diff --git a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/sync/event/GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent.java b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/sync/event/GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent.java
index 1bcca2c66..7d151a48d 100644
--- a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/sync/event/GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent.java
+++ b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/sync/event/GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.Group.Visibility;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
@@ -15,12 +16,19 @@ import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 @NotNullByDefault
 public class GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent extends Event {
 
+	private final Visibility visibility;
 	private final Collection<ContactId> affected;
 
-	public GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent(Collection<ContactId> affected) {
+	public GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent(Visibility visibility,
+			Collection<ContactId> affected) {
+		this.visibility = visibility;
 		this.affected = affected;
 	}
 
+	public Visibility getVisibility() {
+		return visibility;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the contacts affected by the update.
 	 */
diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabaseComponentImpl.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabaseComponentImpl.java
index bdf191ba1..14b033b41 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabaseComponentImpl.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/DatabaseComponentImpl.java
@@ -1025,7 +1025,8 @@ class DatabaseComponentImpl<T> implements DatabaseComponent {
 				db.getGroupVisibility(txn, id).keySet();
 		db.removeGroup(txn, id);
 		transaction.attach(new GroupRemovedEvent(g));
-		transaction.attach(new GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent(affected));
+		transaction.attach(new GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent(INVISIBLE,
+				affected));
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -1150,7 +1151,7 @@ class DatabaseComponentImpl<T> implements DatabaseComponent {
 		else if (v == INVISIBLE) db.removeGroupVisibility(txn, c, g);
 		else db.setGroupVisibility(txn, c, g, v == SHARED);
 		List<ContactId> affected = singletonList(c);
-		transaction.attach(new GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent(affected));
+		transaction.attach(new GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent(v, affected));
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/sync/DuplexOutgoingSession.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/sync/DuplexOutgoingSession.java
index 349b8d37b..4bfb17bb0 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/sync/DuplexOutgoingSession.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/sync/DuplexOutgoingSession.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager.LifecycleState.STOPPING;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.record.Record.RECORD_HEADER_BYTES;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.Group.Visibility.SHARED;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.SyncConstants.MAX_MESSAGE_IDS;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.SyncConstants.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.sync.SyncConstants.SUPPORTED_VERSIONS;
@@ -235,8 +236,10 @@ class DuplexOutgoingSession implements SyncSession, EventListener {
 			generateOffer();
 		} else if (e instanceof GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent) {
 			GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent g = (GroupVisibilityUpdatedEvent) e;
-			if (g.getAffectedContacts().contains(contactId))
+			if (g.getVisibility() == SHARED &&
+					g.getAffectedContacts().contains(contactId)) {
 				generateOffer();
+			}
 		} else if (e instanceof MessageRequestedEvent) {
 			if (((MessageRequestedEvent) e).getContactId().equals(contactId))
 				generateBatch();