diff --git a/src/components/structures/GroupView.js b/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
index 9352760914..4b8ac70336 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
 
     _onRejectInviteClick: function() {
         this.setState({membershipBusy: true});
-        this._matrixClient.leaveGroup(this.props.groupId).then(() => {
+        this._groupStore.leaveGroup().then(() => {
             // don't reset membershipBusy here: wait for the membership change to come down the sync
         }).catch((e) => {
             this.setState({membershipBusy: false});
@@ -693,7 +693,8 @@ export default React.createClass({
 
     _onJoinClick: function() {
         this.setState({membershipBusy: true});
-        this._matrixClient.joinGroup(this.props.groupId).then(() => {
+
+        this._groupStore.joinGroup().then(() => {
             // don't reset membershipBusy here: wait for the membership change to come down the sync
         }).catch((e) => {
             this.setState({membershipBusy: false});
@@ -716,7 +717,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
                 if (!confirmed) return;
 
                 this.setState({membershipBusy: true});
-                this._matrixClient.leaveGroup(this.props.groupId).then(() => {
+                this._groupStore.leaveGroup().then(() => {
                     // don't reset membershipBusy here: wait for the membership change to come down the sync
                 }).catch((e) => {
                     this.setState({membershipBusy: false});
diff --git a/src/stores/GroupStore.js b/src/stores/GroupStore.js
index 2ea69b61aa..d4f0b09ff9 100644
--- a/src/stores/GroupStore.js
+++ b/src/stores/GroupStore.js
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
 
     acceptGroupInvite() {
         return MatrixClientPeg.get().acceptGroupInvite(this.groupId)
+            // The user should now be able to access (personal) group settings
+            .then(this._fetchResource.bind(this, GroupStore.STATE_KEY.Summary))
             // The user might be able to see more rooms now
             .then(this._fetchResource.bind(this, GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupRooms))
             // The user should now appear as a member
@@ -260,6 +262,28 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
             .then(this._fetchResource.bind(this, GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupInvitedMembers));
     }
 
+    joinGroup() {
+        return MatrixClientPeg.get().joinGroup(this.groupId)
+            // The user should now be able to access (personal) group settings
+            .then(this._fetchResource.bind(this, GroupStore.STATE_KEY.Summary))
+            // The user might be able to see more rooms now
+            .then(this._fetchResource.bind(this, GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupRooms))
+            // The user should now appear as a member
+            .then(this._fetchResource.bind(this, GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupMembers))
+            // The user should now not appear as an invited member
+            .then(this._fetchResource.bind(this, GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupInvitedMembers));
+    }
+
+    leaveGroup() {
+        return MatrixClientPeg.get().leaveGroup(this.groupId)
+            // The user should now not be able to access group settings
+            .then(this._fetchResource.bind(this, GroupStore.STATE_KEY.Summary))
+            // The user might only be able to see a subset of rooms now
+            .then(this._fetchResource.bind(this, GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupRooms))
+            // The user should now not appear as a member
+            .then(this._fetchResource.bind(this, GroupStore.STATE_KEY.GroupMembers));
+    }
+
     addRoomToGroupSummary(roomId, categoryId) {
         return MatrixClientPeg.get()
             .addRoomToGroupSummary(this.groupId, roomId, categoryId)