diff --git a/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js b/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js
index 30142ad2..b2511c70 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RightPanel.js
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { _t } from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/languageHandler';
 import sdk from 'matrix-react-sdk';
 import dis from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher';
-import MatrixClientPeg from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg';
+import MatrixClient from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import Analytics from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/Analytics';
 import rate_limited_func from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/ratelimitedfunc';
 import AccessibleButton from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton';
 import { showGroupInviteDialog, showGroupAddRoomDialog } from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/GroupAddressPicker';
+import GroupStoreCache from 'matrix-react-sdk/lib/stores/GroupStoreCache';
 
 class HeaderButton extends React.Component {
     constructor() {
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         collapsed: React.PropTypes.bool, // currently unused property to request for a minimized view of the panel
     },
 
+    contextTypes: {
+        matrixClient: PropTypes.instanceOf(MatrixClient),
+    },
+
     Phase: {
         RoomMemberList: 'RoomMemberList',
         GroupMemberList: 'GroupMemberList',
@@ -92,14 +97,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     componentWillMount: function() {
         this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
-        const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+        const cli = this.context.matrixClient;
         cli.on("RoomState.members", this.onRoomStateMember);
     },
 
     componentWillUnmount: function() {
         dis.unregister(this.dispatcherRef);
-        if (MatrixClientPeg.get()) {
-            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomState.members", this.onRoomStateMember);
+        if (this.context.matrixClient) {
+            this.context.matrixClient.removeListener("RoomState.members", this.onRoomStateMember);
         }
     },
 
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     onInviteButtonClick: function() {
-        if (MatrixClientPeg.get().isGuest()) {
+        if (this.context.matrixClient.isGuest()) {
             dis.dispatch({action: 'view_set_mxid'});
             return;
         }
@@ -222,13 +227,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         if ((this.state.phase == this.Phase.RoomMemberList || this.state.phase === this.Phase.RoomMemberInfo)
             && this.props.roomId
         ) {
-            const cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+            const cli = this.context.matrixClient;
             const room = cli.getRoom(this.props.roomId);
             let userIsInRoom;
             if (room) {
                 membersBadge = room.getJoinedMembers().length;
                 userIsInRoom = room.hasMembershipState(
-                    MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId, 'join',
+                    this.context.matrixClient.credentials.userId, 'join',
                 );
             }
 
@@ -317,7 +322,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             panel = <div className="mx_RightPanel_blank"></div>;
         }
 
-        if (this.props.groupId) {
+        if (this.props.groupId &&
+            GroupStoreCache.getGroupStore(this.context.matrixClient, this.props.groupId).isUserPrivileged()
+        ) {
             inviteGroup = this.state.phase === this.Phase.GroupMemberList ? (
                 <AccessibleButton className="mx_RightPanel_invite" onClick={ this.onInviteButtonClick } >
                     <div className="mx_RightPanel_icon" >