diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db26b63d7..c5b9184ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   and `dc_event_emitter_unref()` should be used instead of
   `dc_accounts_event_emitter_unref`.
 - add `dc_contact_was_seen_recently()` #3560
+- jsonrpc: add `is_broadcast` property to `ChatListItemFetchResult`
 
 ### Changes
 - order contact lists by "last seen";
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
index 39c7ea629..97bbcc739 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ pub enum ChatListItemFetchResult {
         is_pinned: bool,
         is_muted: bool,
         is_contact_request: bool,
+        /// true when chat is a broadcastlist
+        is_broadcast: bool,
         /// contact id if this is a dm chat (for view profile entry in context menu)
         dm_chat_contact: Option<u32>,
     },
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_chat_list_item_by_id(
         is_pinned: visibility == ChatVisibility::Pinned,
         is_muted: chat.is_muted(),
         is_contact_request: chat.is_contact_request(),
+        is_broadcast: chat.get_type() == Chattype::Broadcast,
         dm_chat_contact,
     })
 }