diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 76d79b74d..1cbdc1473 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - Bugfix. MUC features weren't being refreshed when saving the config form
 - #1063 URLs in the topic / subject are not clickable
 - #1140 Add support for destroyed chatrooms
+- #1169 Non-joined participants display an unwanted status message
 - #1190 MUC Participants column disappears in certain viewport widths
 - #1199 Can't get back from to login screen from registration screen
 - #1204 Link encoding issue
diff --git a/dist/converse.js b/dist/converse.js
index cb0b2b121..49bb6a579 100644
--- a/dist/converse.js
+++ b/dist/converse.js
@@ -68681,7 +68681,7 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
           this.model.on('configurationNeeded', this.getAndRenderConfigurationForm, this);
           this.model.on('destroy', this.hide, this);
           this.model.on('show', this.show, this);
-          this.model.occupants.on('add', this.showJoinNotification, this);
+          this.model.occupants.on('add', this.onOccupantAdded, this);
           this.model.occupants.on('remove', this.showLeaveNotification, this);
           this.model.occupants.on('change:show', this.showJoinOrLeaveNotification, this);
           this.model.occupants.on('change:role', this.informOfOccupantsRoleChange, this);
@@ -69700,8 +69700,14 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
           }
         },
 
+        onOccupantAdded(occupant) {
+          if (occupant.get('show') === 'online') {
+            this.showJoinNotification(occupant);
+          }
+        },
+
         showJoinOrLeaveNotification(occupant) {
-          if (!occupant.isMember() || _.includes(occupant.get('states'), '303')) {
+          if (_.includes(occupant.get('states'), '303')) {
             return;
           }
 
diff --git a/src/converse-muc-views.js b/src/converse-muc-views.js
index cabbb4236..8ff3e7aca 100644
--- a/src/converse-muc-views.js
+++ b/src/converse-muc-views.js
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
                     this.model.on('destroy', this.hide, this);
                     this.model.on('show', this.show, this);
 
-                    this.model.occupants.on('add', this.showJoinNotification, this);
+                    this.model.occupants.on('add', this.onOccupantAdded, this);
                     this.model.occupants.on('remove', this.showLeaveNotification, this);
                     this.model.occupants.on('change:show', this.showJoinOrLeaveNotification, this);
                     this.model.occupants.on('change:role', this.informOfOccupantsRoleChange, this);
@@ -1476,6 +1476,12 @@
                     }
                 },
 
+                onOccupantAdded (occupant) {
+                    if (occupant.get('show') === 'online') {
+                        this.showJoinNotification(occupant);
+                    }
+                },
+
                 showJoinOrLeaveNotification (occupant) {
                     if (_.includes(occupant.get('states'), '303')) {
                         return;