diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/memberlist/GroupMemberListActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/memberlist/GroupMemberListActivity.java
index 5538a26a4..ecd17fe76 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/memberlist/GroupMemberListActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/memberlist/GroupMemberListActivity.java
@@ -7,14 +7,20 @@ import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventListener;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.event.GroupRemovedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.handler.UiResultExceptionHandler;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.BriarRecyclerView;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.JoinMessageHeader;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.event.GroupMessageAddedEvent;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
@@ -23,10 +29,13 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
-public class GroupMemberListActivity extends BriarActivity {
+public class GroupMemberListActivity extends BriarActivity
+		implements EventListener {
 
 	@Inject
 	GroupMemberListController controller;
+	@Inject
+	EventBus eventBus;
 
 	private MemberListAdapter adapter;
 	private BriarRecyclerView list;
@@ -61,28 +70,38 @@ public class GroupMemberListActivity extends BriarActivity {
 	@Override
 	public void onStart() {
 		super.onStart();
-		controller.loadMembers(groupId,
-				new UiResultExceptionHandler<Collection<MemberListItem>, DbException>(
-						this) {
-					@Override
-					public void onResultUi(Collection<MemberListItem> members) {
-						adapter.addAll(members);
-					}
-
-					@Override
-					public void onExceptionUi(DbException exception) {
-						handleDbException(exception);
-					}
-				});
+		loadMembers();
+		eventBus.addListener(this);
 		list.startPeriodicUpdate();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void onStop() {
 		super.onStop();
+		eventBus.removeListener(this);
 		list.stopPeriodicUpdate();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void eventOccurred(Event e) {
+		if (e instanceof GroupMessageAddedEvent) {
+			// we can't use GroupInvitationResponseReceivedEvent, because
+			// a peer only becomes a member after joining the group by message
+			GroupMessageAddedEvent ge = (GroupMessageAddedEvent) e;
+			if (ge.getGroupId().equals(groupId) &&
+					ge.getHeader() instanceof JoinMessageHeader) {
+				loadMembers();
+			}
+		} else if (e instanceof GroupRemovedEvent) {
+			GroupRemovedEvent g = (GroupRemovedEvent) e;
+			if (g.getGroup().getId().equals(groupId)) {
+				runOnUiThreadUnlessDestroyed(
+						this::supportFinishAfterTransition);
+			}
+		}
+		// TODO ContactConnectedEvent and ContactDisconnectedEvent
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
 		switch (item.getItemId()) {
@@ -94,4 +113,20 @@ public class GroupMemberListActivity extends BriarActivity {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private void loadMembers() {
+		controller.loadMembers(groupId,
+				new UiResultExceptionHandler<Collection<MemberListItem>, DbException>(
+						this) {
+					@Override
+					public void onResultUi(Collection<MemberListItem> members) {
+						adapter.addAll(members);
+					}
+
+					@Override
+					public void onExceptionUi(DbException exception) {
+						handleDbException(exception);
+					}
+				});
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/BlogSharingStatusActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/BlogSharingStatusActivity.java
index 011ed26b4..35d606f96 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/BlogSharingStatusActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/BlogSharingStatusActivity.java
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.Contact;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogInvitationResponse;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.BlogSharingManager;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.blog.event.BlogInvitationResponseReceivedEvent;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
@@ -26,6 +29,19 @@ public class BlogSharingStatusActivity extends SharingStatusActivity {
 		component.inject(this);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void eventOccurred(Event e) {
+		super.eventOccurred(e);
+		if (e instanceof BlogInvitationResponseReceivedEvent) {
+			BlogInvitationResponseReceivedEvent r =
+					(BlogInvitationResponseReceivedEvent) e;
+			BlogInvitationResponse h = r.getMessageHeader();
+			if (h.getShareableId().equals(getGroupId()) && h.wasAccepted()) {
+				loadSharedWith();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	int getInfoText() {
 		return R.string.sharing_status_blog;
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/ForumSharingStatusActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/ForumSharingStatusActivity.java
index 692191d4e..3c8203128 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/ForumSharingStatusActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/ForumSharingStatusActivity.java
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.Contact;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.forum.ForumInvitationResponse;
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.forum.ForumSharingManager;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.forum.event.ForumInvitationResponseReceivedEvent;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
@@ -26,6 +29,19 @@ public class ForumSharingStatusActivity extends SharingStatusActivity {
 		component.inject(this);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void eventOccurred(Event e) {
+		super.eventOccurred(e);
+		if (e instanceof ForumInvitationResponseReceivedEvent) {
+			ForumInvitationResponseReceivedEvent r =
+					(ForumInvitationResponseReceivedEvent) e;
+			ForumInvitationResponse h = r.getMessageHeader();
+			if (h.getShareableId().equals(getGroupId()) && h.wasAccepted()) {
+				loadSharedWith();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	int getInfoText() {
 		return R.string.sharing_status_forum;
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/SharingStatusActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/SharingStatusActivity.java
index c303d4371..e027b6dca 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/SharingStatusActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/SharingStatusActivity.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android.sharing;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.CallSuper;
 import android.support.annotation.StringRes;
 import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
@@ -10,14 +11,19 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.Contact;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DbException;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventBus;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventListener;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.ConnectionRegistry;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.GroupId;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.event.GroupRemovedEvent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.contact.ContactItem;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.view.BriarRecyclerView;
+import org.briarproject.briar.api.sharing.event.ContactLeftShareableEvent;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -32,10 +38,13 @@ import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.LogUtils.logException;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
-abstract class SharingStatusActivity extends BriarActivity {
+abstract class SharingStatusActivity extends BriarActivity
+		implements EventListener {
 
