diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 53145bd93..aaf4829d1 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@
   "leaveGroupConfirmationAdmin": "As you are the admin of this group, if you leave it it will be removed for every current members. Are you sure you want to leave this group?",
   "cannotRemoveCreatorFromGroup": "Cannot remove this user",
   "cannotRemoveCreatorFromGroupDesc": "You cannot remove this user as they are the creator of the group.",
+  "cannotRemoveAdminFromGroup": "Admins cannot be removed",
   "noContactsForGroup": "You don't have any contacts yet",
   "failedToAddAsModerator": "Failed to add user as admin",
   "failedToRemoveFromModerator": "Failed to remove user from the admin list",
diff --git a/ts/components/dialog/UpdateGroupMembersDialog.tsx b/ts/components/dialog/UpdateGroupMembersDialog.tsx
index 1fdad5c58..6e88916ef 100644
--- a/ts/components/dialog/UpdateGroupMembersDialog.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/dialog/UpdateGroupMembersDialog.tsx
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ export const UpdateGroupMembersDialog = (props: Props) => {
       return;
     }
     if (groupAdmins?.includes(member)) {
+      if (PubKey.is03Pubkey(conversationId)) {
+        ToastUtils.pushCannotRemoveAdminFromGroup();
+        window?.log?.warn(`User ${member} cannot be removed as they are adn admin.`);
+        return;
+      }
       ToastUtils.pushCannotRemoveCreatorFromGroup();
       window?.log?.warn(
         `User ${member} cannot be removed as they are the creator of the closed group.`
diff --git a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/controlMessage/group_v2/to_group/GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage.ts b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/controlMessage/group_v2/to_group/GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage.ts
index dbb4f3370..f3d6692c4 100644
--- a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/controlMessage/group_v2/to_group/GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/controlMessage/group_v2/to_group/GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage.ts
@@ -95,16 +95,18 @@ export class GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage extends GroupUpdateMessage {
   public dataProto(): SignalService.DataMessage {
     const { Type } = SignalService.GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage;
 
+    const type: SignalService.GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage.Type =
+      this.typeOfChange === 'added' || this.typeOfChange === 'addedWithHistory'
+        ? Type.ADDED
+        : this.typeOfChange === 'removed'
+          ? Type.REMOVED
+          : Type.PROMOTED;
+
     const memberChangeMessage = new SignalService.GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage({
-      type:
-        this.typeOfChange === 'added' || this.typeOfChange === 'addedWithHistory'
-          ? Type.ADDED
-          : this.typeOfChange === 'removed'
-            ? Type.REMOVED
-            : Type.PROMOTED,
+      type,
       memberSessionIds: this.memberSessionIds,
       adminSignature: this.sodium.crypto_sign_detached(
-        stringToUint8Array(`MEMBER_CHANGE${this.typeOfChange}${this.createAtNetworkTimestamp}`),
+        stringToUint8Array(`MEMBER_CHANGE${type}${this.createAtNetworkTimestamp}`),
         this.secretKey
       ),
     });
diff --git a/ts/session/sending/MessageSender.ts b/ts/session/sending/MessageSender.ts
index ab495712a..6931ba8b2 100644
--- a/ts/session/sending/MessageSender.ts
+++ b/ts/session/sending/MessageSender.ts
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ async function encryptMessageAndWrap(
     return encryptForGroupV2(params);
   }
 
+  // can only be legacy group or 1o1 chats here
+
   const recipient = PubKey.cast(destination);
 
   const { envelopeType, cipherText } = await MessageEncrypter.encrypt(
diff --git a/ts/session/utils/Toast.tsx b/ts/session/utils/Toast.tsx
index fbaef4056..748d79371 100644
--- a/ts/session/utils/Toast.tsx
+++ b/ts/session/utils/Toast.tsx
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ export function pushCannotRemoveCreatorFromGroup() {
   pushToastWarning('cannotRemoveCreatorFromGroup', window.i18n('cannotRemoveCreatorFromGroupDesc'));
 }
 
+export function pushCannotRemoveAdminFromGroup() {
+  pushToastWarning('cannotRemoveAdminFromGroup', window.i18n('cannotRemoveAdminFromGroup'));
+}
+
 export function pushOnlyAdminCanRemove() {
   pushToastInfo('onlyAdminCanRemoveMembers', window.i18n('onlyAdminCanRemoveMembersDesc'));
 }
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/metaGroups.ts b/ts/state/ducks/metaGroups.ts
index 7d5e0947c..02bb6cf98 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/metaGroups.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/metaGroups.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from 'libsession_util_nodejs';
 import { base64_variants, from_base64 } from 'libsodium-wrappers-sumo';
 import { intersection, isEmpty, uniq } from 'lodash';
+import { v4 } from 'uuid';
 import { ConfigDumpData } from '../../data/configDump/configDump';
 import { ConversationModel } from '../../models/conversation';
 import { ConversationTypeEnum } from '../../models/conversationAttributes';
@@ -630,6 +631,7 @@ async function getUpdateMessagesToPush({
   if (withoutHistory.length) {
     updateMessages.push(
       new GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage({
+        identifier: v4(),
         added: withoutHistory,
         groupPk,
         typeOfChange: 'added',
@@ -643,6 +645,7 @@ async function getUpdateMessagesToPush({
   if (withHistory.length) {
     updateMessages.push(
       new GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage({
+        identifier: v4(),
         added: withHistory,
         groupPk,
         typeOfChange: 'addedWithHistory',
@@ -656,6 +659,7 @@ async function getUpdateMessagesToPush({
   if (removed.length) {
     updateMessages.push(
       new GroupUpdateMemberChangeMessage({
+        identifier: v4(),
         removed,
         groupPk,
         typeOfChange: 'removed',
diff --git a/ts/types/LocalizerKeys.ts b/ts/types/LocalizerKeys.ts
index 61e390416..131b88d8b 100644
--- a/ts/types/LocalizerKeys.ts
+++ b/ts/types/LocalizerKeys.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export type LocalizerKeys =
   | 'cameraPermissionNeeded'
   | 'cancel'
   | 'cannotMixImageAndNonImageAttachments'
+  | 'cannotRemoveAdminFromGroup'
   | 'cannotRemoveCreatorFromGroup'
   | 'cannotRemoveCreatorFromGroupDesc'
   | 'cannotUpdate'