diff --git a/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx b/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx
index 3736f4144..ad9c6ae1b 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/MessageList.tsx
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ const MessageList: FC<OwnProps & StateProps> = ({
       }
 
       const { shouldAppendJoinMessage, shouldAppendJoinMessageAfterCurrent } = (() => {
-        if (!channelJoinInfo) return undefined;
+        if (!channelJoinInfo || type !== 'thread') return undefined;
         if (prevMessage
           && prevMessage.date < channelJoinInfo.joinedDate && channelJoinInfo.joinedDate <= message.date) {
           return { shouldAppendJoinMessage: true, shouldAppendJoinMessageAfterCurrent: false };
diff --git a/src/components/middle/message/SimilarChannels.tsx b/src/components/middle/message/SimilarChannels.tsx
index d590246f5..479b7d8f1 100644
--- a/src/components/middle/message/SimilarChannels.tsx
+++ b/src/components/middle/message/SimilarChannels.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ import React, {
 } from '../../../lib/teact/teact';
 import { getActions, getGlobal, withGlobal } from '../../../global';
 
-import type { ApiChat } from '../../../api/types';
+import type { ApiChat, ApiChatFullInfo } from '../../../api/types';
 
 import {
   selectChat,
+  selectChatFullInfo,
   selectIsCurrentUserPremium,
   selectSimilarChannelIds,
 } from '../../../global/selectors';
 import buildClassName from '../../../util/buildClassName';
+import { getServerTime } from '../../../util/serverTime';
 import { formatIntegerCompact } from '../../../util/textFormat';
 
 import useTimeout from '../../../hooks/schedulers/useTimeout';
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ const DEFAULT_BADGE_COLOR = '#3C3C4399';
 const SHOW_CHANNELS_NUMBER = 10;
 const MIN_SKELETON_DELAY = 300;
 const MAX_SKELETON_DELAY = 2000;
+const AUTO_EXPAND_TIME = 10; // Seconds from joining
 
 type OwnProps = {
   chatId: string;
@@ -38,17 +41,19 @@ type OwnProps = {
 
 type StateProps = {
   similarChannelIds?: string[];
-  shouldShowInChat?: boolean;
-  count: number;
+  isExpanded?: boolean;
+  count?: number;
   isCurrentUserPremium: boolean;
+  channelJoinInfo?: ApiChatFullInfo['joinInfo'];
 };
 
 const SimilarChannels = ({
   chatId,
   similarChannelIds,
-  shouldShowInChat,
+  isExpanded,
   count,
   isCurrentUserPremium,
+  channelJoinInfo,
 }: StateProps & OwnProps) => {
   const lang = useOldLang();
   const { toggleChannelRecommendations, loadChannelRecommendations } = getActions();
@@ -65,49 +70,58 @@ const SimilarChannels = ({
     return similarChannelIds.map((id) => selectChat(global, id)).filter(Boolean);
   }, [similarChannelIds]);
   // Show skeleton while loading similar channels
-  const [shoulRenderSkeleton, setShoulRenderSkeleton] = useState(!similarChannelIds);
+  const [shouldRenderSkeleton, setShouldRenderSkeleton] = useState(false);
   const firstSimilarChannels = useMemo(() => similarChannels?.slice(0, SHOW_CHANNELS_NUMBER), [similarChannels]);
   const areSimilarChannelsPresent = Boolean(firstSimilarChannels?.length);
 
-  useHorizontalScroll(ref, !areSimilarChannelsPresent || !shouldShowInChat || shoulRenderSkeleton, true);
   const isAnimating = isHiding || isShowing;
   const shouldRenderChannels = Boolean(
-    !shoulRenderSkeleton
-      && (shouldShowInChat || isAnimating)
+    !shouldRenderSkeleton
+      && (isExpanded || isAnimating)
       && areSimilarChannelsPresent,
   );
 
+  useHorizontalScroll(ref, !shouldRenderChannels, true);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!similarChannelIds) {
       loadChannelRecommendations({ chatId });
     }
   }, [chatId, similarChannelIds]);
 
-  useTimeout(() => setShoulRenderSkeleton(false), MAX_SKELETON_DELAY);
+  useTimeout(() => setShouldRenderSkeleton(false), MAX_SKELETON_DELAY);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (shoulRenderSkeleton && similarChannels && shouldShowInChat) {
+    if (shouldRenderSkeleton && similarChannels && isExpanded) {
       const id = setTimeout(() => {
-        setShoulRenderSkeleton(false);
+        setShouldRenderSkeleton(false);
       }, MIN_SKELETON_DELAY);
 
       return () => clearTimeout(id);
     }
 
     return undefined;
-  }, [similarChannels, shouldShowInChat, shoulRenderSkeleton]);
+  }, [similarChannels, isExpanded, shouldRenderSkeleton]);
 
