diff --git a/src/analytics/features/types.ts b/src/analytics/features/types.ts
index 36a354bb49..42edd1dc44 100644
--- a/src/analytics/features/types.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/features/types.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export enum Features {
   ImageUploadsHighResolution = 'image_uploads:high_resolution',
   ImageUploadsBlobSize2mbEnabled = 'image_uploads:blob_size_2mb:enabled',
   GroupChatsEnable = 'group_chats:enable',
+  GroupChatsHasBeenReleased = 'group_chats:has_been_released',
   DmsNewMessageComposerEnable = 'dms:new_message_composer:enable',
   KlipyGifProviderEnable = 'klipy_gif_provider:enable',
   PostGalleryEmbedEnable = 'post_gallery_embed:enable',
diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation.tsx
index 0926770eb3..74905febc8 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import {
   ScrollEdgeEffect,
   ScrollEdgeEffectProvider,
 } from '@bsky.app/expo-scroll-edge-effect'
-import {msg} from '@lingui/core/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {Trans} from '@lingui/react/macro'
+import {Trans, useLingui} from '@lingui/react/macro'
 import {
   type RouteProp,
   useFocusEffect,
@@ -37,6 +35,7 @@ import {MessagesList} from '#/screens/Messages/components/MessagesList'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
 import {AgeRestrictedScreen} from '#/components/ageAssurance/AgeRestrictedScreen'
 import {useAgeAssuranceCopy} from '#/components/ageAssurance/useAgeAssuranceCopy'
+import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
 import {
   EmailDialogScreenID,
   useEmailDialogControl,
@@ -47,6 +46,9 @@ import {type ConvoWithDetails, parseConvoView} from '#/components/dms/util'
 import {Error} from '#/components/Error'
 import * as Layout from '#/components/Layout'
 import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
+import * as Prompt from '#/components/Prompt'
+import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
 import {IS_LIQUID_GLASS, IS_WEB} from '#/env'
 import {ChatDisabled} from './components/ChatDisabled'
 
@@ -56,11 +58,11 @@ type Props = NativeStackScreenProps<
 >
 
 export function MessagesConversationScreen(props: Props) {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const aaCopy = useAgeAssuranceCopy()
   return (
     <AgeRestrictedScreen
-      screenTitle={_(msg`Conversation`)}
+      screenTitle={l`Conversation`}
       infoText={aaCopy.chatsInfoText}>
       <MessagesConversationScreenInner {...props} />
     </AgeRestrictedScreen>
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ export function MessagesConversationScreenInner({route}: Props) {
 function Inner({convoId}: {convoId: string}) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const convoState = useConvo()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
   const isFocused = useIsFocused()
   const {top: topInset} = useSafeAreaInsets()
@@ -140,8 +142,8 @@ function Inner({convoId}: {convoId: string}) {
           <MessagesListHeader convo={convo} />
         </Layout.Center>
         <Error
-          title={_(msg`Something went wrong`)}
-          message={_(msg`We couldn't load this conversation`)}
+          title={l`Something went wrong`}
+          message={l`We couldn't load this conversation`}
           onRetry={() => convoState.error.retry()}
           sideBorders={false}
         />
@@ -293,6 +295,74 @@ function InnerReady({
           }
         />
       )}
+
+      {convo?.kind === 'group' && <GroupChatGate />}
     </>
   )
 }
+
+function GroupChatGate() {
+  const {t: l} = useLingui()
+  const ax = useAnalytics()
+  const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
+
+  const groupChatGateDialogControl = Dialog.useDialogControl()
+
+  const isGatedGroupChat = !ax.features.enabled(ax.features.GroupChatsEnable)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isGatedGroupChat) {
+      setTimeout(() => groupChatGateDialogControl.open())
+    }
+  }, [isGatedGroupChat, groupChatGateDialogControl])
+
+  const hasBeenReleased = ax.features.enabled(
+    ax.features.GroupChatsHasBeenReleased,
+  )
+
+  const onGoBack = () => {
+    if (navigation.canGoBack()) {
+      navigation.goBack()
+    } else {
+      navigation.replace('Messages', {animation: 'pop'})
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Prompt.Outer
+      control={groupChatGateDialogControl}
+      nativeOptions={{preventDismiss: true, preventExpansion: true}}
+      testID="groupChatGateDialog">
+      <Prompt.Content>
+        <View style={[a.w_full, a.align_center, a.py_2xl]}>
+          <Text style={{fontSize: 48}} emoji>
+            🐴
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+        <Prompt.TitleText>
+          {hasBeenReleased ? (
+            <Trans>Group chats are now available</Trans>
+          ) : (
+            <Trans>Group chats are not yet available</Trans>
+          )}
+        </Prompt.TitleText>
+        <Prompt.DescriptionText>
+          {hasBeenReleased ? (
+            <Trans>Update your app to the latest version to join in!</Trans>
+          ) : (
+            <Trans>
+              This feature isn't available to you yet. Please check back later.
+            </Trans>
+          )}
+        </Prompt.DescriptionText>
+      </Prompt.Content>
+      <Prompt.Actions>
+        <Prompt.Action
+          cta={l`Go Back`}
+          onPress={onGoBack}
+          color="primary_subtle"
+        />
+      </Prompt.Actions>
+    </Prompt.Outer>
+  )
+}