diff --git a/ts/messageModifiers/ViewSyncs.ts b/ts/messageModifiers/ViewSyncs.ts
index 21838542a..4a5a3cba6 100644
--- a/ts/messageModifiers/ViewSyncs.ts
+++ b/ts/messageModifiers/ViewSyncs.ts
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ export class ViewSyncs extends Collection {
       notificationService.removeBy({ messageId: found.id });
 
       const message = window.MessageController.register(found.id, found);
+      let didChangeMessage = false;
 
       if (message.get('readStatus') !== ReadStatus.Viewed) {
+        didChangeMessage = true;
         message.set(markViewed(message.attributes, sync.get('viewedAt')));
 
         const attachments = message.get('attachments');
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ export class ViewSyncs extends Collection {
 
       const giftBadge = message.get('giftBadge');
       if (giftBadge) {
+        didChangeMessage = true;
         message.set({
           giftBadge: {
             ...giftBadge,
@@ -112,6 +115,10 @@ export class ViewSyncs extends Collection {
         });
       }
 
+      if (didChangeMessage) {
+        window.Signal.Util.queueUpdateMessage(message.attributes);
+      }
+
       this.remove(sync);
     } catch (error) {
       log.error('ViewSyncs.onSync error:', Errors.toLogFormat(error));