diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/__tests__/shortenedUrl.test.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/__tests__/shortenedUrl.test.ts
index 55180a141d..ecdd0fff5c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/__tests__/shortenedUrl.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/__tests__/shortenedUrl.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { Response } from 'node-fetch'
 import { Headers } from 'node-fetch'
 
 import { ConnectionInvitationMessage } from '../../modules/connections'
-import { OutOfBandInvitation } from '../../modules/oob'
+import { InvitationType, OutOfBandInvitation } from '../../modules/oob'
 import { convertToNewInvitation } from '../../modules/oob/helpers'
 import { JsonTransformer } from '../JsonTransformer'
 import { MessageValidator } from '../MessageValidator'
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ let connectionInvitationMock: ConnectionInvitationMessage
 let connectionInvitationToNew: OutOfBandInvitation
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
-  outOfBandInvitationMock = await JsonTransformer.fromJSON(mockOobInvite, OutOfBandInvitation)
+  outOfBandInvitationMock = JsonTransformer.fromJSON(mockOobInvite, OutOfBandInvitation)
+  outOfBandInvitationMock.invitationType = InvitationType.OutOfBand
   MessageValidator.validateSync(outOfBandInvitationMock)
-  connectionInvitationMock = await JsonTransformer.fromJSON(mockConnectionInvite, ConnectionInvitationMessage)
+  connectionInvitationMock = JsonTransformer.fromJSON(mockConnectionInvite, ConnectionInvitationMessage)
   MessageValidator.validateSync(connectionInvitationMock)
   connectionInvitationToNew = convertToNewInvitation(connectionInvitationMock)
 })
@@ -113,8 +114,34 @@ describe('shortened urls resolving to connection invitations', () => {
     const short = await oobInvitationFromShortUrl(mockedResponseConnectionJson)
     expect(short).toEqual(connectionInvitationToNew)
   })
-  test('Resolve a mocked Response in the form of a connection invitation encoded in an url', async () => {
+  test('Resolve a mocked Response in the form of a connection invitation encoded in an url c_i query parameter', async () => {
     const short = await oobInvitationFromShortUrl(mockedResponseConnectionUrl)
     expect(short).toEqual(connectionInvitationToNew)
   })
+  test('Resolve a mocked Response in the form of a connection invitation encoded in an url oob query parameter', async () => {
+    const mockedResponseConnectionInOobUrl = {
+      status: 200,
+      ok: true,
+      headers: dummyHeader,
+      url: 'https://oob.lissi.io/ssi?oob=eyJAdHlwZSI6ImRpZDpzb3Y6QnpDYnNOWWhNcmpIaXFaRFRVQVNIZztzcGVjL2Nvbm5lY3Rpb25zLzEuMC9pbnZpdGF0aW9uIiwiQGlkIjoiMGU0NmEzYWEtMzUyOC00OTIxLWJmYjItN2JjYjk0NjVjNjZjIiwibGFiZWwiOiJTdGFkdCB8IExpc3NpLURlbW8iLCJzZXJ2aWNlRW5kcG9pbnQiOiJodHRwczovL2RlbW8tYWdlbnQuaW5zdGl0dXRpb25hbC1hZ2VudC5saXNzaS5pZC9kaWRjb21tLyIsImltYWdlVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9yb3V0aW5nLmxpc3NpLmlvL2FwaS9JbWFnZS9kZW1vTXVzdGVyaGF1c2VuIiwicmVjaXBpZW50S2V5cyI6WyJEZlcxbzM2ekxuczlVdGlDUGQyalIyS2pvcnRvZkNhcFNTWTdWR2N2WEF6aCJdfQ',
+    } as Response
+
+    mockedResponseConnectionInOobUrl.headers = dummyHeader
+
+    const expectedOobMessage = convertToNewInvitation(
+      JsonTransformer.fromJSON(
+        {
+          '@type': 'did:sov:BzCbsNYhMrjHiqZDTUASHg;spec/connections/1.0/invitation',
+          '@id': '0e46a3aa-3528-4921-bfb2-7bcb9465c66c',
+          label: 'Stadt | Lissi-Demo',
+          serviceEndpoint: 'https://demo-agent.institutional-agent.lissi.id/didcomm/',
+          imageUrl: 'https://routing.lissi.io/api/Image/demoMusterhausen',
+          recipientKeys: ['DfW1o36zLns9UtiCPd2jR2KjortofCapSSY7VGcvXAzh'],
+        },
+        ConnectionInvitationMessage
+      )
+    )
+    const short = await oobInvitationFromShortUrl(mockedResponseConnectionInOobUrl)
+    expect(short).toEqual(expectedOobMessage)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/parseInvitation.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/parseInvitation.ts
index 8913d96070..e9ba61e4c5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/parseInvitation.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/parseInvitation.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,36 @@ const fetchShortUrl = async (invitationUrl: string, dependencies: AgentDependenc
   return response
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parses a JSON containing an invitation message and returns an OutOfBandInvitation instance
+ *
+ * @param invitationJson JSON object containing message
+ * @returns OutOfBandInvitation
+ */
+export const parseInvitationJson = (invitationJson: Record<string, unknown>): OutOfBandInvitation => {
+  const messageType = invitationJson['@type'] as string
+
+  if (!messageType) {
+    throw new AriesFrameworkError('Invitation is not a valid DIDComm message')
+  }
+
+  const parsedMessageType = parseMessageType(messageType)
+  if (supportsIncomingMessageType(parsedMessageType, OutOfBandInvitation.type)) {
+    const invitation = JsonTransformer.fromJSON(invitationJson, OutOfBandInvitation)
+    MessageValidator.validateSync(invitation)
+    invitation.invitationType = InvitationType.OutOfBand
+    return invitation
+  } else if (supportsIncomingMessageType(parsedMessageType, ConnectionInvitationMessage.type)) {
+    const invitation = JsonTransformer.fromJSON(invitationJson, ConnectionInvitationMessage)
+    MessageValidator.validateSync(invitation)
+    const outOfBandInvitation = convertToNewInvitation(invitation)
+    outOfBandInvitation.invitationType = InvitationType.Connection
+    return outOfBandInvitation
+  } else {
+    throw new AriesFrameworkError(`Invitation with '@type' ${parsedMessageType.messageTypeUri} not supported.`)
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Parses URL containing encoded invitation and returns invitation message.
