diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/clan_uri.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/clan_uri.py
index 21c438de4..a28c29793 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/clan_uri.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/clan_uri.py
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ class ClanURI:
     def get_full_uri(self) -> str:
         return self._full_uri
 
+    # TODO(@Qubasa): return a comparable id e.g. f"{url}#{attr}"
+    # This should be our standard.
+    def get_id(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self._components.path}#{self._components.fragment}"
+
     @classmethod
     def from_path(
         cls,  # noqa
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/__init__.py b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/__init__.py
index 9c9fdfa75..337fd79a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/__init__.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def main() -> None:
 
 def show_join(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
     app = MainApplication(
-        config=ClanConfig(url=args.clan_uri, initial_view="join.trust"),
+        config=ClanConfig(url=args.clan_uri, initial_view="list"),
     )
     return app.run()
 
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/app.py b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/app.py
index 76a36f0ff..4a4e10582 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/app.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/app.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import gi
 
+from clan_vm_manager.models.use_join import Join
+
 gi.require_version("Gtk", "4.0")
 gi.require_version("Adw", "1")
 
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ class MainApplication(Adw.Application):
         self.config = config
         self.connect("shutdown", self.on_shutdown)
 
+        if config.url:
+            Join.use().push(config.url)
+
     def on_shutdown(self, app: Gtk.Application) -> None:
         print("Shutting down")
         VMS.use().kill_all()
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/interfaces.py b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/interfaces.py
index 12c54bdd6..64e993a08 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/interfaces.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/interfaces.py
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ from clan_cli.clan_uri import ClanURI
 gi.require_version("Gtk", "4.0")
 
 
-@dataclass
-class InitialJoinValues:
-    url: ClanURI | None
-
-
 @dataclass
 class ClanConfig:
     initial_view: str
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/use_join.py b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/use_join.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f96dd79e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/use_join.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from typing import Any
+
+import gi
+from clan_cli import ClanError
+from clan_cli.clan_uri import ClanURI
+from clan_cli.history.add import HistoryEntry, add_history
+
+from clan_vm_manager.errors.show_error import show_error_dialog
+
+gi.require_version("Gtk", "4.0")
+gi.require_version("Adw", "1")
+from gi.repository import Gio, GObject
+
+
+class JoinValue(GObject.Object):
+    # TODO: custom signals for async join
+    # __gsignals__: ClassVar = {}
+
+    url: ClanURI
+
+    def __init__(self, url: ClanURI) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.url = url
+
+
+class Join:
+    """
+    This is a singleton.
+    It is initialized with the first call of use()
+    """
+
+    _instance: "None | Join" = None
+    list_store: Gio.ListStore
+
+    # Make sure the VMS class is used as a singleton
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        raise RuntimeError("Call use() instead")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def use(cls: Any) -> "Join":
+        if cls._instance is None:
+            print("Creating new instance")
+            cls._instance = cls.__new__(cls)
+            cls.list_store = Gio.ListStore.new(JoinValue)
+
+        return cls._instance
+
+    def push(self, url: ClanURI) -> None:
+        """
+        Add a join request.
+        This method can add multiple join requests if called subsequently for each request.
+        """
+        self.list_store.append(JoinValue(url))
+
+    def join(self, item: JoinValue, cb: Callable[[list[HistoryEntry]], None]) -> None:
+        # TODO: remove the item that was accepted join from this list
+        # and call the success function. (The caller is responsible for handling the success)
+        try:
+            print(f"trying to join: {item.url}")
+
+            history = add_history(item.url)
+            cb(history)
+            self.discard(item)
+
+        except ClanError as e:
+            show_error_dialog(e)
+        pass
+
+    def discard(self, item: JoinValue) -> None:
+        (has, idx) = self.list_store.find(item)
+        if has:
+            self.list_store.remove(idx)
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/use_vms.py b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/use_vms.py
index d2caa2877..33647cd68 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/use_vms.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/models/use_vms.py
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ class VMS:
         for vm in self.get_running_vms():
             vm.stop()
 
+    def refresh(self) -> None:
+        self.list_store.remove_all()
+        for vm in get_initial_vms():
+            self.list_store.append(vm)
+
 
 def get_initial_vms() -> list[VM]:
     vm_list = []
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/style.css b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/style.css
index e91505303..7413c62a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/style.css
+++ b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/style.css
@@ -12,5 +12,20 @@ avatar {
 }
 
