diff --git a/conference.js b/conference.js
index f6e10fa14..73a3efe83 100644
--- a/conference.js
+++ b/conference.js
@@ -1662,6 +1662,7 @@ export default {
             const displayName = user.getDisplayName();
 
             APP.store.dispatch(participantJoined({
+                botType: user.getBotType(),
                 conference: room,
                 id,
                 name: displayName,
@@ -1862,6 +1863,17 @@ export default {
                 APP.UI.changeDisplayName(id, formattedDisplayName);
             }
         );
+        room.on(
+            JitsiConferenceEvents.BOT_TYPE_CHANGED,
+            (id, botType) => {
+
+                APP.store.dispatch(participantUpdated({
+                    conference: room,
+                    id,
+                    botType
+                }));
+            }
+        );
 
         room.on(
             JitsiConferenceEvents.LOCK_STATE_CHANGED,
diff --git a/css/ringing/_ringing.scss b/css/ringing/_ringing.scss
index b04093a78..a0a1e4753 100644
--- a/css/ringing/_ringing.scss
+++ b/css/ringing/_ringing.scss
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@
     height: 100%;
     position: fixed;
     z-index: $ringingZ;
-    background: linear-gradient(transparent, #000);
-    opacity: 0.8;
+    @include transparentBg(#283447, 0.95);
 
     &.solidBG {
         background: $defaultBackground;
-        opacity: 1;
     }
 
     &__content {
@@ -22,20 +20,26 @@
         top: 50%;
         margin-left: -200px;
         margin-top: -125px;
-        font-weight: 400;
-        font-size: 14px;
         text-align: center;
+        font-weight: normal;
+        color: #FFFFFF;
     }
 
     &__avatar {
-        width: 100px;
-        height: 100px;
+        width: 128px;
+        height: 128px;
         border-radius: 50%;
+        border: 2px solid #1B2638;
     }
 
-    &__caller-info {
-        .mention {
-            color: #333;
-        }
+    &__status{
+        margin-top: 15px;
+        font-size: 14px;
+        line-height: 20px;
+    }
+
+    &__name {
+        font-size: 24px;
+        line-height: 32px;
     }
 }
diff --git a/lang/main.json b/lang/main.json
index c9d59f8f9..974d5f62d 100644
--- a/lang/main.json
+++ b/lang/main.json
@@ -632,12 +632,12 @@
     },
     "presenceStatus": {
         "invited": "Invited",
-        "ringing": "Ringing",
-        "calling": "Calling",
-        "initializingCall": "Initializing Call",
+        "ringing": "Ringing...",
+        "calling": "Calling...",
+        "initializingCall": "Initializing Call...",
         "connected": "Connected",
-        "connecting": "Connecting",
-        "connecting2": "Connecting*",
+        "connecting": "Connecting...",
+        "connecting2": "Connecting*...",
         "disconnected": "Disconnected",
         "busy": "Busy",
         "rejected": "Rejected",
diff --git a/modules/API/API.js b/modules/API/API.js
index 01b438af1..312567a10 100644
--- a/modules/API/API.js
+++ b/modules/API/API.js
@@ -113,8 +113,10 @@ function initCommands() {
 
         switch (name) {
         case 'invite':
+            // The store should be already available because API.init is called
+            // on appWillMount action.
             APP.store.dispatch(
-                invite(request.invitees))
+                invite(request.invitees, true))
                 .then(failedInvitees => {
                     let error;
                     let result;
diff --git a/modules/API/external/external_api.js b/modules/API/external/external_api.js
index 69fe24daf..bd00355df 100644
--- a/modules/API/external/external_api.js
+++ b/modules/API/external/external_api.js
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export default class JitsiMeetExternalAPI extends EventEmitter {
                 }
             })
         });
-        this._invitees = invitees;
+        this.invite(invitees);
         this._isLargeVideoVisible = true;
         this._numberOfParticipants = 0;
         this._participants = {};
@@ -369,9 +369,6 @@ export default class JitsiMeetExternalAPI extends EventEmitter {
 
             switch (name) {
             case 'video-conference-joined':
-                if (this._invitees) {
-                    this.invite(this._invitees);
-                }
                 this._myUserID = userID;
                 this._participants[userID] = {
                     avatarURL: data.avatarURL
diff --git a/modules/UI/UI.js b/modules/UI/UI.js
index bc3e371c4..d5fd3c512 100644
--- a/modules/UI/UI.js
+++ b/modules/UI/UI.js
@@ -492,7 +492,10 @@ UI.updateUserRole = user => {
  * @param {string} status - The new status.
  */
 UI.updateUserStatus = (user, status) => {
-    if (!status) {
+    const reduxState = APP.store.getState() || {};
+    const { calleeInfoVisible } = reduxState['features/invite'] || {};
+
+    if (!status || calleeInfoVisible) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeVideoManager.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeVideoManager.js
index 40da7bbd7..0ca80102b 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeVideoManager.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/LargeVideoManager.js
@@ -428,7 +428,12 @@ export default class LargeVideoManager {
             ReactDOM.render(
                 <Provider store = { APP.store }>
                     <I18nextProvider i18n = { i18next }>
-                        <PresenceLabel participantID = { id } />
+                        <PresenceLabel
+                            noContentStyles = { {
+                                className: 'presence-label no-presence'
+                            } }
+                            participantID = { id }
+                            styles = { { className: 'presence-label' } } />
                     </I18nextProvider>
                 </Provider>,
                 presenceLabelContainer.get(0));
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/RemoteVideo.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/RemoteVideo.js
index b99cf61fe..85645b504 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/RemoteVideo.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/RemoteVideo.js
@@ -573,7 +573,12 @@ RemoteVideo.prototype.addPresenceLabel = function() {
         ReactDOM.render(
             <Provider store = { APP.store }>
                 <I18nextProvider i18n = { i18next }>
-                    <PresenceLabel participantID = { this.id } />
+                    <PresenceLabel
+                        noContentStyles = { {
+                            className: 'presence-label no-presence'
+                        } }
+                        participantID = { this.id }
+                        styles = { { className: 'presence-label' } } />
                 </I18nextProvider>
             </Provider>,
             presenceLabelContainer);
diff --git a/react/features/base/conference/actions.js b/react/features/base/conference/actions.js
index ff86b55cb..330168c27 100644
--- a/react/features/base/conference/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/base/conference/actions.js
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ function _addConferenceListeners(conference, dispatch) {
     conference.on(
         JitsiConferenceEvents.USER_JOINED,
         (id, user) => !user.isHidden() && dispatch(participantJoined({
+            botType: user.getBotType(),
             conference,
             id,
             name: user.getDisplayName(),
@@ -161,6 +162,14 @@ function _addConferenceListeners(conference, dispatch) {
         JitsiConferenceEvents.USER_STATUS_CHANGED,
         (...args) => dispatch(participantPresenceChanged(...args)));
 
