diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/MenuState.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/MenuState.java
index c1fc01e238..7d75f074d4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/MenuState.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/MenuState.java
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ public final class MenuState {
                              hasText &&
                              !multiSelectRecord.getConversationMessage().getOriginalMessage().isFailed() &&
                              !hasPoll &&
+                             !MessageRecordUtil.hasUndownloadedTextSlide(multiSelectRecord.getConversationMessage().getOriginalMessage()) &&
                              MessageConstraintsUtil.isValidEditMessageSend(multiSelectRecord.getConversationMessage().getOriginalMessage(), System.currentTimeMillis()));
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/MessageRecordUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/MessageRecordUtil.kt
index 69864f1727..881d1b31d0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/MessageRecordUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/MessageRecordUtil.kt
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ fun MessageRecord.hasLinkPreview(): Boolean = isMms && (this as MmsMessageRecord
 
 fun MessageRecord.hasTextSlide(): Boolean = isMms && (this as MmsMessageRecord).slideDeck.textSlide != null && this.slideDeck.textSlide?.uri != null
 
+fun MessageRecord.hasUndownloadedTextSlide(): Boolean = isMms && (this as MmsMessageRecord).slideDeck.textSlide != null && this.slideDeck.textSlide?.uri == null
+
 fun MessageRecord.requireTextSlide(): TextSlide = requireNotNull((this as MmsMessageRecord).slideDeck.textSlide)
 
 fun MessageRecord.hasPoll(): Boolean = isMms && (this as MmsMessageRecord).poll != null