diff --git a/ts/components/menu/Menu.tsx b/ts/components/menu/Menu.tsx
index 6002ae14c..4bc44445c 100644
--- a/ts/components/menu/Menu.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/menu/Menu.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   useIsMe,
   useIsPrivate,
   useIsPublic,
+  useIsRequest,
   useNotificationSetting,
   useWeAreAdmin,
 } from '../../hooks/useParamSelector';
@@ -68,21 +69,27 @@ function showTimerOptions(
 function showNotificationConvo(
   isKickedFromGroup: boolean,
   left: boolean,
-  isBlocked: boolean
+  isBlocked: boolean,
+  isRequest: boolean
 ): boolean {
-  return !left && !isKickedFromGroup && !isBlocked;
+  return !left && !isKickedFromGroup && !isBlocked && !isRequest;
 }
 
-function showBlock(isMe: boolean, isPrivate: boolean): boolean {
-  return !isMe && isPrivate;
+function showBlock(isMe: boolean, isPrivate: boolean, isRequest: boolean): boolean {
+  return !isMe && isPrivate && !isRequest;
 }
 
-function showClearNickname(isMe: boolean, hasNickname: boolean, isPrivate: boolean): boolean {
-  return !isMe && hasNickname && isPrivate;
+function showClearNickname(
+  isMe: boolean,
+  hasNickname: boolean,
+  isPrivate: boolean,
+  isRequest: boolean
+): boolean {
+  return !isMe && hasNickname && isPrivate && isRequest;
 }
 
-function showChangeNickname(isMe: boolean, isPrivate: boolean) {
-  return !isMe && isPrivate;
+function showChangeNickname(isMe: boolean, isPrivate: boolean, isRequest: boolean) {
+  return !isMe && isPrivate && !isRequest;
 }
 
 // we want to show the copyId for open groups and private chats only
@@ -94,10 +101,11 @@ function showDeleteContact(
   isGroup: boolean,
   isPublic: boolean,
   isGroupLeft: boolean,
-  isKickedFromGroup: boolean
+  isKickedFromGroup: boolean,
+  isRequest: boolean
 ): boolean {
   // you need to have left a closed group first to be able to delete it completely.
-  return !isGroup || (isGroup && (isGroupLeft || isKickedFromGroup || isPublic));
+  return (!isGroup && !isRequest) || (isGroup && (isGroupLeft || isKickedFromGroup || isPublic));
 }
 
 const showUnbanUser = (weAreAdmin: boolean, isPublic: boolean, isKickedFromGroup: boolean) => {
@@ -169,8 +177,9 @@ export const PinConversationMenuItem = (): JSX.Element | null => {
   const conversationId = useContext(ContextConversationId);
   const isMessagesSection = useSelector(getFocusedSection) === SectionType.Message;
   const nbOfAlreadyPinnedConvos = useSelector(getNumberOfPinnedConversations);
+  const isRequest = useIsRequest(conversationId);
 
-  if (isMessagesSection) {
+  if (isMessagesSection && !isRequest) {
     const conversation = getConversationController().get(conversationId);
     const isPinned = conversation?.isPinned() || false;
 
@@ -199,8 +208,9 @@ export const DeleteContactMenuItem = () => {
   const isLeft = useIsLeft(convoId);
   const isKickedFromGroup = useIsKickedFromGroup(convoId);
   const isPrivate = useIsPrivate(convoId);
+  const isRequest = useIsRequest(convoId);
 
-  if (showDeleteContact(!isPrivate, isPublic, isLeft, isKickedFromGroup)) {
+  if (showDeleteContact(!isPrivate, isPublic, isLeft, isKickedFromGroup, isRequest)) {
     let menuItemText: string;
     if (isPublic) {
       menuItemText = window.i18n('leaveGroup');
@@ -448,9 +458,12 @@ export const NotificationForConvoMenuItem = (): JSX.Element | null => {
   const left = useIsLeft(convoId);
   const isBlocked = useIsBlocked(convoId);
   const isPrivate = useIsPrivate(convoId);
+  const isRequest = useIsRequest(convoId);
   const currentNotificationSetting = useNotificationSetting(convoId);
 
