diff --git a/community.go b/community.go
index 2a2376d..3f841f1 100644
--- a/community.go
+++ b/community.go
@@ -83,6 +83,35 @@ func (user *User) createCommunity() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (user *User) addPuppetToCommunity(puppet *Puppet) bool {
+	if user.IsRelaybot || len(user.CommunityID) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	bot := user.bridge.Bot
+	url := bot.BuildURL("groups", user.CommunityID, "admin", "users", "invite", puppet.MXID)
+	blankReqBody := map[string]interface{}{}
+	_, err := bot.MakeRequest(http.MethodPut, url, &blankReqBody, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		user.log.Warnfln("Failed to invite %s to %s: %v", puppet.MXID, user.CommunityID, err)
+		return false
+	}
+	reqBody := map[string]map[string]string{
+		"m.visibility": {
+			"type": "private",
+		},
+	}
+	url = bot.BuildURLWithQuery([]string{"groups", user.CommunityID, "self", "accept_invite"}, map[string]string{
+		"user_id": puppet.MXID,
+	})
+	_, err = bot.MakeRequest(http.MethodPut, url, &reqBody, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		user.log.Warnfln("Failed to join %s as %s: %v", user.CommunityID, puppet.MXID, err)
+		return false
+	}
+	user.log.Debugln("Added", puppet.MXID, "to", user.CommunityID)
+	return true
+}
+
 func (user *User) addPortalToCommunity(portal *Portal) bool {
 	if user.IsRelaybot || len(user.CommunityID) == 0 || len(portal.MXID) == 0 {
 		return false
diff --git a/portal.go b/portal.go
index 3122639..c5607c7 100644
--- a/portal.go
+++ b/portal.go
@@ -791,6 +791,10 @@ func (portal *Portal) CreateMatrixRoom(user *User) error {
 		}
 	}
 	user.addPortalToCommunity(portal)
+	if portal.IsPrivateChat() {
+		puppet := user.bridge.GetPuppetByJID(portal.Key.JID)
+		user.addPuppetToCommunity(puppet)
+	}
 	err = portal.FillInitialHistory(user)
 	if err != nil {
 		portal.log.Errorln("Failed to fill history:", err)
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 396a24a..b6faa0f 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -449,6 +449,10 @@ func (user *User) syncPortals(chatMap map[string]whatsapp.Chat, createAll bool)
 		var inCommunity, ok bool
 		if inCommunity, ok = existingKeys[portal.Key]; !ok || !inCommunity {
 			inCommunity = user.addPortalToCommunity(portal)
+			if portal.IsPrivateChat() {
+				puppet := user.bridge.GetPuppetByJID(portal.Key.JID)
+				user.addPuppetToCommunity(puppet)
+			}
 		}
 		portalKeys = append(portalKeys, database.PortalKeyWithMeta{PortalKey: portal.Key, InCommunity: inCommunity})
 	}