diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
index 286030e4f8..c15d31f6d6 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
@@ -1672,6 +1672,19 @@ class AccountViewModel(
 
     fun leaveRelayGroup(channel: RelayGroupChannel) = launchSigner { account.leaveRelayGroup(channel) }
 
+    /**
+     * Take a relay group off Messages WITHOUT leaving it: drop it from my kind-10009 list so it stops
+     * showing, but send no kind-9022 — I stay in the relay roster and can still read/post, and re-joining
+     * re-surfaces it instantly. Also records it in `dismissedChannelInvites` so a Buzz relay re-announcing
+     * my membership (kind-44100) can't bounce it back in as a pending invite. This is the soft counterpart
+     * to [leaveRelayGroup]; "Remove from Messages" vs "Leave" is the same split the invite card offers.
+     */
+    fun removeRelayGroupFromMessages(channel: RelayGroupChannel) =
+        launchSigner {
+            account.settings.dismissChannelInvite(channel.groupId.id)
+            account.unfollow(channel)
+        }
+
     /**
      * Accept a channel somebody added me to: write it into my kind-10009 so it shows on Messages and
      * follows me to other devices. No kind-9021 join — the relay already put me in the roster, which is
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/buzz/BuzzDmListScreen.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/buzz/BuzzDmListScreen.kt
index e555e14224..677bbec693 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/buzz/BuzzDmListScreen.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/buzz/BuzzDmListScreen.kt
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ private fun DmRowCard(
                         },
                     )
                     DropdownMenuItem(
-                        text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.buzz_dm_hide)) },
+                        text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.remove_from_messages)) },
                         leadingIcon = {
                             Icon(
                                 symbol = MaterialSymbols.VisibilityOff,
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordChannelListScreen.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordChannelListScreen.kt
index ffe49cce4d..55c7509ee8 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordChannelListScreen.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordChannelListScreen.kt
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ private fun rememberConcordDisplayName(
  * so leaving is what actually retires the community for them.
  */
 @Composable
-private fun ConcordLeaveDialog(
+internal fun ConcordLeaveDialog(
     communityName: String,
     isOwner: Boolean,
     onDismiss: () -> Unit,
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupTopBar.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupTopBar.kt
index a4c9c159be..7cbb471afc 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupTopBar.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupTopBar.kt
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ fun RelayGroupTopBar(
     val dmOther = if (isDm) channel.event?.buzzParticipants()?.firstOrNull { it != myPubkey } else null
 
     var menuOpen by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    // Read once here (nav.canPop() is @Composable) so the post-action navigation can pop from a menu
+    // callback — leaving/removing a group shouldn't strand the user on the screen of a group they left.
+    val canPop = nav.canPop()
     var showInvite by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var showJoinCode by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
@@ -298,11 +301,23 @@ fun RelayGroupTopBar(
                                 },
                             )
                         }
+                        // Two distinct actions, never conflated: "Remove from Messages" drops the group
+                        // from my kind-10009 list but keeps my relay membership; "Leave" sends the
+                        // kind-9022 that actually removes me. Same split as the channel-invite card.
                         DropdownMenuItem(
-                            text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.leave)) },
+                            text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.remove_from_messages)) },
+                            onClick = {
+                                menuOpen = false
+                                accountViewModel.removeRelayGroupFromMessages(channel)
+                                if (canPop) nav.popBack()
+                            },
+                        )
+                        DropdownMenuItem(
+                            text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.leave), color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error) },
                             onClick = {
                                 menuOpen = false
                                 accountViewModel.leaveRelayGroup(channel)
+                                if (canPop) nav.popBack()
                             },
                         )
                     }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/rooms/ChatroomHeaderCompose.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/rooms/ChatroomHeaderCompose.kt
index 30512735c9..9440d667d8 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/rooms/ChatroomHeaderCompose.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/rooms/ChatroomHeaderCompose.kt
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.chats.marmotGroup.rememberM
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.chats.privateDM.header.RoomNameDisplay
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.chats.privateDM.header.reportWarningContentDescription
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.chats.publicChannels.concord.ConcordCommunityPill
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.chats.publicChannels.concord.ConcordLeaveDialog
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.chats.publicChannels.concord.concordChannelLastReadRoute
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.chats.publicChannels.concord.concordCommunityHasUnreadFlow
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.chats.publicChannels.concord.rememberConcordImageModel
@@ -489,36 +490,61 @@ private fun RelayGroupRoomCompose(
     // A placeholder row (no messages yet) has a null createdAt and never lights the dot.
     val lastReadTime by accountViewModel.account.loadLastReadFlow(relayGroupChannelLastReadRoute(channel.groupId)).collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
 
