diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ChatItemInfoView.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ChatItemInfoView.kt
index 1b69f5c4c..8ef98933d 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ChatItemInfoView.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/views/chat/ChatItemInfoView.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalUriHandler
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontStyle
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
 import chat.simplex.app.R
@@ -38,17 +39,30 @@ fun ChatItemInfoView(ci: ChatItem, ciInfo: ChatItemInfo, devTools: Boolean) {
   fun ItemVersionView(ciVersion: ChatItemVersion, current: Boolean) {
     val showMenu = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val text = ciVersion.msgContent.text
+
+    @Composable
+    fun VersionText() {
+      if (text != "") {
+        MarkdownText(
+          text, if (text.isEmpty()) emptyList() else ciVersion.formattedText,
+          linkMode = SimplexLinkMode.DESCRIPTION, uriHandler = uriHandler,
+          onLinkLongClick = { showMenu.value = true }
+        )
+      } else {
+        Text(
+          generalGetString(R.string.item_info_no_text),
+          style = MaterialTheme.typography.body1.copy(color = MaterialTheme.colors.secondary, lineHeight = 22.sp, fontStyle = FontStyle.Italic)
+        )
+      }
+    }
+
     Column {
       Box(
         Modifier.clip(RoundedCornerShape(18.dp)).background(itemColor).padding(bottom = 3.dp)
           .combinedClickable(onLongClick = { showMenu.value = true }, onClick = {})
       ) {
         Box(Modifier.padding(vertical = 6.dp, horizontal = 12.dp)) {
-          MarkdownText(
-            text, if (text.isEmpty()) emptyList() else ciVersion.formattedText,
-            linkMode = SimplexLinkMode.DESCRIPTION, uriHandler = uriHandler,
-            onLinkLongClick = { showMenu.value = true }
-          )
+          VersionText()
         }
       }
       Row(Modifier.padding(start = 12.dp, top = 3.dp, bottom = 16.dp)) {
@@ -66,15 +80,17 @@ fun ChatItemInfoView(ci: ChatItem, ciInfo: ChatItemInfo, devTools: Boolean) {
           )
         }
       }
-      DefaultDropdownMenu(showMenu) {
-        ItemAction(stringResource(R.string.share_verb), painterResource(R.drawable.ic_share), onClick = {
-          shareText(context, text)
-          showMenu.value = false
-        })
-        ItemAction(stringResource(R.string.copy_verb), painterResource(R.drawable.ic_content_copy), onClick = {
-          copyText(context, text)
-          showMenu.value = false
-        })
+      if (text != "") {
+        DefaultDropdownMenu(showMenu) {
+          ItemAction(stringResource(R.string.share_verb), painterResource(R.drawable.ic_share), onClick = {
+            shareText(context, text)
+            showMenu.value = false
+          })
+          ItemAction(stringResource(R.string.copy_verb), painterResource(R.drawable.ic_content_copy), onClick = {
+            copyText(context, text)
+            showMenu.value = false
+          })
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -162,7 +178,8 @@ fun itemInfoShareText(ci: ChatItem, chatItemInfo: ChatItemInfo, devTools: Boolea
           localTimestamp(itemVersion.itemVersionTs)
         }
       )
-      shareText.add(itemVersion.msgContent.text)
+      val t = itemVersion.msgContent.text
+      shareText.add(if (t != "") t else generalGetString(R.string.item_info_no_text))
     }
   }
   return shareText.joinToString(separator = "\n")
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/apps/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 325f74656..6c6be6e76 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1131,6 +1131,7 @@
   <string name="share_text_disappears_at">Disappears at: %s</string>
   <string name="item_info_current">(current)</string>
   <string name="current_version_timestamp">"%s (current)"</string>
+  <string name="item_info_no_text">no text</string>
 
