diff --git a/plugins/chat/app/serializers/base_chat_channel_membership_serializer.rb b/plugins/chat/app/serializers/base_chat_channel_membership_serializer.rb
index ce7d2dab9c..25d10a0197 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/app/serializers/base_chat_channel_membership_serializer.rb
+++ b/plugins/chat/app/serializers/base_chat_channel_membership_serializer.rb
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ class BaseChatChannelMembershipSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
              :last_read_message_id,
              :unread_count,
              :unread_mentions,
-             :can_join_chat_channel
+             :meta
 
-  def can_join_chat_channel
-    chat_channel = ChatChannel.find_by(id: object[:chat_channel_id])
-    scope.can_join_chat_channel?(chat_channel) if chat_channel
+  def meta
+    { can_join_chat_channel: scope.can_join_chat_channel?(object.chat_channel) }
   end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/chat-channel.js b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/chat-channel.js
index 792b42c4f7..b7006708c3 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/chat-channel.js
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/chat-channel.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export default class ChatChannel extends RestModel {
   }
 
   get canJoin() {
-    return this.currentUserMembership.can_join_chat_channel;
+    return this.currentUserMembership.meta?.can_join_chat_channel;
   }
 
   canModifyMessages(user) {
diff --git a/plugins/chat/spec/support/api/schemas/user_chat_channel_membership.json b/plugins/chat/spec/support/api/schemas/user_chat_channel_membership.json
index 30725b7d44..17907f0e53 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/spec/support/api/schemas/user_chat_channel_membership.json
+++ b/plugins/chat/spec/support/api/schemas/user_chat_channel_membership.json
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
         "avatar_template": { "type": "string" },
         "username": { "type": "string" }
       }
+    },
+    "meta": {
+      "can_join_chat_channel": { "type": "boolean" }
     }
   }
 }