diff --git a/lib/permissions/farcaster-permissions.js b/lib/permissions/farcaster-permissions.js
--- a/lib/permissions/farcaster-permissions.js
+++ b/lib/permissions/farcaster-permissions.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import type { RolePermissionBlobs } from './thread-permissions.js';
 import type { FarcasterConversation } from '../shared/farcaster/farcaster-conversation-types.js';
 import { threadPermissions } from '../types/thread-permission-types.js';
+import type { ThreadRolePermissionsBlob } from '../types/thread-permission-types.js';
 import type { FarcasterThreadType } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import { farcasterThreadTypes } from '../types/thread-types-enum.js';
 
@@ -86,7 +87,16 @@
   }
 }
 
+function nonMemberPermissions(): ThreadRolePermissionsBlob {
+  return {
+    [threadPermissions.KNOW_OF]: true,
+    [threadPermissions.VISIBLE]: true,
+    [threadPermissions.JOIN_THREAD]: true,
+  };
+}
+
 export {
   getFarcasterRolePermissionsBlobsFromConversation,
   getFarcasterRolePermissionsBlobs,
+  nonMemberPermissions,
 };
diff --git a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
--- a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
+++ b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
@@ -668,7 +668,11 @@
       onProgress?: (completed: number, total: number) => void,
     ) => {
       try {
-        const inboxResults = await Promise.all([fetchInboxes()]);
+        const inboxResults = await Promise.all([
+          fetchInboxes(),
+          fetchInboxes('request'),
+          fetchInboxes('archived'),
+        ]);
         const conversations = inboxResults.flat();
 
         removeDeadThreads(conversations);
@@ -743,7 +747,11 @@
     async (onProgress?: (completed: number, total: number) => void) => {
       try {
         invariant(currentUserFID, 'currentUserFID is not defined');
-        const inboxResults = await Promise.all([fetchInboxes()]);
+        const inboxResults = await Promise.all([
+          fetchInboxes(),
+          fetchInboxes('request'),
+          fetchInboxes('archived'),
+        ]);
         const conversations = inboxResults.flat();
         const conversationIDs = conversations.map(
           conversation => conversation.conversationId,
diff --git a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/thread-utils.js
@@ -243,8 +243,11 @@
 function threadInChatList(
   threadInfo: ?(LegacyRawThreadInfo | RawThreadInfo | ThreadInfo),
 ): boolean {
+  const isFarcaster = threadInfo?.type
+    ? threadSpecs[threadInfo.type].protocol().protocolName === 'Farcaster DC'
+    : false;
   return (
-    viewerIsMember(threadInfo) &&
+    (viewerIsMember(threadInfo) || isFarcaster) &&
     threadHasPermission(threadInfo, threadPermissions.VISIBLE)
   );
 }
diff --git a/lib/utils/create-farcaster-raw-thread-info.js b/lib/utils/create-farcaster-raw-thread-info.js
--- a/lib/utils/create-farcaster-raw-thread-info.js
+++ b/lib/utils/create-farcaster-raw-thread-info.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import {
   getFarcasterRolePermissionsBlobs,
   getFarcasterRolePermissionsBlobsFromConversation,
+  nonMemberPermissions,
 } from '../permissions/farcaster-permissions.js';
 import { specialRoles } from '../permissions/special-roles.js';
 import {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@
   +createdAt: number,
   +pinnedCount: number,
   +avatar: ?ClientAvatar,
+  +category: 'default' | 'archived' | 'request',
 };
 
 function createMembersAndCurrentUser(options: {
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@
     +muted: boolean,
   },
   +threadType: FarcasterThreadType,
+  +category: 'default' | 'archived' | 'request',
 }) {
   const {
     threadID,
@@ -125,18 +128,22 @@
     role: adminIDs.has(fid) && adminsRole ? adminsRole.id : membersRole.id,
   }));
 
-  const currentUserRole =
-    currentUserOptions.isAdmin && adminsRole ? adminsRole : membersRole;
+  let currentUserRole = null;
+  let permissionsBlob;
+  if (options.category === 'request') {
+    permissionsBlob = nonMemberPermissions();
+  } else {
+    currentUserRole =
+      currentUserOptions.isAdmin && adminsRole ? adminsRole : membersRole;
+    permissionsBlob =
+      currentUserOptions.isAdmin && permissionBlobs.Admins
+        ? permissionBlobs.Admins
+        : permissionBlobs.Members;
+  }
   const currentUser: ThreadCurrentUserInfo =
     minimallyEncodeThreadCurrentUserInfo({
-      role: currentUserRole.id,
-      permissions: createPermissionsInfo(
-        currentUserOptions.isAdmin && permissionBlobs.Admins
-          ? permissionBlobs.Admins
-          : permissionBlobs.Members,
-        threadID,
-        threadType,
-      ),
+      role: currentUserRole?.id,
+      permissions: createPermissionsInfo(permissionsBlob, threadID, threadType),
       subscription: {
         home: !currentUserOptions.muted,
         pushNotifs: !currentUserOptions.muted,
@@ -166,6 +173,7 @@
       muted: threadData.muted,
     },
     threadType,
+    category: threadData.category,
   });
 
   return {
@@ -238,6 +246,7 @@
     avatar,
     name,
     description,
+    category: conversation.viewerContext.category,
   };
 
   return innerCreateFarcasterRawThreadInfo(threadData);
@@ -270,6 +279,7 @@
     createdAt: threadInfo.creationTime,
     pinnedCount: threadInfo.pinnedCount ?? 0,
     avatar: null,
+    category: 'default',
   };
 
   return innerCreateFarcasterRawThreadInfo(threadData);
@@ -295,7 +305,7 @@
     };
   }
 
-  let avatarURI = null;
+  let avatarURI;
   if (conversation.isGroup) {
     avatarURI = conversation.photoUrl;
   } else {
@@ -314,7 +324,11 @@
     conversation.viewerContext.unreadCount > 0 ||
     conversation.viewerContext.manuallyMarkedUnread;
 
-  if (conversation.isGroup) {
+  if (
+    conversation.isGroup ||
+    (!threadInfo.currentUser.role &&
+      conversation.viewerContext.category !== 'request')
+  ) {
     const adminIDs = new Set(conversation.adminFids.map(fid => `${fid}`));
     const adminsRole = values(threadInfo.roles).find(
       role => role.specialRole === specialRoles.ADMIN_ROLE,
@@ -343,6 +357,7 @@
           muted: conversation.viewerContext.muted,
         },
         threadType: threadTypes.FARCASTER_GROUP,
+        category: conversation.viewerContext.category,
       });
       updatedThreadInfo = {
         ...updatedThreadInfo,