diff --git a/src/persistence/igroupsettings.h b/src/persistence/igroupsettings.h
index ce9a94db5..ab48b3d10 100644
--- a/src/persistence/igroupsettings.h
+++ b/src/persistence/igroupsettings.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #ifndef IGROUP_SETTINGS_H
 #define IGROUP_SETTINGS_H
 
+#include "src/model/interface.h"
+
 #include <QStringList>
 
 class IGroupSettings
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ public:
     virtual void setBlackList(const QStringList& blist) = 0;
     virtual bool getGroupAlwaysNotify() const = 0;
     virtual void setGroupAlwaysNotify(bool newValue) = 0;
+
+    DECLARE_SIGNAL(blackListChanged, QStringList const& blist);
 };
 
 #endif /*IGROUP_SETTINGS_H*/
diff --git a/src/persistence/settings.h b/src/persistence/settings.h
index 0effc96c1..a8fd1525d 100644
--- a/src/persistence/settings.h
+++ b/src/persistence/settings.h
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ signals:
     // Privacy
     void typingNotificationChanged(bool enabled);
     void dbSyncTypeChanged(Db::syncType type);
-    void blackListChanged(QStringList& blist);
 
 public:
     bool applyCommandLineOptions(const QCommandLineParser& parser);
@@ -462,9 +461,12 @@ public:
     // Privacy
     bool getTypingNotification() const;
     void setTypingNotification(bool enabled);
+
     QStringList getBlackList() const override;
     void setBlackList(const QStringList& blist) override;
 
+    SIGNAL_IMPL(Settings, blackListChanged, QStringList const& blist)
+
     // State
     QByteArray getWindowGeometry() const;
     void setWindowGeometry(const QByteArray& value);
diff --git a/src/widget/form/groupchatform.cpp b/src/widget/form/groupchatform.cpp
index 054e2a6b0..3795a4f36 100644
--- a/src/widget/form/groupchatform.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/form/groupchatform.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "src/widget/style.h"
 #include "src/widget/tool/croppinglabel.h"
 #include "src/widget/translator.h"
-#include "src/persistence/settings.h"
+#include "src/persistence/igroupsettings.h"
 
 #include <QDragEnterEvent>
 #include <QMimeData>
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ QString editName(const QString& name)
  * @brief Timeout = peer stopped sending audio.
  */
 
-GroupChatForm::GroupChatForm(Group* chatGroup, IChatLog& chatLog, IMessageDispatcher& messageDispatcher)
+GroupChatForm::GroupChatForm(Group* chatGroup, IChatLog& chatLog, IMessageDispatcher& messageDispatcher, IGroupSettings& _settings)
     : GenericChatForm(chatGroup, chatLog, messageDispatcher)
     , group(chatGroup)
     , inCall(false)
+    , settings(_settings)
 {
     nusersLabel = new QLabel();
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ GroupChatForm::GroupChatForm(Group* chatGroup, IChatLog& chatLog, IMessageDispat
     connect(group, &Group::userLeft, this, &GroupChatForm::onUserLeft);
     connect(group, &Group::peerNameChanged, this, &GroupChatForm::onPeerNameChanged);
     connect(group, &Group::numPeersChanged, this, &GroupChatForm::updateUserCount);
-    connect(&Settings::getInstance(), &Settings::blackListChanged, this, &GroupChatForm::updateUserNames);
+    settings.connectTo_blackListChanged(this, [this](QStringList const&) { this->updateUserNames(); });
 
     updateUserNames();
     setAcceptDrops(true);
@@ -198,12 +199,11 @@ void GroupChatForm::updateUserNames()
         label->setTextFormat(Qt::PlainText);
         label->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
 
-        const Settings& s = Settings::getInstance();
         connect(label, &QLabel::customContextMenuRequested, this, &GroupChatForm::onLabelContextMenuRequested);
 
         if (peerPk == selfPk) {
             label->setProperty("peerType", LABEL_PEER_TYPE_OUR);
-        } else if (s.getBlackList().contains(peerPk.toString())) {
+        } else if (settings.getBlackList().contains(peerPk.toString())) {
             label->setProperty("peerType", LABEL_PEER_TYPE_MUTED);
         }
 
