diff --git a/ts/messageModifiers/MessageReceipts.ts b/ts/messageModifiers/MessageReceipts.ts
index 58f540f4a0..39a0fa31c7 100644
--- a/ts/messageModifiers/MessageReceipts.ts
+++ b/ts/messageModifiers/MessageReceipts.ts
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ import { isOutgoing } from '../state/selectors/message';
 import { isDirectConversation } from '../util/whatTypeOfConversation';
 import { getOwn } from '../util/getOwn';
 import { missingCaseError } from '../util/missingCaseError';
+import { createWaitBatcher } from '../util/waitBatcher';
 import {
   SendActionType,
   SendStatus,
   sendStateReducer,
 } from '../messages/MessageSendState';
+import type { DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType } from '../sql/Interface';
 import dataInterface from '../sql/Client';
 
 const { deleteSentProtoRecipient } = dataInterface;
@@ -40,6 +42,18 @@ class MessageReceiptModel extends Model<MessageReceiptAttributesType> {}
 
 let singleton: MessageReceipts | undefined;
 
+const deleteSentProtoBatcher = createWaitBatcher({
+  name: 'deleteSentProtoBatcher',
+  wait: 250,
+  maxSize: 30,
+  async processBatch(items: Array<DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType>) {
+    window.log.info(
+      `MessageReceipts: Batching ${items.length} sent proto recipients deletes`
+    );
+    await deleteSentProtoRecipient(items);
+  },
+});
+
 async function getTargetMessage(
   sourceId: string,
   messages: MessageModelCollectionType
@@ -202,7 +216,7 @@ export class MessageReceipts extends Collection<MessageReceiptModel> {
         const deviceId = receipt.get('sourceDevice');
 
         if (recipientUuid && deviceId) {
-          await deleteSentProtoRecipient({
+          await deleteSentProtoBatcher.add({
             timestamp: messageSentAt,
             recipientUuid,
             deviceId,
diff --git a/ts/sql/Client.ts b/ts/sql/Client.ts
index 98e9cc4b9d..75312b078a 100644
--- a/ts/sql/Client.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/Client.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import {
   ClientJobType,
   ClientSearchResultMessageType,
   ConversationType,
+  DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType,
   IdentityKeyType,
   ItemKeyType,
   ItemType,
@@ -825,11 +826,11 @@ async function insertProtoRecipients(options: {
 }): Promise<void> {
   await channels.insertProtoRecipients(options);
 }
-async function deleteSentProtoRecipient(options: {
-  timestamp: number;
-  recipientUuid: string;
-  deviceId: number;
-}): Promise<void> {
+async function deleteSentProtoRecipient(
+  options:
+    | DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType
+    | ReadonlyArray<DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType>
+): Promise<void> {
   await channels.deleteSentProtoRecipient(options);
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/sql/Interface.ts b/ts/sql/Interface.ts
index d9fd2fff8a..7343f9c3a3 100644
--- a/ts/sql/Interface.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/Interface.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ export type LastConversationMessagesType = {
   hasUserInitiatedMessages: boolean;
 };
 
+export type DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType = Readonly<{
+  timestamp: number;
+  recipientUuid: string;
+  deviceId: number;
+}>;
+
 export type DataInterface = {
   close: () => Promise<void>;
   removeDB: () => Promise<void>;
@@ -267,11 +273,11 @@ export type DataInterface = {
     recipientUuid: string;
     deviceIds: Array<number>;
   }) => Promise<void>;
-  deleteSentProtoRecipient: (options: {
-    timestamp: number;
-    recipientUuid: string;
-    deviceId: number;
-  }) => Promise<void>;
+  deleteSentProtoRecipient: (
+    options:
+      | DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType
+      | ReadonlyArray<DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType>
+  ) => Promise<void>;
   getSentProtoByRecipient: (options: {
     now: number;
     recipientUuid: string;
diff --git a/ts/sql/Server.ts b/ts/sql/Server.ts
index d3a882de72..97c153f681 100644
--- a/ts/sql/Server.ts
+++ b/ts/sql/Server.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import {
   AttachmentDownloadJobType,
   ConversationMetricsType,
   ConversationType,
+  DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType,
   EmojiType,
   IdentityKeyType,
   ItemKeyType,
@@ -2708,82 +2709,87 @@ async function insertProtoRecipients({
   })();
 }
 
-async function deleteSentProtoRecipient({
-  timestamp,
-  recipientUuid,
-  deviceId,
-}: {
-  timestamp: number;
-  recipientUuid: string;
-  deviceId: number;
-}): Promise<void> {
+async function deleteSentProtoRecipient(
+  options:
+    | DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType
+    | ReadonlyArray<DeleteSentProtoRecipientOptionsType>
+): Promise<void> {
   const db = getInstance();
 
-  // Note: we use `pluck` in this function to fetch only the first column of returned row.
+  const items = Array.isArray(options) ? options : [options];
+
+  // Note: we use `pluck` in this function to fetch only the first column of
+  // returned row.
 