-    ChannelName(
-        channelIdHex = channel.groupId.id,
-        channelPicture = channelPicture,
-        channelTitle = { modifier ->
-            Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically, modifier = modifier) {
-                Text(
-                    text = channel.toBestDisplayName(),
-                    fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
-                    maxLines = 1,
-                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
-                    modifier = Modifier.weight(1f, fill = false),
-                )
-                Spacer(Modifier.width(6.dp))
-                RelayNameChip(
-                    label = channel.groupId.relayUrl.displayUrl(),
-                    onClick = { nav.nav(Route.RelayGroupServer(channel.groupId.relayUrl.url)) },
-                )
-            }
-        },
-        channelLastTime = lastMessage.createdAt(),
-        channelLastContent = lastContent,
-        hasNewMessages = (lastMessage.createdAt() ?: Long.MIN_VALUE) > lastReadTime,
-        loadProfilePicture = accountViewModel.settings.showProfilePictures(),
-        loadRobohash = accountViewModel.settings.isNotPerformanceMode(),
-        autoPlayGif =
-            accountViewModel.settings.autoPlayVideosFlow
-                .collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
-                .value,
-        onClick = { nav.nav(Route.RelayGroup(channel.groupId.id, channel.groupId.relayUrl.url)) },
-    )
+    // Long-press brings the group's membership actions to the Messages row itself, mirroring the group
+    // top bar so "Remove from Messages" (drop from my list, stay a member) and "Leave" (kind-9022) are
+    // reachable without opening the group first.
+    var menuOpen by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+
+    Box {
+        ChannelName(
+            channelIdHex = channel.groupId.id,
+            channelPicture = channelPicture,
+            channelTitle = { modifier ->
+                Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically, modifier = modifier) {
+                    Text(
+                        text = channel.toBestDisplayName(),
+                        fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+                        maxLines = 1,
+                        overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                        modifier = Modifier.weight(1f, fill = false),
+                    )
+                    Spacer(Modifier.width(6.dp))
+                    RelayNameChip(
+                        label = channel.groupId.relayUrl.displayUrl(),
+                        onClick = { nav.nav(Route.RelayGroupServer(channel.groupId.relayUrl.url)) },
+                    )
+                }
+            },
+            channelLastTime = lastMessage.createdAt(),
+            channelLastContent = lastContent,
+            hasNewMessages = (lastMessage.createdAt() ?: Long.MIN_VALUE) > lastReadTime,
+            loadProfilePicture = accountViewModel.settings.showProfilePictures(),
+            loadRobohash = accountViewModel.settings.isNotPerformanceMode(),
+            autoPlayGif =
+                accountViewModel.settings.autoPlayVideosFlow
+                    .collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+                    .value,
+            onClick = { nav.nav(Route.RelayGroup(channel.groupId.id, channel.groupId.relayUrl.url)) },
+            onLongClick = { menuOpen = true },
+        )
+
+        DropdownMenu(expanded = menuOpen, onDismissRequest = { menuOpen = false }) {
+            DropdownMenuItem(
+                text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.remove_from_messages)) },
+                onClick = {
+                    menuOpen = false
+                    accountViewModel.removeRelayGroupFromMessages(channel)
+                },
+            )
+            DropdownMenuItem(
+                text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.leave), color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error) },
+                onClick = {
+                    menuOpen = false
+                    accountViewModel.leaveRelayGroup(channel)
+                },
+            )
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 @Composable
@@ -550,40 +576,78 @@ private fun ConcordRoomCompose(
         .loadLastReadFlow(concordChannelLastReadRoute(channel.channelId.communityId, channel.channelId.channelId))
         .collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
 