@@ -415,8 +415,7 @@ void GroupChatForm::onLabelContextMenuRequested(const QPoint& localPos)
     const QPoint pos = label->mapToGlobal(localPos);
     const QString muteString = tr("mute");
     const QString unmuteString = tr("unmute");
-    Settings& s = Settings::getInstance();
-    QStringList blackList = s.getBlackList();
+    QStringList blackList = settings.getBlackList();
     QMenu* const contextMenu = new QMenu(this);
     const ToxPk selfPk = Core::getInstance()->getSelfPublicKey();
     ToxPk peerPk;
@@ -457,7 +456,7 @@ void GroupChatForm::onLabelContextMenuRequested(const QPoint& localPos)
             blackList << peerPk.toString();
         }
 
-        s.setBlackList(blackList);
+        settings.setBlackList(blackList);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/widget/form/groupchatform.h b/src/widget/form/groupchatform.h
index e163c48cd..d039bcffe 100644
--- a/src/widget/form/groupchatform.h
+++ b/src/widget/form/groupchatform.h
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ class FlowLayout;
 class QTimer;
 class GroupId;
 class IMessageDispatcher;
-class Message;
+struct Message;
+class IGroupSettings;
 
 class GroupChatForm : public GenericChatForm
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit GroupChatForm(Group* chatGroup, IChatLog& chatLog, IMessageDispatcher& messageDispatcher);
+    GroupChatForm(Group* chatGroup, IChatLog& chatLog, IMessageDispatcher& messageDispatcher, IGroupSettings& _settings);
     ~GroupChatForm();
 
     void peerAudioPlaying(ToxPk peerPk);
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ private:
     QLabel* nusersLabel;
     TabCompleter* tabber;
     bool inCall;
+    IGroupSettings& settings;
 };
 
 #endif // GROUPCHATFORM_H
diff --git a/src/widget/widget.cpp b/src/widget/widget.cpp
index a48ac5cfe..1ba25ee58 100644
--- a/src/widget/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/widget.cpp
@@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@ Group* Widget::createGroup(uint32_t groupnumber, const GroupId& groupId)
         connect(messageDispatcher.get(), &IMessageDispatcher::messageReceived, notifyReceivedCallback);
     groupAlertConnections.insert(groupId, notifyReceivedConnection);
 
-    auto form = new GroupChatForm(newgroup, *groupChatLog, *messageDispatcher);
+    auto form = new GroupChatForm(newgroup, *groupChatLog, *messageDispatcher, settings);
     connect(&settings, &Settings::nameColorsChanged, form, &GenericChatForm::setColorizedNames);
     form->setColorizedNames(settings.getEnableGroupChatsColor());
     groupMessageDispatchers[groupId] = messageDispatcher;
diff --git a/test/model/groupmessagedispatcher_test.cpp b/test/model/groupmessagedispatcher_test.cpp
index 30591b373..323cd0f2b 100644
--- a/test/model/groupmessagedispatcher_test.cpp
+++ b/test/model/groupmessagedispatcher_test.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "src/model/groupmessagedispatcher.h"
 #include "src/model/message.h"
 #include "src/persistence/settings.h"
+#include "src/persistence/igroupsettings.h"
+#include "src/model/interface.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QtTest/QtTest>
@@ -126,8 +128,10 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-class MockGroupSettings : public IGroupSettings
+class MockGroupSettings : public QObject, public IGroupSettings
 {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
 public:
     QStringList getBlackList() const override
     {
@@ -145,6 +149,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     void setGroupAlwaysNotify(bool newValue) override {}
+    SIGNAL_IMPL(MockGroupSettings, blackListChanged, QStringList const& blist)
 
 private:
     QStringList blacklist;