diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/account.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/account.py
index 1ce0bc3db..74dd40a53 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/account.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/src/deltachat_rpc_client/account.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from warnings import warn
 
 from ._utils import AttrDict
 from .chat import Chat
-from .const import ChatlistFlag, ContactFlag, SpecialContactId, EventType
+from .const import ChatlistFlag, ContactFlag, EventType, SpecialContactId
 from .contact import Contact
 from .message import Message
 
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
index 37204cc76..1100d1c93 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_something.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import concurrent.futures
 import json
+import logging
 import subprocess
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
-from deltachat_rpc_client import EventType, events
+from deltachat_rpc_client import Chat, EventType, SpecialContactId, events
 from deltachat_rpc_client.rpc import JsonRpcError
 
 
@@ -389,3 +390,101 @@ def test_qr_setup_contact(acfactory) -> None:
         event = alice.wait_for_event()
         if event["kind"] == "SecurejoinInviterProgress" and event["progress"] == 1000:
             return
+
+
+def test_verified_group_recovery(acfactory, rpc) -> None:
+    ac1, ac2, ac3 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(3)
+
+    logging.info("ac1 creates verified group")
+    chat = ac1.create_group("Verified group", protect=True)
+    assert chat.get_basic_snapshot().is_protected
+
+    logging.info("ac2 joins verified group")
+    qr_code, _svg = chat.get_qr_code()
+    ac2.secure_join(qr_code)
+    while True:
+        event = ac1.wait_for_event()
+        if event.kind == "SecurejoinInviterProgress" and event["progress"] == 1000:
+            break
+
+    # ac1 has ac2 directly verified.
+    ac1_contact_ac2 = ac1.get_contact_by_addr(ac2.get_config("addr"))
+    assert ac1_contact_ac2.get_snapshot().verifier_id == SpecialContactId.SELF
+
+    logging.info("ac3 joins verified group")
+    ac3_chat = ac3.secure_join(qr_code)
+    while True:
+        event = ac1.wait_for_event()
+        if event.kind == "SecurejoinInviterProgress" and event["progress"] == 1000:
+            break
+
+    logging.info("ac2 logs in on a new device")
+    ac2.stop_io()
+    ac2_clone = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
+    for i in ["addr", "mail_pw"]:
+        ac2_clone.set_config(i, ac2.get_config(i))
+    rpc.remove_account(ac2.id)
+    ac2_clone.configure()
+    ac2 = ac2_clone
+    del ac2_clone
+
+    logging.info("ac2 reverifies with ac3")
+    qr_code, _svg = ac3.get_qr_code()
+    ac2.secure_join(qr_code)
+
+    while True:
+        event = ac3.wait_for_event()
+        if event.kind == "SecurejoinInviterProgress" and event["progress"] == 1000:
+            break
+
+    logging.info("ac3 sends a message to the group")
+    assert len(ac3_chat.get_contacts()) == 3
+    ac3_chat.send_text("Hi!")
+
+    msg_id = ac2.wait_for_incoming_msg_event().msg_id
+    message = ac2.get_message_by_id(msg_id)
+    snapshot = message.get_snapshot()
+    logging.info("Received message %s", snapshot.text)
+    assert snapshot.text == "Hi!"
+
+    # ac1 contact cannot be verified by ac2 because ac3 did not gossip ac1 key in the "Hi!" message.
+    ac1_contact = ac2.get_contact_by_addr(ac1.get_config("addr"))
+    assert not ac1_contact.get_snapshot().is_verified
+
+    ac3_contact_id_ac1 = rpc.lookup_contact_id_by_addr(ac3.id, ac1.get_config("addr"))
+    ac3_chat.remove_contact(ac3_contact_id_ac1)
+    ac3_chat.add_contact(ac3_contact_id_ac1)
+
+    msg_id = ac2.wait_for_incoming_msg_event().msg_id
+    message = ac2.get_message_by_id(msg_id)
+    snapshot = message.get_snapshot()
+    logging.info("ac2 got event message: %s", snapshot.text)
+    assert "removed" in snapshot.text
+
+    event = ac2.wait_for_incoming_msg_event()
+    msg_id = event.msg_id
+    chat_id = event.chat_id
+    message = ac2.get_message_by_id(msg_id)
+    snapshot = message.get_snapshot()
+    logging.info("ac2 got event message: %s", snapshot.text)
+    assert "added" in snapshot.text
+
+    assert ac1_contact.get_snapshot().is_verified
+
+    chat = Chat(ac2, chat_id)
+    chat.send_text("Works again!")
+
+    msg_id = ac3.wait_for_incoming_msg_event().msg_id
+    message = ac3.get_message_by_id(msg_id)
+    snapshot = message.get_snapshot()
+    assert snapshot.text == "Works again!"
+
+    ac1.wait_for_incoming_msg_event()  # Hi!
+    ac1.wait_for_incoming_msg_event()  # Member removed
+    ac1.wait_for_incoming_msg_event()  # Member added
+    snapshot = ac1.get_message_by_id(ac1.wait_for_incoming_msg_event().msg_id).get_snapshot()
+    assert snapshot.text == "Works again!"
+
+    # ac2 is now verified by ac3 for ac1
+    ac1_contact_ac3 = ac1.get_contact_by_addr(ac3.get_config("addr"))
+    assert ac1_contact_ac2.get_snapshot().verifier_id == ac1_contact_ac3.id