diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
index 9aca2b5..74c15fc 100644
--- a/public/app.js
+++ b/public/app.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ async function openGuestList(id) {
   if(!isManager(e))return;
   const roster=e.guestRoster || [],accepted=roster.filter(g=>g.status==='yes');
   $('guest-list-title').textContent='Guest list';$('guest-list-event').textContent=e.title;
-  $('guest-list-summary').textContent=`${accepted.reduce((sum,g)=>sum+g.participants,0)} people accepted · ${accepted.length} responses · ${roster.filter(g=>g.confirmed).reduce((sum,g)=>sum+g.participants,0)} confirmed`;
+  $('guest-list-summary').textContent=`${accepted.reduce((sum,g)=>sum+g.participants,0)} people accepted · ${roster.reduce((sum,g)=>sum+g.participants,0)} people total · ${roster.filter(g=>g.confirmed).reduce((sum,g)=>sum+g.participants,0)} confirmed`;
   const filters=$('guest-list-filters');filters.replaceChildren();
   const named=e.invitationMode==='named',readOnly=e.cancelled || e.group==='Past events';
   const invitationFor=guest=>guest.id!=null ? e.invitees?.find(invite=>invite.responses?.some(response=>response.id===guest.id)) : e.invitees?.find(invite=>invite.name===guest.name);
diff --git a/src/bot.js b/src/bot.js
index 4eb12c3..4e4800d 100644
--- a/src/bot.js
+++ b/src/bot.js
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ export class Bot {
     }
     if (action === 'g') {
       const active=Object.entries(e.guests).filter(([uid])=>Number(uid)!==e.owner && invitationAvailable(e,Number(uid))).map(([,g])=>g);
-      const unopened=Object.entries(e.invitees || {}).filter(([token])=>!active.some(g=>g.invitationToken===token)).map(([,g])=>g);
+      const unopened=Object.entries(e.invitees || {}).filter(([token])=>!active.some(g=>g.invitationToken===token)).map(([token,g])=>({...g,invitationToken:token}));
       const accepted=active.filter(g=>confirmed(e,g));
       const pending=active.filter(g=>g.status==='yes' && requiresApproval(e) && g.approval!=='approved');
       const payment=active.filter(g=>g.status==='yes' && !confirmed(e,g) && !pending.includes(g));
@@ -699,9 +699,11 @@ export class Bot {
         ['📭 Not responded',[...active.filter(g=>!hasRecordedResponse(g)),...unopened]],
         ['⏳ Awaiting approval',pending],...(payment.length ? [['⭐ Awaiting payment',payment]] : [])
       ];
-      let text = `👥 ${e.title}\n${this.updatedAt(e, id)}\n\nTotal invitations: ${active.length+unopened.length}\nPeople accepted: ${accepted.reduce((sum,g)=>sum+participantCount(e,g),0)}\n`;
+      const people=group=>group.reduce((sum,g)=>sum+participantCount(e,g),0);
+      let text = `👥 ${e.title}\n${this.updatedAt(e, id)}\n\nTotal people: ${people([...active,...unopened])}\nPeople accepted: ${people(accepted)}\n`;
       for (const [label,group] of groups) {
-        text += `\n${label} (${group.length})\n`;
+        const count=people(group);
+        text += `\n${label} (${count} ${count===1?'person':'people'})\n`;
         text += group.length ? group.map(g => `• ${g.name}${g.status === 'yes' ? ' (' + participantCount(e, g) + ' people)' : ''}${g.comment ? ' — ' + g.comment : ''}`).join('\n') + '\n' : 'Nobody yet\n';
       }
       return this.long(id, text, keyboard([button('↻ Refresh', `g:${eid}`),button('Back to event', `v:${eid}`)]));
diff --git a/src/mini-api.js b/src/mini-api.js
index 5090f22..b548f3b 100644
--- a/src/mini-api.js
+++ b/src/mini-api.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export function publicEvent(e, id, username) {
   return {
     invitationMode:invitationMode(e),guestName:e.owner!==id ? e.guests[id]?.name || null : null,
     askPhone:asksPhone(e),askComments:asksComments(e),
-    ...(manager ? {guestRoster:[...Object.entries(e.guests).filter(([uid])=>Number(uid)!==e.owner).map(([uid,g])=>({id:Number(uid),name:g.name,status:g.status,responded:hasRecordedResponse(g,invitationHistory(e,g.invitationToken),Number(uid)),approval:g.status==='yes' ? requiresApproval(e) ? g.approval || 'pending' : 'approved' : null,confirmed:confirmed(e,g),participants:g.status==='yes'?participantCount(e,g):0,paymentStatus:g.payment?.status || null})),...Object.entries(e.invitees || {}).filter(([token])=>!Object.values(e.guests).some(g=>g.invitationToken===token)).map(([,g])=>({id:null,name:g.name,status:'unopened',responded:false,participants:0,confirmed:false}))]} : {}),
