diff --git a/packages/core/src/highlevel/storage/service/peers.ts b/packages/core/src/highlevel/storage/service/peers.ts
index 3ca3b139..b3253de9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/highlevel/storage/service/peers.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/highlevel/storage/service/peers.ts
@@ -168,12 +168,84 @@ export class PeersService extends BaseService {
             }
         }
 
+        let newComplete = peer
+
+        if ((peer as Extract<typeof peer, { min?: unknown }>).min) {
+            // we need to be careful with saving min peers,
+            // as we only need to update *some* fields of the `complete` object.
+
+            const existing = this._cache.get(peer.id)?.complete ?? await this.getCompleteById(peer.id)
+            if (existing && !(existing as Extract<typeof existing, { min?: unknown }>).min) {
+                if (existing._ === 'channel' && peer._ === 'channel') {
+                    // ref: https://corefork.telegram.org/constructor/channel
+                    newComplete = {
+                        ...existing,
+                        title: peer.title,
+                        megagroup: peer.megagroup,
+                        color: peer.color,
+                        photo: peer.photo,
+                        username: peer.username,
+                        usernames: peer.usernames,
+                        hasGeo: peer.hasGeo,
+                        noforwards: peer.noforwards,
+                        emojiStatus: peer.emojiStatus,
+                        hasLink: peer.hasLink,
+                        slowmodeEnabled: peer.slowmodeEnabled,
+                        scam: peer.scam,
+                        fake: peer.fake,
+                        gigagroup: peer.gigagroup,
+                        forum: peer.forum,
+                        level: peer.level,
+                        restricted: peer.restricted,
+                        restrictionReason: peer.restrictionReason,
+                        joinToSend: peer.joinToSend,
+                        joinRequest: peer.joinRequest,
+                        verified: peer.verified,
+                        defaultBannedRights: peer.defaultBannedRights,
+                    }
+                } else if (existing._ === 'user' && peer._ === 'user') {
+                    // ref: https://corefork.telegram.org/constructor/user
+                    // all fields except the ones marked "do not apply changes to this field if the min flag is set"
+                    // are safe to apply
+                    newComplete = {
+                        ...existing,
+                        deleted: peer.deleted,
+                        bot: peer.bot,
+                        botChatHistory: peer.botChatHistory,
+                        botNochats: peer.botNochats,
+                        verified: peer.verified,
+                        restricted: peer.restricted,
+                        botInlineGeo: peer.botInlineGeo,
+                        support: peer.support,
+                        scam: peer.scam,
+                        fake: peer.fake,
+                        botAttachMenu: peer.botAttachMenu,
+                        premium: peer.premium,
+                        storiesUnavailable: peer.storiesUnavailable,
+                        contactRequirePremium: peer.contactRequirePremium,
+                        botBusiness: peer.botBusiness,
+                        botHasMainApp: peer.botHasMainApp,
+                        photo: peer.applyMinPhoto ? peer.photo : existing.photo,
+                        status: !existing.status || existing.status._ === 'userStatusEmpty' ? peer.status : existing.status,
+                        botInfoVersion: peer.botInfoVersion,
+                        restrictionReason: peer.restrictionReason,
+                        botInlinePlaceholder: peer.botInlinePlaceholder,
+                        langCode: peer.langCode,
+                        emojiStatus: peer.emojiStatus,
+                        color: peer.color,
+                        profileColor: peer.profileColor,
+                        botActiveUsers: peer.botActiveUsers,
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         // entity is not cached in memory, or the access hash has changed
         // we need to update it in the DB asap, and also update the in-memory cache
         await this._peers.store(dto)
         this._cache.set(peer.id, {
             peer: getInputPeer(dto),
-            complete: peer,
+            complete: newComplete,
         })
 
         // todo: if (!this._cachedSelf?.isBot) {