diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
index fd0bf9c..a2703ba 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 				name: metadata.subject,
 				conversationTimestamp: metadata.creation,
 			}])
-			ev.emit('groups.upsert', [metadata])
+			ev.emit('groups.upsert', [{
+				...metadata,
+				author: participant
+			}])
 			break
 		case 'ephemeral':
 		case 'not_ephemeral':
diff --git a/src/Types/GroupMetadata.ts b/src/Types/GroupMetadata.ts
index 853a49f..19c5665 100644
--- a/src/Types/GroupMetadata.ts
+++ b/src/Types/GroupMetadata.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export interface GroupMetadata {
     participants: GroupParticipant[]
     ephemeralDuration?: number
     inviteCode?: string
+    /** the person who added you */
+    author?: string
 }