diff --git a/lib/hooks/invite-links.js b/lib/hooks/invite-links.js
--- a/lib/hooks/invite-links.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/invite-links.js
@@ -129,13 +129,15 @@
   joinThreadActionTypes,
 );
 
+export type LinkStatus = 'invalid' | 'valid' | 'timed_out';
+
 type AcceptInviteLinkParams = {
   +verificationResponse: InviteLinkVerificationResponse,
   +inviteSecret: string,
   +keyserverOverride: ?KeyserverOverride,
   +calendarQuery: () => CalendarQuery,
   +onFinish: () => mixed,
-  +onInvalidLinkDetected: () => mixed,
+  +setLinkStatus: SetState<LinkStatus>,
 };
 function useAcceptInviteLink(params: AcceptInviteLinkParams): {
   +joinCommunity: () => mixed,
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@
     keyserverOverride,
     calendarQuery,
     onFinish,
-    onInvalidLinkDetected,
+    setLinkStatus,
   } = params;
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@
         keyserverID !== extractKeyserverIDFromID(communityID)
       ) {
         reject();
-        onInvalidLinkDetected();
+        setLinkStatus('invalid');
         setOngoingJoinData(null);
         return;
       }
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@
         reject();
         setOngoingJoinData(oldData => {
           if (oldData) {
-            onInvalidLinkDetected();
+            setLinkStatus('timed_out');
           }
           return null;
         });
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@
         communityID,
       });
     });
-  }, [communityID, keyserverID, onInvalidLinkDetected]);
+  }, [communityID, keyserverID, setLinkStatus]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     void (async () => {
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@
       }
       const isValid = await isKeyserverURLValid();
       if (!isValid || !keyserverURL) {
-        onInvalidLinkDetected();
+        setLinkStatus('invalid');
         ongoingJoinData.reject();
         setOngoingJoinData(null);
         return;
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@
     ongoingJoinData,
     keyserverID,
     keyserverURL,
-    onInvalidLinkDetected,
+    setLinkStatus,
   ]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@
         onFinish();
         ongoingJoinData.resolve(result);
       } catch (e) {
-        onInvalidLinkDetected();
+        setLinkStatus(status => (status === 'valid' ? 'invalid' : status));
         ongoingJoinData.reject();
       } finally {
         setOngoingJoinData(null);
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@
     isAuthenticated,
     ongoingJoinData,
     onFinish,
-    onInvalidLinkDetected,
+    setLinkStatus,
   ]);
 
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
diff --git a/native/navigation/invite-link-modal.react.js b/native/navigation/invite-link-modal.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/invite-link-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/invite-link-modal.react.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import { View, Text, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useAcceptInviteLink } from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
+import type { LinkStatus } from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
 import type { KeyserverOverride } from 'lib/shared/invite-links';
 import type { InviteLinkVerificationResponse } from 'lib/types/link-types.js';
 
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@
 function InviteLinkModal(props: Props): React.Node {
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const { invitationDetails, secret, keyserverOverride } = props.route.params;
+  const [linkStatus, setLinkStatus] = React.useState<LinkStatus>(
+    invitationDetails.status === 'valid' ? 'valid' : 'invalid',
+  );
 
   const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
   const calendarQuery = useSelector(state =>
@@ -38,27 +42,18 @@
       navContext,
     }),
   );
-  const onInvalidLinkDetected = React.useCallback(
-    () =>
-      props.navigation.setParams({
-        invitationDetails: {
-          status: 'invalid',
-        },
-        secret,
-      }),
-    [props.navigation, secret],
-  );
+
   const { joinCommunity, joinThreadLoadingStatus } = useAcceptInviteLink({
     verificationResponse: invitationDetails,
     inviteSecret: secret,
     keyserverOverride,
     calendarQuery,
     onFinish: props.navigation.goBack,
-    onInvalidLinkDetected,
+    setLinkStatus,
   });
 
   const header = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (invitationDetails.status === 'valid') {
+    if (invitationDetails.status === 'valid' && linkStatus === 'valid') {
       return (
         <>
           <Text style={styles.invitation}>You have been invited to join</Text>
@@ -68,13 +63,16 @@
         </>
       );
     }
+    const headerText = linkStatus === 'invalid' ? 'Invite invalid' : 'Timeout';
+    const message =
+      linkStatus === 'invalid'
+        ? 'This invite link may be expired. Please try again with another ' +
+          'invite link.'
+        : 'The request has timed out.';
     return (
       <>
-        <Text style={styles.invalidInviteTitle}>Invite invalid</Text>
-        <Text style={styles.invalidInviteExplanation}>
-          This invite link may be expired. Please try again with another invite
-          link.
-        </Text>
+        <Text style={styles.invalidInviteTitle}>{headerText}</Text>
+        <Text style={styles.invalidInviteExplanation}>{message}</Text>
       </>
     );
   }, [
@@ -83,10 +81,11 @@
     styles.invalidInviteExplanation,
     styles.invalidInviteTitle,
     styles.invitation,
+    linkStatus,
   ]);
 
   const buttons = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (invitationDetails.status === 'valid') {
+    if (linkStatus === 'valid') {
       const joinButtonContent =
         joinThreadLoadingStatus === 'loading' ? (
           <ActivityIndicator
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@
       </Button>
     );
   }, [
-    invitationDetails.status,
+    linkStatus,
     joinCommunity,
     joinThreadLoadingStatus,
     props.navigation.goBack,
diff --git a/web/invite-links/accept-invite-modal.react.js b/web/invite-links/accept-invite-modal.react.js
--- a/web/invite-links/accept-invite-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/invite-links/accept-invite-modal.react.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import ModalOverlay from 'lib/components/modal-overlay.react.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import { useAcceptInviteLink } from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
+import type { LinkStatus } from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
 import type { KeyserverOverride } from 'lib/shared/invite-links.js';
 import { type InviteLinkVerificationResponse } from 'lib/types/link-types.js';
 
@@ -21,12 +22,8 @@
 
 function AcceptInviteModal(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { verificationResponse, inviteSecret, keyserverOverride } = props;
-  const [isLinkValid, setIsLinkValid] = React.useState(
-    verificationResponse.status === 'valid',
-  );
-  const onInvalidLinkDetected = React.useCallback(
-    () => setIsLinkValid(false),
-    [],
+  const [linkStatus, setLinkStatus] = React.useState<LinkStatus>(
+    verificationResponse.status === 'valid' ? 'valid' : 'invalid',
   );
   const { popModal } = useModalContext();
   const calendarQuery = useSelector(nonThreadCalendarQuery);
@@ -37,11 +34,11 @@
     keyserverOverride,
     calendarQuery,
     onFinish: popModal,
-    onInvalidLinkDetected,
+    setLinkStatus,
   });
 
   let content;
-  if (verificationResponse.status === 'valid' && isLinkValid) {
+  if (verificationResponse.status === 'valid' && linkStatus === 'valid') {
     const { community } = verificationResponse;
     content = (
       <>
@@ -64,14 +61,17 @@
       </>
     );
   } else {
+    const header = linkStatus === 'invalid' ? 'Invite invalid' : 'Timeout';
+    const message =
+      linkStatus === 'invalid'
+        ? 'This invite link may be expired. Please try again with another ' +
+          'invite link.'
+        : 'The request has timed out.';
     content = (
       <>
         <div className={css.group}>
-          <div className={css.heading}>Invite invalid</div>
-          <div className={css.text}>
-            This invite link may be expired. Please try again with another
-            invite link.
-          </div>
+          <div className={css.heading}>{header}</div>
+          <div className={css.text}>{message}</div>
         </div>
         <hr />
         <Button