   <!-- GroupMemberInfoView.kt -->
   <string name="button_remove_member">Remove member</string>
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemInfoView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemInfoView.swift
index ce7f3e21f..d6d33c4a1 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemInfoView.swift
@@ -16,19 +16,15 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS) private var developerTools = false
     
     var body: some View {
-        if let chatItemInfo = chatItemInfo {
-            NavigationView {
-                itemInfoView(chatItemInfo)
-                    .toolbar {
-                        ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
-                            Button { showShareSheet(items: [itemInfoShareText(chatItemInfo)]) } label: {
-                                Image(systemName: "square.and.arrow.up")
-                            }
+        NavigationView {
+            itemInfoView()
+                .toolbar {
+                    ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
+                        Button { showShareSheet(items: [itemInfoShareText()]) } label: {
+                            Image(systemName: "square.and.arrow.up")
                         }
                     }
-            }
-        } else {
-            Text("No message details")
+                }
         }
     }
 
@@ -38,7 +34,7 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
         : NSLocalizedString("Received message", comment: "message info title")
     }
 
-    @ViewBuilder private func itemInfoView(_ chatItemInfo: ChatItemInfo) -> some View {
+    @ViewBuilder private func itemInfoView() -> some View {
         let meta = ci.meta
         GeometryReader { g in
             ScrollView {
@@ -72,7 +68,8 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
                         infoRow("Record updated at", localTimestamp(meta.updatedAt))
                     }
 
-                    if !chatItemInfo.itemVersions.isEmpty {
+                    if let chatItemInfo = chatItemInfo,
+                       !chatItemInfo.itemVersions.isEmpty {
                         Divider().padding(.vertical)
 
                         Text("History")
@@ -93,22 +90,24 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
     
     @ViewBuilder private func itemVersionView(_ itemVersion: ChatItemVersion, _ maxWidth: CGFloat, current: Bool) -> some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
-            messageText(itemVersion.msgContent.text, itemVersion.formattedText, nil)
+            versionText(itemVersion)
                 .allowsHitTesting(false)
                 .padding(.horizontal, 12)
                 .padding(.vertical, 6)
                 .background(chatItemFrameColor(ci, colorScheme))
                 .cornerRadius(18)
                 .contextMenu {
-                    Button {
-                        showShareSheet(items: [itemVersion.msgContent.text])
-                    } label: {
-                        Label("Share", systemImage: "square.and.arrow.up")
-                    }
-                    Button {
-                        UIPasteboard.general.string = itemVersion.msgContent.text
-                    } label: {
-                        Label("Copy", systemImage: "doc.on.doc")
+                    if itemVersion.msgContent.text != "" {
+                        Button {
+                            showShareSheet(items: [itemVersion.msgContent.text])
+                        } label: {
+                            Label("Share", systemImage: "square.and.arrow.up")
+                        }
+                        Button {
+                            UIPasteboard.general.string = itemVersion.msgContent.text
+                        } label: {
+                            Label("Copy", systemImage: "doc.on.doc")
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             let ts = localTimestamp(itemVersion.itemVersionTs)
@@ -120,7 +119,17 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
         .frame(maxWidth: maxWidth, alignment: .leading)
     }
 
-    private func itemInfoShareText(_ chatItemInfo: ChatItemInfo) -> String {
+    @ViewBuilder private func versionText(_ itemVersion: ChatItemVersion) -> some View {
+        if itemVersion.msgContent.text != "" {
+            messageText(itemVersion.msgContent.text, itemVersion.formattedText, nil)
+        } else {
+            Text("no text")
+                .italic()
+                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func itemInfoShareText() -> String {
         let meta = ci.meta
         var shareText: [String] = [title, ""]
         shareText += [String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("Sent at: %@", comment: "copied message info"), localTimestamp(meta.itemTs))]
@@ -147,9 +156,11 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
                 String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("Record updated at: %@", comment: "copied message info"), localTimestamp(meta.updatedAt))
             ]
         }
-        if !chatItemInfo.itemVersions.isEmpty {
+        if let chatItemInfo = chatItemInfo,
+           !chatItemInfo.itemVersions.isEmpty {
             shareText += ["", NSLocalizedString("History", comment: "copied message info")]
             for (index, itemVersion) in chatItemInfo.itemVersions.enumerated() {
+                let t = itemVersion.msgContent.text
                 shareText += [
                     "",
                     String.localizedStringWithFormat(
@@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
                         : NSLocalizedString("%@:", comment: "copied message info"),
                         localTimestamp(itemVersion.itemVersionTs)
                     ),
-                    itemVersion.msgContent.text
+                    t != "" ? t : NSLocalizedString("no text", comment: "copied message info in history")
                 ]
             }
         }