diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3ea65bd2..c45bb4f8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5 // indirect
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.4 // indirect
 	go.mau.fi/zeroconfig v0.1.3 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.17.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c // indirect
@@ -45,3 +46,5 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0 // indirect
 )
+
+replace maunium.net/go/mautrix => github.com/maltee1/mautrix-go v0.0.0-20240820201051-5fa9ef2ab1bf
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3cabb480..5920d028 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 h1:YXG7RB+JIjhP29X+OtkiDnYaXQwpS4JEWq7dtCCRUEw=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
+github.com/maltee1/mautrix-go v0.0.0-20240820201051-5fa9ef2ab1bf h1:n18kxEPB1c7mlMP0ysiel3orOa5uoi1O60yY21UQbfM=
+github.com/maltee1/mautrix-go v0.0.0-20240820201051-5fa9ef2ab1bf/go.mod h1:NhWZ4jpQ2CW+t6TmGrnydAIL0htdoXmGiNTdHb2PzL4=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240808152545-0cdaa3abc0fa h1:ELnwvuAXPNtPk1TJRuGkI9fDT
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240808152545-0cdaa3abc0fa/go.mod h1:akd2r19cwCdwSwWeIdzYQGa/EZZyqcOdwWiwj5L5eKQ=
 golang.org/x/net v0.28.0 h1:a9JDOJc5GMUJ0+UDqmLT86WiEy7iWyIhz8gz8E4e5hE=
 golang.org/x/net v0.28.0/go.mod h1:yqtgsTWOOnlGLG9GFRrK3++bGOUEkNBoHZc8MEDWPNg=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 h1:3NFvSEYkUoMifnESzZl15y791HH1qU2xm6eCJU5ZPXQ=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
@@ -90,7 +94,5 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0 h1:YiaRc0tEI3toYtJMRIfjP+jklH45uDHtT80nUamyD4M=
 maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0/go.mod h1:nLivPOpTpHnpzEh8jEdSL9UqO9+/KBJFmNRlwKfkPeA=
-maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.20.1-0.20240817111253-2355d70426f4 h1:S4+mHwQC2CiCTl0cn21zd4V8JiqGYMYlsde2v7jC8bE=
-maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.20.1-0.20240817111253-2355d70426f4/go.mod h1:V725r8w7oddsS7CxnmTAp634A4nwJCFY7J3jiTMUz2c=
 nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.17 h1:KEVeLJkUywCKVsnLIDlD/5gtayKp8VoCkksHCGGfT9Y=
 nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.17/go.mod h1:rN9OFWIUwuxg4fR5tELlYC04bXYowCP9GX47ivo2l+c=
diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index 56ab59ac..977cd1c0 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ var (
 	_ bridgev2.RoomNameHandlingNetworkAPI    = (*SignalClient)(nil)
 	_ bridgev2.RoomAvatarHandlingNetworkAPI  = (*SignalClient)(nil)
 	_ bridgev2.RoomTopicHandlingNetworkAPI   = (*SignalClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.JoinRulesHandlingNetworkAPI   = (*SignalClient)(nil)
 )
 
 var pushCfg = &bridgev2.PushConfig{
diff --git a/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go b/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
index 87cebe2a..abd0f936 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
@@ -472,3 +472,50 @@ func (s *SignalClient) HandleMatrixMembership(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2
 	msg.Portal.Metadata.(*signalid.PortalMetadata).Revision = revision
 	return true, nil
 }
+
+func joinRuleToAccessControl(ctx context.Context, joinRule event.JoinRule) signalmeow.AccessControl {
+	log := zerolog.Ctx(ctx).With().
+		Str("JoinRule", string(joinRule)).
+		Logger()
+	var addFromInviteLinkAccess signalmeow.AccessControl
+	switch joinRule {
+	case event.JoinRuleInvite:
+		addFromInviteLinkAccess = signalmeow.AccessControl_UNSATISFIABLE
+	case event.JoinRuleKnock, event.JoinRuleKnockRestricted:
+		addFromInviteLinkAccess = signalmeow.AccessControl_ADMINISTRATOR
+	case event.JoinRulePublic, event.JoinRuleRestricted:
+		addFromInviteLinkAccess = signalmeow.AccessControl_ANY
+	default:
+		log.Debug().Msg("unknown join rule")
+		addFromInviteLinkAccess = signalmeow.AccessControl_UNSATISFIABLE
+	}
+	return addFromInviteLinkAccess
+}
+
+func (s *SignalClient) HandleMatrixJoinRules(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixJoinRule) (bool, error) {
+	log := zerolog.Ctx(ctx).With().
+		Str("From JoinRule", string(msg.PrevContent.JoinRule)).
+		Str("To JoinRule", string(msg.Content.JoinRule)).
+		Logger()
+	if msg.Portal.RoomType == database.RoomTypeDM {
+		log.Info().Msg("Ignoring Join Rule Change for DM")
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	newAddFromInviteLinkAccess := joinRuleToAccessControl(ctx, msg.Content.JoinRule)
+	oldAddFromInviteLinkAccess := joinRuleToAccessControl(ctx, msg.PrevContent.JoinRule)
+	if newAddFromInviteLinkAccess == oldAddFromInviteLinkAccess {
+		log.Debug().Msg("join rule change does not hange access control")
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	gc := &signalmeow.GroupChange{ModifyAddFromInviteLinkAccess: &newAddFromInviteLinkAccess}
+	_, groupID, err := signalid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
+	if err != nil || groupID == "" {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	revision, err := s.Client.UpdateGroup(ctx, gc, groupID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	msg.Portal.Metadata.(*signalid.PortalMetadata).Revision = revision
+	return true, nil
+}