diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
index b3ec05e15..62c740c59 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdDialog.cpp
@@ -843,7 +843,10 @@ void IdDialog::editIdentity()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	std::string keyId = item->text(RSID_COL_KEYID).toStdString();
+	RsGxsGroupId keyId = RsGxsGroupId(item->text(RSID_COL_KEYID).toStdString());
+	if (keyId.isNull()) {
+		return;
+	}
 
 	IdEditDialog dlg(this);
 	dlg.setupExistingId(keyId);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp
index db07dd6eb..66f65104d 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-#define IDEDITDIALOG_LOADID	1
+#define IDEDITDIALOG_LOADID   1
+#define IDEDITDIALOG_CREATEID 2
 
 /** Constructor */
 IdEditDialog::IdEditDialog(QWidget *parent) :
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ IdEditDialog::IdEditDialog(QWidget *parent) :
     ui(new(Ui::IdEditDialog))
 {
 	mIsNew = true;
-	mLastIdName="";
 
 	ui->setupUi(this);
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ IdEditDialog::IdEditDialog(QWidget *parent) :
 	connect(ui->radioButton_GpgId, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(idTypeToggled(bool)));
 	connect(ui->radioButton_Pseudo, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(idTypeToggled(bool)));
 	connect(ui->buttonBox, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(submit()));
-	connect(ui->buttonBox, SIGNAL(rejected()), this, SLOT(close()));
+	connect(ui->buttonBox, SIGNAL(rejected()), this, SLOT(reject()));
 
 	connect(ui->plainTextEdit_Tag, SIGNAL(textChanged()), this, SLOT(checkNewTag()));
 	connect(ui->pushButton_Tag, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(addRecognTag()));
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ void IdEditDialog::setupNewId(bool pseudo)
 	setWindowTitle(tr("New identity"));
 
 	mIsNew = true;
+	mGroupId.clear();
 
 	ui->lineEdit_KeyId->setText(tr("To be generated"));
 	ui->lineEdit_Nickname->setText("");
@@ -181,13 +182,14 @@ void IdEditDialog::setAvatar(const QPixmap &avatar)
 	}
 }
 
-void IdEditDialog::setupExistingId(std::string keyId)
+void IdEditDialog::setupExistingId(const RsGxsGroupId &keyId)
 {
 	setWindowTitle(tr("Edit identity"));
 	ui->headerFrame->setHeaderImage(QPixmap(":/images/identity/identity_edit_64.png"));
 	ui->headerFrame->setHeaderText(tr("Edit identity"));
 
 	mIsNew = false;
+	mGroupId.clear();
 
 	mStateHelper->setLoading(IDEDITDIALOG_LOADID, true);
 
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ void IdEditDialog::setupExistingId(std::string keyId)
 	opts.mReqType = GXS_REQUEST_TYPE_GROUP_DATA;
 
 	std::list<RsGxsGroupId> groupIds;
-	groupIds.push_back(RsGxsGroupId(keyId));
+	groupIds.push_back(keyId);
 
 	uint32_t token;
 	mIdQueue->requestGroupInfo(token, RS_TOKREQ_ANSTYPE_DATA, opts, groupIds, IDEDITDIALOG_LOADID);
@@ -228,8 +230,9 @@ void IdEditDialog::loadExistingId(uint32_t token)
 	}
 
 	mEditGroup = datavector[0];
-	QPixmap avatar;
+	mGroupId = mEditGroup.mMeta.mGroupId;
 
+	QPixmap avatar;
 	if (mEditGroup.mImage.mSize > 0) {
 		avatar.loadFromData(mEditGroup.mImage.mData, mEditGroup.mImage.mSize, "PNG");
 	}
@@ -503,11 +506,25 @@ void IdEditDialog::createId()
 	else
 		params.mImage.clear();
 
-	uint32_t dummyToken = 0;
-	rsIdentity->createIdentity(dummyToken, params);
+	uint32_t token = 0;
+	rsIdentity->createIdentity(token, params);
 
-	mLastIdName = groupname;
-	close();
+	ui->buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setEnabled(false);
+
+	mIdQueue->queueRequest(token, 0, 0, IDEDITDIALOG_CREATEID);
+}
+
+void IdEditDialog::idCreated(uint32_t token)
+{
+	if (!rsIdentity->acknowledgeGrp(token, mGroupId)) {
+		std::cerr << "IdDialog::idCreated() acknowledgeGrp failed";
+		std::cerr << std::endl;
+
+		reject();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	accept();
 }
 
 void IdEditDialog::updateId()
@@ -540,8 +557,7 @@ void IdEditDialog::updateId()
 	uint32_t dummyToken = 0;
 	rsIdentity->updateIdentity(dummyToken, mEditGroup);
 
-	mLastIdName = groupname;
-	close();
+	accept();
 }
 
 void IdEditDialog::loadRequest(const TokenQueue */*queue*/, const TokenRequest &req)
@@ -549,6 +565,14 @@ void IdEditDialog::loadRequest(const TokenQueue */*queue*/, const TokenRequest &
 	std::cerr << "IdDialog::loadRequest() UserType: " << req.mUserType;
 	std::cerr << std::endl;
 
-	// only one here!
-	loadExistingId(req.mToken);
+	switch (req.mUserType) {
+	case IDEDITDIALOG_LOADID:
+		loadExistingId(req.mToken);
+		break;
+
+	case IDEDITDIALOG_CREATEID:
+		idCreated(req.mToken);
+		break;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.h
index 1b74a935a..ccda8a045 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdEditDialog.h
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ public:
 	~IdEditDialog();
 
 	void setupNewId(bool pseudo);
-	void setupExistingId(std::string keyId);
+	void setupExistingId(const RsGxsGroupId &keyId);
+
+	RsGxsGroupId groupId() { return mGroupId; }
 
 	void loadRequest(const TokenQueue *queue, const TokenRequest &req);
 