-    ChannelName(
-        channelIdHex = channel.channelId.channelId,
-        channelPicture = rememberConcordImageModel(channel.communityIcon, accountViewModel),
-        channelTitle = { modifier ->
-            Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically, modifier = modifier) {
-                Text(
-                    text = channel.toBestDisplayName(),
-                    fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
-                    maxLines = 1,
-                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
-                    modifier = Modifier.weight(1f, fill = false),
-                )
-                channel.communityName?.let { communityName ->
-                    Spacer(Modifier.width(6.dp))
-                    // The chip names the parent community and, when tapped, opens that community's
-                    // channel list — the "chip that opens the Concord Channel" entry point.
-                    ConcordCommunityPill(
-                        communityName = communityName,
-                        onClick = { nav.nav(Route.ConcordServer(channel.channelId.communityId)) },
+    // Concord has no server-side membership beyond my own kind-13302 list, so there is no soft
+    // "Remove from Messages" distinct from leaving — the only action is "Leave" (drop the community
+    // from my list = I'm out). Long-press surfaces it on the row with the same confirm the community
+    // screen uses; leaving a channel row leaves the whole community it belongs to (the dialog names it).
+    val communityId = channel.channelId.communityId
+    val isOwner =
+        accountViewModel.account.concordSessions
+            .sessionFor(communityId)
+            ?.entry
+            ?.owner == accountViewModel.account.signer.pubKey
+    var menuOpen by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    var showLeave by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+
+    if (showLeave) {
+        ConcordLeaveDialog(
+            communityName = channel.communityName ?: channel.toBestDisplayName(),
+            isOwner = isOwner,
+            onDismiss = { showLeave = false },
+            onConfirm = {
+                showLeave = false
+                accountViewModel.leaveConcordCommunity(communityId)
+            },
+        )
+    }
+
+    Box {
+        ChannelName(
+            channelIdHex = channel.channelId.channelId,
+            channelPicture = rememberConcordImageModel(channel.communityIcon, accountViewModel),
+            channelTitle = { modifier ->
+                Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically, modifier = modifier) {
+                    Text(
+                        text = channel.toBestDisplayName(),
+                        fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+                        maxLines = 1,
+                        overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                        modifier = Modifier.weight(1f, fill = false),
                     )
+                    channel.communityName?.let { communityName ->
+                        Spacer(Modifier.width(6.dp))
+                        // The chip names the parent community and, when tapped, opens that community's
+                        // channel list — the "chip that opens the Concord Channel" entry point.
+                        ConcordCommunityPill(
+                            communityName = communityName,
+                            onClick = { nav.nav(Route.ConcordServer(channel.channelId.communityId)) },
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-        },
-        channelLastTime = lastMessage.createdAt(),
-        channelLastContent = lastContent,
-        hasNewMessages = (lastMessage.createdAt() ?: Long.MIN_VALUE) > lastReadTime,
-        loadProfilePicture = accountViewModel.settings.showProfilePictures(),
-        loadRobohash = accountViewModel.settings.isNotPerformanceMode(),
-        autoPlayGif =
-            accountViewModel.settings.autoPlayVideosFlow
-                .collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
-                .value,
-        onClick = { nav.nav(Route.Concord(channel.channelId.communityId, channel.channelId.channelId)) },
-    )
+            },
+            channelLastTime = lastMessage.createdAt(),
+            channelLastContent = lastContent,
+            hasNewMessages = (lastMessage.createdAt() ?: Long.MIN_VALUE) > lastReadTime,
+            loadProfilePicture = accountViewModel.settings.showProfilePictures(),
+            loadRobohash = accountViewModel.settings.isNotPerformanceMode(),
+            autoPlayGif =
+                accountViewModel.settings.autoPlayVideosFlow
+                    .collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+                    .value,
+            onClick = { nav.nav(Route.Concord(channel.channelId.communityId, channel.channelId.channelId)) },
+            onLongClick = { menuOpen = true },
+        )
+
+        DropdownMenu(expanded = menuOpen, onDismissRequest = { menuOpen = false }) {
+            DropdownMenuItem(
+                text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.leave), color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error) },
+                onClick = {
+                    menuOpen = false
+                    showLeave = true
+                },
+            )
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 @Composable
@@ -935,6 +999,7 @@ fun ChannelName(
     loadRobohash: Boolean,
     autoPlayGif: Boolean,
     onClick: () -> Unit,
+    onLongClick: (() -> Unit)? = null,
 ) {
     ChannelName(
         channelPicture = {
@@ -953,6 +1018,7 @@ fun ChannelName(
         channelLastContent,
         hasNewMessages,
         onClick,
+        onLongClick,
     )
 }
 
@@ -964,6 +1030,7 @@ fun ChannelName(
     channelLastContent: String?,
     hasNewMessages: Boolean,
     onClick: () -> Unit,
+    onLongClick: (() -> Unit)? = null,
 ) {
     ChatHeaderLayout(
         channelPicture = channelPicture,
@@ -998,6 +1065,7 @@ fun ChannelName(
             }
         },
         onClick = onClick,
+        onLongClick = onLongClick,
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 04405d49b9..8530ecfd3d 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@
     <string name="refresh">Refresh</string>
     <string name="changed_chat_profile_to">New chat profile:</string>
     <string name="leave">Leave</string>
+    <string name="remove_from_messages">Remove from Messages</string>
     <string name="unfollow">Unfollow</string>
     <string name="channel_created">Channel created</string>
     <string name="channel_information_changed_to">"Channel Information changed to"</string>
@@ -3535,7 +3536,6 @@
     <string name="buzz_dm_empty_title">No direct messages yet</string>
     <string name="buzz_dm_empty_body">Start a private conversation with anyone on a Buzz workspace.</string>
     <string name="buzz_dm_more">More</string>
-    <string name="buzz_dm_hide">Hide conversation</string>
     <string name="buzz_dm_add_member">Add member</string>
     <string name="buzz_dm_add_member_title">Add someone to this DM</string>
     <string name="buzz_dm_add_member_invalid">Not a valid npub or hex key</string>