diff --git a/protocol/messenger.go b/protocol/messenger.go
index e2225f11f..9509614fb 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger.go
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ func (m *Messenger) Start() (*MessengerResponse, error) {
 	}
 	m.startSyncSettingsLoop()
 	m.startCommunityRekeyLoop()
+	m.startCuratedCommunitiesUpdateLoop()
 
 	if err := m.cleanTopics(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_communities.go b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
index 1466c9093..b5af457d3 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_communities.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_communities.go
@@ -403,6 +403,46 @@ func (m *Messenger) SpectatedCommunities() ([]*communities.Community, error) {
 	return m.communitiesManager.Spectated()
 }
 
+// Regularly gets list of curated communities and signals them to client
+func (m *Messenger) startCuratedCommunitiesUpdateLoop() {
+	logger := m.logger.Named("startCuratedCommunitiesUpdateLoop")
+
+	const errorTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+	const successTimeout = 120 * time.Second
+	const unknownCommunitiesFoundTimeout = 3 * time.Second
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			var timeTillNextUpdate time.Duration
+
+			response, err := m.CuratedCommunities()
+			if err != nil {
+				timeTillNextUpdate = errorTimeout
+			} else {
+
+				m.config.messengerSignalsHandler.SendCuratedCommunitiesUpdate(response)
+
+				if len(response.UnknownCommunities) == 0 {
+					//next update shouldn't happen soon
+					timeTillNextUpdate = successTimeout
+				} else {
+					//unknown communities already requested from mailserver, so we wait just a bit before
+					//next attempt to get their info
+					timeTillNextUpdate = unknownCommunitiesFoundTimeout
+				}
+			}
+
+			logger.Debug("Next curated communities update will happen in", zap.Duration("timeTillNextUpdate", timeTillNextUpdate))
+
+			select {
+			case <-time.After(timeTillNextUpdate):
+			case <-m.quit:
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
 func (m *Messenger) CuratedCommunities() (*communities.KnownCommunitiesResponse, error) {
 	// Revert code to https://github.com/status-im/status-go/blob/e6a3f63ec7f2fa691878ed35f921413dc8acfc66/protocol/messenger_communities.go#L211-L226 once the curated communities contract is deployed to mainnet
 
@@ -415,17 +455,22 @@ func (m *Messenger) CuratedCommunities() (*communities.KnownCommunitiesResponse,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	var backend *ethclient.Client
+	var ethClient *ethclient.Client
 	for _, n := range nodeConfig.Networks {
 		if n.ChainID == chainID {
-			b, err := ethclient.Dial(n.RPCURL)
+			e, err := ethclient.Dial(n.RPCURL)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			backend = b
+			ethClient = e
 		}
 	}
-	directory, err := m.contractMaker.NewDirectoryWithBackend(chainID, backend)
+
+	if ethClient == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed to initialize backend before requesting curated communities")
+	}
+
+	directory, err := m.contractMaker.NewDirectoryWithBackend(chainID, ethClient)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_config.go b/protocol/messenger_config.go
index 4246e7c77..a33aa918f 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_config.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_config.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type MessengerSignalsHandler interface {
 	SendWakuBackedUpSettings(response *wakusync.WakuBackedUpDataResponse)
 	SendWakuBackedUpKeypair(response *wakusync.WakuBackedUpDataResponse)
 	SendWakuBackedUpWatchOnlyAccount(response *wakusync.WakuBackedUpDataResponse)
+	SendCuratedCommunitiesUpdate(response *communities.KnownCommunitiesResponse)
 }
 
 type config struct {
diff --git a/services/ext/signal.go b/services/ext/signal.go
index 452c545ab..31e1d8672 100644
--- a/services/ext/signal.go
+++ b/services/ext/signal.go
@@ -164,3 +164,7 @@ func (m *MessengerSignalsHandler) SendWakuBackedUpKeypair(response *wakusync.Wak
 func (m *MessengerSignalsHandler) SendWakuBackedUpWatchOnlyAccount(response *wakusync.WakuBackedUpDataResponse) {
 	signal.SendWakuBackedUpWatchOnlyAccount(response)
 }
+
+func (m *MessengerSignalsHandler) SendCuratedCommunitiesUpdate(response *communities.KnownCommunitiesResponse) {
+	signal.SendCuratedCommunitiesUpdate(response)
+}
diff --git a/signal/events_messenger.go b/signal/events_messenger.go
index 3278f5a39..b6070491d 100644
--- a/signal/events_messenger.go
+++ b/signal/events_messenger.go
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ const (
 
 	// EventStatusUpdatesTimedOut Event Automatic Status Updates Timed out
 	EventStatusUpdatesTimedOut = "status.updates.timedout"
+
+	// EventCuratedCommunitiesUpdate triggered when it is time to refresh the list of curated communities
+	EventCuratedCommunitiesUpdate = "curated.communities.update"
 )
 
 // MessageDeliveredSignal specifies chat and message that was delivered
@@ -52,3 +55,7 @@ func SendCommunityInfoFound(community interface{}) {
 func SendStatusUpdatesTimedOut(statusUpdates interface{}) {
 	send(EventStatusUpdatesTimedOut, statusUpdates)
 }
+
+func SendCuratedCommunitiesUpdate(curatedCommunitiesUpdate interface{}) {
+	send(EventCuratedCommunitiesUpdate, curatedCommunitiesUpdate)
+}