+    conference.on(
+        JitsiConferenceEvents.BOT_TYPE_CHANGED,
+        (id, botType) => dispatch(participantUpdated({
+            conference,
+            id,
+            botType
+        })));
+
     conference.addCommandListener(
         AVATAR_ID_COMMAND,
         (data, id) => dispatch(participantUpdated({
diff --git a/react/features/base/jwt/actionTypes.js b/react/features/base/jwt/actionTypes.js
index dbc221df9..c95ee71c1 100644
--- a/react/features/base/jwt/actionTypes.js
+++ b/react/features/base/jwt/actionTypes.js
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * The type of redux action which sets the visibility of {@code CalleeInfo}.
- *
- * {
- *     type: SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE,
- *     calleeInfoVisible: boolean
- * }
- */
-export const SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE = Symbol('SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE');
-
 /**
  * The type of redux action which stores a specific JSON Web Token (JWT) into
  * the redux store.
diff --git a/react/features/base/jwt/actions.js b/react/features/base/jwt/actions.js
index 99eb6116f..4067cf8c5 100644
--- a/react/features/base/jwt/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/base/jwt/actions.js
@@ -1,28 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
-import { SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE, SET_JWT } from './actionTypes';
-
-/**
- * Sets the visibility of {@code CalleeInfo}.
- *
- * @param {boolean|undefined} [calleeInfoVisible] - If {@code CalleeInfo} is
- * to be displayed/visible, then {@code true}; otherwise, {@code false} or
- * {@code undefined}.
- * @returns {{
- *     type: SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE,
- *     calleeInfoVisible: (boolean|undefined)
- * }}
- */
-export function setCalleeInfoVisible(calleeInfoVisible: ?boolean) {
-    return (dispatch: Dispatch<*>, getState: Function) => {
-        getState()['features/base/jwt']
-            .calleeInfoVisible === calleeInfoVisible
-            || dispatch({
-                type: SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE,
-                calleeInfoVisible
-            });
-    };
-}
+import { SET_JWT } from './actionTypes';
 
 /**
  * Stores a specific JSON Web Token (JWT) into the redux store.
diff --git a/react/features/base/jwt/components/CalleeInfo.js b/react/features/base/jwt/components/CalleeInfo.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 199d9a725..000000000
--- a/react/features/base/jwt/components/CalleeInfo.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,347 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-
-import { Audio } from '../../media';
-import { Avatar } from '../../participants';
-import { Container, Text } from '../../react';
-import UIEvents from '../../../../../service/UI/UIEvents';
-
-import styles from './styles';
-
-declare var $: Object;
-declare var APP: Object;
-declare var interfaceConfig: Object;
-
-/**
- * The type of the React {@code Component} props of {@link CalleeInfo}.
- */
-type Props = {
-
-    /**
-     * The callee's information such as avatar and display name.
-     */
-    _callee: Object
-};
-
-/**
- * The type of the React {@code Component} state of {@link CalleeInfo}.
- */
-type State = {
-
-    /**
-     * The CSS class (name), if any, to add to this {@code CalleeInfo}.
-     *
-     * @type {string}
-     */
-    className: ?string,
-
-    /**
-     * The indicator which determines whether this {@code CalleeInfo}
-     * should play/render audio to indicate the ringing phase of the
-     * call establishment between the local participant and the
-     * associated remote callee.
-     *
-     * @type {boolean}
-     */
-    renderAudio: boolean,
-
-    /**
-     * The indicator which determines whether this {@code CalleeInfo}
-     * is depicting the ringing phase of the call establishment between
-     * the local participant and the associated remote callee or the
-     * phase afterwards when the callee has not answered the call for a
-     * period of time and, consequently, is considered unavailable.
-     *
-     * @type {boolean}
-     */
-    ringing: boolean
-};
-
-/**
- * Implements a React {@link Component} which depicts the establishment of a
- * call with a specific remote callee.
- *
- * @extends Component
- */
-class CalleeInfo extends Component<Props, State> {
-    /**
-     * The (reference to the) {@link Audio} which plays/renders the audio
-     * depicting the ringing phase of the call establishment represented by this
-     * {@code CalleeInfo}.
-     */
-    _audio: ?Audio;
-
-    _onLargeVideoAvatarVisible: Function;
-
-    _playAudioInterval: ?IntervalID;
-
-    _ringingTimeout: ?TimeoutID;
-
-    _setAudio: Function;
-
-    /**
-     * Initializes a new {@code CalleeInfo} instance.
-     *
-     * @param {Object} props - The read-only React {@link Component} props with
-     * which the new instance is to be initialized.
-     */
-    constructor(props) {
-        super(props);
-
-        this.state = {
-            className: undefined,
-            renderAudio:
-                typeof interfaceConfig !== 'object'
-                    || !interfaceConfig.DISABLE_RINGING,
-            ringing: true
-        };
-
-        this._onLargeVideoAvatarVisible
-            = this._onLargeVideoAvatarVisible.bind(this);
-        this._setAudio = this._setAudio.bind(this);
-
-        if (typeof APP === 'object') {
-            APP.UI.addListener(
-                UIEvents.LARGE_VIDEO_AVATAR_VISIBLE,
-                this._onLargeVideoAvatarVisible);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets up timeouts such as the timeout to end the ringing phase of the call
-     * establishment depicted by this {@code CalleeInfo}.
-     *
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    componentDidMount() {
-        // Set up the timeout to end the ringing phase of the call establishment
-        // depicted by this CalleeInfo.
-        if (this.state.ringing && !this._ringingTimeout) {
-            this._ringingTimeout
-                = setTimeout(
-                    () => {
-                        this._pauseAudio();
-
-                        this._ringingTimeout = undefined;
-                        this.setState({
-                            ringing: false
-                        });
-                    },
-                    30000);
-        }
-
-        this._playAudio();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Cleans up before this {@code Calleverlay} is unmounted and destroyed.
-     *
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    componentWillUnmount() {
-        this._pauseAudio();
-
-        if (this._ringingTimeout) {
-            clearTimeout(this._ringingTimeout);
-            this._ringingTimeout = undefined;
-        }
-
-        if (typeof APP === 'object') {
-            APP.UI.removeListener(
-                UIEvents.LARGE_VIDEO_AVATAR_VISIBLE,
-                this._onLargeVideoAvatarVisible);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Implements React's {@link Component#render()}.
-     *
-     * @inheritdoc
-     * @returns {ReactElement}
-     */
-    render() {
-        const { className, ringing } = this.state;
-        const { avatarUrl, avatar, name } = this.props._callee;
-
-        return (
-            <Container
-                { ...this._style('ringing', className) }
-                id = 'ringOverlay'>
-                <Container
-                    { ...this._style('ringing__content') }>
-                    <Text { ...this._style('ringing__text') }>
-                        { ringing ? 'Calling...' : '' }
-                    </Text>
-                    <Avatar
-                        { ...this._style('ringing__avatar') }
-                        uri = { avatarUrl || avatar } />
-                    <Container
-                        { ...this._style('ringing__caller-info') }>
-                        <Text
-                            { ...this._style('ringing__text') }>
-                            { name }
-                            { ringing ? '' : ' isn\'t available' }
-                        </Text>
-                    </Container>
-                </Container>
-                { this._renderAudio() }
-            </Container>
-        );
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Notifies this {@code CalleeInfo} that the visibility of the
-     * participant's avatar in the large video has changed.
-     *
-     * @param {boolean} largeVideoAvatarVisible - If the avatar in the large
-     * video (i.e. of the participant on the stage) is visible, then
-     * {@code true}; otherwise, {@code false}.
-     * @private
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _onLargeVideoAvatarVisible(largeVideoAvatarVisible: boolean) {
-        this.setState({
-            className: largeVideoAvatarVisible ? 'solidBG' : undefined
-        });
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Stops the playback of the audio which represents the ringing phase of the
-     * call establishment depicted by this {@code CalleeInfo}.
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _pauseAudio() {
-        const audio = this._audio;
-
-        if (audio) {
-            audio.pause();
-        }
-        if (this._playAudioInterval) {
-            clearInterval(this._playAudioInterval);
-            this._playAudioInterval = undefined;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Starts the playback of the audio which represents the ringing phase of
-     * the call establishment depicted by this {@code CalleeInfo}.
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _playAudio() {
-        if (this._audio) {
-            this._audio.play();
-            if (!this._playAudioInterval) {
-                this._playAudioInterval
-                    = setInterval(() => this._playAudio(), 5000);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Renders an audio element to represent the ringing phase of the call
-     * establishment represented by this {@code CalleeInfo}.
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @returns {ReactElement}
-     */
-    _renderAudio() {
-        if (this.state.renderAudio && this.state.ringing) {
-            return (
-                <Audio
-                    setRef = { this._setAudio }
-                    src = './sounds/ring.ogg' />
-            );
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the (reference to the) {@link Audio} which renders the ringing phase
-     * of the call establishment represented by this {@code CalleeInfo}.
-     *
-     * @param {Audio} audio - The (reference to the) {@code Audio} which
-     * plays/renders the audio depicting the ringing phase of the call
-     * establishment represented by this {@code CalleeInfo}.
-     * @private
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _setAudio(audio) {
-        this._audio = audio;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Attempts to convert specified CSS class names into React
-     * {@link Component} props {@code style} or {@code className}.
-     *
-     * @param {Array<string>} classNames - The CSS class names to convert
-     * into React {@code Component} props {@code style} or {@code className}.
-     * @returns {{
-     *     className: string,
-     *     style: Object
-     * }}
-     */
-    _style(...classNames: Array<?string>) {
-        let className = '';
-        let style;
-
-        for (const aClassName of classNames) {
-            if (aClassName) {
-                // Attemp to convert aClassName into style.
-                if (styles && aClassName in styles) {
-                    // React Native will accept an Array as the value of the
-                    // style prop. However, I do not know about React.
-                    style = {
-                        ...style,
-                        ...styles[aClassName]
-                    };
-                } else {
-                    // Otherwise, leave it as className.
-                    className += aClassName;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Choose which of the className and/or style props has a value and,
-        // consequently, must be returned.
-        const props = {};
-
-        if (className) {
-            props.className = className;
-        }
-        if (style) {
-            props.style = style;
-        }
-
-        return props;
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Maps (parts of) the redux state to {@code CalleeInfo}'s props.
- *
- * @param {Object} state - The redux state.
- * @private
- * @returns {{
- *     _callee: Object
- * }}
- */
-function _mapStateToProps(state) {
-    return {
-        /**
-         * The callee's information such as avatar and display name.
-         *
-         * @private
-         * @type {Object}
-         */
-        _callee: state['features/base/jwt'].callee
-    };
-}
-
-export default connect(_mapStateToProps)(CalleeInfo);
diff --git a/react/features/base/jwt/index.js b/react/features/base/jwt/index.js
index 44000a1a7..969667b3a 100644
--- a/react/features/base/jwt/index.js
+++ b/react/features/base/jwt/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 export * from './actions';
 export * from './actionTypes';
-export * from './components';
 export * from './functions';
 
