diff --git a/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go b/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
index 7a98656..3434fd3 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (s *SlackClient) generateMemberList(ctx context.Context, info *slack.Channe
 	return
 }
 
-func (s *SlackClient) wrapChatInfo(ctx context.Context, info *slack.Channel, isNew bool) (*bridgev2.ChatInfo, error) {
+func (s *SlackClient) wrapChatInfo(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal, info *slack.Channel, isNew bool) (*bridgev2.ChatInfo, error) {
 	var members bridgev2.ChatMemberList
 	var avatar *bridgev2.Avatar
 	var roomType database.RoomType
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ func (s *SlackClient) wrapChatInfo(ctx context.Context, info *slack.Channel, isN
 			selfMember.Sender:  selfMember,
 			otherMember.Sender: otherMember,
 		}
+		if portal != nil && portal.MXID != "" {
+			s.preserveBotGhosts(ctx, portal, members.MemberMap)
+		}
 		ghost, err := s.UserLogin.Bridge.GetGhostByID(ctx, slackid.MakeUserID(s.TeamID, info.User))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -308,14 +311,42 @@ func (s *SlackClient) formatChannelName(info *slack.Channel) string {
 	})
 }
 
-func (s *SlackClient) fetchChatInfo(ctx context.Context, channelID string, isNew bool) (*bridgev2.ChatInfo, error) {
+func (s *SlackClient) fetchChatInfo(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal, channelID string, isNew bool) (*bridgev2.ChatInfo, error) {
 	info, err := s.fetchChatInfoWithCache(ctx, channelID, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if isNew && info.IsChannel && !info.IsMember {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("request cancelled due to user not being in channel")
 	}
-	return s.wrapChatInfo(ctx, info, isNew)
+	return s.wrapChatInfo(ctx, portal, info, isNew)
+}
+
+// preserveBotGhosts keeps joined bot ghosts (Slack IDs starting with "B") in memberMap,
+// since conversations.info doesn't list them as DM participants and they'd otherwise get
+// kicked as "not in remote chat" on every resync.
+func (s *SlackClient) preserveBotGhosts(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal, memberMap map[networkid.UserID]bridgev2.ChatMember) {
+	currentMembers, err := s.UserLogin.Bridge.Matrix.GetMembers(ctx, portal.MXID)
+	if err != nil {
+		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Err(err).Msg("Failed to get current room members to preserve bot ghosts")
+		return
+	}
+	for mxid, memberEvt := range currentMembers {
+		if memberEvt.Membership != event.MembershipJoin {
+			continue
+		}
+		ghost, err := s.UserLogin.Bridge.GetGhostByMXID(ctx, mxid)
+		if err != nil || ghost == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := memberMap[ghost.ID]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		teamID, userID := slackid.ParseUserID(ghost.ID)
+		if teamID != s.TeamID || len(userID) == 0 || userID[0] != 'B' {
+			continue
+		}
+		memberMap[ghost.ID] = bridgev2.ChatMember{EventSender: s.makeEventSender(userID)}
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *SlackClient) getTeamInfo() *bridgev2.ChatInfo {
@@ -363,7 +394,7 @@ func (s *SlackClient) GetChatInfo(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal)
 	} else if channelID == "" {
 		return s.getTeamInfo(), nil
 	} else {
-		return s.fetchChatInfo(ctx, channelID, portal.MXID == "")
+		return s.fetchChatInfo(ctx, portal, channelID, portal.MXID == "")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/connector/handleslack.go b/pkg/connector/handleslack.go
index 910ed73..6b4429c 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/handleslack.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handleslack.go
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ type SlackChatResync struct {
 
 func (s *SlackChatResync) GetChatInfo(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal) (*bridgev2.ChatInfo, error) {
 	if s.PreFetchedInfo != nil {
-		wrappedInfo, err := s.Client.wrapChatInfo(ctx, s.PreFetchedInfo, portal.MXID == "")
+		wrappedInfo, err := s.Client.wrapChatInfo(ctx, portal, s.PreFetchedInfo, portal.MXID == "")
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to wrap chat info: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/connector/startchat.go b/pkg/connector/startchat.go
index d7be426..67efd00 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/startchat.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/startchat.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (s *SlackClient) CreateChatWithGhost(ctx context.Context, ghost *bridgev2.G
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open conversation: %w", err)
 	}
-	chatInfo, err := s.wrapChatInfo(ctx, resp, true)
+	chatInfo, err := s.wrapChatInfo(ctx, nil, resp, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to wrap chat info: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (s *SlackClient) CreateGroup(ctx context.Context, params *bridgev2.GroupCre
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set topic: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
-	chatInfo, err := s.wrapChatInfo(ctx, resp, true)
+	chatInfo, err := s.wrapChatInfo(ctx, nil, resp, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to wrap chat info: %w", err)
 	}