diff --git a/src/twc-group-invite.c b/src/twc-group-invite.c
index 3479899..3239b02 100644
--- a/src/twc-group-invite.c
+++ b/src/twc-group-invite.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <weechat/weechat-plugin.h>
 #include <tox/tox.h>
+#include <tox/toxav.h>
 
 #include "twc.h"
 #include "twc-list.h"
@@ -36,9 +37,8 @@
  */
 int
 twc_group_chat_invite_add(struct t_twc_profile *profile,
-                          int32_t friend_number,
-                          uint8_t *data,
-                          size_t size)
+                          int32_t friend_number, uint8_t group_chat_type,
+                          uint8_t *data, size_t size)
 {
     // create a new invite object
     struct t_twc_group_chat_invite *invite
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ twc_group_chat_invite_add(struct t_twc_profile *profile,
 
     invite->profile = profile;
     invite->friend_number = friend_number;
+    invite->group_chat_type = group_chat_type;
     invite->data = data_copy;
     invite->data_size = size;
 
@@ -66,10 +67,22 @@ twc_group_chat_invite_add(struct t_twc_profile *profile,
 int
 twc_group_chat_invite_join(struct t_twc_group_chat_invite *invite)
 {
-    int rc = tox_join_groupchat(invite->profile->tox,
-                                invite->friend_number,
-                                invite->data,
-                                invite->data_size);
+    int rc;
+    switch (invite->group_chat_type)
+    {
+       case TOX_GROUPCHAT_TYPE_TEXT:
+          rc = tox_join_groupchat(invite->profile->tox,
+                                  invite->friend_number,
+                                  invite->data, invite->data_size);
+          break;
+       case TOX_GROUPCHAT_TYPE_AV:
+          rc = toxav_join_av_groupchat(invite->profile->tox,
+                                       invite->friend_number,
+                                       invite->data, invite->data_size,
+                                       NULL, NULL);
+          break;
+    }
+
     twc_group_chat_invite_remove(invite);
 
     return rc;
diff --git a/src/twc-group-invite.h b/src/twc-group-invite.h
index c4657b5..1a73424 100644
--- a/src/twc-group-invite.h
+++ b/src/twc-group-invite.h
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ struct t_twc_group_chat_invite
     struct t_twc_profile *profile;
 
     int32_t friend_number;
+    uint8_t group_chat_type;
     uint8_t *data;
     size_t data_size;
 };
 
 int
 twc_group_chat_invite_add(struct t_twc_profile *profile,
-                          int32_t friend_number,
-                          uint8_t *data,
-                          size_t size);
+                          int32_t friend_number, uint8_t group_chat_type,
+                          uint8_t *data, size_t size);
 
 int
 twc_group_chat_invite_join(struct t_twc_group_chat_invite *invite);
diff --git a/src/twc-tox-callbacks.c b/src/twc-tox-callbacks.c
index 88f5d4d..52fa7a4 100644
--- a/src/twc-tox-callbacks.c
+++ b/src/twc-tox-callbacks.c
@@ -234,22 +234,33 @@ twc_group_invite_callback(Tox *tox,
     struct t_twc_profile *profile = data;
     char *friend_name = twc_get_name_nt(profile->tox, friend_number);
 
-    if (type == TOX_GROUPCHAT_TYPE_TEXT)
-    {
-        int64_t rc = twc_group_chat_invite_add(profile, friend_number,
-                                               (uint8_t *)invite_data, length);
+    int64_t rc = twc_group_chat_invite_add(profile, friend_number, type,
+                                           (uint8_t *)invite_data, length);
 
-        weechat_printf(profile->buffer,
-                       "%sReceived a group chat invite from %s; "
-                       "join with \"/group join %d\"",
-                       weechat_prefix("network"), friend_name, rc);
+    char *type_str;
+    switch (type)
+    {
+        case TOX_GROUPCHAT_TYPE_TEXT:
+            type_str = "a text-only group chat"; break;
+        case TOX_GROUPCHAT_TYPE_AV:
+            type_str = "an audio/video group chat"; break;
+        default:
+            type_str = "a group chat of unknown type"; break;
     }
-    else if (type == TOX_GROUPCHAT_TYPE_AV)
+
+    if (rc >= 0)
     {
         weechat_printf(profile->buffer,
-                       "%sReceived an audio group chat invite from %s; "
-                       "these are currently unsupported and can not be joined",
-                       weechat_prefix("network"), friend_name);
+                       "%sReceived %s invite from %s; "
+                       "join with \"/group join %d\"",
+                       weechat_prefix("network"), type_str, friend_name, rc);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        weechat_printf(profile->buffer,
+                       "%sReceived a group chat invite from %s, but failed to "
+                       "process it; try again",
+                       weechat_prefix("error"), friend_name, rc);
     }
 
     free(friend_name);