-	std::string getLastIdName() {return mLastIdName;}
-
 private slots:
 	void idTypeToggled(bool checked);
 	void submit();
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ private:
 	void updateIdType(bool pseudo);
 	void loadExistingId(uint32_t token);
 	void setAvatar(const QPixmap &avatar);
+	void idCreated(uint32_t token);
 
 	void loadRecognTags();
 	// extract details.
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ protected:
 	RsGxsIdGroup mEditGroup;
 
 	TokenQueue *mIdQueue;
-	std::string mLastIdName;
+	RsGxsGroupId mGroupId;
 
 	QPixmap mAvatar; // Avatar from identity (not calculated)
 };
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.cpp
index add5dc91a..51a076b2c 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <retroshare/rsmsgs.h>
 #include <retroshare/rspeers.h>
+#include <retroshare/rsidentity.h>
 
 /****
  * #define DEBUG_ITEM 1
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.cpp
index 00b88cdf6..22c2e4ccf 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ GxsIdChooser::GxsIdChooser(QWidget *parent)
 	mFirstLoad = true;
 
 	mDefaultId.clear() ;
-	mDefaultIdName.clear();
 
 	/* Enable sort with own role */
 	QSortFilterProxyModel *proxy = new QSortFilterProxyModel(this);
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ void GxsIdChooser::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
 	QComboBox::showEvent(event);
 }
 
-void GxsIdChooser::loadIds(uint32_t chooserFlags, RsGxsId defId)
+void GxsIdChooser::loadIds(uint32_t chooserFlags, const RsGxsId &defId)
 {
 	mFlags = chooserFlags;
 	mDefaultId = defId;
@@ -111,6 +110,11 @@ void GxsIdChooser::loadIds(uint32_t chooserFlags, RsGxsId defId)
 	mFirstLoad = true;
 }
 
+void GxsIdChooser::setDefaultId(const RsGxsId &defId)
+{
+	mDefaultId = defId;
+}
+
 static void loadPrivateIdsCallback(GxsIdDetailsType type, const RsIdentityDetails &details, QObject *object, const QVariant &/*data*/)
 {
 	GxsIdChooser *chooser = dynamic_cast<GxsIdChooser*>(object);
@@ -175,10 +179,6 @@ void GxsIdChooser::loadPrivateIds(uint32_t token)
 		if (data.mMeta.mSubscribeFlags & GXS_SERV::GROUP_SUBSCRIBE_ADMIN) {
 			ids.push_back((RsGxsId) data.mMeta.mGroupId);
 		}
-
-		if (mDefaultIdName == data.mMeta.mGroupName) {
-			mDefaultId = (RsGxsId) data.mMeta.mGroupId;
-		}
 	}
 
 	//rsIdentity->getDefaultId(defId);
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void GxsIdChooser::setDefaultItem()
 	}
 }
 
-bool GxsIdChooser::setChosenId(RsGxsId &gxsId)
+bool GxsIdChooser::setChosenId(const RsGxsId &gxsId)
 {
 	QString id = QString::fromStdString(gxsId.toStdString());
 
@@ -313,8 +313,9 @@ void GxsIdChooser::indexActivated(int index)
 	if (type == TYPE_CREATE_ID) {
 		IdEditDialog dlg(this);
 		dlg.setupNewId(false);
-		dlg.exec();
-		setDefaultId(dlg.getLastIdName());
+		if (dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
+			setDefaultId(RsGxsId(dlg.groupId()));
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.h
index e1acc3ab5..d25743251 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsIdChooser.h
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
 #define _GXS_ID_CHOOSER_H
 
 #include <QComboBox>
-#include <QPushButton>
 #include "util/TokenQueue.h"
-#include <retroshare/rsidentity.h>
-#include <retroshare/rsgxsifacetypes.h>
 
 // This class implement a basic RS functionality which is that ComboBox displaying Id
 // should update regularly. They also should update only when visible, to save CPU time.
@@ -52,16 +49,14 @@ public:
 
 	void setFlags(uint32_t flags) ;
 
-	void loadRequest(const TokenQueue *queue, const TokenRequest &req);//TokenResponse
+	/* TokenResponse */
+	virtual void loadRequest(const TokenQueue *queue, const TokenRequest &req);
 
 	enum ChosenId_Ret {None, KnowId, UnKnowId, NoId} ;
-	void loadIds(uint32_t chooserFlags, RsGxsId defId);
-	void setDefaultId(RsGxsId defId) {mDefaultId=defId;}
-    void setDefaultId(std::string defIdName) {mDefaultIdName=defIdName;}
+	void loadIds(uint32_t chooserFlags, const RsGxsId &defId);
+	void setDefaultId(const RsGxsId &defId);
 
-    bool hasAvailableIds() const { return !mDefaultId.isNull() ; }
-
-	bool setChosenId(RsGxsId &gxsId);
+	bool setChosenId(const RsGxsId &gxsId);
 	ChosenId_Ret getChosenId(RsGxsId &gxsId);
 
 protected:
@@ -80,9 +75,7 @@ private:
 
 	uint32_t mFlags;
 	RsGxsId mDefaultId;
-	std::string mDefaultIdName;
 	bool mFirstLoad;
-	QPushButton* addNewCxsId;
 
 	TokenQueue *mIdQueue;
 	RsGxsUpdateBroadcastBase *mBase;