diff --git a/src/components/MembersList.vue b/src/components/MembersList.vue
index afa1fd7..ea1e503 100644
--- a/src/components/MembersList.vue
+++ b/src/components/MembersList.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
               class="flex items-center"
             >
               <button
-                @click="toggleAdmission(member.member)"
+                @click="toggleAdmission(member)"
                 class="ml-2 w-6 h-6 flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-blue-100 text-blue-600 hover:bg-blue-200 hover:text-blue-800 transition-colors"
                 :title="member.member.admitted ? 'Remove member' : 'Admit member'"
               >
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ import { logConsoleAndDb, retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount, db } from "@/db/inde
 import {
   errorStringForLog,
   getHeaders,
+  register,
   serverMessageForUser,
 } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 import { decryptMessage } from "@/libs/crypto";
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ interface Member {
   admitted: boolean;
   content: string;
   memberId: number;
+  registered: boolean;
 }
 
 interface DecryptedMember {
@@ -144,16 +146,51 @@ export default class MembersList extends Vue {
   apiServer = "";
   contacts: Array<Contact> = [];
 
-  async toggleAdmission(member: Member) {
+  async toggleAdmission(member: DecryptedMember) {
     try {
       const headers = await getHeaders(this.activeDid);
       await this.axios.put(
-        `${this.apiServer}/api/partner/groupOnboardMember/${member.memberId}`,
-        { admitted: !member.admitted },
+        `${this.apiServer}/api/partner/groupOnboardMember/${member.member.memberId}`,
+        { admitted: !member.member.admitted },
         { headers }
       );
       // Update local state
-      member.admitted = !member.admitted;
+      member.member.admitted = !member.member.admitted;
+
+      // if admitted, now register that user if they are not registered
+      if (member.member.admitted && !member.member.registered) {
+        const contact = {
+          did: member.did,
+          name: member.name,
+        };
+        const result = await register(this.activeDid, this.apiServer, this.axios, contact);
+        if (result.success) {
+          member.member.registered = true;
+          await db.contacts.update(member.did, { registered: true });
+          this.$notify(
+            {
+              group: "alert",
+              type: "success",
+              title: "Registered",
+              text: "Besides being admitted, they were also registered.",
+            },
+            3000,
+          );
+        } else {
+          const additionalInfo = result.error || "";
+          this.$notify(
+            {
+              group: "alert",
+              type: "danger",
+              title: "Registration failed",
+              text:
+                "They were admitted, but registration failed. You can try again, or register from your contacts screen. " +
+                additionalInfo,
+            },
+            10000,
+          );
+        }
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       logConsoleAndDb("Error toggling admission: " + errorStringForLog(error), true);
       this.$emit("error", serverMessageForUser(error) || "Failed to update member admission status.");
@@ -239,7 +276,7 @@ export default class MembersList extends Vue {
         group: "alert",
         type: "info",
         title: "Admission info",
-        text: "This is to admit people to the meeting. A '+' symbol means they are not yet admitted and you can admit them. A '-' means you can remove them.",
+        text: "This is to register people and admit them to the meeting. A '+' symbol means they are not yet admitted and you can register and admit them. A '-' means you can remove them, but they will stay registered.",
       },
       10000,
     );