 import './middleware';
diff --git a/react/features/base/jwt/middleware.js b/react/features/base/jwt/middleware.js
index 31db0f112..fa868a0f7 100644
--- a/react/features/base/jwt/middleware.js
+++ b/react/features/base/jwt/middleware.js
@@ -2,24 +2,15 @@
 
 import jwtDecode from 'jwt-decode';
 
-import {
-    CONFERENCE_FAILED,
-    CONFERENCE_LEFT,
-    CONFERENCE_WILL_LEAVE,
-    SET_ROOM
-} from '../conference';
 import { SET_CONFIG } from '../config';
 import { SET_LOCATION_URL } from '../connection';
-import { LIB_INIT_ERROR } from '../lib-jitsi-meet';
 import {
     getLocalParticipant,
-    getParticipantCount,
-    PARTICIPANT_JOINED,
     participantUpdated
 } from '../participants';
 import { MiddlewareRegistry } from '../redux';
 
-import { setCalleeInfoVisible, setJWT } from './actions';
+import { setJWT } from './actions';
 import { SET_JWT } from './actionTypes';
 import { parseJWTFromURLParams } from './functions';
 
@@ -34,14 +25,6 @@ declare var APP: Object;
  */
 MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
     switch (action.type) {
-    case CONFERENCE_FAILED:
-    case CONFERENCE_LEFT:
-    case CONFERENCE_WILL_LEAVE:
-    case LIB_INIT_ERROR:
-    case PARTICIPANT_JOINED:
-    case SET_ROOM:
-        return _maybeSetCalleeInfoVisible(store, next, action);
-
     case SET_CONFIG:
     case SET_LOCATION_URL:
         // XXX The JSON Web Token (JWT) is not the only piece of state that we
@@ -58,73 +41,6 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
     return next(action);
 });
 
