diff --git a/src/receive_imf.rs b/src/receive_imf.rs
index 9858a56e3a..7cc4f05db1 100644
--- a/src/receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/receive_imf.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ pub struct ReceivedMsg {
     /// Received message state.
     pub state: MessageState,
 
+    /// Whether the message is hidden.
+    pub hidden: bool,
+
     /// Message timestamp for sorting.
     pub sort_timestamp: i64,
 
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_imf_inner(
             return Ok(Some(ReceivedMsg {
                 chat_id: DC_CHAT_ID_TRASH,
                 state: MessageState::Undefined,
+                hidden: false,
                 sort_timestamp: 0,
                 msg_ids,
                 needs_delete_job: false,
@@ -373,6 +377,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_imf_inner(
                 received_msg = Some(ReceivedMsg {
                     chat_id: DC_CHAT_ID_TRASH,
                     state: MessageState::InSeen,
+                    hidden: false,
                     sort_timestamp: mime_parser.timestamp_sent,
                     msg_ids: vec![msg_id],
                     needs_delete_job: res == securejoin::HandshakeMessage::Done,
@@ -611,7 +616,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_imf_inner(
     } else if !chat_id.is_trash() {
         let fresh = received_msg.state == MessageState::InFresh;
         for msg_id in &received_msg.msg_ids {
-            chat_id.emit_msg_event(context, *msg_id, mime_parser.incoming && fresh);
+            chat_id.emit_msg_event(
+                context,
+                *msg_id,
+                mime_parser.incoming && fresh && !received_msg.hidden,
+            );
         }
     }
     context.new_msgs_notify.notify_one();
@@ -1018,7 +1027,14 @@ async fn add_parts(
             }
         }
 
-        state = if seen || fetching_existing_messages || is_mdn || chat_id_blocked == Blocked::Yes {
+        state = if seen
+            || fetching_existing_messages
+            || is_mdn
+            // Currently only reactions are hidden, so this check is just in case we have other
+            // hidden messages in the future to make `chat::marknoticed_chat()` no-op for them.
+            || (hidden && !is_reaction)
+            || chat_id_blocked == Blocked::Yes
+        {
             MessageState::InSeen
         } else {
             MessageState::InFresh
@@ -1730,6 +1746,7 @@ RETURNING id
     Ok(ReceivedMsg {
         chat_id,
         state,
+        hidden,
         sort_timestamp,
         msg_ids: created_db_entries,
         needs_delete_job,