diff --git a/src/syng_im/handlers.cljs b/src/syng_im/handlers.cljs
index a4b6878830..76077ab3b6 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/handlers.cljs
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@
                            :content      (str (or remover-name from) " removed you from group chat")
                            :content-type text-content-type})))
 
+(defn participant-left-group-msg [chat-id from msg-id]
+  (let [left-name (:name (contacts/contact-by-identity from))]
+    (save-message chat-id {:from         "system"
+                           :msg-id       msg-id
+                           :content      (str (or left-name from) " left")
+                           :content-type text-content-type})))
+
 (defn removed-participant-msg [chat-id identity]
   (let [contact-name (:name (contacts/contact-by-identity identity))]
     (save-message chat-id {:from         "system"
@@ -185,6 +192,12 @@
     (set-chat-active group-id false)
     (signal-chat-updated db group-id)))
 
+(register-handler :participant-left-group
+  (fn [db [action from group-id msg-id]]
+    (log/debug action msg-id from group-id)
+    (participant-left-group-msg group-id from msg-id)
+    (signal-chat-updated db group-id)))
+
 (register-handler :participant-invited-to-group
   (fn [db [action from group-id identity msg-id]]
     (log/debug action msg-id from group-id identity)
diff --git a/src/syng_im/protocol/protocol_handler.cljs b/src/syng_im/protocol/protocol_handler.cljs
index c6556b4864..8bb19c8f09 100644
--- a/src/syng_im/protocol/protocol_handler.cljs
+++ b/src/syng_im/protocol/protocol_handler.cljs
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
                                                       (dispatch [:participant-removed-from-group from group-id identity msg-id]))
                          :removed-from-group (let [{:keys [group-id from msg-id]} event]
                                                (dispatch [:you-removed-from-group from group-id msg-id]))
-                         ;:participant-left-group (let [{:keys [group-id from]} event]
-                         ;                          (add-to-chat "group-chat" ":" (str (shorten from) " left group chat")))
-                         ;(add-to-chat "chat" ":" (str "Don't know how to handle " event-type))
-                         (log/info "Don't know how to handle" event-type)
-                         ))})
+                         :participant-left-group (let [{:keys [group-id from msg-id]} event]
+                                                   (dispatch [:participant-left-group from group-id msg-id]))
+                         (log/info "Don't know how to handle" event-type)))})