diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/DataMessageProcessor.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/DataMessageProcessor.kt
index 5924807bb7..c80b8f63be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/DataMessageProcessor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/messages/DataMessageProcessor.kt
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
 
 object DataMessageProcessor {
 
+  private const val BODY_RANGE_PROCESSING_LIMIT = 250
+
   fun process(
     context: Context,
     senderRecipient: Recipient,
@@ -834,10 +836,10 @@ object DataMessageProcessor {
       val quote: QuoteModel? = getValidatedQuote(context, envelope.timestamp, message)
       val contacts: List<Contact> = getContacts(message)
       val linkPreviews: List<LinkPreview> = getLinkPreviews(message.previewList, message.body ?: "", false)
-      val mentions: List<Mention> = getMentions(message.bodyRangesList)
+      val mentions: List<Mention> = getMentions(message.bodyRangesList.take(BODY_RANGE_PROCESSING_LIMIT))
       val sticker: Attachment? = getStickerAttachment(envelope.timestamp, message)
       val attachments: List<Attachment> = message.attachmentsList.toPointersWithinLimit()
-      val messageRanges: BodyRangeList? = if (message.bodyRangesCount > 0) message.bodyRangesList.filter { it.hasStyle() }.toList().toBodyRangeList() else null
+      val messageRanges: BodyRangeList? = if (message.bodyRangesCount > 0) message.bodyRangesList.asSequence().take(BODY_RANGE_PROCESSING_LIMIT).filter { it.hasStyle() }.toList().toBodyRangeList() else null
 
       handlePossibleExpirationUpdate(envelope, metadata, senderRecipient.id, threadRecipient, groupId, message.expireTimer.seconds, receivedTime)
 
diff --git a/app/src/spinner/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MessageRangesTransformer.kt b/app/src/spinner/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MessageRangesTransformer.kt
index 3fd3175d7c..4558d35f13 100644
--- a/app/src/spinner/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MessageRangesTransformer.kt
+++ b/app/src/spinner/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/MessageRangesTransformer.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ object MessageRangesTransformer : ColumnTransformer {
     return if (messageRangesData != null) {
       val ranges = BodyRangeList.parseFrom(messageRangesData)
       ranges.rangesList
+        .take(5)
         .map { range ->
           val mention = range.hasMentionUuid()
           val style = range.hasStyle()
@@ -34,6 +35,13 @@ object MessageRangesTransformer : ColumnTransformer {
 
           rangeString
         }.joinToString("<br>")
+        .let {
+          if (ranges.rangesCount > 5) {
+            it + "<br>" + "Not showing an additional ${ranges.rangesCount - 5} body ranges."
+          } else {
+            it
+          }
+        }
     } else {
       null
     }