   const handleToggle = useLastCallback(() => {
     toggleChannelRecommendations({ chatId });
-    if (shouldShowInChat) {
+    if (isExpanded) {
       markNotShowing();
       markHiding();
     } else {
       markShowing();
       markNotHiding();
+      setShouldRenderSkeleton(!similarChannelIds);
     }
   });
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!channelJoinInfo?.joinedDate || isExpanded) return;
+    if (getServerTime() - channelJoinInfo.joinedDate <= AUTO_EXPAND_TIME) {
+      handleToggle();
+    }
+  }, [channelJoinInfo, isExpanded]);
+
   return (
     <div className={buildClassName(styles.root)}>
       <div className="join-text">
@@ -118,7 +132,7 @@ const SimilarChannels = ({
           {lang('ChannelJoined')}
         </span>
       </div>
-      {shoulRenderSkeleton && <Skeleton className={styles.skeleton} />}
+      {shouldRenderSkeleton && <Skeleton className={styles.skeleton} />}
       {shouldRenderChannels && (
         <div
           className={buildClassName(
@@ -160,7 +174,7 @@ const SimilarChannels = ({
                   <MoreChannels
                     channel={channel}
                     chatId={chatId}
-                    channelsCount={count - SHOW_CHANNELS_NUMBER + 1}
+                    channelsCount={count! - SHOW_CHANNELS_NUMBER + 1}
                     isCurrentUserPremium={isCurrentUserPremium}
                   />
                 ) : (
@@ -239,14 +253,16 @@ function MoreChannels({
 
 export default memo(
   withGlobal<OwnProps>((global, { chatId }): StateProps => {
-    const { similarChannelIds, shouldShowInChat, count } = selectSimilarChannelIds(global, chatId) || {};
+    const { similarChannelIds, isExpanded, count } = selectSimilarChannelIds(global, chatId) || {};
     const isCurrentUserPremium = selectIsCurrentUserPremium(global);
+    const chatFullInfo = selectChatFullInfo(global, chatId);
 
     return {
       similarChannelIds,
-      shouldShowInChat,
+      isExpanded,
       count,
       isCurrentUserPremium,
+      channelJoinInfo: chatFullInfo?.joinInfo,
     };
   })(SimilarChannels),
 );
diff --git a/src/global/actions/api/chats.ts b/src/global/actions/api/chats.ts
index 800ea28a2..2c0bcb8bd 100644
--- a/src/global/actions/api/chats.ts
+++ b/src/global/actions/api/chats.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ import {
   addChats,
   addMessages,
   addSimilarBots,
-  addSimilarChannels,
   addUsers,
   addUserStatuses,
   deleteChatMessages,
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@ import {
   replaceChatListIds,
   replaceChatListLoadingParameters,
   replaceMessages,
+  replaceSimilarChannels,
   replaceThreadParam,
   replaceUserStatuses,
   toggleSimilarChannels,
@@ -2691,7 +2691,7 @@ addActionHandler('loadChannelRecommendations', async (global, actions, payload):
   const chatsById = buildCollectionByKey(similarChannels, 'id');
 
   global = getGlobal();
-  global = addSimilarChannels(global, chatId || GLOBAL_SUGGESTED_CHANNELS_ID, Object.keys(chatsById), count);
+  global = replaceSimilarChannels(global, chatId || GLOBAL_SUGGESTED_CHANNELS_ID, Object.keys(chatsById), count);
   setGlobal(global);
 });
 
diff --git a/src/global/reducers/chats.ts b/src/global/reducers/chats.ts
index 63a5baf93..0bd785141 100644
--- a/src/global/reducers/chats.ts
+++ b/src/global/reducers/chats.ts
@@ -420,12 +420,11 @@ export function addChatMembers<T extends GlobalState>(global: T, chat: ApiChat,
   });
 }
 
-export function addSimilarChannels<T extends GlobalState>(
+export function replaceSimilarChannels<T extends GlobalState>(
   global: T,
   chatId: string,
   similarChannelIds: string[],
   count?: number,
-  shouldShowInChat = true,
 ) {
   return {
     ...global,
@@ -436,7 +435,6 @@ export function addSimilarChannels<T extends GlobalState>(
         [chatId]: {
           similarChannelIds,
           count: count || similarChannelIds.length,
-          shouldShowInChat,
         },
       },
     },
@@ -457,7 +455,7 @@ export function toggleSimilarChannels<T extends GlobalState>(
         ...global.chats.similarChannelsById,
         [chatId]: {
           ...similarChannels,
-          shouldShowInChat: !similarChannels.shouldShowInChat,
+          isExpanded: !similarChannels?.isExpanded,
         },
       },
     },
diff --git a/src/global/types/globalState.ts b/src/global/types/globalState.ts
index 00651edaf..e772eadce 100644
--- a/src/global/types/globalState.ts
+++ b/src/global/types/globalState.ts
@@ -215,14 +215,11 @@ export type GlobalState = {
     forDiscussionIds?: string[];
     // Obtained from GetFullChat / GetFullChannel
     fullInfoById: Record<string, ApiChatFullInfo>;
-    similarChannelsById: Record<
-    string,
-    {
-      shouldShowInChat: boolean;
-      similarChannelIds: string[];
-      count: number;
-    }
-    >;
+    similarChannelsById: Partial<Record<string, {
+      isExpanded: boolean;
+      similarChannelIds?: string[];
+      count?: number;
+    }>>;
 
     similarBotsById: Record<string, SimilarBotsInfo>;
   };