diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx
index 583780f26..068004749 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestButtons.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { getSelectedConversation } from '../../state/selectors/conversations';
 import { SessionButton, SessionButtonColor, SessionButtonType } from '../basic/SessionButton';
 
 export const ConversationMessageRequestButtons = () => {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const selectedConversation = useSelector(getSelectedConversation);
   const [hasIncoming, setHasIncomingMsgs] = useState(false);
   const [incomingChecked, setIncomingChecked] = useState(false);
@@ -43,11 +44,9 @@ export const ConversationMessageRequestButtons = () => {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const showMsgRequestUI =
-    !selectedConversation.isApproved &&
-    !selectedConversation.isApproved &&
-    selectedConversation.type === 'private';
-  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const showMsgRequestUI = getConversationController()
+    .get(selectedConversation.id)
+    .isRequest();
 
   const handleDeclineConversationRequest = () => {
     dispatch(
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestInfo.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestInfo.tsx
index a2b786298..a7e5dfcf1 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestInfo.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/ConversationRequestInfo.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { getMessageCountByType } from '../../data/data';
 import { MessageDirection } from '../../models/messageType';
+import { getConversationController } from '../../session/conversations';
 import { getSelectedConversation } from '../../state/selectors/conversations';
 
 export const ConversationRequestinfo = () => {
   const selectedConversation = useSelector(getSelectedConversation);
   const showMsgRequestUI =
-    !selectedConversation?.isApproved && selectedConversation?.type === 'private';
+    selectedConversation &&
+    getConversationController()
+      .get(selectedConversation.id)
+      .isRequest();
   const [hasIncomingMessages, setHasIncomingMessages] = useState(false);
   const [incomingChecked, setIncomingChecked] = useState(false);
 
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts b/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
index c9afdc5f4..21475aebb 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/conversations.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 
 import { getIntl, getOurNumber } from './user';
 import { BlockedNumberController } from '../../util';
-import { ConversationTypeEnum } from '../../models/conversation';
+import { ConversationModel, ConversationTypeEnum } from '../../models/conversation';
 import { LocalizerType } from '../../types/Util';
 import { ConversationHeaderTitleProps } from '../../components/conversation/ConversationHeader';
 import _ from 'lodash';
@@ -444,12 +444,13 @@ const _getConversationRequests = (
   sortedConversations: Array<ReduxConversationType>
 ): Array<ReduxConversationType> => {
   return _.filter(sortedConversations, conversation => {
-    return (
-      !conversation.isApproved &&
-      !conversation.isBlocked &&
-      conversation.isPrivate &&
-      !conversation.isMe
-    );
+    const isRequest = ConversationModel.hasValidRequestValues({
+      isApproved: conversation.isApproved,
+      isBlocked: !conversation.isBlocked,
+      isPrivate: conversation.isPrivate,
+      isMe: conversation.isMe,
+    });
+    return isRequest;
   });
 };