 .trust {
-    padding: 25px; 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    padding-top: 25px; 
+    padding-bottom: 25px; 
+}
+
+.vm-list {
+    margin-top: 25px; 
+    margin-bottom: 25px; 
+}
+
+.no-shadow {
+    box-shadow: none;	
+}
+
+/* TODO: Disable shadow for empty lists */
+/* list:empty {
+    box-shadow: none;	
+}  */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/views/list.py b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/views/list.py
index cd2132c3d..28f37a532 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/views/list.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/views/list.py
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
+from collections.abc import Callable
 from functools import partial
 
 import gi
+from clan_cli.history.add import HistoryEntry
+
+from clan_vm_manager.models.use_join import Join, JoinValue
 
 gi.require_version("Adw", "1")
-from gi.repository import Adw, Gdk, Gtk
+from gi.repository import Adw, Gdk, Gio, GObject, Gtk
 
 from clan_vm_manager.models.use_vms import VM, VMS
 
 
+def create_boxed_list(
+    model: Gio.ListStore, render_row: Callable[[Gtk.ListBox, GObject], Gtk.Widget]
+) -> Gtk.ListBox:
+    boxed_list = Gtk.ListBox()
+    boxed_list.set_selection_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.NONE)
+    boxed_list.add_css_class("boxed-list")
+    boxed_list.add_css_class("no-shadow")
+
+    boxed_list.bind_model(model, create_widget_func=partial(render_row, boxed_list))
+    return boxed_list
+
+
 class ClanList(Gtk.Box):
     """
     The ClanList
@@ -25,52 +41,96 @@ class ClanList(Gtk.Box):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
 
-        boxed_list = Gtk.ListBox()
-        boxed_list.set_selection_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.NONE)
-        boxed_list.add_css_class("boxed-list")
-
-        def create_widget(item: VM) -> Gtk.Widget:
-            flake = item.data.flake
-            row = Adw.ActionRow()
-
-            print("Creating", item.data.flake.flake_attr)
-            # Title
-            row.set_title(flake.clan_name)
-            row.set_title_lines(1)
-            row.set_title_selectable(True)
-
-            # Subtitle
-            row.set_subtitle(flake.flake_attr)
-            row.set_subtitle_lines(1)
-
-            # Avatar
-            avatar = Adw.Avatar()
-            avatar.set_custom_image(Gdk.Texture.new_from_filename(flake.icon))
-            avatar.set_text(flake.clan_name + " " + flake.flake_attr)
-            avatar.set_show_initials(True)
-            avatar.set_size(50)
-            row.add_prefix(avatar)
-
-            # Switch
-            switch = Gtk.Switch()
-            box = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
-            box.set_valign(Gtk.Align.CENTER)
-            box.append(switch)
-
-            switch.connect("notify::active", partial(self.on_row_toggle, item))
-            row.add_suffix(box)
-
-            return row
-
         vms = VMS.use()
+        join = Join.use()
 
         # TODO: Move this up to create_widget and connect every VM signal to its corresponding switch
         vms.handle_vm_stopped(self.stopped_vm)
         vms.handle_vm_started(self.started_vm)
 
-        boxed_list.bind_model(vms.list_store, create_widget_func=create_widget)
+        self.join_boxed_list = create_boxed_list(
+            model=join.list_store, render_row=self.render_join_row
+        )
 
-        self.append(boxed_list)
+        self.vm_boxed_list = create_boxed_list(
+            model=vms.list_store, render_row=self.render_vm_row
+        )
+        self.vm_boxed_list.add_css_class("vm-list")
+
+        self.append(self.join_boxed_list)
+        self.append(self.vm_boxed_list)
+
+    def render_vm_row(self, boxed_list: Gtk.ListBox, item: VM) -> Gtk.Widget:
+        if boxed_list.has_css_class("no-shadow"):
+            boxed_list.remove_css_class("no-shadow")
+        flake = item.data.flake
+        row = Adw.ActionRow()
+
+        print("Creating", item.data.flake.flake_attr)
+        # Title
+        row.set_title(flake.clan_name)
+
+        row.set_title_lines(1)
+        row.set_title_selectable(True)
+
+        # Subtitle
+        row.set_subtitle(flake.flake_attr)
+        row.set_subtitle_lines(1)
+
+        # Avatar
+        avatar = Adw.Avatar()
+        avatar.set_custom_image(Gdk.Texture.new_from_filename(flake.icon))
+        avatar.set_text(flake.clan_name + " " + flake.flake_attr)
+        avatar.set_show_initials(True)
+        avatar.set_size(50)
+        row.add_prefix(avatar)
+
+        # Switch
+        switch = Gtk.Switch()
+        box = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
+        box.set_valign(Gtk.Align.CENTER)
+        box.append(switch)
+
+        switch.connect("notify::active", partial(self.on_row_toggle, item))
+        row.add_suffix(box)
+
+        return row
+
+    def render_join_row(self, boxed_list: Gtk.ListBox, item: JoinValue) -> Gtk.Widget:
+        if boxed_list.has_css_class("no-shadow"):
+            boxed_list.remove_css_class("no-shadow")
+
+        row = Adw.ActionRow()
+
+        row.set_title(str(item.url))
+        row.add_css_class("trust")
+
+        # TODO: figure out how to detect that
+        if True:
+            row.set_subtitle("Clan already exists. Joining again will update it")
+
+        avatar = Adw.Avatar()
+        avatar.set_text(str(item.url))
+        avatar.set_show_initials(True)
+        avatar.set_size(50)
+        row.add_prefix(avatar)
+
+        cancel_button = Gtk.Button(label="Cancel")
+        cancel_button.add_css_class("error")
+        cancel_button.connect("clicked", partial(self.on_discard_clicked, item))
+
+        trust_button = Gtk.Button(label="Join")
+        trust_button.add_css_class("success")
+        trust_button.connect("clicked", partial(self.on_trust_clicked, item))
+
+        box = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL, spacing=5)
+        box.set_valign(Gtk.Align.CENTER)
+        box.append(cancel_button)
+        box.append(trust_button)
+
+        row.add_suffix(box)
+
+        return row
 
     def started_vm(self, vm: VM, _vm: VM) -> None:
         print("VM started", vm.data.flake.flake_attr)
@@ -89,6 +149,21 @@ class ClanList(Gtk.Box):
         dialog.run()
         dialog.destroy()
 
