diff --git a/ts/util/sendEditedMessage.ts b/ts/util/sendEditedMessage.ts
index c143216c9e..f1c81b748e 100644
--- a/ts/util/sendEditedMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/util/sendEditedMessage.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ export async function sendEditedMessage(
     conversationId,
     fromId,
     message: tmpMessage,
-    targetSentTimestamp: targetMessage.attributes.timestamp,
+    targetSentTimestamp:
+      targetMessage.attributes.editMessageTimestamp ??
+      targetMessage.attributes.timestamp,
   };
 
   // Takes care of putting the message in the edit history, replacing the