diff --git a/src/util/Injected/Utils.js b/src/util/Injected/Utils.js
index dfa30a579de..585a19ef69a 100644
--- a/src/util/Injected/Utils.js
+++ b/src/util/Injected/Utils.js
@@ -580,9 +580,65 @@ exports.LoadUtils = () => {
 
         if (options.waitUntilMsgSent) await sendMsgResultPromise;
 
-        return window
+        let sentMsg = window
             .require('WAWebCollections')
             .Msg.get(newMsgKey._serialized);
+
+        // The sent message can be indexed under a key built with the
+        // chat's sibling wid (lid <-> phone number); the random id part
+        // of the key does not depend on the wid, so look it up directly
+        // in the chat's own collection
+        if (!sentMsg) {
+            sentMsg = chat.msgs
+                .getModelsArray()
+                .find((m) => m.id.id === newMsgKey.id);
+        }
+
+        let altWid;
+        if (
+            !sentMsg &&
+            typeof chat.id?.isUser === 'function' &&
+            chat.id.isUser()
+        ) {
+            altWid = window
+                .require('WAWebApiContact')
+                .getAlternateUserWid(chat.id);
+            if (altWid) {
+                const altMsgKey = new (window.require('WAWebMsgKey'))({
+                    from: from,
+                    to: altWid,
+                    id: newId,
+                    participant: participant,
+                    selfDir: 'out',
+                });
+                sentMsg =
+                    window
+                        .require('WAWebCollections')
+                        .Msg.get(altMsgKey._serialized) ||
+                    window
+                        .require('WAWebCollections')
+                        .Chat.get(altWid)
+                        ?.msgs.getModelsArray()
+                        .find((m) => m.id.id === newMsgKey.id);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Keep a debug trail so clients can inspect why the sent message
+        // could not be found in the collections
+        if (!sentMsg) {
+            window.WWebJS.lastSendMessageDebug = {
+                newMsgKey: newMsgKey._serialized,
+                chatId: chat.id._serialized,
+                altWid: altWid ? altWid._serialized : null,
+                lastChatMsgKeys: chat.msgs
+                    .getModelsArray()
+                    .slice(-3)
+                    .map((m) => m.id._serialized),
+                time: Date.now(),
+            };
+        }
+
+        return sentMsg;
     };
 
     window.WWebJS.editMessage = async (msg, content, options = {}) => {