  *
@@ -44,12 +74,12 @@ const fetchShortUrl = async (invitationUrl: string, dependencies: AgentDependenc
  */
 export const parseInvitationUrl = (invitationUrl: string): OutOfBandInvitation => {
   const parsedUrl = parseUrl(invitationUrl).query
-  if (parsedUrl['oob']) {
-    const outOfBandInvitation = OutOfBandInvitation.fromUrl(invitationUrl)
-    return outOfBandInvitation
-  } else if (parsedUrl['c_i'] || parsedUrl['d_m']) {
-    const invitation = ConnectionInvitationMessage.fromUrl(invitationUrl)
-    return convertToNewInvitation(invitation)
+
+  const encodedInvitation = parsedUrl['oob'] ?? parsedUrl['c_i'] ?? parsedUrl['d_m']
+
+  if (typeof encodedInvitation === 'string') {
+    const invitationJson = JsonEncoder.fromBase64(encodedInvitation) as Record<string, unknown>
+    return parseInvitationJson(invitationJson)
   }
   throw new AriesFrameworkError(
     'InvitationUrl is invalid. It needs to contain one, and only one, of the following parameters: `oob`, `c_i` or `d_m`.'
@@ -61,18 +91,7 @@ export const oobInvitationFromShortUrl = async (response: Response): Promise<Out
   if (response) {
     if (response.headers.get('Content-Type')?.startsWith('application/json') && response.ok) {
       const invitationJson = await response.json()
-      const parsedMessageType = parseMessageType(invitationJson['@type'])
-      if (supportsIncomingMessageType(parsedMessageType, OutOfBandInvitation.type)) {
-        const invitation = JsonTransformer.fromJSON(invitationJson, OutOfBandInvitation)
-        MessageValidator.validateSync(invitation)
-        return invitation
-      } else if (supportsIncomingMessageType(parsedMessageType, ConnectionInvitationMessage.type)) {
-        const invitation = JsonTransformer.fromJSON(invitationJson, ConnectionInvitationMessage)
-        MessageValidator.validateSync(invitation)
-        return convertToNewInvitation(invitation)
-      } else {
-        throw new AriesFrameworkError(`Invitation with '@type' ${parsedMessageType.messageTypeUri} not supported.`)
-      }
+      return parseInvitationJson(invitationJson)
     } else if (response['url']) {
       // The following if else is for here for trinsic shorten urls
       // Because the redirect targets a deep link the automatic redirect does not occur
@@ -102,15 +121,8 @@ export const parseInvitationShortUrl = async (
   dependencies: AgentDependencies
 ): Promise<OutOfBandInvitation> => {
   const parsedUrl = parseUrl(invitationUrl).query
-  if (parsedUrl['oob']) {
-    const outOfBandInvitation = OutOfBandInvitation.fromUrl(invitationUrl)
-    outOfBandInvitation.invitationType = InvitationType.OutOfBand
-    return outOfBandInvitation
-  } else if (parsedUrl['c_i']) {
-    const invitation = ConnectionInvitationMessage.fromUrl(invitationUrl)
-    const outOfBandInvitation = convertToNewInvitation(invitation)
-    outOfBandInvitation.invitationType = InvitationType.Connection
-    return outOfBandInvitation
+  if (parsedUrl['oob'] || parsedUrl['c_i']) {
+    return parseInvitationUrl(invitationUrl)
   }
   // Legacy connectionless invitation
   else if (parsedUrl['d_m']) {