diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatPreviewView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatPreviewView.swift
index 186a709ce..3ad918b98 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatPreviewView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatPreviewView.swift
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
                 HStack(alignment: .top) {
                     chatPreviewTitle()
                     Spacer()
-                    (cItem?.timestampText ?? formatTimestampText(chat.chatInfo.updatedAt))
+                    (cItem?.timestampText ?? formatTimestampText(chat.chatInfo.chatTs))
                         .font(.subheadline)
                         .frame(minWidth: 60, alignment: .trailing)
                         .foregroundColor(.secondary)
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
index ff61a51d3..198a777f8 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
@@ -1367,6 +1367,17 @@ public enum ChatInfo: Identifiable, Decodable, NamedChat {
         }
     }
 
+    public var chatTs: Date {
+        switch self {
+        case let .direct(contact): return contact.chatTs ?? contact.updatedAt
+        case let .group(groupInfo): return groupInfo.chatTs ?? groupInfo.updatedAt
+        case let .local(noteFolder): return noteFolder.chatTs
+        case let .contactRequest(contactRequest): return contactRequest.updatedAt
+        case let .contactConnection(contactConnection): return contactConnection.updatedAt
+        case .invalidJSON: return .now
+        }
+    }
+
     public struct SampleData {
         public var direct: ChatInfo
         public var group: ChatInfo
@@ -1425,6 +1436,7 @@ public struct Contact: Identifiable, Decodable, NamedChat {
     public var mergedPreferences: ContactUserPreferences
     var createdAt: Date
     var updatedAt: Date
+    var chatTs: Date?
     var contactGroupMemberId: Int64?
     var contactGrpInvSent: Bool
 
@@ -1744,6 +1756,7 @@ public struct GroupInfo: Identifiable, Decodable, NamedChat {
     public var chatSettings: ChatSettings
     var createdAt: Date
     var updatedAt: Date
+    var chatTs: Date?
 
     public var id: ChatId { get { "#\(groupId)" } }
     public var apiId: Int64 { get { groupId } }
@@ -2049,6 +2062,7 @@ public struct NoteFolder: Identifiable, Decodable, NamedChat {
     public var unread: Bool
     var createdAt: Date
     public var updatedAt: Date
+    var chatTs: Date
 
     public var id: ChatId { get { "*\(noteFolderId)" } }
     public var apiId: Int64 { get { noteFolderId } }
@@ -2070,7 +2084,8 @@ public struct NoteFolder: Identifiable, Decodable, NamedChat {
         favorite: false,
         unread: false,
         createdAt: .now,
-        updatedAt: .now
+        updatedAt: .now,
+        chatTs: .now
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
index d44c80e92..b68d098f9 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
@@ -969,6 +969,16 @@ sealed class ChatInfo: SomeChat, NamedChat {
       is Group -> groupInfo.chatSettings
       else -> null
     }
+
+  val chatTs: Instant
+    get() = when(this) {
+      is Direct -> contact.chatTs ?: contact.updatedAt
+      is Group -> groupInfo.chatTs ?: groupInfo.updatedAt
+      is Local -> noteFolder.chatTs
+      is ContactRequest -> contactRequest.updatedAt
+      is ContactConnection -> contactConnection.updatedAt
+      is InvalidJSON -> updatedAt
+    }
 }
 
 @Serializable
@@ -1009,6 +1019,7 @@ data class Contact(
   val mergedPreferences: ContactUserPreferences,
   override val createdAt: Instant,
   override val updatedAt: Instant,
+  val chatTs: Instant?,
   val contactGroupMemberId: Long? = null,
   val contactGrpInvSent: Boolean
 ): SomeChat, NamedChat {
@@ -1077,6 +1088,7 @@ data class Contact(
       mergedPreferences = ContactUserPreferences.sampleData,
       createdAt = Clock.System.now(),
       updatedAt = Clock.System.now(),
+      chatTs = Clock.System.now(),
       contactGrpInvSent = false
     )
   }
@@ -1204,7 +1216,8 @@ data class GroupInfo (
   val hostConnCustomUserProfileId: Long? = null,
   val chatSettings: ChatSettings,
   override val createdAt: Instant,
-  override val updatedAt: Instant
+  override val updatedAt: Instant,
+  val chatTs: Instant?
 ): SomeChat, NamedChat {
   override val chatType get() = ChatType.Group
   override val id get() = "#$groupId"
@@ -1245,7 +1258,8 @@ data class GroupInfo (
       hostConnCustomUserProfileId = null,
       chatSettings = ChatSettings(enableNtfs = MsgFilter.All, sendRcpts = null, favorite = false),
       createdAt = Clock.System.now(),
-      updatedAt = Clock.System.now()
+      updatedAt = Clock.System.now(),
+      chatTs = Clock.System.now()
     )
   }
 }
@@ -1507,7 +1521,8 @@ class NoteFolder(
   val favorite: Boolean,
   val unread: Boolean,
   override val createdAt: Instant,
-  override val updatedAt: Instant
+  override val updatedAt: Instant,
+  val chatTs: Instant
 ): SomeChat, NamedChat {
   override val chatType get() = ChatType.Local
   override val id get() = "*$noteFolderId"
@@ -1530,7 +1545,8 @@ class NoteFolder(
       favorite = false,
       unread = false,
       createdAt = Clock.System.now(),
-      updatedAt = Clock.System.now()
+      updatedAt = Clock.System.now(),
+      chatTs = Clock.System.now()
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatPreviewView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatPreviewView.kt
index 08e95f391..e17ae6ea7 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatPreviewView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatPreviewView.kt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ fun ChatPreviewView(
     Box(
       contentAlignment = Alignment.TopEnd
     ) {
-      val ts = chat.chatItems.lastOrNull()?.timestampText ?: getTimestampText(chat.chatInfo.updatedAt)
+      val ts = chat.chatItems.lastOrNull()?.timestampText ?: getTimestampText(chat.chatInfo.chatTs)
       Text(
         ts,
         color = MaterialTheme.colors.secondary,