-/**
- * Notifies the feature jwt that a specific {@code action} is being dispatched
- * within a specific redux {@code store} which may have an effect on the
- * visiblity of (the) {@code CalleeInfo}.
- *
- * @param {Store} store - The redux store in which the specified {@code action}
- * is being dispatched.
- * @param {Dispatch} next - The redux dispatch function to dispatch the
- * specified {@code action} to the specified {@code store}.
- * @param {Action} action - The redux action which is being dispatched in the
- * specified {@code store}.
- * @private
- * @returns {Object} The new state that is the result of the reduction of the
- * specified {@code action}.
- */
-function _maybeSetCalleeInfoVisible({ dispatch, getState }, next, action) {
-    const result = next(action);
-
-    const state = getState();
-    const stateFeaturesBaseJWT = state['features/base/jwt'];
-    let calleeInfoVisible;
-
-    if (stateFeaturesBaseJWT.callee) {
-        const { conference, leaving, room } = state['features/base/conference'];
-
-        // XXX The CalleeInfo is to be displayed/visible as soon as possible
-        // including even before the conference is joined.
-        if (room && (!conference || conference !== leaving)) {
-            switch (action.type) {
-            case CONFERENCE_FAILED:
-            case CONFERENCE_LEFT:
-            case CONFERENCE_WILL_LEAVE:
-            case LIB_INIT_ERROR:
-                // Because the CalleeInfo is to be displayed/visible as soon as
-                // possible even before the connection is established and/or the
-                // conference is joined, it is very complicated to figure out
-                // based on the current state alone. In order to reduce the
-                // risks of displaying the CallOverly at inappropirate times, do
-                // not even attempt to figure out based on the current state.
-                // The (redux) actions listed above are also the equivalents of
-                // the execution ponints at which APP.UI.hideRingOverlay() used
-                // to be invoked.
-                break;
-
-            default: {
-                // The CalleeInfo is to no longer be displayed/visible as soon
-                // as another participant joins.
-                calleeInfoVisible
-                    = getParticipantCount(state) === 1
-                        && Boolean(getLocalParticipant(state));
-
-                // However, the CallDialog is not to be displayed/visible again
-                // after all remote participants leave.
-                if (calleeInfoVisible
-                        && stateFeaturesBaseJWT.calleeInfoVisible === false) {
-                    calleeInfoVisible = false;
-                }
-                break;
-            }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    dispatch(setCalleeInfoVisible(calleeInfoVisible));
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 /**
  * Overwrites the properties {@code avatarURL}, {@code email}, and {@code name}
  * of the local participant stored in the redux state base/participants.
@@ -248,7 +164,7 @@ function _setJWT(store, next, action) {
         }
     }
 
-    return _maybeSetCalleeInfoVisible(store, next, action);
+    return next(action);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/react/features/base/jwt/reducer.js b/react/features/base/jwt/reducer.js
index 11d8d5a93..73a0d0b22 100644
--- a/react/features/base/jwt/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/base/jwt/reducer.js
@@ -1,27 +1,18 @@
 // @flow
 
-import { equals, set, ReducerRegistry } from '../redux';
+import { equals, ReducerRegistry } from '../redux';
 
-import { SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE, SET_JWT } from './actionTypes';
+import { SET_JWT } from './actionTypes';
 
 /**
  * The default/initial redux state of the feature jwt.
  *
  * @private
  * @type {{
- *     calleeInfoVisible: ?boolean
  *     isGuest: boolean
  * }}
  */
 const DEFAULT_STATE = {
-    /**
-     * The indicator which determines whether (the) {@code CalleeInfo} is
-     * visible.
-     *
-     * @type {boolean|undefined}
-     */
-    calleeInfoVisible: undefined,
-
     /**
      * The indicator which determines whether the local participant is a guest
      * in the conference.
@@ -44,9 +35,6 @@ ReducerRegistry.register(
     'features/base/jwt',
     (state = DEFAULT_STATE, action) => {
         switch (action.type) {
-        case SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE:
-            return set(state, 'calleeInfoVisible', action.calleeInfoVisible);
-
         case SET_JWT: {
             // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
             const { type, ...payload } = action;
diff --git a/react/features/base/participants/reducer.js b/react/features/base/participants/reducer.js
index ace2cd655..59c422103 100644
--- a/react/features/base/participants/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/base/participants/reducer.js
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ function _participant(state: Object = {}, action) {
 function _participantJoined({ participant }) {
     const {
         avatarURL,
+        botType,
         connectionStatus,
         dominantSpeaker,
         email,
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ function _participantJoined({ participant }) {
     return {
         avatarID,
         avatarURL,
+        botType,
         conference,
         connectionStatus,
         dominantSpeaker: dominantSpeaker || false,
diff --git a/react/features/conference/components/Conference.native.js b/react/features/conference/components/Conference.native.js
index e25f8c6c3..35678d9a0 100644
--- a/react/features/conference/components/Conference.native.js
+++ b/react/features/conference/components/Conference.native.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { connect as reactReduxConnect } from 'react-redux';
 import { appNavigate } from '../../app';
 import { connect, disconnect } from '../../base/connection';
 import { DialogContainer } from '../../base/dialog';
-import { CalleeInfoContainer } from '../../base/jwt';
+import { CalleeInfoContainer } from '../../invite';
 import { getParticipantCount } from '../../base/participants';
 import { Container, LoadingIndicator, TintedView } from '../../base/react';
 import { TestConnectionInfo } from '../../base/testing';
diff --git a/react/features/conference/components/Conference.web.js b/react/features/conference/components/Conference.web.js
index b1fd43df1..c07d21503 100644
--- a/react/features/conference/components/Conference.web.js
+++ b/react/features/conference/components/Conference.web.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import { connect as reactReduxConnect } from 'react-redux';
 import { connect, disconnect } from '../../base/connection';
 import { DialogContainer } from '../../base/dialog';
 import { translate } from '../../base/i18n';
-import { CalleeInfoContainer } from '../../base/jwt';
 import { Filmstrip } from '../../filmstrip';
+import { CalleeInfoContainer } from '../../invite';
 import { LargeVideo } from '../../large-video';
 import { NotificationsContainer } from '../../notifications';
 import { SidePanel } from '../../side-panel';
diff --git a/react/features/filmstrip/functions.web.js b/react/features/filmstrip/functions.web.js
index 77ad477c9..7bd454589 100644
--- a/react/features/filmstrip/functions.web.js
+++ b/react/features/filmstrip/functions.web.js
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ export function isFilmstripVisible(stateful: Object | Function) {
  * in the filmstrip, then {@code true}; otherwise, {@code false}.
  */
 export function shouldRemoteVideosBeVisible(state: Object) {
+    if (state['features/invite'].calleeInfoVisible) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     const participantCount = getParticipantCount(state);
     let pinnedParticipant;
 
diff --git a/react/features/filmstrip/middleware.js b/react/features/filmstrip/middleware.js
index c7d2f7bf1..71af8b6aa 100644
--- a/react/features/filmstrip/middleware.js
+++ b/react/features/filmstrip/middleware.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { setLastN } from '../base/conference';
-import { SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE } from '../base/jwt';
 import { pinParticipant } from '../base/participants';
 import { MiddlewareRegistry } from '../base/redux';
-import Filmstrip from '../../../modules/UI/videolayout/Filmstrip';
 
 import { SET_FILMSTRIP_ENABLED } from './actionTypes';
 
@@ -12,9 +10,6 @@ declare var APP: Object;
 
 MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
     switch (action.type) {
-    case SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE:
-        return _setCalleeInfoVisible(store, next, action);
-
     case SET_FILMSTRIP_ENABLED:
         return _setFilmstripEnabled(store, next, action);
     }
@@ -22,42 +17,6 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
     return next(action);
 });
 
-/**
- * Notifies the feature filmstrip that the action
- * {@link SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE} is being dispatched within a specific redux
- * store.
- *
- * @param {Store} store - The redux store in which the specified action is being
- * dispatched.
- * @param {Dispatch} next - The redux dispatch function to dispatch the
- * specified action to the specified store.
- * @param {Action} action - The redux action {@code SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE}
- * which is being dispatched in the specified store.
- * @private
- * @returns {Object} The value returned by {@code next(action)}.
- */
-function _setCalleeInfoVisible({ getState }, next, action) {
-    if (typeof APP !== 'undefined') {
-        const oldValue
-            = Boolean(getState()['features/base/jwt'].calleeInfoVisible);
-        const result = next(action);
-        const newValue
-            = Boolean(getState()['features/base/jwt'].calleeInfoVisible);
-
-        oldValue === newValue
-
-            // FIXME The following accesses the private state filmstrip of
-            // Filmstrip. It is written with the understanding that Filmstrip
-            // will be rewritten in React and, consequently, will not need the
-            // middleware implemented here, Filmstrip.init, and UI.start.
-            || (Filmstrip.filmstrip && Filmstrip.toggleFilmstrip(!newValue));
-
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    return next(action);
-}
-
 /**
  * Notifies the feature filmstrip that the action {@link SET_FILMSTRIP_ENABLED}
  * is being dispatched within a specific redux store.
diff --git a/react/features/invite/actionTypes.js b/react/features/invite/actionTypes.js
index df58e868d..549641920 100644
--- a/react/features/invite/actionTypes.js
+++ b/react/features/invite/actionTypes.js
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * The type of the (redux) action which signals that a click/tap has been
- * performed on {@link InviteButton} and that the execution flow for
- * adding/inviting people to the current conference/meeting is to begin.
- *
- * {
- *     type: BEGIN_ADD_PEOPLE
- * }
- */
-export const BEGIN_ADD_PEOPLE = Symbol('BEGIN_ADD_PEOPLE');
-
 /**
  * The type of redux action to set the {@code EventEmitter} subscriptions
  * utilized by the feature invite.
@@ -22,6 +11,49 @@ export const BEGIN_ADD_PEOPLE = Symbol('BEGIN_ADD_PEOPLE');
  */
 export const _SET_EMITTER_SUBSCRIPTIONS = Symbol('_SET_EMITTER_SUBSCRIPTIONS');
 
+/**
+ * The type of redux action which will add pending invite request to the redux
+ * store.
+ *
+ * {
+ *     type: ADD_PENDING_INVITE_REQUEST,
+ *     request: Object
+ * }
+ */
+export const ADD_PENDING_INVITE_REQUEST = Symbol('ADD_PENDING_INVITE_REQUEST');
+
+/**
+ * The type of the (redux) action which signals that a click/tap has been
+ * performed on {@link InviteButton} and that the execution flow for
+ * adding/inviting people to the current conference/meeting is to begin.
+ *
+ * {
+ *     type: BEGIN_ADD_PEOPLE
+ * }
+ */
+export const BEGIN_ADD_PEOPLE = Symbol('BEGIN_ADD_PEOPLE');
+
+/**
+ * The type of redux action which will remove pending invite requests from the
+ * redux store.
+ *
+ * {
+ *     type: REMOVE_PENDING_INVITE_REQUESTS
+ * }
+ */
+export const REMOVE_PENDING_INVITE_REQUESTS
+    = Symbol('REMOVE_PENDING_INVITE_REQUESTS');
+
+/**
+ * The type of redux action which sets the visibility of {@code CalleeInfo}.
+ *
+ * {
+ *     type: SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE,
+ *     calleeInfoVisible: boolean
+ * }
+ */
+export const SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE = Symbol('SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE');
+
 /**
  * The type of the action which signals an error occurred while requesting dial-
  * in numbers.
diff --git a/react/features/invite/actions.js b/react/features/invite/actions.js
index bd4142c5a..932fc39c2 100644
--- a/react/features/invite/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/invite/actions.js
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 
 import { getInviteURL } from '../base/connection';
 import { inviteVideoRooms } from '../videosipgw';
+import { getParticipants } from '../base/participants';
 
 import {
+    ADD_PENDING_INVITE_REQUEST,
     BEGIN_ADD_PEOPLE,
+    REMOVE_PENDING_INVITE_REQUESTS,
+    SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE,
     UPDATE_DIAL_IN_NUMBERS_FAILED,
     UPDATE_DIAL_IN_NUMBERS_SUCCESS
 } from './actionTypes';
@@ -31,23 +35,51 @@ export function beginAddPeople() {
     };
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Invites (i.e. sends invites to) an array of invitees (which may be a
  * combination of users, rooms, phone numbers, and video rooms).
  *
  * @param  {Array<Object>} invitees - The recepients to send invites to.
+ * @param  {Array<Object>} showCalleeInfo - Indicates whether the
+ * {@code CalleeInfo} should be displayed or not.
  * @returns {Promise<Array<Object>>} A {@code Promise} resolving with an array
  * of invitees who were not invited (i.e. invites were not sent to them).
  */
-export function invite(invitees: Array<Object>) {
+export function invite(
+        invitees: Array<Object>,
+        showCalleeInfo: boolean = false) {
     return (
             dispatch: Dispatch<*>,
             getState: Function): Promise<Array<Object>> => {
+        const state = getState();
+        const participants = getParticipants(state);
+        const { calleeInfoVisible } = state['features/invite'];
+
+        if (showCalleeInfo
+                && !calleeInfoVisible
+                && invitees.length === 1
+                && invitees[0].type === 'user'
+                && participants.length === 1) {
+            dispatch(setCalleeInfoVisible(true, invitees[0]));
+        }
+
+        const { conference } = state['features/base/conference'];
+
+        if (typeof conference === 'undefined') {
+            // Invite will fail before CONFERENCE_JOIN. The request will be
+            // cached in order to be executed on CONFERENCE_JOIN.
+            return new Promise(resolve => {
+                dispatch(addPendingInviteRequest({
+                    invitees,
+                    callback: failedInvitees => resolve(failedInvitees)
+                }));
+            });
+        }
+
         let allInvitePromises = [];
         let invitesLeftToSend = [ ...invitees ];
 
-        const state = getState();
-        const { conference } = state['features/base/conference'];
         const {
             callFlowsEnabled,
             inviteServiceUrl,
@@ -57,27 +89,25 @@ export function invite(invitees: Array<Object>) {
         const { jwt } = state['features/base/jwt'];
 
         // First create all promises for dialing out.
-        if (conference) {
-            const phoneNumbers
-                = invitesLeftToSend.filter(({ type }) => type === 'phone');
+        const phoneNumbers
+            = invitesLeftToSend.filter(({ type }) => type === 'phone');
 
-            // For each number, dial out. On success, remove the number from
-            // {@link invitesLeftToSend}.
-            const phoneInvitePromises = phoneNumbers.map(item => {
-                const numberToInvite = item.number;
+        // For each number, dial out. On success, remove the number from
+        // {@link invitesLeftToSend}.
+        const phoneInvitePromises = phoneNumbers.map(item => {
+            const numberToInvite = item.number;
 
-                return conference.dial(numberToInvite)
-                    .then(() => {
-                        invitesLeftToSend
-                            = invitesLeftToSend.filter(
-                                invitee => invitee !== item);
-                    })
-                    .catch(error =>
-                        logger.error('Error inviting phone number:', error));
-            });
+            return conference.dial(numberToInvite)
+                .then(() => {
+                    invitesLeftToSend
+                        = invitesLeftToSend.filter(
+                            invitee => invitee !== item);
+                })
+                .catch(error =>
+                    logger.error('Error inviting phone number:', error));
+        });
 
-            allInvitePromises = allInvitePromises.concat(phoneInvitePromises);
-        }
+        allInvitePromises = allInvitePromises.concat(phoneInvitePromises);
 
         const usersAndRooms
             = invitesLeftToSend.filter(
@@ -98,7 +128,10 @@ export function invite(invitees: Array<Object>) {
                         = invitesLeftToSend.filter(
                             ({ type }) => type !== 'user' && type !== 'room');
                 })
-                .catch(error => logger.error('Error inviting people:', error));
+                .catch(error => {
+                    dispatch(setCalleeInfoVisible(false));
+                    logger.error('Error inviting people:', error);
+                });
 
             allInvitePromises.push(peopleInvitePromise);
         }
@@ -163,3 +196,56 @@ export function updateDialInNumbers() {
             });
     };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Sets the visibility of {@code CalleeInfo}.
+ *
+ * @param {boolean|undefined} [calleeInfoVisible] - If {@code CalleeInfo} is
+ * to be displayed/visible, then {@code true}; otherwise, {@code false} or
+ * {@code undefined}.
+ * @param {Object|undefined} [initialCalleeInfo] - Callee information.
+ * @returns {{
+ *     type: SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE,
+ *     calleeInfoVisible: (boolean|undefined),
+ *     initialCalleeInfo
+ * }}
+ */
+export function setCalleeInfoVisible(
+        calleeInfoVisible: boolean,
+        initialCalleeInfo: ?Object) {
+    return {
+        type: SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE,
+        calleeInfoVisible,
+        initialCalleeInfo
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds pending invite request.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} request - The request.
+ * @returns {{
+ *     type: ADD_PENDING_INVITE_REQUEST,
+ *     request: Object
+ * }}
+ */
+export function addPendingInviteRequest(
+        request: { invitees: Array<Object>, callback: Function }) {
+    return {
+        type: ADD_PENDING_INVITE_REQUEST,
+        request
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes all pending invite requests.
+ *
+ * @returns {{
+ *     type: REMOVE_PENDING_INVITE_REQUEST
+ * }}
+ */
+export function removePendingInviteRequests() {
+    return {
+        type: REMOVE_PENDING_INVITE_REQUESTS
+    };
+}
diff --git a/react/features/invite/components/callee-info/CalleeInfo.js b/react/features/invite/components/callee-info/CalleeInfo.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c17284ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/features/invite/components/callee-info/CalleeInfo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+// @flow
+
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+
+import { MEDIA_TYPE } from '../../../base/media';
+import {
+    Avatar,
+    getAvatarURL,
+    getParticipants,
+    getParticipantDisplayName,
+    getParticipantPresenceStatus
+} from '../../../base/participants';
+import { Container, Text } from '../../../base/react';
+import { isLocalTrackMuted } from '../../../base/tracks';
+import { CALLING, PresenceLabel } from '../../../presence-status';
+
+import styles from './styles';
+
+/**
+ * The type of the React {@code Component} props of {@link CalleeInfo}.
+ */
+type Props = {
+
+    /**
+     * The callee's information such as avatar and display name.
+     */
+    _callee: Object,
+
+    _isVideoMuted: boolean
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Implements a React {@link Component} which depicts the establishment of a
+ * call with a specific remote callee.
+ *
+ * @extends Component
+ */
+class CalleeInfo extends Component<Props> {
+    /**
+     * Implements React's {@link Component#render()}.
+     *
+     * @inheritdoc
+     * @returns {ReactElement}
+     */
+    render() {
+        const {
+            avatar,
+            name,
+            status = CALLING
+        } = this.props._callee;
+        const className = this.props._isVideoMuted ? 'solidBG' : undefined;
+
+        return (
+            <Container
+                { ...this._style('ringing', className) }
+                id = 'ringOverlay'>
+                <Container
+                    { ...this._style('ringing__content') }>
+                    <Avatar
+                        { ...this._style('ringing__avatar') }
+                        uri = { avatar } />
+                    <Container { ...this._style('ringing__status') }>
+                        <PresenceLabel
+                            defaultPresence = { status }
+                            styles = { this._style('ringing__text') } />
+                    </Container>
+                    <Container { ...this._style('ringing__name') }>
+                        <Text
+                            { ...this._style('ringing__text') }>
+                            { name }
+                        </Text>
+                    </Container>
+                </Container>
+            </Container>
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to convert specified CSS class names into React
+     * {@link Component} props {@code style} or {@code className}.
+     *
+     * @param {Array<string>} classNames - The CSS class names to convert
+     * into React {@code Component} props {@code style} or {@code className}.
+     * @returns {{
+     *     className: string,
+     *     style: Object
+     * }}
+     */
+    _style(...classNames: Array<?string>) {
+        let className = '';
+        let style;
+
+        for (const aClassName of classNames) {
+            if (aClassName) {
+                // Attemp to convert aClassName into style.
+                if (styles && aClassName in styles) {
+                    // React Native will accept an Array as the value of the
+                    // style prop. However, I do not know about React.
+                    style = {
+                        ...style,
+                        ...styles[aClassName]
+                    };
+                } else {
+                    // Otherwise, leave it as className.
+                    className += `${aClassName} `;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Choose which of the className and/or style props has a value and,
+        // consequently, must be returned.
+        const props = {};
+
+        if (className) {
+            props.className = className.trim();
+        }
+        if (style) {
+            props.style = style;
+        }
+
+        return props;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Maps (parts of) the redux state to {@code CalleeInfo}'s props.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} state - The redux state.
+ * @private
+ * @returns {{
+ *     _callee: Object
+ * }}
+ */
+function _mapStateToProps(state) {
+    const _isVideoMuted
+        = isLocalTrackMuted(state['features/base/tracks'], MEDIA_TYPE.VIDEO);
+    const poltergeist
+        = getParticipants(state).find(p => p.botType === 'poltergeist');
+
+    if (poltergeist) {
+        const { id } = poltergeist;
+
+        return {
+            _callee: {
+                avatar: getAvatarURL(poltergeist),
+                name: getParticipantDisplayName(state, id),
+                status: getParticipantPresenceStatus(state, id)
+            },
+            _isVideoMuted
+        };
+    }
+
+    return {
+        _callee: state['features/invite'].initialCalleeInfo,
+        _isVideoMuted
+    };
+}
+
+export default connect(_mapStateToProps)(CalleeInfo);
diff --git a/react/features/base/jwt/components/CalleeInfoContainer.js b/react/features/invite/components/callee-info/CalleeInfoContainer.js
similarity index 95%
rename from react/features/base/jwt/components/CalleeInfoContainer.js
rename to react/features/invite/components/callee-info/CalleeInfoContainer.js
index a510d695f..dfbac4f83 100644
--- a/react/features/base/jwt/components/CalleeInfoContainer.js
+++ b/react/features/invite/components/callee-info/CalleeInfoContainer.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function _mapStateToProps(state: Object): Object {
          * @private
          * @type {boolean}
          */
-        _calleeInfoVisible: state['features/base/jwt'].calleeInfoVisible
+        _calleeInfoVisible: state['features/invite'].calleeInfoVisible
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/react/features/base/jwt/components/index.js b/react/features/invite/components/callee-info/index.js
similarity index 57%
rename from react/features/base/jwt/components/index.js
rename to react/features/invite/components/callee-info/index.js
index 94893cdbc..46a3cd9bd 100644
--- a/react/features/base/jwt/components/index.js
+++ b/react/features/invite/components/callee-info/index.js
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-export { default as CalleeInfo } from './CalleeInfo';
 export { default as CalleeInfoContainer } from './CalleeInfoContainer';
diff --git a/react/features/base/jwt/components/styles.native.js b/react/features/invite/components/callee-info/styles.native.js
similarity index 93%
rename from react/features/base/jwt/components/styles.native.js
rename to react/features/invite/components/callee-info/styles.native.js
index 6c18760ed..de774283f 100644
--- a/react/features/base/jwt/components/styles.native.js
+++ b/react/features/invite/components/callee-info/styles.native.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
 
-import { ColorPalette, createStyleSheet } from '../../styles';
+import { ColorPalette, createStyleSheet } from '../../../base/styles';
 
 export default createStyleSheet({
     // XXX The names bellow were preserved for the purposes of compatibility
diff --git a/react/features/base/jwt/components/styles.web.js b/react/features/invite/components/callee-info/styles.web.js
similarity index 100%
rename from react/features/base/jwt/components/styles.web.js
rename to react/features/invite/components/callee-info/styles.web.js
diff --git a/react/features/invite/components/index.js b/react/features/invite/components/index.js
index 796279d1b..06f471205 100644
--- a/react/features/invite/components/index.js
+++ b/react/features/invite/components/index.js
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export { default as AddPeopleDialog } from './AddPeopleDialog';
 export { DialInSummary } from './dial-in-summary';
 export { default as InfoDialogButton } from './InfoDialogButton';
 export { default as InviteButton } from './InviteButton';
+export * from './callee-info';
diff --git a/react/features/invite/middleware.any.js b/react/features/invite/middleware.any.js
index 653591367..a6c78b389 100644
--- a/react/features/invite/middleware.any.js
+++ b/react/features/invite/middleware.any.js
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@
 
 import { APP_WILL_MOUNT, APP_WILL_UNMOUNT } from '../app';
 import {
+    CONFERENCE_JOINED
+} from '../base/conference';
+import {
+    getLocalParticipant,
     getParticipantPresenceStatus,
+    getParticipants,
     PARTICIPANT_JOINED,
     PARTICIPANT_JOINED_SOUND_ID,
     PARTICIPANT_LEFT,
-    PARTICIPANT_UPDATED
+    PARTICIPANT_UPDATED,
+    pinParticipant
 } from '../base/participants';
 import { MiddlewareRegistry } from '../base/redux';
 import {
@@ -24,7 +30,15 @@ import {
     RINGING
 } from '../presence-status';
 
-import { UPDATE_DIAL_IN_NUMBERS_FAILED } from './actionTypes';
+import {
+    SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE,
+    UPDATE_DIAL_IN_NUMBERS_FAILED
+} from './actionTypes';
+import {
+    invite,
+    removePendingInviteRequests,
+    setCalleeInfoVisible
+} from './actions';
 import {
     OUTGOING_CALL_EXPIRED_SOUND_ID,
     OUTGOING_CALL_REJECTED_SOUND_ID,
@@ -59,13 +73,22 @@ const statusToRingtone = {
  */
 MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
     let oldParticipantPresence;
+    const { dispatch, getState } = store;
+    const state = getState();
 
     if (action.type === PARTICIPANT_UPDATED
         || action.type === PARTICIPANT_LEFT) {
         oldParticipantPresence
-            = getParticipantPresenceStatus(
-                store.getState(),
-                action.participant.id);
+            = getParticipantPresenceStatus(state, action.participant.id);
+    }
+
+    if (action.type === SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE) {
+        if (action.calleeInfoVisible) {
+            dispatch(pinParticipant(getLocalParticipant(state).id));
+        } else {
+            // unpin participant
+            dispatch(pinParticipant());
+        }
     }
 
     const result = next(action);
@@ -73,23 +96,27 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
     switch (action.type) {
     case APP_WILL_MOUNT:
         for (const [ soundId, sound ] of sounds.entries()) {
-            store.dispatch(registerSound(soundId, sound.file, sound.options));
+            dispatch(registerSound(soundId, sound.file, sound.options));
         }
         break;
 
     case APP_WILL_UNMOUNT:
         for (const soundId of sounds.keys()) {
-            store.dispatch(unregisterSound(soundId));
+            dispatch(unregisterSound(soundId));
         }
         break;
 
+    case CONFERENCE_JOINED:
+        _onConferenceJoined(store);
+        break;
+
     case PARTICIPANT_JOINED:
     case PARTICIPANT_LEFT:
     case PARTICIPANT_UPDATED: {
+        _maybeHideCalleeInfo(action, store);
+
         const newParticipantPresence
-            = getParticipantPresenceStatus(
-                store.getState(),
-                action.participant.id);
+            = getParticipantPresenceStatus(state, action.participant.id);
 
         if (oldParticipantPresence === newParticipantPresence) {
             break;
@@ -108,11 +135,11 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
         }
 
         if (oldSoundId) {
-            store.dispatch(stopSound(oldSoundId));
+            dispatch(stopSound(oldSoundId));
         }
 
         if (newSoundId) {
-            store.dispatch(playSound(newSoundId));
+            dispatch(playSound(newSoundId));
         }
 
