diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 183037dd..292aa7c3 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "dminvitedialog.h"
 #include "debug_ui.h"
 #include "inviteby.h"
+#include <QInputDialog>
 #include "joindialog.h"
 #include "settingsdialog.h"
 #include "channelsettingsdialog.h"
@@ -1156,6 +1157,19 @@ void MainWindow::onMessageLinkActivated(const QString& link) {
             "The core is not running.")); return;
     }
     const QString channelId = QString::number(invite.channelId);
+    if (invite.kind == INVITE_KIND_SERVER) {
+        QStringList ids, labels;
+        for (const auto& channel : m_db->getChannels()) {
+            if (!m_db->isChannelMember(channel.channelId, m_db->myNodeId())) continue;
+            ids.append(channel.channelId); labels.append(channel.name + " (" + channel.channelId + ")");
+        }
+        bool accepted = false;
+        const QString selected = QInputDialog::getItem(this, QCoreApplication::translate("ChatGui", "Add server to channel"),
+            QCoreApplication::translate("ChatGui", "Channel:"), labels, qMax(0, ids.indexOf(m_currentChannelId)), false, &accepted);
+        int index = labels.indexOf(selected);
+        if (!accepted || index < 0) return;
+        InviteByLinkDialog dialog(ids[index], m_node, this, link); dialog.exec(); return;
+    }
     for (const auto& channel : m_db->getChannels()) {
         if (channel.channelId == channelId && m_db->isChannelMember(channelId, m_db->myNodeId())) {
             GUI_INFO("invite link: opening existing group ch=%s", qPrintable(channelId));
@@ -1322,6 +1336,9 @@ void MainWindow::showJoinDialog() {
             autoLink = selText;
     }
 
+    if (!autoLink.isEmpty() && decodeInviteLink(autoLink).kind == INVITE_KIND_SERVER) {
+        onMessageLinkActivated(autoLink); return;
+    }
     QPointer<JoinDialog> dialog = new JoinDialog(m_node, m_db, this, autoLink);
     auto release = qScopeGuard([&] { delete dialog.data(); }); dialog->exec();
 }
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_en.ts b/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_en.ts
index 77268593..aa4d169c 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_en.ts
+++ b/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_en.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@
 <TS version="2.1" language="en_US" sourcelanguage="en_US">
 <context>
     <name>ChatGui</name>
+    <message>
+        <source>The server access key is invalid or has changed.</source>
+        <translation>The server access key is invalid or has changed.</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Select a channel and use Invite by link to add this server.</source>
+        <translation>Select a channel and use Invite by link to add this server.</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Add server to channel</source>
+        <translation>Add server to channel</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Channel:</source>
+        <translation>Channel:</translation>
+    </message>
     <message><source>Could not complete the request.</source><translation>Could not complete the request.</translation></message>
     <message><source>Invalid request or chat service unavailable.</source><translation>Invalid request or chat service unavailable.</translation></message>
     <message><source>The request timed out.</source><translation>The request timed out.</translation></message>
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_ru.ts b/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_ru.ts
index c61a058b..02455435 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_ru.ts
+++ b/tools/chatgui/translations/chatgui_ru.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@
 <TS version="2.1" language="ru_RU" sourcelanguage="en_US">
 <context>
     <name>ChatGui</name>
+    <message>
+        <source>The server access key is invalid or has changed.</source>
+        <translation>Ключ доступа к серверу неверен или был изменён.</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Select a channel and use Invite by link to add this server.</source>
+        <translation>Выберите канал и используйте «Пригласить по ссылке», чтобы добавить сервер.</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Add server to channel</source>
+        <translation>Добавить сервер в канал</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <source>Channel:</source>
+        <translation>Канал:</translation>
+    </message>
     <message><source>Could not complete the request.</source><translation>Не удалось выполнить запрос.</translation></message>
     <message><source>Invalid request or chat service unavailable.</source><translation>Некорректный запрос или сервис чата недоступен.</translation></message>
     <message><source>The request timed out.</source><translation>Истекло время ожидания запроса.</translation></message>