diff --git a/lib/pages/new_group/new_group.dart b/lib/pages/new_group/new_group.dart
index d5ae9637..29d6278e 100644
--- a/lib/pages/new_group/new_group.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/new_group/new_group.dart
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class NewGroupController extends State<NewGroup> {
       context: context,
       future: () async {
         final roomId = await client.createGroupChat(
+          visibility:
+              publicGroup ? sdk.Visibility.public : sdk.Visibility.private,
           preset: publicGroup
               ? sdk.CreateRoomPreset.publicChat
               : sdk.CreateRoomPreset.privateChat,