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diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/assets/backupTests/recipient_groups_11.binproto b/app/src/androidTest/assets/backupTests/recipient_groups_11.binproto
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diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/testing/GroupTestingUtils.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/testing/GroupTestingUtils.kt
index 3b0837d45f..84068bf036 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/testing/GroupTestingUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/testing/GroupTestingUtils.kt
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ import kotlin.random.Random
  * Helper methods for creating groups for message processing tests et al.
  */
 object GroupTestingUtils {
-  fun member(aci: ACI, revision: Int = 0, role: Member.Role = Member.Role.ADMINISTRATOR): DecryptedMember {
+  fun member(aci: ACI, revision: Int = 0, role: Member.Role = Member.Role.ADMINISTRATOR, labelEmoji: String = "", labelString: String = ""): DecryptedMember {
     return DecryptedMember.Builder()
       .aciBytes(aci.toByteString())
       .joinedAtRevision(revision)
       .role(role)
+      .labelEmoji(labelEmoji)
+      .labelString(labelString)
       .build()
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/exporters/GroupArchiveExporter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/exporters/GroupArchiveExporter.kt
index 9c9fd74cee..4a57cb0f46 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/exporters/GroupArchiveExporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/exporters/GroupArchiveExporter.kt
@@ -123,7 +123,13 @@ private fun Member.Role.toRemote(): Group.Member.Role {
 }
 
 private fun DecryptedMember.toRemote(): Group.Member {
-  return Group.Member(userId = aciBytes, role = role.toRemote(), joinedAtVersion = joinedAtRevision)
+  return Group.Member(
+    userId = aciBytes,
+    role = role.toRemote(),
+    joinedAtVersion = joinedAtRevision,
+    labelEmoji = labelEmoji,
+    labelString = labelString
+  )
 }
 
 private fun DecryptedPendingMember.toRemote(): Group.MemberPendingProfileKey {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/importer/GroupArchiveImporter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/importer/GroupArchiveImporter.kt
index c4b5060935..fae6882b2f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/importer/GroupArchiveImporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/v2/importer/GroupArchiveImporter.kt
@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@ private fun Group.Member.Role.toLocal(): Member.Role {
 }
 
 private fun Group.Member.toLocal(): DecryptedMember {
-  return DecryptedMember(aciBytes = userId, role = role.toLocal(), joinedAtRevision = joinedAtVersion)
+  return DecryptedMember(
+    aciBytes = userId,
+    role = role.toLocal(),
+    joinedAtRevision = joinedAtVersion,
+    labelEmoji = labelEmoji,
+    labelString = labelString
+  )
 }
 
 private fun Group.MemberPendingAdminApproval.toLocal(): DecryptedRequestingMember {
diff --git a/app/src/main/protowire/Backup.proto b/app/src/main/protowire/Backup.proto
index 5374d79f1e..5a6914488a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/protowire/Backup.proto
+++ b/app/src/main/protowire/Backup.proto
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ message Group {
     reserved /*profileKey*/ 3; // This field is ignored in Backups, in favor of Contact frames for members
     reserved /*presentation*/ 4; // This field is deprecated in the context of static group state
     uint32 joinedAtVersion = 5;
+    string labelEmoji = 6;
+    string labelString = 7;
   }
 
   message MemberPendingProfileKey {
diff --git a/app/src/testShared/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/model/databaseprotos/DecryptedGroupHelper.kt b/app/src/testShared/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/model/databaseprotos/DecryptedGroupHelper.kt
index 846e07524d..97f4189e5a 100644
--- a/app/src/testShared/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/model/databaseprotos/DecryptedGroupHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/testShared/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/model/databaseprotos/DecryptedGroupHelper.kt
@@ -42,15 +42,17 @@ fun DecryptedGroupChange.Builder.addMember(aci: ACI) {
   newMembers += member(aci)
 }
 
-fun member(serviceId: UUID, role: Member.Role = Member.Role.DEFAULT, joinedAt: Int = 0): DecryptedMember {
-  return member(ACI.from(serviceId), role, joinedAt)
+fun member(serviceId: UUID, role: Member.Role = Member.Role.DEFAULT, joinedAt: Int = 0, labelEmoji: String = "", labelString: String = ""): DecryptedMember {
+  return member(ACI.from(serviceId), role, joinedAt, labelEmoji, labelString)
 }
 
-fun member(aci: ACI, role: Member.Role = Member.Role.DEFAULT, joinedAt: Int = 0): DecryptedMember {
+fun member(aci: ACI, role: Member.Role = Member.Role.DEFAULT, joinedAt: Int = 0, labelEmoji: String = "", labelString: String = ""): DecryptedMember {
   return DecryptedMember.Builder()
     .role(role)
     .aciBytes(aci.toByteString())
     .joinedAtRevision(joinedAt)
+    .labelEmoji(labelEmoji)
+    .labelString(labelString)
     .build()
 }