diff --git a/ts/background.preload.ts b/ts/background.preload.ts
index b7701134d0..b3da33f69a 100644
--- a/ts/background.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/background.preload.ts
@@ -2186,7 +2186,7 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
 
     if (isGroup(conversation.attributes)) {
       // We drop typing notifications in groups we're not a part of
-      if (!conversation.areWeAMember()) {
+      if (!conversation.areWeAGroupMember()) {
         log.warn(
           `Received typing indicator for group ${conversation.idForLogging()}, which we're not a part of. Dropping.`
         );
diff --git a/ts/groups.preload.ts b/ts/groups.preload.ts
index 4b68e7002d..f1ea36b080 100644
--- a/ts/groups.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/groups.preload.ts
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ export async function isGroupEligibleToMigrate(
     return false;
   }
 
-  const areWeMember = conversation.areWeAMember();
+  const areWeMember = conversation.areWeAGroupMember();
   if (!areWeMember) {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/ts/messages/handleDataMessage.preload.ts b/ts/messages/handleDataMessage.preload.ts
index 30d6599ba8..b177c5d619 100644
--- a/ts/messages/handleDataMessage.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/messages/handleDataMessage.preload.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ export async function handleDataMessage(
       return;
     }
 
-    const areWeMember = conversation.areWeAMember();
+    const areWeMember = conversation.areWeAGroupMember();
 
     // Drop an incoming GroupV2 message if we or the sender are not part of the group
     //   after applying the message's associated group changes.
diff --git a/ts/models/conversations.preload.ts b/ts/models/conversations.preload.ts
index 25c89662c9..ca68f824eb 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversations.preload.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversations.preload.ts
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ export class ConversationModel {
         return;
       }
 
-      if (!this.areWeAMember()) {
+      if (!isDirectConversation(this.attributes) && !this.areWeAGroupMember()) {
         log.warn(
           `sendTypingMessage(${this.idForLogging()}): not sending, we are not a member`
         );
@@ -5379,7 +5379,7 @@ export class ConversationModel {
     return areWeAdmin(this.attributes);
   }
 
-  areWeAMember(): boolean {
+  areWeAGroupMember(): boolean {
     return (
       !this.get('left') && this.hasMember(itemStorage.user.getCheckedAci())
     );