diff --git a/src/common/connection_handlers.py b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
index d75719ec2..d935a9096 100644
--- a/src/common/connection_handlers.py
+++ b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
@@ -2494,7 +2494,7 @@ class ConnectionHandlers(ConnectionVcard, ConnectionBytestream, ConnectionDisco,
 		gajim.logger.replace_roster(self.name, roster_version, roster)
 		if received_from_server:
 			for contact in gajim.contacts.iter_contacts(self.name):
-				if contact.jid not in roster:
+				if not contact.is_groupchat() and contact.jid not in roster:
 					self.dispatch('ROSTER_INFO', (self.name,
 						(contact.jid, None, None, None, ())))
 			for jid in roster: