diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 74682e92d..7b769cca6 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -319,9 +319,10 @@ char*           dc_get_blobdir               (const dc_context_t* context);
  *                    for recoding images sent with type DC_MSG_IMAGE.
  *                    If needed, recoding other file types is up to the UI.
  * - `webrtc_instance` = webrtc instance to use for videochats in the form
- *                    `[basicwebrtc:]https://example.com/subdir#roomname=$ROOM`
+ *                    `[basicwebrtc:|jitsi:]https://example.com/subdir#roomname=$ROOM`
  *                    if the url is prefixed by `basicwebrtc`, the server is assumed to be of the type
  *                    https://github.com/cracker0dks/basicwebrtc which some UIs have native support for.
+ *                    The type `jitsi:` may be handled by external apps.
  *                    If no type is prefixed, the videochat is handled completely in a browser.
  *
  * If you want to retrieve a value, use dc_get_config().
@@ -3323,17 +3324,16 @@ char* dc_msg_get_videochat_url (const dc_msg_t* msg);
  * Get type of videochat.
  *
  * Calling this functions only makes sense for messages of type #DC_MSG_VIDEOCHAT_INVITATION,
- * in this case, if "basic webrtc" as of https://github.com/cracker0dks/basicwebrtc was used to initiate the videochat,
- * dc_msg_get_videochat_type() returns DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_BASICWEBRTC.
- * "basic webrtc" videochat may be processed natively by the app
- * whereas for other urls just the browser is opened.
+ * in this case, if `basicwebrtc:` as of https://github.com/cracker0dks/basicwebrtc or `jitsi`
+ * were used to initiate the videochat,
+ * dc_msg_get_videochat_type() returns the corresponding type.
  *
  * The videochat-url can be retrieved using dc_msg_get_videochat_url().
  * To check if a message is a videochat invitation at all, check the message type for #DC_MSG_VIDEOCHAT_INVITATION.
  *
  * @memberof dc_msg_t
  * @param msg The message object.
- * @return Type of the videochat as of DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_BASICWEBRTC or DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_UNKNOWN.
+ * @return Type of the videochat as of DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_BASICWEBRTC, DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_JITSI or DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_UNKNOWN.
  *
  * Example:
  * ~~~
@@ -3341,7 +3341,7 @@ char* dc_msg_get_videochat_url (const dc_msg_t* msg);
  *   if (dc_msg_get_videochat_type(msg) == DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_BASICWEBRTC) {
  *       // videochat invitation that we ship a client for
  *   } else {
- *       // use browser for videochat, just open the url
+ *       // use browser for videochat - or add an additional check for DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_JITSI
  *   }
  * } else {
  *    // not a videochat invitation
@@ -3352,6 +3352,7 @@ int dc_msg_get_videochat_type (const dc_msg_t* msg);
 
 #define DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_UNKNOWN     0
 #define DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_BASICWEBRTC 1
+#define DC_VIDEOCHATTYPE_JITSI       2
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/constants.rs b/src/constants.rs
index eb9e2a6f8..977148540 100644
--- a/src/constants.rs
+++ b/src/constants.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ impl Default for KeyGenType {
 pub enum VideochatType {
     Unknown = 0,
     BasicWebrtc = 1,
+    Jitsi = 2,
 }
 
 impl Default for VideochatType {
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index c93ab4c9c..08a222aea 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -648,13 +648,13 @@ impl Message {
         let mut split = instance.splitn(2, ':');
         let type_str = split.next().unwrap_or_default().to_lowercase();
         let url = split.next();
-        if type_str == "basicwebrtc" {
-            (
+        match type_str.as_str() {
+            "basicwebrtc" => (
                 VideochatType::BasicWebrtc,
                 url.unwrap_or_default().to_string(),
-            )
-        } else {
-            (VideochatType::Unknown, instance.to_string())
+            ),
+            "jitsi" => (VideochatType::Jitsi, url.unwrap_or_default().to_string()),
+            _ => (VideochatType::Unknown, instance.to_string()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -1858,5 +1858,9 @@ mod tests {
         let (webrtc_type, url) = Message::parse_webrtc_instance("https://foo/bar?key=val#key=val");
         assert_eq!(webrtc_type, VideochatType::Unknown);
         assert_eq!(url, "https://foo/bar?key=val#key=val");
+
+        let (webrtc_type, url) = Message::parse_webrtc_instance("jitsi:https://j.si/foo");
+        assert_eq!(webrtc_type, VideochatType::Jitsi);
+        assert_eq!(url, "https://j.si/foo");
     }
 }