diff --git a/src/chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.cpp b/src/chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.cpp
index 54160d720..dbb526e49 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.cpp
+++ b/src/chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ RemoteConference(core, me, nullptr) {
 ClientGroupChatRoom::ClientGroupChatRoom (
 	const shared_ptr<Core> &core,
 	const ChatRoomId &chatRoomId,
-	const string &subject
+	const string &subject,
+	list<shared_ptr<Participant>> &&participants
 ) : ChatRoom(*new ClientGroupChatRoomPrivate, core, chatRoomId),
 RemoteConference(core, chatRoomId.getLocalAddress(), nullptr) {
 	L_D();
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ RemoteConference(core, chatRoomId.getLocalAddress(), nullptr) {
 	dConference->focus = make_shared<Participant>(peerAddress);
 	dConference->conferenceAddress = peerAddress;
 	dConference->subject = subject;
+	dConference->participants = move(participants);
 	d->state = ChatRoom::State::Created;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.h b/src/chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.h
index a8e569945..c0b240538 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.h
+++ b/src/chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public:
 	ClientGroupChatRoom (
 		const std::shared_ptr<Core> &core,
 		const ChatRoomId &chatRoomId,
-		const std::string &subject
+		const std::string &subject,
+		std::list<std::shared_ptr<Participant>> &&participants
 	);
 
 	std::shared_ptr<Core> getCore () const;
diff --git a/src/conference/participant.h b/src/conference/participant.h
index f80bb77a0..4dd008c3c 100644
--- a/src/conference/participant.h
+++ b/src/conference/participant.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class Participant : public Object {
 	friend class LocalConference;
 	friend class LocalConferenceEventHandler;
 	friend class LocalConferenceEventHandlerPrivate;
+	friend class MainDb;
 	friend class MediaSessionPrivate;
 	friend class RemoteConference;
 	friend class ServerGroupChatRoom;
diff --git a/src/db/main-db.cpp b/src/db/main-db.cpp
index 7c537f0b5..b30a24bf7 100644
--- a/src/db/main-db.cpp
+++ b/src/db/main-db.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 #include "linphone/utils/utils.h"
 
 #include "chat/chat-message/chat-message-p.h"
-#include "chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.h"
 #include "chat/chat-room/chat-room-p.h"
-#include "conference/participant.h"
+#include "chat/chat-room/client-group-chat-room.h"
+#include "conference/participant-p.h"
 #include "content/content-type.h"
 #include "content/content.h"
 #include "core/core-p.h"
@@ -1553,8 +1553,22 @@ MainDb::MainDb (const shared_ptr<Core> &core) : AbstractDb(*new MainDbPrivate),
 				);
 				chatRoom->setSubject(subject);
 			} else if (capabilities & static_cast<int>(ChatRoom::Capabilities::Conference)) {
+				list<shared_ptr<Participant>> participants;
 
-				chatRoom = make_shared<ClientGroupChatRoom>(core, chatRoomId, subject);
+				string query = "SELECT sip_address.value, is_admin"
+					"  FROM sip_address, chat_room, chat_room_participant"
+					"  WHERE chat_room.id = :chatRoomId"
+					"  AND sip_address.id = chat_room_participant.participant_sip_address_id"
+					"  AND chat_room_participant.chat_room_id = chat_room.id";
+
+				soci::rowset<soci::row> rows = (session->prepare << query);
+				for (const auto &row : rows) {
+					shared_ptr<Participant> participant = make_shared<Participant>(IdentityAddress(row.get<string>(0)));
+					participant->getPrivate()->setAdmin(!!row.get<int>(1));
+					participants.push_back(participant);
+				}
+
+				chatRoom = make_shared<ClientGroupChatRoom>(core, chatRoomId, subject, move(participants));
 			}
 
 			if (!chatRoom)