diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/GroupChatRoomMember.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/GroupChatRoomMember.kt
index 9f8129cab..d3ff25f5d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/GroupChatRoomMember.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/GroupChatRoomMember.kt
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@ data class GroupChatRoomMember(
     val address: Address,
     var isAdmin: Boolean = false,
     val securityLevel: ChatRoomSecurityLevel = ChatRoomSecurityLevel.ClearText,
-    val hasLimeX3DHCapability: Boolean = false
+    val hasLimeX3DHCapability: Boolean = false,
+    // A participant not yet added to a group can't be set admin at the same time it's added
+    val canBeSetAdmin: Boolean = false
 )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/data/GroupInfoParticipantData.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/data/GroupInfoParticipantData.kt
index 19bf3fbe0..c46f9b499 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/data/GroupInfoParticipantData.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/data/GroupInfoParticipantData.kt
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ class GroupInfoParticipantData(private val participant: GroupChatRoomMember) : G
 
     val showAdminControls = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
 
+    // A participant not yet added to a group can't be set admin at the same time it's added
+    val canBeSetAdmin = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
+
     init {
         isAdmin.value = participant.isAdmin
         showAdminControls.value = false
+        canBeSetAdmin.value = participant.canBeSetAdmin
     }
 
     fun setAdmin() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/viewmodels/GroupInfoViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/viewmodels/GroupInfoViewModel.kt
index b10e8a3d5..444ce0444 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/viewmodels/GroupInfoViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/activities/main/chat/viewmodels/GroupInfoViewModel.kt
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class GroupInfoViewModel(val chatRoom: ChatRoom?) : ErrorReportingViewModel() {
 
         if (chatRoom != null) {
             for (participant in chatRoom.participants) {
-                list.add(GroupChatRoomMember(participant.address, participant.isAdmin, participant.securityLevel))
+                list.add(GroupChatRoomMember(participant.address, participant.isAdmin, participant.securityLevel, canBeSetAdmin = true))
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_room_group_info_participant_cell.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_room_group_info_participant_cell.xml
index 8e6142983..287abd3b5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_room_group_info_participant_cell.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/chat_room_group_info_participant_cell.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             android:src="@drawable/chat_group_delete" />
 
         <LinearLayout
-            android:visibility="@{data.showAdminControls ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+            android:visibility="@{data.showAdminControls &amp;&amp; data.canBeSetAdmin ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
             android:id="@+id/adminLayout"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"