diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/dialogs/join_group.rs b/crates/workspace/src/dialogs/join_group.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da7eb4fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/dialogs/join_group.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use gpui::{App, AppContext, ParentElement, Window, px};
+use nip29::{GroupReference, GroupsRegistry};
+use ui::WindowExtension;
+use ui::input::{Input, InputState};
+use ui::notification::Notification;
+
+pub fn open(window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) {
+    let input = cx.new(|cx| InputState::new(window, cx).placeholder("naddr1…"));
+
+    window.open_dialog(cx, move |this, _window, _cx| {
+        let input = input.clone();
+
+        this.width(px(380.))
+            .confirm()
+            .title("Join group")
+            .child(Input::new(&input))
+            .on_ok(move |_event, window, cx| {
+                let reference = match GroupReference::parse(input.read(cx).value().trim()) {
+                    Ok(reference) => reference,
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        window.push_notification(Notification::error(error.to_string()), cx);
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                GroupsRegistry::global(cx).update(cx, |registry, cx| {
+                    registry.join(reference, cx);
+                });
+
+                true
+            })
+    });
+}
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/dialogs/new_group.rs b/crates/workspace/src/dialogs/new_group.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13499a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/dialogs/new_group.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+use gpui::{App, AppContext, Div, Entity, ParentElement, Styled, Window, px};
+use nip29::{GroupId, GroupKey, GroupMetadata, GroupsRegistry};
+use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
+use theme::ActiveTheme;
+use ui::input::{Input, InputState};
+use ui::notification::Notification;
+use ui::{WindowExtension, v_flex};
+
+pub fn open(window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) {
+    let name = cx.new(|cx| InputState::new(window, cx).placeholder("Group name"));
+    let id = cx.new(|cx| InputState::new(window, cx).placeholder("Group id"));
+    let relay = cx.new(|cx| InputState::new(window, cx).placeholder("wss://relay.example.com"));
+
+    window.open_dialog(cx, move |this, _window, cx| {
+        let name = name.clone();
+        let id = id.clone();
+        let relay = relay.clone();
+
+        this.width(px(380.))
+            .confirm()
+            .title("New group")
+            .child(
+                v_flex()
+                    .gap_3()
+                    .child(field("Name", &name, cx))
+                    .child(field("Group id", &id, cx))
+                    .child(field("Relay", &relay, cx)),
+            )
+            .on_ok(move |_event, window, cx| create(&name, &id, &relay, window, cx))
+    });
+}
+
+fn field(label: &'static str, input: &Entity<InputState>, cx: &App) -> Div {
+    v_flex()
+        .gap_1()
+        .text_sm()
+        .text_color(cx.theme().text_muted)
+        .child(label)
+        .child(Input::new(input))
+}
+
+fn create(
+    name: &Entity<InputState>,
+    id: &Entity<InputState>,
+    relay: &Entity<InputState>,
+    window: &mut Window,
+    cx: &mut App,
+) -> bool {
+    let name_value = name.read(cx).value().trim().to_owned();
+    let raw_id = id.read(cx).value().trim().to_owned();
+    let raw_relay = relay.read(cx).value().trim().to_owned();
+
+    if name_value.is_empty() {
+        window.push_notification(Notification::error("Enter a group name"), cx);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    let id = if raw_id.is_empty() {
+        slug(&name_value)
+    } else {
+        raw_id
+    };
+
+    let id = match GroupId::new(id) {
+        Ok(id) => id,
+        Err(error) => {
+            window.push_notification(Notification::error(error.to_string()), cx);
+            return false;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let relay = match RelayUrl::parse(&raw_relay) {
+        Ok(relay) => relay,
+        Err(error) => {
+            window.push_notification(Notification::error(error.to_string()), cx);
+            return false;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let mut metadata = GroupMetadata::default();
+    metadata.name = Some(name_value);
+
+    let registry = GroupsRegistry::global(cx);
+    registry.update(cx, |registry, cx| {
+        registry.create(GroupKey::new(relay, id), metadata, cx);
+    });
+
+    true
+}
+
+fn slug(name: &str) -> String {
+    let mut slug = String::with_capacity(name.len());
+    let mut separator = false;
+
+    for character in name.chars() {
+        if character.is_ascii_alphanumeric() {
+            slug.push(character.to_ascii_lowercase());
+            separator = false;
+        } else if !separator && !slug.is_empty() {
+            slug.push('-');
+            separator = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    slug.trim_end_matches('-').to_owned()
+}