-  if (showNotificationConvo(Boolean(isKickedFromGroup), Boolean(left), Boolean(isBlocked))) {
+  if (
+    showNotificationConvo(Boolean(isKickedFromGroup), Boolean(left), Boolean(isBlocked), isRequest)
+  ) {
     // const isRtlMode = isRtlBody();'
 
     // exclude mentions_only settings for private chats as this does not make much sense
@@ -503,8 +516,9 @@ export const BlockMenuItem = (): JSX.Element | null => {
   const isMe = useIsMe(convoId);
   const isBlocked = useIsBlocked(convoId);
   const isPrivate = useIsPrivate(convoId);
+  const isRequest = useIsRequest(convoId);
 
-  if (showBlock(Boolean(isMe), Boolean(isPrivate))) {
+  if (showBlock(Boolean(isMe), Boolean(isPrivate), Boolean(isRequest))) {
     const blockTitle = isBlocked ? window.i18n('unblockUser') : window.i18n('blockUser');
     const blockHandler = isBlocked
       ? () => unblockConvoById(convoId)
@@ -519,8 +533,9 @@ export const ClearNicknameMenuItem = (): JSX.Element | null => {
   const isMe = useIsMe(convoId);
   const hasNickname = useHasNickname(convoId);
   const isPrivate = useIsPrivate(convoId);
+  const isRequest = Boolean(useIsRequest(convoId)); // easier to copy paste
 
-  if (showClearNickname(Boolean(isMe), Boolean(hasNickname), Boolean(isPrivate))) {
+  if (showClearNickname(Boolean(isMe), Boolean(hasNickname), Boolean(isPrivate), isRequest)) {
     return (
       <Item onClick={() => clearNickNameByConvoId(convoId)}>{window.i18n('clearNickname')}</Item>
     );
@@ -532,9 +547,10 @@ export const ChangeNicknameMenuItem = () => {
   const convoId = useContext(ContextConversationId);
   const isMe = useIsMe(convoId);
   const isPrivate = useIsPrivate(convoId);
+  const isRequest = useIsRequest(convoId);
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  if (showChangeNickname(isMe, isPrivate)) {
+  if (showChangeNickname(isMe, isPrivate, isRequest)) {
     return (
       <Item
         onClick={() => {
@@ -550,6 +566,11 @@ export const ChangeNicknameMenuItem = () => {
 
 export const DeleteMessagesMenuItem = () => {
   const convoId = useContext(ContextConversationId);
+  const isRequest = useIsRequest(convoId);
+
+  if (isRequest) {
+    return null;
+  }
 
   return (
     <Item
@@ -577,10 +598,10 @@ export const HideBannerMenuItem = (): JSX.Element => {
 
 export const AcceptMenuItem = () => {
   const convoId = useContext(ContextConversationId);
+  const isRequest = useIsRequest(convoId);
   const convo = getConversationController().get(convoId);
-  const showMenuItem = convo.isRequest();
 
-  if (showMenuItem) {
+  if (isRequest) {
     return (
       <Item
         onClick={async () => {
diff --git a/ts/hooks/useParamSelector.ts b/ts/hooks/useParamSelector.ts
index 3cff7c8a4..efe5e3246 100644
--- a/ts/hooks/useParamSelector.ts
+++ b/ts/hooks/useParamSelector.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { ConversationModel } from '../models/conversation';
 import { PubKey } from '../session/types';
 import { UserUtils } from '../session/utils';
 import { StateType } from '../state/reducer';
@@ -118,6 +119,24 @@ export function useIsPinned(convoId?: string) {
   return Boolean(convoProps && convoProps.isPinned);
 }
 
+export function useIsApproved(convoId?: string) {
+  const convoProps = useConversationPropsById(convoId);
+  return Boolean(convoProps && convoProps.isApproved);
+}
+
+export function useIsRequest(convoId: string) {
+  const convoProps = useConversationPropsById(convoId);
+  return Boolean(
+    convoProps &&
+      ConversationModel.hasValidRequestValues({
+        isMe: convoProps.isMe,
+        isApproved: convoProps.isMe,
+        isPrivate: convoProps.isPrivate,
+        isBlocked: convoProps.isBlocked,
+      })
+  );
+}
+
 export function useConversationPropsById(convoId?: string) {
   return useSelector((state: StateType) => {
     if (!convoId) {