diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java
index 053315541b..3a1212a01d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.RetrieveProfileJob;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.RetrieveRemoteAnnouncementsJob;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.StoryOnboardingDownloadJob;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.SubscriptionKeepAliveJob;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.KeepMessagesDuration;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.logging.CustomSignalProtocolLogger;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.logging.PersistentLogger;
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ public class ApplicationContext extends MultiDexApplication implements AppForegr
                             .addPostRender(() -> RateLimitUtil.retryAllRateLimitedMessages(this))
                             .addPostRender(this::initializeExpiringMessageManager)
                             .addPostRender(() -> SignalStore.settings().setDefaultSms(Util.isDefaultSmsProvider(this)))
+                            .addPostRender(this::initializeTrimThreadsByDateManager)
                             .addPostRender(() -> DownloadLatestEmojiDataJob.scheduleIfNecessary(this))
                             .addPostRender(EmojiSearchIndexDownloadJob::scheduleIfNecessary)
                             .addPostRender(() -> SignalDatabase.messageLog().trimOldMessages(System.currentTimeMillis(), FeatureFlags.retryRespondMaxAge()))
@@ -383,6 +385,13 @@ public class ApplicationContext extends MultiDexApplication implements AppForegr
     ApplicationDependencies.getPendingRetryReceiptManager().scheduleIfNecessary();
   }
 
+  private void initializeTrimThreadsByDateManager() {
+    KeepMessagesDuration keepMessagesDuration = SignalStore.settings().getKeepMessagesDuration();
+    if (keepMessagesDuration != KeepMessagesDuration.FOREVER) {
+      ApplicationDependencies.getTrimThreadsByDateManager().scheduleIfNecessary();
+    }
+  }
+
   private void initializePeriodicTasks() {
     RotateSignedPreKeyListener.schedule(this);
     DirectoryRefreshListener.schedule(this);