diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
index 8f5943382e..acb4d116d7 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ ScrollView {
             outgoingStatus: model.outgoingStatus
             responseTo: model.responseTo
             authorCurrentMsg: msgDelegate.ListView.section
-            authorPrevMsg: msgDelegate.ListView.previousSection
+            // The previous message is actually the nextSection since we reversed the list order
+            authorPrevMsg: msgDelegate.ListView.nextSection
             imageClick: imagePopup.openPopup.bind(imagePopup)
             messageId: model.messageId
             emojiReactions: model.emojiReactions