diff --git a/docs/reference/telepathy-glib-sections.txt b/docs/reference/telepathy-glib-sections.txt
index 465ee1b..687d127 100644
--- a/docs/reference/telepathy-glib-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/telepathy-glib-sections.txt
@@ -6285,6 +6285,7 @@
 tp_account_channel_request_set_sms_channel
 tp_account_channel_request_set_conference_initial_channels
 tp_account_channel_request_set_initial_invitee_ids
+tp_account_channel_request_set_initial_invitees
 tp_account_channel_request_new_audio_call
 tp_account_channel_request_new_audio_video_call
 tp_account_channel_request_new_file_transfer
diff --git a/telepathy-glib/account-channel-request.c b/telepathy-glib/account-channel-request.c
index b8b127e..8c3bb95 100644
--- a/telepathy-glib/account-channel-request.c
+++ b/telepathy-glib/account-channel-request.c
@@ -2608,3 +2608,44 @@
       g_strdup (TP_PROP_CHANNEL_INTERFACE_CONFERENCE_INITIAL_INVITEE_IDS),
       tp_g_value_slice_new_boxed (G_TYPE_STRV, ids));
 }
+
+/**
+ * tp_account_channel_request_set_initial_invitees:
+ * @self: a #TpAccountChannelRequest
+ * @contacts: (element-type TelepathyGLib.Contact): a #GPtrArray of #TpContact
+ *
+ * Indicate that the contacts listed in @contacts have to be invited to the
+ * conference represented by the channel which is going to be requested
+ * using @self.
+ *
+ * This function can't be called once @self has been used to request a
+ * channel.
+ *
+ * Since: UNRELEASED
+ */
+void
+tp_account_channel_request_set_initial_invitees (
+    TpAccountChannelRequest *self,
+    GPtrArray *contacts)
+{
+  guint i;
+  GPtrArray *ids;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (contacts != NULL);
+
+  ids = g_ptr_array_new ();
+
+  for (i = 0; i < contacts->len; i++)
+    {
+      TpContact *contact = g_ptr_array_index (contacts, i);
+
+      g_ptr_array_add (ids, (gchar *) tp_contact_get_identifier (contact));
+    }
+
+  g_ptr_array_add (ids, NULL);
+
+  tp_account_channel_request_set_initial_invitee_ids (self,
+      (const gchar * const *) ids->pdata);
+
+  g_ptr_array_unref (ids);
+}
diff --git a/telepathy-glib/account-channel-request.h b/telepathy-glib/account-channel-request.h
index f414e88..45eea63 100644
--- a/telepathy-glib/account-channel-request.h
+++ b/telepathy-glib/account-channel-request.h
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@
     TpAccountChannelRequest *self,
     const gchar * const * ids);
 
+_TP_AVAILABLE_IN_0_24
+void tp_account_channel_request_set_initial_invitees (
+    TpAccountChannelRequest *self,
+    GPtrArray *contacts);
+
 /* Channel target (shared between all channel types) */
 
 _TP_AVAILABLE_IN_0_20
diff --git a/tests/dbus/account-channel-request.c b/tests/dbus/account-channel-request.c
index 258ec6d..49e5f9b 100644
--- a/tests/dbus/account-channel-request.c
+++ b/tests/dbus/account-channel-request.c
@@ -1361,6 +1361,63 @@
   g_assert_cmpuint (chans->len, ==, 2);
   g_assert_cmpstr (g_ptr_array_index (chans, 0), ==, "/chan1");
   g_assert_cmpstr (g_ptr_array_index (chans, 1), ==, "/chan2");
+
+  strv = tp_asv_get_boxed (test->cd_service->last_request,
+      TP_PROP_CHANNEL_INTERFACE_CONFERENCE_INITIAL_INVITEE_IDS,
+      G_TYPE_STRV);
+  g_assert (strv != NULL);
+  g_assert_cmpuint (g_strv_length ((GStrv) strv), ==, 2);
+  g_assert (tp_strv_contains (strv, "badger@badger.com"));
+  g_assert (tp_strv_contains (strv, "snake@badger.com"));
+}
+
+static void
+test_initial_invitees (Test *test,
+    gconstpointer data G_GNUC_UNUSED)
+{
+  TpAccountChannelRequest *req;
+  gboolean valid;
+  GPtrArray *invitees;
+  TpContact *contact;
+  const gchar * const *strv;
+
+  req = tp_account_channel_request_new_text (test->account, 0);
+
+  invitees = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func (g_object_unref);
+
+  contact = tp_tests_connection_run_until_contact_by_id (test->connection,
+      "badger@badger.com", 0, NULL);
+  g_ptr_array_add (invitees, contact);
+  contact = tp_tests_connection_run_until_contact_by_id (test->connection,
+      "snake@badger.com", 0, NULL);
+  g_ptr_array_add (invitees, contact);
+
+  tp_account_channel_request_set_initial_invitees (req, invitees);
+  g_ptr_array_unref (invitees);
+
+  /* Ask to the CR to fire the signal */
+  tp_account_channel_request_set_request_property (req, "FireFailed",
+      g_variant_new_boolean (TRUE));
+
+  tp_account_channel_request_create_and_handle_channel_async (req,
+      NULL, create_and_handle_cb, test);
+
+  g_object_unref (req);
+
+  g_main_loop_run (test->mainloop);
+  g_assert_error (test->error, TP_ERROR, TP_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
+  g_assert (test->channel == NULL);
+
+  /* The request had the properties we wanted */
+  g_assert_cmpstr (tp_asv_get_string (test->cd_service->last_request,
+        TP_PROP_CHANNEL_CHANNEL_TYPE), ==, TP_IFACE_CHANNEL_TYPE_TEXT);
+  g_assert_cmpuint (tp_asv_get_uint32 (test->cd_service->last_request,
+        TP_PROP_CHANNEL_TARGET_HANDLE_TYPE, &valid), ==, TP_HANDLE_TYPE_NONE);
+  g_assert (valid);
+  g_assert_cmpuint (tp_asv_get_boolean (test->cd_service->last_request,
+        "FireFailed", NULL), ==, TRUE);
+  g_assert_cmpuint (tp_asv_size (test->cd_service->last_request), ==, 4);
+  g_assert_cmpuint (test->cd_service->last_user_action_time, ==, 0);
 
   strv = tp_asv_get_boxed (test->cd_service->last_request,
       TP_PROP_CHANNEL_INTERFACE_CONFERENCE_INITIAL_INVITEE_IDS,
@@ -1443,6 +1500,8 @@
       setup, test_dbus_tube_props, teardown);
   g_test_add ("/account-channels/test-no-handle-type", Test, NULL,
       setup, test_no_handle_type, teardown);
+  g_test_add ("/account-channels/test-initial-invitees", Test, NULL,
+      setup, test_initial_invitees, teardown);
 
   return tp_tests_run_with_bus ();
 }