diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 4a1e4dfd7..0a2245316 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -4596,8 +4596,10 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_DAY              79
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_WEEK             80
 #define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_FOUR_WEEKS       81
+#define DC_STR_VIDEOCHAT_INVITATION       82
+#define DC_STR_VIDEOCHAT_INVITE_MSG_BODY  83
 
-#define DC_STR_COUNT                      81
+#define DC_STR_COUNT                      83
 
 /*
  * @}
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 8578548f9..eb42050d6 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -710,6 +710,25 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_send_text_msg(
     })
 }
 
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_send_videochat_invitation(
+    context: *mut dc_context_t,
+    chat_id: u32,
+) -> u32 {
+    if context.is_null() {
+        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_send_videochat_invitation()");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    let ctx = &*context;
+
+    block_on(async move {
+        chat::send_videochat_invitation(&ctx, ChatId::new(chat_id))
+            .await
+            .map(|msg_id| msg_id.to_u32())
+            .unwrap_or_log_default(&ctx, "Failed to send videochat invitation")
+    })
+}
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_set_draft(
     context: *mut dc_context_t,
@@ -2820,6 +2839,29 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_msg_is_setupmessage(msg: *mut dc_msg_t) -> libc::c_i
     ffi_msg.message.is_setupmessage().into()
 }
 
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_msg_get_videochat_url(msg: *mut dc_msg_t) -> *mut libc::c_char {
+    if msg.is_null() {
+        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_msg_get_videochat_url()");
+        return "".strdup();
+    }
+    let ffi_msg = &*msg;
+
+    block_on(ffi_msg.message.get_videochat_url())
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .strdup()
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_msg_is_basic_videochat(msg: *mut dc_msg_t) -> libc::c_int {
+    if msg.is_null() {
+        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_msg_is_basic_videochat()");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    let ffi_msg = &*msg;
+    ffi_msg.message.is_basic_videochat().into()
+}
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_msg_get_setupcodebegin(msg: *mut dc_msg_t) -> *mut libc::c_char {
     if msg.is_null() {
diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index f21ce144a..f75468952 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -1611,6 +1611,38 @@ pub async fn send_text_msg(
     send_msg(context, chat_id, &mut msg).await
 }
 
+pub async fn send_videochat_invitation(context: &Context, chat_id: ChatId) -> Result<MsgId, Error> {
+    ensure!(
+        !chat_id.is_special(),
+        "videochat invitation cannot be sent to special chat: {}",
+        chat_id
+    );
+
+    let url = if let Some(basic_webrtc_instance) =
+        context.get_config(Config::BasicWebrtcInstance).await
+    {
+        basic_webrtc_instance
+    } else {
+        bail!("basic_webrtc_instance not set");
+    };
+
+    let room = dc_create_id();
+
+    let url = if url.contains("$ROOM") {
+        url.replace("$ROOM", &room)
+    } else {
+        format!("{}{}", url, room)
+    };
+
+    let mut msg = Message::new(Viewtype::Text);
+    msg.text = Some(
+        context
+            .stock_string_repl_str(StockMessage::VideochatInviteMsgBody, url)
+            .await,
+    );
+    send_msg(context, chat_id, &mut msg).await
+}
+
 pub async fn get_chat_msgs(
     context: &Context,
     chat_id: ChatId,
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index fa87fdca3..6c36ddeb2 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -638,6 +638,14 @@ impl Message {
         None
     }
 
+    pub async fn get_videochat_url(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_basic_videochat(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
     pub fn set_text(&mut self, text: Option<String>) {
         self.text = text;
     }
diff --git a/src/stock.rs b/src/stock.rs
index 84ef72f09..7c6d788c3 100644
--- a/src/stock.rs
+++ b/src/stock.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ pub enum StockMessage {
 
     #[strum(props(fallback = "Message deletion timer is set to 4 weeks."))]
     MsgEphemeralTimerFourWeeks = 81,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Videochat invitation"))]
+    VideochatInvitation = 82,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "You are invited to an videochat, click %1$s to join."))]
+    VideochatInviteMsgBody = 83,
 }
 
 /*