diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardFragment.kt
index 55b605ec32..6443bb0083 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardFragment.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetBehavior
 import com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetDialog
 import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.schedulers.Schedulers
 import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.ContactSelectionListFragment
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.R
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.sharing.MultiShareArgs
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.sharing.ShareSelectionAdapter
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.BottomSheetUtil
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.FeatureFlags
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.LifecycleDisposable
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.Util
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.ViewUtil
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.views.SimpleProgressDialog
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ class MultiselectForwardFragment :
   override val peekHeightPercentage: Float = 0.67f
 
   private val viewModel: MultiselectForwardViewModel by viewModels(factoryProducer = this::createViewModelFactory)
+  private val disposables = LifecycleDisposable()
 
   private lateinit var selectionFragment: ContactSelectionListFragment
   private lateinit var contactFilterView: ContactFilterView
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ class MultiselectForwardFragment :
 
   override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
     callback = requireNotNull(findListener())
+    disposables.bindTo(viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycle)
 
     selectionFragment = childFragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.contact_selection_list_fragment) as ContactSelectionListFragment
 
@@ -249,9 +254,18 @@ class MultiselectForwardFragment :
 
   override fun onBeforeContactSelected(recipientId: Optional<RecipientId>, number: String?, callback: Consumer<Boolean>) {
     if (recipientId.isPresent) {
-      viewModel.addSelectedContact(recipientId, null)
-      callback.accept(true)
-      contactFilterView.clear()
+      disposables.add(
+        viewModel.addSelectedContact(recipientId, null)
+          .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
+          .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+          .subscribe { success ->
+            if (!success) {
+              Toast.makeText(requireContext(), R.string.ShareActivity_you_do_not_have_permission_to_send_to_this_group, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+            }
+            callback.accept(success)
+            contactFilterView.clear()
+          }
+      )
     } else {
       Log.w(TAG, "Rejecting non-present recipient. Can't forward to an unknown contact.")
       callback.accept(false)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardRepository.kt
index 79c4475ad9..9872614b69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardRepository.kt
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.conversation.mutiselect.forward
 
 import android.content.Context
 import androidx.core.util.Consumer
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single
 import org.signal.core.util.concurrent.SignalExecutors
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.DatabaseFactory
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.IdentityDatabase
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.ThreadDatabase
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.identity.IdentityRecordList
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.RecipientId
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.sharing.MultiShareArgs
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.sharing.MultiShareSender
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.sharing.ShareContact
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.sharing.ShareContactAndThread
+import org.whispersystems.libsignal.util.guava.Optional
 
 class MultiselectForwardRepository(context: Context) {
 
@@ -33,6 +36,22 @@ class MultiselectForwardRepository(context: Context) {
     }
   }
 
+  fun canSelectRecipient(recipientId: Optional<RecipientId>): Single<Boolean> {
+    if (!recipientId.isPresent) {
+      return Single.just(true)
+    }
+
+    return Single.fromCallable {
+      val recipient = Recipient.resolved(recipientId.get())
+      if (recipient.isPushV2Group) {
+        val record = DatabaseFactory.getGroupDatabase(context).getGroup(recipient.requireGroupId())
+        !(record.isPresent && record.get().isAnnouncementGroup && !record.get().isAdmin(Recipient.self()))
+      } else {
+        true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   fun send(
     additionalMessage: String,
     multiShareArgs: List<MultiShareArgs>,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardViewModel.kt
index 4ece2ef01e..854ba7f489 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/mutiselect/forward/MultiselectForwardViewModel.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.Transformations
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Single
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.RecipientId
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.sharing.MultiShareArgs
@@ -23,8 +24,14 @@ class MultiselectForwardViewModel(
 
   val shareContactMappingModels: LiveData<List<ShareSelectionMappingModel>> = Transformations.map(state) { s -> s.selectedContacts.mapIndexed { i, c -> ShareSelectionMappingModel(c, i == 0) } }
 
-  fun addSelectedContact(recipientId: Optional<RecipientId>, number: String?) {
-    store.update { it.copy(selectedContacts = it.selectedContacts + ShareContact(recipientId, number)) }
+  fun addSelectedContact(recipientId: Optional<RecipientId>, number: String?): Single<Boolean> {
+    return repository
+      .canSelectRecipient(recipientId)
+      .doOnSuccess { allowed ->
+        if (allowed) {
+          store.update { it.copy(selectedContacts = it.selectedContacts + ShareContact(recipientId, number)) }
+        }
+      }
   }
 
   fun removeSelectedContact(recipientId: Optional<RecipientId>, number: String?) {