   db.transaction(() => {
-    // 1. Figure out what payload we're talking about.
-    const rows = prepare(
-      db,
-      `
-      SELECT sendLogPayloads.id FROM sendLogPayloads
-      INNER JOIN sendLogRecipients
-        ON sendLogRecipients.payloadId = sendLogPayloads.id
-      WHERE
-        sendLogPayloads.timestamp = $timestamp AND
-        sendLogRecipients.recipientUuid = $recipientUuid AND
-        sendLogRecipients.deviceId = $deviceId;
-     `
-    ).all({ timestamp, recipientUuid, deviceId });
-    if (!rows.length) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (rows.length > 1) {
-      console.warn(
-        `deleteSentProtoRecipient: More than one payload matches recipient and timestamp ${timestamp}. Using the first.`
+    for (const item of items) {
+      const { timestamp, recipientUuid, deviceId } = item;
+
+      // 1. Figure out what payload we're talking about.
+      const rows = prepare(
+        db,
+        `
+        SELECT sendLogPayloads.id FROM sendLogPayloads
+        INNER JOIN sendLogRecipients
+          ON sendLogRecipients.payloadId = sendLogPayloads.id
+        WHERE
+          sendLogPayloads.timestamp = $timestamp AND
+          sendLogRecipients.recipientUuid = $recipientUuid AND
+          sendLogRecipients.deviceId = $deviceId;
+       `
+      ).all({ timestamp, recipientUuid, deviceId });
+      if (!rows.length) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (rows.length > 1) {
+        console.warn(
+          'deleteSentProtoRecipient: More than one payload matches ' +
+            `recipient and timestamp ${timestamp}. Using the first.`
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const { id } = rows[0];
+
+      // 2. Delete the recipient/device combination in question.
+      prepare(
+        db,
+        `
+        DELETE FROM sendLogRecipients
+        WHERE
+          payloadId = $id AND
+          recipientUuid = $recipientUuid AND
+          deviceId = $deviceId;
+        `
+      ).run({ id, recipientUuid, deviceId });
+
+      // 3. See how many more recipient devices there were for this payload.
+      const remaining = prepare(
+        db,
+        'SELECT count(*) FROM sendLogRecipients WHERE payloadId = $id;'
+      )
+        .pluck(true)
+        .get({ id });
+
+      if (!isNumber(remaining)) {
+        throw new Error(
+          'deleteSentProtoRecipient: select count() returned non-number!'
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (remaining > 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // 4. Delete the entire payload if there are no more recipients left.
+      console.info(
+        'deleteSentProtoRecipient: ' +
+          `Deleting proto payload for timestamp ${timestamp}`
       );
-      return;
+      prepare(db, 'DELETE FROM sendLogPayloads WHERE id = $id;').run({
+        id,
+      });
     }
-
-    const { id } = rows[0];
-
-    // 2. Delete the recipient/device combination in question.
-    prepare(
-      db,
-      `
-      DELETE FROM sendLogRecipients
-      WHERE
-        payloadId = $id AND
-        recipientUuid = $recipientUuid AND
-        deviceId = $deviceId;
-      `
-    ).run({ id, recipientUuid, deviceId });
-
-    // 3. See how many more recipient devices there were for this payload.
-    const remaining = prepare(
-      db,
-      'SELECT count(*) FROM sendLogRecipients WHERE payloadId = $id;'
-    )
-      .pluck(true)
-      .get({ id });
-
-    if (!isNumber(remaining)) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'deleteSentProtoRecipient: select count() returned non-number!'
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (remaining > 0) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // 4. Delete the entire payload if there are no more recipients left.
-    console.info(
-      `deleteSentProtoRecipient: Deleting proto payload for timestamp ${timestamp}`
-    );
-    prepare(db, 'DELETE FROM sendLogPayloads WHERE id = $id;').run({
-      id,
-    });
   })();
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/test-electron/sql/sendLog_test.ts b/ts/test-electron/sql/sendLog_test.ts
index 848dd02b57..d0bc4ec3f6 100644
--- a/ts/test-electron/sql/sendLog_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-electron/sql/sendLog_test.ts
@@ -416,6 +416,49 @@ describe('sendLog', () => {
       assert.lengthOf(await getAllSentProtos(), 0);
       assert.lengthOf(await _getAllSentProtoRecipients(), 0);
     });
+
+    it('deletes multiple recipients in a single transaction', async () => {
+      const timestamp = Date.now();
+
+      const recipientUuid1 = getGuid();
+      const recipientUuid2 = getGuid();
+      const proto = {
+        contentHint: 1,
+        proto: Buffer.from(getRandomBytes(128)),
+        timestamp,
+      };
+      await insertSentProto(proto, {
+        messageIds: [getGuid()],
+        recipients: {
+          [recipientUuid1]: [1, 2],
+          [recipientUuid2]: [1],
+        },
+      });
+
+      assert.lengthOf(await getAllSentProtos(), 1);
+      assert.lengthOf(await _getAllSentProtoRecipients(), 3);
+
+      await deleteSentProtoRecipient([
+        {
+          timestamp,
+          recipientUuid: recipientUuid1,
+          deviceId: 1,
+        },
+        {
+          timestamp,
+          recipientUuid: recipientUuid1,
+          deviceId: 2,
+        },
+        {
+          timestamp,
+          recipientUuid: recipientUuid2,
+          deviceId: 1,
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      assert.lengthOf(await getAllSentProtos(), 0);
+      assert.lengthOf(await _getAllSentProtoRecipients(), 0);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#getSentProtoByRecipient', () => {