diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index c3e692b9a..b3ac604d2 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1915,6 +1915,10 @@
     "message": "No contacts found",
     "description": "Label shown when there are no contacts to compose to"
   },
+  "noGroupsFound": {
+    "message": "No groups found",
+    "description": "Label shown when there are no groups to compose to"
+  },
   "noConversationsFound": {
     "message": "No conversations found",
     "description": "Label shown when there are no conversations to compose to"
@@ -5623,6 +5627,10 @@
     "message": "Remove story? This will remove the story from your list, but you will still be able to view stories from this group.",
     "description": "Confirmation body for removing a group story"
   },
+  "SendStoryModal__announcements-only": {
+    "message": "Only admins can send stories to this group.",
+    "description": "Alert body for groups that non-admins cannot send stories to"
+  },
   "Stories__settings-toggle--title": {
     "message": "Share & View Stories",
     "description": "Select box title for the stories on/off toggle"
diff --git a/ts/components/Alert.tsx b/ts/components/Alert.tsx
index f0e2dc8a4..532d8d617 100644
--- a/ts/components/Alert.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/Alert.tsx
@@ -5,30 +5,34 @@ import type { FunctionComponent, ReactNode } from 'react';
 import React from 'react';
 
 import type { LocalizerType } from '../types/Util';
+import type { Theme } from '../util/theme';
 import { Button } from './Button';
 import { Modal } from './Modal';
 
 type PropsType = {
-  title?: string;
   body: ReactNode;
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   onClose: () => void;
+  theme?: Theme;
+  title?: string;
 };
 
 export const Alert: FunctionComponent<PropsType> = ({
   body,
   i18n,
   onClose,
+  theme,
   title,
 }) => (
   <Modal
-    modalName="Alert"
     i18n={i18n}
-    onClose={onClose}
-    title={title}
     modalFooter={
       <Button onClick={onClose}>{i18n('Confirmation--confirm')}</Button>
     }
+    modalName="Alert"
+    onClose={onClose}
+    theme={theme}
+    title={title}
   >
     {body}
   </Modal>
diff --git a/ts/components/SendStoryModal.tsx b/ts/components/SendStoryModal.tsx
index 2ed35527d..66a5ed719 100644
--- a/ts/components/SendStoryModal.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/SendStoryModal.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { PreferredBadgeSelectorType } from '../state/selectors/badges';
 import type { PropsType as StoriesSettingsModalPropsType } from './StoriesSettingsModal';
 import type { StoryDistributionListWithMembersDataType } from '../types/Stories';
 import type { UUIDStringType } from '../types/UUID';
+import { Alert } from './Alert';
 import { Avatar, AvatarSize } from './Avatar';
 import { Button, ButtonVariant } from './Button';
 import { Checkbox } from './Checkbox';
@@ -199,6 +200,8 @@ export const SendStoryModal = ({
     Array<ConversationType>
   >([]);
 
+  const [hasAnnouncementsOnlyAlert, setHasAnnouncementsOnlyAlert] =
+    useState(false);
   const [confirmRemoveGroupId, setConfirmRemoveGroupId] = useState<
     string | undefined
   >();
@@ -481,6 +484,11 @@ export const SendStoryModal = ({
               moduleClassName="SendStoryModal__distribution-list"
               name="SendStoryModal__distribution-list"
               onChange={(value: boolean) => {
+                if (group.announcementsOnly && !group.areWeAdmin) {
+                  setHasAnnouncementsOnlyAlert(true);
+                  return;
+                }
+
                 setChosenGroupIds(groupIds => {
                   if (value) {
                     groupIds.add(group.id);
@@ -531,7 +539,7 @@ export const SendStoryModal = ({
           ))
         ) : (
           <div className="module-ForwardMessageModal__no-candidate-contacts">
-            {i18n('noContactsFound')}
+            {i18n('noGroupsFound')}
           </div>
         )}
       </ModalPage>
@@ -708,6 +716,11 @@ export const SendStoryModal = ({
                 return;
               }
 
+              if (group.announcementsOnly && !group.areWeAdmin) {
+                setHasAnnouncementsOnlyAlert(true);
+                return;
+              }
+
               setSelectedGroupIds(groupIds => {
                 if (value) {
                   groupIds.add(group.id);
@@ -788,6 +801,14 @@ export const SendStoryModal = ({
       >
         {modal}
       </PagedModal>
+      {hasAnnouncementsOnlyAlert && (
+        <Alert
+          body={i18n('SendStoryModal__announcements-only')}
+          i18n={i18n}
+          onClose={() => setHasAnnouncementsOnlyAlert(false)}
+          theme={Theme.Dark}
+        />
+      )}
       {confirmRemoveGroupId && (
         <ConfirmationDialog
           dialogName="SendStoryModal.confirmRemoveGroupId"
diff --git a/ts/util/sendStoryMessage.ts b/ts/util/sendStoryMessage.ts
index ff09f1481..355fcfbac 100644
--- a/ts/util/sendStoryMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/util/sendStoryMessage.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ export async function sendStoryMessage(
         return;
       }
 
+      if (group.get('announcementsOnly') && !group.areWeAdmin()) {
+        log.warn(
+          'stories.sendStoryMessage: cannot send to an announcement only group as a non-admin',
+          conversationId
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
       const groupTimestamp = timestamp + index;
 
       const myId = window.ConversationController.getOurConversationIdOrThrow();