diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 5a4bccf..a3b540f 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         "https://deno.land": true
     },
     "cSpell.words": [
+        "sproc",
         "USTZ"
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/populateDefaults.ts b/db/populateDefaults.ts
index 6f107b5..4bf0b2c 100644
--- a/db/populateDefaults.ts
+++ b/db/populateDefaults.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ const actions = [
 	'btn-joinWLEvent',
 	'btn-leaveEvent',
 	'btn-altEvent',
+	'btn-joinReqApprove',
+	'btn-joinReqDeny',
+	'btn-joinReqAlt',
 ];
 for (const action of actions) {
 	await dbClient.execute('INSERT INTO command_cnt(command) values(?)', [action]).catch((e) => {
diff --git a/src/buttons/_index.ts b/src/buttons/_index.ts
index afd9474..f759784 100644
--- a/src/buttons/_index.ts
+++ b/src/buttons/_index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { joinEventButton } from './live-event/joinEvent.ts';
 import { leaveEventButton } from './live-event/leaveEvent.ts';
 import { alternateEventButton } from './live-event/alternateEvent.ts';
 import { joinRequestButton } from './live-event/joinRequest.ts';
+import { alternateRequestButton } from './live-event/alternateRequest.ts';
 
 export const buttons: Array<Button> = [
 	gameSelectionButton,
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ export const buttons: Array<Button> = [
 	leaveEventButton,
 	alternateEventButton,
 	joinRequestButton,
+	alternateRequestButton,
 ];
diff --git a/src/buttons/live-event/alternateEvent.ts b/src/buttons/live-event/alternateEvent.ts
index 9670936..d3ccc12 100644
--- a/src/buttons/live-event/alternateEvent.ts
+++ b/src/buttons/live-event/alternateEvent.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { alternateMemberToEvent } from './utils.ts';
 
 export const customId = 'alternateEvent';
 
-export const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
+const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
 	if (interaction.data?.customId && interaction.member && interaction.member.user && interaction.channelId && interaction.message && interaction.message.embeds[0]) {
 		// Light Telemetry
 		dbClient.execute(queries.callIncCnt('btn-altEvent')).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('alternateEvent.ts', 'call sproc INC_CNT on', e));
diff --git a/src/buttons/live-event/alternateRequest.ts b/src/buttons/live-event/alternateRequest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..855bf18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/buttons/live-event/alternateRequest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Bot, Interaction } from '../../../deps.ts';
+import { dbClient, queries } from '../../db.ts';
+import { somethingWentWrong } from '../../commandUtils.ts';
+import utils from '../../utils.ts';
+import { alternateMemberToEvent } from './utils.ts';
+
+export const customId = 'alternateRequest';
+
+const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
+	if (interaction.data?.customId && interaction.user && interaction.message && interaction.message.embeds[0] && interaction.message.embeds[0].description) {
+		// Light Telemetry
+		dbClient.execute(queries.callIncCnt('btn-joinReqAlt')).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('alternateRequest.ts', 'call sproc INC_CNT on', e));
+
+		// Get details from message
+		const eventIds = utils.messageUrlToIds(interaction.message.embeds[0].description.split(')')[0] || '');
+		const eventMessage = await bot.helpers.getMessage(eventIds.channelId, eventIds.messageId).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageGetError('alternateRequest.ts', 'get eventMessage', e));
+
+		// Try to alternate the member to the event
+		if (eventMessage) {
+			alternateMemberToEvent(
+				bot,
+				interaction,
+				eventMessage.embeds[0],
+				eventIds.messageId,
+				eventIds.channelId,
+				{
+					id: interaction.user.id,
+					name: interaction.user.username,
+				},
+				false,
+				true,
+			);
+		} else {
+			somethingWentWrong(bot, interaction, 'eventMissingFromAlternateRequestButton');
+		}
+	} else {
+		somethingWentWrong(bot, interaction, 'noDataFromAlternateRequestButton');
+	}
+};
+
+export const alternateRequestButton = {
+	customId,
+	execute,
+};
diff --git a/src/buttons/live-event/joinEvent.ts b/src/buttons/live-event/joinEvent.ts
index cb6feb9..53dc9dd 100644
--- a/src/buttons/live-event/joinEvent.ts
+++ b/src/buttons/live-event/joinEvent.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { generateMapId, getGuildName, getLfgMembers, joinMemberToEvent, joinRequ
 
 export const customId = 'joinEvent';
 
