diff --git a/protos/SignalService.proto b/protos/SignalService.proto
index 439b5b91f..0d3658963 100644
--- a/protos/SignalService.proto
+++ b/protos/SignalService.proto
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ message ConfigurationMessage {
     required string name              = 2;
     optional string profilePicture    = 3;
     optional bytes  profileKey        = 4;
+    optional bool  isApproved         = 5;
   }
 
   repeated ClosedGroup closedGroups    = 1;
diff --git a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/controlMessage/ConfigurationMessage.ts b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/controlMessage/ConfigurationMessage.ts
index 82c6845db..89f8b710d 100644
--- a/ts/session/messages/outgoing/controlMessage/ConfigurationMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/session/messages/outgoing/controlMessage/ConfigurationMessage.ts
@@ -93,22 +93,26 @@ export class ConfigurationMessageContact {
   public displayName: string;
   public profilePictureURL?: string;
   public profileKey?: Uint8Array;
+  public isApproved?: boolean;
 
   public constructor({
     publicKey,
     displayName,
     profilePictureURL,
     profileKey,
+    isApproved,
   }: {
     publicKey: string;
     displayName: string;
     profilePictureURL?: string;
     profileKey?: Uint8Array;
+    isApproved?: boolean;
   }) {
     this.publicKey = publicKey;
     this.displayName = displayName;
     this.profilePictureURL = profilePictureURL;
     this.profileKey = profileKey;
+    this.isApproved = isApproved;
 
     // will throw if public key is invalid
     PubKey.cast(publicKey);
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ export class ConfigurationMessageContact {
       name: this.displayName,
       profilePicture: this.profilePictureURL,
       profileKey: this.profileKey,
+      isApproved: this.isApproved,
     });
   }
 }