diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 49480428e..9bf0b5726 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -465,5 +465,7 @@
   "answeredACall": "Call with $name$",
   "trimDatabase": "Trim Database",
   "trimDatabaseDescription": "Reduces your message database size to your last 10,000 messages.",
-  "trimDatabaseConfirmationBody": "Are you sure you want to delete your $deleteAmount$ oldest received messages?"
+  "trimDatabaseConfirmationBody": "Are you sure you want to delete your $deleteAmount$ oldest received messages?",
+  "reportAsSpam": "REPORT AS SPAM",
+  "respondingToRequestWarning": "Sending a message to this user will automatically accept their message request and reveal your Session ID."
 }
diff --git a/stylesheets/_session_left_pane.scss b/stylesheets/_session_left_pane.scss
index 7b217c829..331e71ec6 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_session_left_pane.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_session_left_pane.scss
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ $session-compose-margin: 20px;
     align-items: center;
     overflow-y: auto;
     overflow-x: hidden;
+    justify-content: space-between;
 
     .session-icon .exit {
       padding: 13px;
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/SessionConversation.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/SessionConversation.tsx
index 7b77a89eb..b7c48c6f6 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/SessionConversation.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/SessionConversation.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import { addStagedAttachmentsInConversation } from '../../state/ducks/stagedAtta
 import { MIME } from '../../types';
 import { AttachmentTypeWithPath } from '../../types/Attachment';
 import { arrayBufferToObjectURL, AttachmentUtil, GoogleChrome } from '../../util';
-import { SessionButtonColor } from '../basic/SessionButton';
+import { SessionButton, SessionButtonColor, SessionButtonType } from '../basic/SessionButton';
 import { MessageView } from '../MainViewController';
 import { ConversationHeaderWithDetails } from './ConversationHeader';
 import { MessageDetail } from './message/message-item/MessageDetail';
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ import {
 } from '../../types/attachments/VisualAttachment';
 import { blobToArrayBuffer } from 'blob-util';
 import { MAX_ATTACHMENT_FILESIZE_BYTES } from '../../session/constants';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { getOverlayMode } from '../../state/selectors/section';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+import { Flex } from '../basic/Flex';
+import { blockConvoById } from '../../interactions/conversationInteractions';
 // tslint:disable: jsx-curly-spacing
 
 interface State {
@@ -221,6 +226,12 @@ export class SessionConversation extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       return <MessageView />;
     }
 
+    // // TODO: refactor component and use overlay hook
+    // const overlayMode = useSelector(getOverlayMode);
+    // // either use overlayMode == messageRequest or use Conversation.isAPproved === false;
+    const conversation = getConversationController().get(selectedConversation.id);
+    const isApproved = conversation.isApproved();
+
     const selectionMode = selectedMessages.length > 0;
 
     return (
@@ -241,6 +252,36 @@ export class SessionConversation extends React.Component<Props, State> {
           {lightBoxOptions?.media && this.renderLightBox(lightBoxOptions)}
 
           <div className="conversation-messages">
+            {!isApproved && (
+              <ConversationRequestBanner>
+                <div className="conversation-request-banner__row">
+                  <SessionButton
+                    buttonColor={SessionButtonColor.Green}
+                    buttonType={SessionButtonType.BrandOutline}
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      getConversationController()
+                        .get(selectedConversation.id)
+                        .setIsApproved(true);
+                    }}
+                    text={window.i18n('accept')}
+                  />
+                  <SessionButton
+                    buttonColor={SessionButtonColor.Danger}
+                    buttonType={SessionButtonType.BrandOutline}
+                    text={window.i18n('decline')}
+                    onClick={async () => {
+                      getConversationController();
+                      blockConvoById(selectedConversation.id);
+                    }}
+                  />
+                </div>
+                <SessionButton
+                  buttonColor={SessionButtonColor.Danger}
+                  buttonType={SessionButtonType.Simple}
+                  text={window.i18n('reportAsSpam')}
+                />
+              </ConversationRequestBanner>
+            )}
             <SplitViewContainer
               top={<InConversationCallContainer />}
               bottom={
@@ -252,6 +293,14 @@ export class SessionConversation extends React.Component<Props, State> {
             {isDraggingFile && <SessionFileDropzone />}
           </div>
 
+          {!isApproved && (
+            <ConversationRequestTextBottom>
+              <ConversationRequestTextInner>
+                {window.i18n('respondingToRequestWarning')}
+              </ConversationRequestTextInner>
+            </ConversationRequestTextBottom>
+          )}
+
           <CompositionBox
             sendMessage={this.sendMessageFn}
             stagedAttachments={this.props.stagedAttachments}
@@ -506,6 +555,34 @@ const renderVideoPreview = async (contentType: string, file: File, fileName: str
   }
 };
 
+const ConversationRequestTextBottom = styled.div`
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: var(--margins-lg);
+`;
+
+const ConversationRequestTextInner = styled.div`
+  color: var(--color-text-subtle);
+  text-align: center;
+  max-width: 390px;
+`;
+
+const ConversationRequestBanner = styled.div`
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: var(--margins-lg);
+  gap: var(--margins-lg);
+
+  .conversation-request-banner__row {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    gap: var(--margins-lg);
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
+`;
+
 const renderImagePreview = async (contentType: string, file: File, fileName: string) => {
   if (!MIME.isJPEG(contentType)) {
     const urlImage = URL.createObjectURL(file);
diff --git a/ts/components/leftpane/overlay/OverlayMessageRequest.tsx b/ts/components/leftpane/overlay/OverlayMessageRequest.tsx
index 2708db53c..0181e9b0e 100644
--- a/ts/components/leftpane/overlay/OverlayMessageRequest.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/leftpane/overlay/OverlayMessageRequest.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { getConversationRequests } from '../../../state/selectors/conversations'
 import { MemoConversationListItemWithDetails } from '../conversation-list-item/ConversationListItem';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { SessionButton, SessionButtonColor, SessionButtonType } from '../../basic/SessionButton';
-import { OverlayHeader } from './OverlayHeader';
 import { setOverlayMode } from '../../../state/ducks/section';
 import { getConversationController } from '../../../session/conversations';
 import { forceSyncConfigurationNowIfNeeded } from '../../../session/utils/syncUtils';
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ export const OverlayMessageRequest = () => {
       <SpacerLG />
 
       <SessionButton
-        buttonColor={SessionButtonColor.Green}
+        buttonColor={SessionButtonColor.Danger}
         buttonType={SessionButtonType.BrandOutline}
         text={buttonText}
         onClick={() => {
diff --git a/ts/types/LocalizerKeys.ts b/ts/types/LocalizerKeys.ts
index cf1da1f11..d977299e3 100644
--- a/ts/types/LocalizerKeys.ts
+++ b/ts/types/LocalizerKeys.ts
@@ -465,4 +465,6 @@ export type LocalizerKeys =
   | 'trimDatabase'
   | 'trimDatabaseDescription'
   | 'trimDatabaseConfirmationBody'
+  | 'reportAsSpam'
+  | 'respondingToRequestWarning'
   | 'reportIssue';