-export const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
+const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
 	if (
 		interaction.data?.customId && interaction.member && interaction.member.user && interaction.channelId && interaction.guildId && interaction.message && interaction.message.embeds[0] &&
 		interaction.message.embeds[0].fields
diff --git a/src/buttons/live-event/joinRequest.ts b/src/buttons/live-event/joinRequest.ts
index 0d16d30..52ad55e 100644
--- a/src/buttons/live-event/joinRequest.ts
+++ b/src/buttons/live-event/joinRequest.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ import { Bot, ButtonStyles, Interaction, InteractionResponseTypes, MessageCompon
 import { sendDirectMessage, somethingWentWrong, successColor, warnColor } from '../../commandUtils.ts';
 import { generateMapId, getLfgMembers, joinMemberToEvent, joinRequestMap, joinRequestResponseButtons, JoinRequestStatus } from './utils.ts';
 import { alternateEventBtnStr, idSeparator } from '../eventUtils.ts';
+import { dbClient, queries } from '../../db.ts';
+import { customId as alternateRequestCustomId } from './alternateRequest.ts';
 import utils from '../../utils.ts';
 
 export const customId = 'joinRequest';
 export const approveStr = 'approved';
 export const denyStr = 'denied';
 
-export const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
+const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
 	if (
 		interaction.data?.customId && interaction.user && interaction.channelId && interaction.message && interaction.message.embeds[0] && interaction.message.embeds[0].fields &&
 		interaction.message.embeds[0].description
@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ export const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
 		const eventUrl = utils.idsToMessageUrl(eventIds);
 		const joinRequestMapId = generateMapId(eventIds.messageId, eventIds.channelId, memberRequesting.id);
 
+		// Light Telemetry
+		dbClient.execute(queries.callIncCnt(approved ? 'btn-joinReqApprove' : 'btn-joinReqDeny')).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('joinRequest.ts', 'call sproc INC_CNT on', e));
+
 		if (approved) {
 			// If member was approved, get the event and add them to it
 			const eventMessage = await bot.helpers.getMessage(eventIds.channelId, eventIds.messageId).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageGetError('joinRequest.ts', 'get eventMessage', e));
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ export const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
 					type: MessageComponentTypes.Button,
 					label: alternateEventBtnStr,
 					style: ButtonStyles.Primary,
-					customId: `tempId`, // TODO: fix
+					customId: alternateRequestCustomId,
 				}],
 			}],
 		}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.messageSendError('joinRequest.ts', 'send DM fail', e));
diff --git a/src/buttons/live-event/leaveEvent.ts b/src/buttons/live-event/leaveEvent.ts
index c2a0288..cbcdbee 100644
--- a/src/buttons/live-event/leaveEvent.ts
+++ b/src/buttons/live-event/leaveEvent.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { removeMemberFromEvent } from './utils.ts';
 
 export const customId = 'leaveEvent';
 
