197,38 @@ func (s *MessengerContactUpdateSuite) TestAddContactWithENS() {
 	receivedContact := response.Contacts[0]
 	s.Require().NotEmpty(receivedContact.LastUpdated)
 }
+
+func (s *MessengerContactUpdateSuite) TestRejectContactRequest() {
+	contactID := types.EncodeHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(&s.m.identity.PublicKey))
+
+	theirMessenger := s.newMessenger(s.shh)
+	_, err := theirMessenger.Start()
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	response, err := theirMessenger.AddContact(context.Background(), &requests.AddContact{ID: types.Hex2Bytes(contactID)})
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().NotNil(response)
+
+	s.Require().Len(response.Contacts, 1)
+	contact := response.Contacts[0]
+	// It should add the contact
+	s.Require().True(contact.Added)
+
+	// Wait for the message to reach its destination
+	response, err = WaitOnMessengerResponse(
+		s.m,
+		func(r *MessengerResponse) bool { return len(r.Contacts) > 0 },
+		"contact request not received",
+	)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	// Make sure HasAddedUs is set
+	receivedContact := response.Contacts[0]
+	s.Require().True(receivedContact.HasAddedUs)
+
+	response, err = s.m.RejectContactRequest(context.Background(), &requests.RejectContactRequest{ID: types.Hex2Bytes(contactID)})
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().Len(response.Contacts, 1)
+	s.Require().Equal(response.Contacts[0].ID, contactID)
+	s.Require().False(response.Contacts[0].HasAddedUs)
+}
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_contacts.go b/protocol/messenger_contacts.go
index ccabfb295..653f5234f 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_contacts.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_contacts.go
@@ -12,6 +12,38 @@ import (
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/protocol/transport"
 )
 
+// NOTE: This sets HasAddedUs to false, so next time we receive a contact request it will be reset to true
+func (m *Messenger) RejectContactRequest(ctx context.Context, request *requests.RejectContactRequest) (*MessengerResponse, error) {
+	err := request.Validate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pubKey := request.ID.String()
+	contact, ok := m.allContacts.Load(pubKey)
+	if !ok {
+		var err error
+		contact, err = buildContactFromPkString(pubKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	contact.HasAddedUs = false
+
+	err = m.persistence.SaveContact(contact, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	m.allContacts.Store(contact.ID, contact)
+
+	response := &MessengerResponse{}
+	response.Contacts = []*Contact{contact}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
 func (m *Messenger) AddContact(ctx context.Context, request *requests.AddContact) (*MessengerResponse, error) {
 	err := request.Validate()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/protocol/requests/reject_contact_request.go b/protocol/requests/reject_contact_request.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..048887b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocol/requests/reject_contact_request.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package requests
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/status-im/status-go/eth-node/types"
+)
+
+var ErrRejectContactRequestInvalidID = errors.New("reject-contact-request: invalid id")
+
+type RejectContactRequest struct {
+	ID types.HexBytes `json:"id"`
+}
+
+func (a *RejectContactRequest) Validate() error {
+	if len(a.ID) == 0 {
+		return ErrRejectContactRequestInvalidID
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/services/ext/api.go b/services/ext/api.go
index 1f783a142..ef825df7e 100644
--- a/services/ext/api.go
+++ b/services/ext/api.go
@@ -592,6 +592,10 @@ func (api *PublicAPI) AddContact(ctx context.Context, request *requests.AddConta
 	return api.service.messenger.AddContact(ctx, request)
 }
 
+func (api *PublicAPI) RejectContactRequest(ctx context.Context, request *requests.RejectContactRequest) (*protocol.MessengerResponse, error) {
+	return api.service.messenger.RejectContactRequest(ctx, request)
+}
+
 func (api *PublicAPI) RemoveContact(ctx context.Context, pubKey string) (*protocol.MessengerResponse, error) {
 	return api.service.messenger.RemoveContact(ctx, pubKey)
 }