diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
index 4f6ec826c..29e0e6574 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
@@ -16387,14 +16387,23 @@ void ContactsManager::on_channel_status_changed(Channel *c, ChannelId channel_id
     send_closure_later(G()->messages_manager(), &MessagesManager::on_update_dialog_group_call_rights,
                        DialogId(channel_id));
   }
-  if (td_->auth_manager_->is_bot() && old_status.is_administrator() && !new_status.is_administrator()) {
+  bool is_bot = td_->auth_manager_->is_bot();
+  if (is_bot && old_status.is_administrator() && !new_status.is_administrator()) {
     channel_participants_.erase(channel_id);
   }
-  if (td_->auth_manager_->is_bot() && old_status.is_member() && !new_status.is_member() &&
-      !G()->use_message_database()) {
+  if (is_bot && old_status.is_member() && !new_status.is_member() && !G()->use_message_database()) {
     send_closure_later(G()->messages_manager(), &MessagesManager::on_dialog_deleted, DialogId(channel_id),
                        Promise<Unit>());
   }
+  if (!is_bot && old_status.is_member() != new_status.is_member()) {
+    if (new_status.is_member()) {
+      send_closure_later(td_->story_manager_actor_, &StoryManager::reload_dialog_expiring_stories,
+                         DialogId(channel_id));
+    } else {
+      send_closure_later(td_->story_manager_actor_, &StoryManager::on_dialog_active_stories_order_updated,
+                         DialogId(channel_id), "on_channel_status_changed");
+    }
+  }
 
   // must not load ChannelFull, because must not change the Channel
   CHECK(have_channel_full == (get_channel_full(channel_id) != nullptr));
diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
index d11730327..5b3c978b0 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
@@ -3994,7 +3994,7 @@ StoryListId StoryManager::get_dialog_story_list_id(DialogId owner_dialog_id) con
 
 void StoryManager::on_dialog_active_stories_order_updated(DialogId owner_dialog_id, const char *source) {
   LOG(INFO) << "Update order of active stories in " << owner_dialog_id << " from " << source;
-  // called from update_user, must not create the dialog and hence must not load active stories
+  // called from update_user/on_channel_status_changed, must not create the dialog and hence must not load active stories
   auto active_stories = get_active_stories_editable(owner_dialog_id);
   bool need_save_to_database = false;
   if (active_stories != nullptr &&