diff --git a/src/api/gramjs/methods/chats.ts b/src/api/gramjs/methods/chats.ts
index 03cbf97c7..cb7d3b511 100644
--- a/src/api/gramjs/methods/chats.ts
+++ b/src/api/gramjs/methods/chats.ts
@@ -508,14 +508,15 @@ export async function updateChatMutedState({
 }
 
 export async function createChannel({
-  title, about = '', users,
+  title, about = '', users, type = 'channel',
 }: {
-  title: string; about?: string; users?: ApiUser[];
+  title: string; about?: string; users?: ApiUser[]; type?: 'channel' | 'group';
 }, noErrorUpdate = false): Promise<ApiChat | undefined> {
   const result = await invokeRequest(new GramJs.channels.CreateChannel({
-    broadcast: true,
     title,
     about,
+    ...(type === 'channel' && { broadcast: true }),
+    ...(type === 'group' && { megagroup: true }),
   }));
 
   // `createChannel` can return a lot of different update types according to docs,
@@ -606,39 +607,6 @@ export function deleteChannel({
   }), true);
 }
 
-export async function createGroupChat({
-  title, users,
-}: {
-  title: string; users: ApiUser[];
-}): Promise<ApiChat | undefined> {
-  const result = await invokeRequest(new GramJs.messages.CreateChat({
-    title,
-    users: users.map(({ id, accessHash }) => buildInputEntity(id, accessHash)) as GramJs.InputUser[],
-  }), undefined, true);
-
-  // `createChat` can return a lot of different update types according to docs,
-  // but currently chat creation returns only `Updates` type.
-  // Errors are added to catch unexpected cases in future testing
-  if (!(result instanceof GramJs.Updates)) {
-    if (DEBUG) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.error('Unexpected chat creation update', result);
-    }
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
-  const newChat = result.chats[0];
-  if (!newChat || !(newChat instanceof GramJs.Chat)) {
-    if (DEBUG) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.error('Created chat not found', result);
-    }
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
-  return buildApiChatFromPreview(newChat);
-}
-
 export async function editChatPhoto({
   chatId, accessHash, photo,
 }: {
diff --git a/src/api/gramjs/methods/index.ts b/src/api/gramjs/methods/index.ts
index 1eb173a74..f63324244 100644
--- a/src/api/gramjs/methods/index.ts
+++ b/src/api/gramjs/methods/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export {
 export {
   fetchChats, fetchFullChat, searchChats, requestChatUpdate,
   saveDraft, clearDraft, fetchChat, updateChatMutedState,
-  createChannel, joinChannel, deleteChatUser, deleteChat, leaveChannel, deleteChannel, createGroupChat, editChatPhoto,
+  createChannel, joinChannel, deleteChatUser, deleteChat, leaveChannel, deleteChannel, editChatPhoto,
   toggleChatPinned, toggleChatArchived, toggleDialogUnread, setChatEnabledReactions,
   fetchChatFolders, editChatFolder, deleteChatFolder, fetchRecommendedChatFolders,
   getChatByUsername, togglePreHistoryHidden, updateChatDefaultBannedRights, updateChatMemberBannedRights,
diff --git a/src/modules/actions/api/chats.ts b/src/modules/actions/api/chats.ts
index 409d82866..c063de69a 100644
--- a/src/modules/actions/api/chats.ts
+++ b/src/modules/actions/api/chats.ts
@@ -1142,9 +1142,10 @@ async function createGroupChat(title: string, users: ApiUser[], photo?: File) {
   });
 
   try {
-    const createdChat = await callApi('createGroupChat', {
+    const createdChat = await callApi('createChannel', {
       title,
       users,
+      type: 'group',
     });
 
     if (!createdChat) {