diff --git a/js/delivery_receipts.js b/js/delivery_receipts.js
index ea52a6822b..0e5abe3d0d 100644
--- a/js/delivery_receipts.js
+++ b/js/delivery_receipts.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         item => !item.isIncoming() && source === item.get('conversationId')
       );
       if (message) {
-        return message;
+        return MessageController.register(message.id, message);
       }
 
       const groups = await window.Signal.Data.getAllGroupsInvolvingId(source, {
diff --git a/js/read_receipts.js b/js/read_receipts.js
index e443808743..67aad052b2 100644
--- a/js/read_receipts.js
+++ b/js/read_receipts.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         item => item.isOutgoing() && reader === item.get('conversationId')
       );
       if (message) {
-        return message;
+        return MessageController.register(message.id, message);
       }
 
       const groups = await window.Signal.Data.getAllGroupsInvolvingId(reader, {