+    ...(manager ? {guestRoster:[...Object.entries(e.guests).filter(([uid])=>Number(uid)!==e.owner).map(([uid,g])=>({id:Number(uid),name:g.name,status:g.status,responded:hasRecordedResponse(g,invitationHistory(e,g.invitationToken),Number(uid)),approval:g.status==='yes' ? requiresApproval(e) ? g.approval || 'pending' : 'approved' : null,confirmed:confirmed(e,g),participants:participantCount(e,g),paymentStatus:g.payment?.status || null})),...Object.entries(e.invitees || {}).filter(([token])=>!Object.values(e.guests).some(g=>g.invitationToken===token)).map(([token,g])=>({id:null,name:g.name,status:'unopened',responded:false,participants:participantCount(e,{...g,invitationToken:token}),confirmed:false}))]} : {}),
     inviteMessage:e.inviteMessage || '',qrEnabled:e.qrEnabled!==false,oneTimeInvite:oneTimeInvites(e),
     ...(manager ? {invitees:managedInvitations(e,username),revokedInvitees:revokedInvitations(e,username),invitationsVersion:invitationsVersion(e),cohosts,cohost:cohosts[0] || null} : {}),
     ...(owner ? {cohostLinks:entries.map(entry=>({id:entry.id,label:entry.label,status:entry.status,createdAt:entry.createdAt,cohost:entry.cohost,url:cohostLink(e,username,entry.id),...(entry.revokedAt ? {revokedAt:entry.revokedAt}:{})})),cohostInviteUrl:cohostLink(e,username),cohostVersion:cohostVersion(e)} : {}),
diff --git a/test/bot.test.js b/test/bot.test.js
index 71176f6..359989b 100644
--- a/test/bot.test.js
+++ b/test/bot.test.js
@@ -82,20 +82,30 @@ test('guest list counts invitations, attendees and unanswered named links withou
     8:{name:'Revoked',status:'yes',invitationToken:'removed'}
   };
   await f.cb(1,`g:${e.id}`);let text=f.calls.at(-1).text;
-  assert.match(text,/Total invitations: 7\nPeople accepted: 5/);
-  assert.match(text,/Accepted \(2\)/);assert.match(text,/Awaiting approval \(0\)/);
-  for(const label of ['Rejected','Tentative','Respond later'])assert.ok(text.includes(label+' (1)'));
-  assert.match(text,/Not responded \(2\)\n• Opened\n• Unopened/);assert.doesNotMatch(text,/Revoked|• Host/);
+  assert.match(text,/Total people: 10\nPeople accepted: 5/);
+  assert.match(text,/Accepted \(5 people\)/);assert.match(text,/Awaiting approval \(0 people\)/);
+  for(const label of ['Rejected','Tentative','Respond later'])assert.ok(text.includes(label+' (1 person)'));
+  assert.match(text,/Not responded \(2 people\)\n• Opened\n• Unopened/);assert.doesNotMatch(text,/Revoked|• Host/);
   e.guests[6]={...e.guests[6],status:'no',responseRecorded:true};await f.cb(1,`g:${e.id}`);
-  text=f.calls.at(-1).text;assert.match(text,/Rejected \(2\)/);assert.match(text,/Not responded \(1\)/);
+  text=f.calls.at(-1).text;assert.match(text,/Rejected \(2 people\)/);assert.match(text,/Not responded \(1 person\)/);
 });
 
 test('guest list keeps pending approvals and payments out of confirmed acceptance counts',async()=>{
   const f=fixture(),e=await f.create();e.requireApproval=true;e.starPrice=10;e.askParticipantCount=true;
   e.guests={2:{name:'Confirmed',status:'yes',approval:'approved',participants:2,payment:{status:'paid'}},3:{name:'Pending',status:'yes'},4:{name:'Unpaid',status:'yes',approval:'approved'}};
   await f.cb(1,`g:${e.id}`);const text=f.calls.at(-1).text;
-  assert.match(text,/Total invitations: 3\nPeople accepted: 2/);
-  for(const label of ['Accepted','Awaiting approval','Awaiting payment'])assert.ok(text.includes(label+' (1)'));
+  assert.match(text,/Total people: 4\nPeople accepted: 2/);
+  assert.ok(text.includes('Accepted (2 people)'));
+  for(const label of ['Awaiting approval','Awaiting payment'])assert.ok(text.includes(label+' (1 person)'));
+});
+
+test('guest list counts reserved people in declined, tentative and unopened invitations',async()=>{
+  const f=fixture(),e=await f.create();e.invitationMode='named';
+  e.invitees={a:{name:'Declined family',participants:3},b:{name:'Maybe pair',participants:2},c:{name:'Unopened group',participants:4}};
+  e.guests={2:{name:'Declined family',status:'no',invitationToken:'a'},3:{name:'Maybe pair',status:'maybe',invitationToken:'b'}};
+  const before=JSON.stringify(e);await f.cb(1,`g:${e.id}`);const text=f.calls.at(-1).text;
+  assert.match(text,/Total people: 9/);assert.match(text,/Rejected \(3 people\)/);assert.match(text,/Tentative \(2 people\)/);assert.match(text,/Not responded \(4 people\)/);
+  assert.equal(JSON.stringify(e),before);
 });
 
 test('event card offers cancellation before optional deletion and keeps records by default',async()=>{