diff --git a/src/chat/chat_sync.c b/src/chat/chat_sync.c
index 33befb68..9e38a502 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat_sync.c
+++ b/src/chat/chat_sync.c
@@ -190,9 +190,17 @@ static void chat_sync_recv_cb(struct ETCP_CONN* conn, struct ll_entry* entry) {
     size_t dlen = entry->len;
 
     uint64_t group_id = be64toh(*(const uint64_t*)(d + 1));
-    char ch_id[64];
-    if (cs_group_id_to_ch_id(g_cs->inst, group_id, ch_id, sizeof(ch_id)) != 0) { u_free(entry->dgram); queue_entry_free(entry); return; }
     uint8_t type = d[9];
+    char ch_id[64];
+    if (cs_group_id_to_ch_id(g_cs->inst, group_id, ch_id, sizeof(ch_id)) != 0) {
+        /* CHANNEL_INVITE/INFO_REQ приходят для ещё не созданного у нас канала:
+           group_id == channel_id (numeric), поэтому выводим ch_id напрямую. */
+        if (type == CS_MSG_CHANNEL_INVITE || type == CS_MSG_CHANNEL_INFO_REQ) {
+            snprintf(ch_id, sizeof(ch_id), "%llu", (unsigned long long)group_id);
+        } else {
+            u_free(entry->dgram); queue_entry_free(entry); return;
+        }
+    }
     DEBUG_TRACE(DEBUG_CATEGORY_MEMBER_SYNC, "%s: recv %s(%02x) from=%016llx ch=%s len=%zu",
                CS_ID, cs_msg_name(type), type, (unsigned long long)peer, ch_id, dlen);
     const uint8_t* pl = d + 10;
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/inviteby.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/inviteby.cpp
index cb796d8a..4c2775df 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/inviteby.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/inviteby.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ InviteByLinkDialog::InviteByLinkDialog(const QString& channelId, UtunNode* node,
 
     connect(m_inviteLinkEdit, &QLineEdit::returnPressed, this, &InviteByLinkDialog::onSendInvite);
     connect(m_inviteLinkEdit, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &InviteByLinkDialog::onInviteLinkTextChanged);
+
+    gui_bridge_set_connect_result_cb([](uint64_t nodeId, uint64_t channelId, int result) {
+        InviteByLinkDialog* dlg = qobject_cast<InviteByLinkDialog*>(QApplication::activeModalWidget());
+        if (dlg) dlg->onConnectResult(nodeId, channelId, result);
+    });
+}
+
+InviteByLinkDialog::~InviteByLinkDialog() {
+    gui_bridge_set_connect_result_cb(nullptr);
 }
 
 void InviteByLinkDialog::onInviteLinkTextChanged() {
@@ -164,6 +173,7 @@ void InviteByLinkDialog::onSendInvite() {
 
     m_inviteSending = true;
     m_inviteSendBtn->setEnabled(false);
+    m_inviteTargetNodeId = targetNodeId;
 
     GUI_INFO("invite_by_link: channel=%s target=0x%016llx addrs=%d",
              m_channelId.toUtf8().constData(), targetNodeId, d.addrs.size());
@@ -184,9 +194,27 @@ void InviteByLinkDialog::onSendInvite() {
         (const uint8_t*)d.pubkey.constData(),
         (const uint8_t*)addrsBuf.constData(), d.addrs.size(), addrsBuf.size());
 
-    setInviteStatus(QString::fromUtf8("Приглашение отправлено. OK"));
-    QTimer::singleShot(2000, this, [this]() {
+    setInviteStatus(QString::fromUtf8("Приглашение отправлено, ожидание ответа..."));
+}
+
+void InviteByLinkDialog::onConnectResult(uint64_t nodeId, uint64_t channelId, int result) {
+    if (!m_inviteSending || nodeId != m_inviteTargetNodeId) return;
+
+    if (result == 0) {
+        setInviteStatus(QString::fromUtf8("Узел присоединился к каналу."), false);
+        QTimer::singleShot(400, this, &QDialog::accept);
+    } else {
         m_inviteSending = false;
         m_inviteSendBtn->setEnabled(true);
-    });
+        m_inviteSendBtn->setFocus();
+
+        const char* errMsg = "Неизвестная ошибка.";
+        switch (result) {
+            case -1: errMsg = "Канал не найден."; break;
+            case  2: errMsg = "Таймаут — узел не ответил."; break;
+            case -7: errMsg = "Узел не инициализирован."; break;
+            default: break;
+        }
+        setInviteStatus(QString::fromUtf8("Ошибка: %1").arg(QString::fromUtf8(errMsg)), true);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/inviteby.h b/tools/chatgui/src/inviteby.h
index 1fee8597..c8b68e2d 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/inviteby.h
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/inviteby.h
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ class InviteByLinkDialog : public QDialog {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit InviteByLinkDialog(const QString& channelId, UtunNode* node, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+    ~InviteByLinkDialog() override;
 
 private slots:
     void onInviteLinkTextChanged();
     void onSendInvite();
+    void onConnectResult(uint64_t nodeId, uint64_t channelId, int result);
 
 private:
     void setInviteStatus(const QString& text, bool isError = false);
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp
index 39c18713..3ef10296 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/joindialog.cpp
@@ -223,9 +223,8 @@ void JoinDialog::onConnectResult(uint64_t nodeId, uint64_t channelId, int result
         const char* errMsg = "Unknown error.";
         switch (result) {
             case -1: errMsg = "Channel not found."; break;
-            case -3: errMsg = "Connection timed out."; break;
-            case -4: errMsg = "Peer is unreachable."; break;
-            case -6: errMsg = "Already connected to this peer."; break;
+            case  2: errMsg = "Connection timed out."; break;
+            case -7: errMsg = "Node not initialized."; break;
             default: break;
         }
         setStatus(QString("Connection failed: %1").arg(errMsg), true);