diff --git a/src/chat/chat_join.c b/src/chat/chat_join.c
index be09d92a..ac5623b6 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat_join.c
+++ b/src/chat/chat_join.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "../utun_instance.h"
 #include "../routing_layer/topo_node_sqlite.h"
+#include "../routing_layer/topo_group.h"
 #include "../routing_layer/etcp_router.h"
 #include "../routing_layer/route_crypto.h"
 #include "../transport_layer/etcp_api.h"
@@ -184,8 +185,20 @@ void chat_join_process_request(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t group_id,
                     CJ_ID, ch_id, (unsigned long long)m.node_id, rc);
         return;
     }
-    if (rc & MS_APPLY_CHANGED)
+    if (rc & MS_APPLY_CHANGED) {
         member_sync_broadcast_one(inst, ch_id, m.node_id);
+        /* джойнер авторизован — добавляем в CHAT-группу сразу, чтобы BGP подключился */
+        uint64_t gid = strtoull(ch_id, NULL, 10);
+        struct TOPO_GROUP* g = topo_groups_find(inst->topo_groups, gid);
+        if (g && g->group_type == TOPO_GROUP_TYPE_CHAT) {
+            struct ETCP_CONN* jc = instance_find_conn(inst, m.node_id);
+            if (jc) {
+                topo_group_new_conn(g, jc);
+                DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CHAT_SYNC, "%s: joiner 0x%016llx added to group ch=%s for BGP",
+                           CJ_ID, (unsigned long long)m.node_id, ch_id);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CHAT_SYNC, "%s: process_request accepted joiner=0x%016llx ch=%s via=0x%016llx key=%016llx — signed by me",
                CJ_ID, (unsigned long long)m.node_id, ch_id, (unsigned long long)from_node, (unsigned long long)join_key);
diff --git a/src/chat/chat_sync.c b/src/chat/chat_sync.c
index 78b80cfb..8411e537 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat_sync.c
+++ b/src/chat/chat_sync.c
@@ -788,6 +788,16 @@ static void cm_invite_trampoline(void* arg) {
     int r = topo_group_invite_to_channel(inst, channel_id, ni, node_id);
     if (r < 0) {
         DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_GENERAL, "channel invite: FAILED — topo_group_invite_to_channel error=%d", r);
+    } else {
+        /* если уже подключены к connection-узлу — cs_on_conn_up отработал до установки
+           pending_invite_ch_id и повторно не сработает, поэтому запускаем join-хендшейк напрямую */
+        struct ETCP_CONN* conn = instance_find_conn(inst, node_id);
+        if (conn && conn->links_up && conn->initialized) {
+            g_cs->pending_invite_node_id = node_id;
+            DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_MEMBER_SYNC, "%s: already connected to 0x%016llx — starting join handshake directly",
+                       CS_ID, (unsigned long long)node_id);
+            cs_start_channel_join(g_cs, node_id);
+        }
     }
 
     /* free caller-owned ni */