diff --git a/ts/interactions/conversationInteractions.ts b/ts/interactions/conversationInteractions.ts
index ea741cdd6..2b069fc71 100644
--- a/ts/interactions/conversationInteractions.ts
+++ b/ts/interactions/conversationInteractions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isNil } from 'lodash';
+import { isEmpty, isNil } from 'lodash';
 import {
   ConversationNotificationSettingType,
   READ_MESSAGE_STATE,
@@ -47,12 +47,16 @@ import { urlToBlob } from '../types/attachments/VisualAttachment';
 import { encryptProfile } from '../util/crypto/profileEncrypter';
 import { ReleasedFeatures } from '../util/releaseFeature';
 import { Storage, setLastProfileUpdateTimestamp } from '../util/storage';
-import { UserGroupsWrapperActions } from '../webworker/workers/browser/libsession_worker_interface';
+import {
+  MetaGroupWrapperActions,
+  UserGroupsWrapperActions,
+} from '../webworker/workers/browser/libsession_worker_interface';
 import { ConversationInteractionStatus, ConversationInteractionType } from './types';
 import { BlockedNumberController } from '../util';
 import { LocalizerComponentProps, LocalizerToken } from '../types/localizer';
 import { sendInviteResponseToGroup } from '../session/sending/group/GroupInviteResponse';
 import { NetworkTime } from '../util/NetworkTime';
+import { GroupSync } from '../session/utils/job_runners/jobs/GroupSyncJob';
 
 export async function copyPublicKeyByConvoId(convoId: string) {
   if (OpenGroupUtils.isOpenGroupV2(convoId)) {
@@ -132,6 +136,18 @@ export const handleAcceptConversationRequest = async ({ convoId }: { convoId: st
         if (!previousIsApproved) {
           await sendInviteResponseToGroup({ groupPk: convoId });
         }
+        const refreshed = await UserGroupsWrapperActions.getGroup(convoId);
+
+        // if we are admin, we also need to accept it and mark ourselves as such
+        const weAreAdmin = refreshed && !isEmpty(refreshed.secretKey);
+        if (weAreAdmin) {
+          await MetaGroupWrapperActions.memberSetPromotionAccepted(
+            convoId,
+            UserUtils.getOurPubKeyStrFromCache()
+          );
+          await GroupSync.queueNewJobIfNeeded(convoId);
+        }
+
         window.log.info(
           `handleAcceptConversationRequest: first poll for group ${ed25519Str(convoId)} happened, we should have encryption keys now`
         );