         break;
@@ -126,3 +153,50 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
 
     return result;
 });
+
+/**
+ * Hides the callee info layot if there are more than 1 real
+ * (not poltergeist, shared video, etc.) participants in the call.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} action - The redux action.
+ * @param {ReduxStore} store - The redux store.
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+function _maybeHideCalleeInfo(action, store) {
+    const state = store.getState();
+
+    if (!state['features/invite'].calleeInfoVisible) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const participants = getParticipants(state);
+    const numberOfPoltergeists
+        = participants.filter(p => p.botType === 'poltergeist').length;
+    const numberOfRealParticipants = participants.length - numberOfPoltergeists;
+
+    if ((numberOfPoltergeists > 1 || numberOfRealParticipants > 1)
+        || (action.type === PARTICIPANT_LEFT && participants.length === 1)) {
+        store.dispatch(setCalleeInfoVisible(false));
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Executes the pending invitation requests if any.
+ *
+ * @param {ReduxStore} store - The redux store.
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+function _onConferenceJoined(store) {
+    const { dispatch, getState } = store;
+
+    const pendingInviteRequests
+        = getState()['features/invite'].pendingInviteRequests || [];
+
+    pendingInviteRequests.forEach(({ invitees, callback }) => {
+        dispatch(invite(invitees))
+            .then(failedInvitees => {
+                callback(failedInvitees);
+            });
+    });
+
+    dispatch(removePendingInviteRequests());
+}
diff --git a/react/features/invite/reducer.js b/react/features/invite/reducer.js
index 9f04007c2..87ab24ad4 100644
--- a/react/features/invite/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/invite/reducer.js
@@ -4,12 +4,24 @@ import { assign, ReducerRegistry } from '../base/redux';
 
 import {
     _SET_EMITTER_SUBSCRIPTIONS,
+    ADD_PENDING_INVITE_REQUEST,
+    REMOVE_PENDING_INVITE_REQUESTS,
+    SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE,
     UPDATE_DIAL_IN_NUMBERS_FAILED,
     UPDATE_DIAL_IN_NUMBERS_SUCCESS
 } from './actionTypes';
 
 const DEFAULT_STATE = {
-    numbersEnabled: true
+    /**
+     * The indicator which determines whether (the) {@code CalleeInfo} is
+     * visible.
+     *
+     * @type {boolean|undefined}
+     */
+    calleeInfoVisible: false,
+
+    numbersEnabled: true,
+    pendingInviteRequests: []
 };
 
 ReducerRegistry.register('features/invite', (state = DEFAULT_STATE, action) => {
@@ -17,6 +29,26 @@ ReducerRegistry.register('features/invite', (state = DEFAULT_STATE, action) => {
     case _SET_EMITTER_SUBSCRIPTIONS:
         return (
             assign(state, 'emitterSubscriptions', action.emitterSubscriptions));
+    case ADD_PENDING_INVITE_REQUEST:
+        return {
+            ...state,
+            pendingInviteRequests: [
+                ...state.pendingInviteRequests,
+                action.request
+            ]
+        };
+    case REMOVE_PENDING_INVITE_REQUESTS:
+        return {
+            ...state,
+            pendingInviteRequests: []
+        };
+
+    case SET_CALLEE_INFO_VISIBLE:
+        return {
+            ...state,
+            calleeInfoVisible: action.calleeInfoVisible,
+            initialCalleeInfo: action.initialCalleeInfo
+        };
 
     case UPDATE_DIAL_IN_NUMBERS_FAILED:
         return {
diff --git a/react/features/notifications/components/AbstractNotificationsContainer.js b/react/features/notifications/components/AbstractNotificationsContainer.js
index 8cfd52e24..bab80f33a 100644
--- a/react/features/notifications/components/AbstractNotificationsContainer.js
+++ b/react/features/notifications/components/AbstractNotificationsContainer.js
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ export default class AbstractNotificationsContainer<P: Props>
 export function _abstractMapStateToProps(state: Object) {
     const isAnyOverlayVisible = Boolean(getOverlayToRender(state));
     const { enabled, notifications } = state['features/notifications'];
+    const { calleeInfoVisible } = state['features/invite'];
 
     return {
-        _notifications: enabled && !isAnyOverlayVisible ? notifications : []
+        _notifications: enabled && !isAnyOverlayVisible && !calleeInfoVisible
+            ? notifications : []
     };
 }
diff --git a/react/features/presence-status/components/PresenceLabel.js b/react/features/presence-status/components/PresenceLabel.js
index 0140d2079..c4fb340ad 100644
--- a/react/features/presence-status/components/PresenceLabel.js
+++ b/react/features/presence-status/components/PresenceLabel.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { translate } from '../../base/i18n';
 import { getParticipantById } from '../../base/participants';
+import { Text } from '../../base/react';
 
 import { STATUS_TO_I18N_KEY } from '../constants';
 
@@ -35,11 +36,27 @@ class PresenceLabel extends Component {
          */
         _presence: PropTypes.string,
 
+        /**
+         * Default presence status that will be displayed if user's presence
+         * status is not available.
+         */
+        defaultPresence: PropTypes.string,
+
+        /**
+         * Styles for the case where there isn't any content to be shown.
+         */
+        noContentStyles: PropTypes.object,
+
         /**
          * The ID of the participant whose presence status shoul display.
          */
         participantID: PropTypes.string,
 
+        /**
+         * Styles for the presence label.
+         */
+        styles: PropTypes.object,
+
         /**
          * Invoked to obtain translated strings.
          */
@@ -53,14 +70,13 @@ class PresenceLabel extends Component {
      * @returns {ReactElement}
      */
     render() {
-        const { _presence } = this.props;
+        const { _presence, styles, noContentStyles } = this.props;
+        const combinedStyles = _presence ? styles : noContentStyles;
 
         return (
-            <div
-                className
-                    = { `presence-label ${_presence ? '' : 'no-presence'}` }>
+            <Text { ...combinedStyles }>
                 { this._getPresenceText() }
-            </div>
+            </Text>
         );
     }
 
@@ -102,7 +118,8 @@ function _mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
     const participant = getParticipantById(state, ownProps.participantID);
 
     return {
-        _presence: participant && participant.presence
+        _presence:
+            (participant && participant.presence) || ownProps.defaultPresence
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/react/features/presence-status/constants.js b/react/features/presence-status/constants.js
index c3fc9d42f..351594f2d 100644
--- a/react/features/presence-status/constants.js
+++ b/react/features/presence-status/constants.js
@@ -122,5 +122,6 @@ export const STATUS_TO_I18N_KEY = {
     [CONNECTING]: 'presenceStatus.connecting',
     [CONNECTING2]: 'presenceStatus.connecting2',
     [CONNECTED_PHONE_NUMBER]: 'presenceStatus.connected',
+    [CONNECTED_USER]: 'presenceStatus.connected',
     [DISCONNECTED]: 'presenceStatus.disconnected'
 };
diff --git a/react/features/toolbox/actions.web.js b/react/features/toolbox/actions.web.js
index 78fd7c2d9..d9ec84d9d 100644
--- a/react/features/toolbox/actions.web.js
+++ b/react/features/toolbox/actions.web.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export function hideToolbox(force: boolean = false): Function {
 
         if (!force
                 && (hovered
-                    || state['features/base/jwt'].calleeInfoVisible
+                    || state['features/invite'].calleeInfoVisible
                     || SideContainerToggler.isVisible())) {
             dispatch(
                 setToolboxTimeout(