+    def on_trust_clicked(self, item: JoinValue, widget: Gtk.Widget) -> None:
+        def on_join(_history: list[HistoryEntry]) -> None:
+            VMS.use().refresh()
+
+        Join.use().join(item, cb=on_join)
+
+        # If the join request list is empty disable the shadow artefact
+        if not Join.use().list_store.get_n_items():
+            self.join_boxed_list.add_css_class("no-shadow")
+
+    def on_discard_clicked(self, item: JoinValue, widget: Gtk.Widget) -> None:
+        Join.use().discard(item)
+        if not Join.use().list_store.get_n_items():
+            self.join_boxed_list.add_css_class("no-shadow")
+
     def on_row_toggle(self, vm: VM, row: Adw.SwitchRow, state: bool) -> None:
         print("Toggled", vm.data.flake.flake_attr, "active:", row.get_active())
 
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/views/trust_join.py b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/views/trust_join.py
index 3e22252ef..d0b69d277 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/views/trust_join.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/views/trust_join.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 from functools import partial
 
 import gi
-from clan_cli.clan_uri import ClanURI
 from clan_cli.errors import ClanError
 from clan_cli.history.add import add_history
 
 from clan_vm_manager.errors.show_error import show_error_dialog
-from clan_vm_manager.models.interfaces import InitialJoinValues
+from clan_vm_manager.models.use_join import JoinValue
 
 gi.require_version("Gtk", "4.0")
 gi.require_version("Adw", "1")
@@ -16,9 +15,9 @@ from gi.repository import Adw, Gio, GObject, Gtk
 
 
 class TrustValues(GObject.Object):
-    data: InitialJoinValues
+    data: JoinValue
 
-    def __init__(self, data: InitialJoinValues) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, data: JoinValue) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         print("TrustValues", data)
         self.data = data
@@ -27,13 +26,11 @@ class TrustValues(GObject.Object):
 class Trust(Gtk.Box):
     def __init__(
         self,
-        *,
-        initial_values: InitialJoinValues,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
 
         # self.on_trust = on_trust
-        self.url: ClanURI | None = initial_values.url
+        # self.url: ClanURI | None = Join.use().
 
         def render(item: TrustValues) -> Gtk.Widget:
             row = Adw.ActionRow()
@@ -49,7 +46,7 @@ class Trust(Gtk.Box):
             cancel_button = Gtk.Button(label="Cancel")
             cancel_button.add_css_class("error")
 
-            trust_button = Gtk.Button(label="Trust")
+            trust_button = Gtk.Button(label="Join")
             trust_button.add_css_class("success")
             trust_button.connect("clicked", partial(self.on_trust_clicked, item.data))
 
@@ -68,7 +65,7 @@ class Trust(Gtk.Box):
         boxed_list.add_css_class("boxed-list")
 
         list_store = Gio.ListStore.new(TrustValues)
-        list_store.append(TrustValues(data=initial_values))
+        # list_store.append(TrustValues(data=initial_values))
 
         # icon = Gtk.Image.new_from_pixbuf(
         #     GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_scale(
@@ -117,7 +114,7 @@ class Trust(Gtk.Box):
         # trust_button.connect("clicked", self.on_trust_clicked)
         # layout.append(trust_button)
 
-    def on_trust_clicked(self, item: InitialJoinValues, widget: Gtk.Widget) -> None:
+    def on_trust_clicked(self, item: JoinValue, widget: Gtk.Widget) -> None:
         try:
             uri = item.url
             # or ClanURI(self.entry.get_text())
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/windows/main_window.py b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/windows/main_window.py
index dd951ee6a..4cfd07b8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/windows/main_window.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-vm-manager/clan_vm_manager/windows/main_window.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import gi
 
-from clan_vm_manager.models.interfaces import ClanConfig, InitialJoinValues
+from clan_vm_manager.models.interfaces import ClanConfig
 from clan_vm_manager.models.use_views import Views
 from clan_vm_manager.views.list import ClanList
-from clan_vm_manager.views.trust_join import Trust
 
 gi.require_version("Adw", "1")
 
@@ -25,9 +24,6 @@ class MainWindow(Adw.ApplicationWindow):
         # Initialize all views
         stack_view = Views.use().view
         stack_view.add_named(ClanList(), "list")
-        stack_view.add_named(
-            Trust(initial_values=InitialJoinValues(url=config.url)), "join.trust"
-        )
 
         stack_view.set_visible_child_name(config.initial_view)