-export const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
+const execute = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) => {
 	if (interaction.data?.customId && interaction.member && interaction.channelId && interaction.guildId && interaction.message && interaction.message.embeds[0]) {
 		// Light Telemetry
 		dbClient.execute(queries.callIncCnt('btn-leaveEvent')).catch((e) => utils.commonLoggers.dbError('leaveEvent.ts', 'call sproc INC_CNT on', e));
diff --git a/src/buttons/live-event/utils.ts b/src/buttons/live-event/utils.ts
index 93cff6e..8abf1f3 100644
--- a/src/buttons/live-event/utils.ts
+++ b/src/buttons/live-event/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { ActionRow, Bot, ButtonStyles, Embed, Interaction, InteractionResponseTypes, MessageComponentTypes } from '../../../deps.ts';
+import { ActionRow, ApplicationCommandFlags, Bot, ButtonStyles, Embed, Interaction, InteractionResponseTypes, MessageComponentTypes } from '../../../deps.ts';
 import { LFGMember, UrlIds } from '../../types/commandTypes.ts';
-import { sendDirectMessage, somethingWentWrong, successColor } from '../../commandUtils.ts';
+import { infoColor1, safelyDismissMsg, sendDirectMessage, somethingWentWrong, successColor } from '../../commandUtils.ts';
 import { generateAlternateList, generateMemberList, generateMemberTitle, idSeparator, leaveEventBtnStr, LfgEmbedIndexes, noMembersStr } from '../eventUtils.ts';
 import { approveStr, customId as joinRequestCustomId, denyStr } from './joinRequest.ts';
 import utils from '../../utils.ts';
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ const editEvent = async (
 	memberList: Array<LFGMember>,
 	maxMemberCount: number,
 	alternateList: Array<LFGMember>,
+	loudAcknowledge = false,
 ) => {
 	if (evtMessageEmbed.fields) {
 		// Update the fields
@@ -93,9 +94,25 @@ const editEvent = async (
 			embeds: [evtMessageEmbed],
 		}).then(() => {
 			// Let discord know we didn't ignore the user
-			bot.helpers.sendInteractionResponse(interaction.id, interaction.token, {
-				type: InteractionResponseTypes.DeferredUpdateMessage,
-			}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('utils.ts', interaction, e));
+			if (loudAcknowledge) {
+				bot.helpers.sendInteractionResponse(interaction.id, interaction.token, {
+					type: InteractionResponseTypes.ChannelMessageWithSource,
+					data: {
+						flags: ApplicationCommandFlags.Ephemeral,
+						embeds: [{
+							color: successColor,
+							title: 'Event Updated',
+							description: `The action requested was completed successfully.
+
+${safelyDismissMsg}`
+						}],
+					},
+				}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('utils.ts', interaction, e));
+			} else {
+				bot.helpers.sendInteractionResponse(interaction.id, interaction.token, {
+					type: InteractionResponseTypes.DeferredUpdateMessage,
+				}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('utils.ts', interaction, e));
+			}
 		}).catch((e: Error) => {
 			// Edit failed, try to notify user
 			utils.commonLoggers.messageEditError('utils.ts', 'event edit fail', e);
@@ -105,10 +122,27 @@ const editEvent = async (
 };
 
 // Generic no response response
-const noEdit = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction) =>
-	bot.helpers.sendInteractionResponse(interaction.id, interaction.token, {
-		type: InteractionResponseTypes.DeferredUpdateMessage,
-	}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('utils.ts', interaction, e));
+const noEdit = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction, loudAcknowledge = false) => {
+	if (loudAcknowledge) {
+		bot.helpers.sendInteractionResponse(interaction.id, interaction.token, {
+			type: InteractionResponseTypes.ChannelMessageWithSource,
+			data: {
+				flags: ApplicationCommandFlags.Ephemeral,
+				embeds: [{
+					color: infoColor1,
+					title: 'No Changes Made',
+					description: `The action requested was not performed as it was not necessary.
+
+${safelyDismissMsg}`
+				}],
+			},
+		}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('utils.ts', interaction, e));
+	} else {
+		bot.helpers.sendInteractionResponse(interaction.id, interaction.token, {
+			type: InteractionResponseTypes.DeferredUpdateMessage,
+		}).catch((e: Error) => utils.commonLoggers.interactionSendError('utils.ts', interaction, e));
+	}
+};
 
 // Get Guild Name
 export const getGuildName = async (bot: Bot, guildId: bigint): Promise<string> =>
@@ -179,7 +213,7 @@ export const removeMemberFromEvent = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction,
 };
 
 // Alternate member to the event
-export const alternateMemberToEvent = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction, evtMessageEmbed: Embed, evtMessageId: bigint, evtChannelId: bigint, member: LFGMember, userJoinOnFull = false) => {
+export const alternateMemberToEvent = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction, evtMessageEmbed: Embed, evtMessageId: bigint, evtChannelId: bigint, member: LFGMember, userJoinOnFull = false, loudAcknowledge = false) => {
 	if (evtMessageEmbed.fields) {
 		member.joined = userJoinOnFull;
 		// Get current alternates
@@ -197,10 +231,10 @@ export const alternateMemberToEvent = async (bot: Bot, interaction: Interaction,
 
 			// Update the event
 			evtMessageEmbed.fields[LfgEmbedIndexes.AlternateMembers].value = generateAlternateList(alternateList);
-			await editEvent(bot, interaction, evtMessageEmbed, evtMessageId, evtChannelId, memberList, maxMemberCount, alternateList);
+			await editEvent(bot, interaction, evtMessageEmbed, evtMessageId, evtChannelId, memberList, maxMemberCount, alternateList, loudAcknowledge);
 		} else {
 			// Send noEdit response because user was already an alternate and joined status did not change
-			await noEdit(bot, interaction);
+			await noEdit(bot, interaction, loudAcknowledge);
 		}
 	} else {
 		// No fields, can't alternate