 	@Inject
 	ConnectionRegistry connectionRegistry;
+	@Inject
+	EventBus eventBus;
 
 	private static final Logger LOG =
 			Logger.getLogger(SharingStatusActivity.class.getName());
@@ -68,6 +77,7 @@ abstract class SharingStatusActivity extends BriarActivity {
 	@Override
 	public void onStart() {
 		super.onStart();
+		eventBus.addListener(this);
 		loadSharedWith();
 	}
 
@@ -75,9 +85,28 @@ abstract class SharingStatusActivity extends BriarActivity {
 	public void onStop() {
 		super.onStop();
 		adapter.clear();
+		eventBus.removeListener(this);
 		list.showProgressBar();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	@CallSuper
+	public void eventOccurred(Event e) {
+		if (e instanceof ContactLeftShareableEvent) {
+			ContactLeftShareableEvent c = (ContactLeftShareableEvent) e;
+			if (c.getGroupId().equals(getGroupId())) {
+				loadSharedWith();
+			}
+		} else if (e instanceof GroupRemovedEvent) {
+			GroupRemovedEvent g = (GroupRemovedEvent) e;
+			if (g.getGroup().getId().equals(getGroupId())) {
+				runOnUiThreadUnlessDestroyed(
+						this::supportFinishAfterTransition);
+			}
+		}
+		// TODO ContactConnectedEvent and ContactDisconnectedEvent
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
 		// Handle presses on the action bar items
@@ -100,7 +129,7 @@ abstract class SharingStatusActivity extends BriarActivity {
 		return groupId;
 	}
 
-	private void loadSharedWith() {
+	protected void loadSharedWith() {
 		runOnDbThread(() -> {
 			try {
 				List<ContactItem> contactItems = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -118,6 +147,7 @@ abstract class SharingStatusActivity extends BriarActivity {
 
 	private void displaySharedWith(List<ContactItem> contacts) {
 		runOnUiThreadUnlessDestroyed(() -> {
+			adapter.clear();
 			if (contacts.isEmpty()) list.showData();
 			else adapter.addAll(contacts);
 		});