diff --git a/stylesheets/_session.scss b/stylesheets/_session.scss
index db47ef1b1..10c394763 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_session.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_session.scss
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ textarea {
     overflow: hidden;
     outline: none;
     color: $textAndBorderColor;
-    border: 2px solid $textAndBorderColor;
+    border: 1px solid $textAndBorderColor;
   }
 
   width: auto;
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/TypingAnimation.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/TypingAnimation.tsx
index 79c1384bc..e414f14b1 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/TypingAnimation.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/TypingAnimation.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const StyledTypingContainer = styled.div`
 
 const StyledTypingDot = styled.div<{ index: number }>`
   border-radius: 50%;
-  background-color: var(--color-text-subtle);  // TODO Theming update
+  background-color: var(--color-text-subtle); // TODO Theming update
 
   height: 6px;
   width: 6px;
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageAvatar.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageAvatar.tsx
index 37784e645..a2b1a878d 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageAvatar.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/message/message-content/MessageAvatar.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { PubKey } from '../../../../session/types';
 import { openConversationWithMessages } from '../../../../state/ducks/conversations';
 import { updateUserDetailsModal } from '../../../../state/ducks/modalDialog';
 import {
+  getIsTypingEnabled,
   getMessageAvatarProps,
   getSelectedConversationKey,
 } from '../../../../state/selectors/conversations';
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ export const MessageAvatar = (props: Props) => {
   const avatarProps = useSelector(state => getMessageAvatarProps(state as any, messageId));
   const selectedConvoKey = useSelector(getSelectedConversationKey);
 
+  const isTypingEnabled = useSelector(getIsTypingEnabled);
+
   if (!avatarProps) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -75,6 +78,11 @@ export const MessageAvatar = (props: Props) => {
       }
     }
 
+    if (isPublic && !isTypingEnabled) {
+      window.log.info('onMessageAvatarClick: no typing enabled. Dropping...');
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (isPublic && selectedConvoKey) {
       const convoOpen = getConversationController().get(selectedConvoKey);
       const room = OpenGroupData.getV2OpenGroupRoom(convoOpen.id);
diff --git a/ts/models/conversation.ts b/ts/models/conversation.ts
index fd2fe7f21..c3ceacf16 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversation.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversation.ts
@@ -416,6 +416,23 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
       toRet.currentNotificationSetting = currentNotificationSetting;
     }
 
+    if (this.isOpenGroupV2()) {
+      const room = OpenGroupData.getV2OpenGroupRoom(this.id);
+      if (room && isArray(room.capabilities) && room.capabilities.length) {
+        toRet.capabilities = room.capabilities;
+      }
+
+      if (this.get('writeCapability')) {
+        toRet.writeCapability = this.get('writeCapability');
+      }
+      if (this.get('readCapability')) {
+        toRet.readCapability = this.get('readCapability');
+      }
+      if (this.get('uploadCapability')) {
+        toRet.uploadCapability = this.get('uploadCapability');
+      }
+    }
+
     const lastMessageText = this.get('lastMessage');
     if (lastMessageText && lastMessageText.length) {
       const lastMessageStatus = this.get('lastMessageStatus');
diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts b/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts
index 0ff54b94d..3d4614d4b 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/conversations.ts
@@ -268,8 +268,11 @@ export interface ReduxConversationType {
   isApproved?: boolean;
   didApproveMe?: boolean;
 
-  /** Should only be present on open groups - the key (stored as hex) that should be used when sending messages to an open group */
-  blindedPublicKey?: string;
+  // Should only be present on opengroups - the capabilities we have on this room.
+  capabilities?: Array<string>;
+  readCapability?: boolean;
+  writeCapability?: boolean;
+  uploadCapability?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface NotificationForConvoOption {
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts b/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
index 7cd8101ce..01c78b002 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ export const getIsTypingEnabled = createSelector(
     if (!selectedConvo) {
       return false;
     }
-    const { isBlocked, isKickedFromGroup, left } = selectedConvo;
+    const { isBlocked, isKickedFromGroup, left, isPublic, writeCapability } = selectedConvo;
 
-    return !(isBlocked || isKickedFromGroup || left);
+    return !(isBlocked || isKickedFromGroup || left || (isPublic && !writeCapability));
   }
 );
 /**