diff --git a/protocol/messenger_contact_requests_test.go b/protocol/messenger_contact_requests_test.go
index 0342650ea..97e4aeb2c 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_contact_requests_test.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_contact_requests_test.go
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ func (s *MessengerContactRequestSuite) receiveContactRequest(messageText string,
 	s.Require().Greater(len(contactRequests), 0)
 	s.Require().Equal(contactRequests[0].ID, contactRequest.ID)
 
+	// Confirm latest pending contact request
+	resp, err = theirMessenger.GetLatestContactRequestForContact(contactRequest.From)
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().Len(resp.Messages(), 1)
+	s.Require().Equal(contactRequest.ID, resp.Messages()[0].ID)
+	s.Require().Equal(common.ContactRequestStatePending, resp.Messages()[0].ContactRequestState)
+
 	return contactRequest
 }
 
@@ -243,6 +250,13 @@ func (s *MessengerContactRequestSuite) acceptContactRequest(
 	mutualContacts := receiver.MutualContacts()
 	s.Require().Len(mutualContacts, 1)
 
+	// Confirm latest pending contact request
+	resp, err = receiver.GetLatestContactRequestForContact(sender.IdentityPublicKeyString())
+	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	s.Require().Len(resp.Messages(), 1)
+	s.Require().Equal(contactRequest.ID, resp.Messages()[0].ID)
+	s.Require().Equal(common.ContactRequestStateAccepted, resp.Messages()[0].ContactRequestState)
+
 	// Wait for the message to reach its destination
 	resp, err = WaitOnMessengerResponse(sender,
 		func(r *MessengerResponse) bool {
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_contacts.go b/protocol/messenger_contacts.go
index 2ef494eab..2683b1c3b 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_contacts.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_contacts.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const incomingMutualStateEventSentDefaultText = "@%s sent you a contact request"
 const incomingMutualStateEventAcceptedDefaultText = "@%s accepted your contact request"
 const incomingMutualStateEventRemovedDefaultText = "@%s removed you as a contact"
 
+var ErrGetLatestContactRequestForContactInvalidID = errors.New("get-latest-contact-request-for-contact: invalid id")
+
 type SelfContactChangeEvent struct {
 	DisplayNameChanged   bool
 	PreferredNameChanged bool
@@ -1161,6 +1163,28 @@ func (m *Messenger) sendRetractContactRequest(contact *Contact) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (m *Messenger) GetLatestContactRequestForContact(contactID string) (*MessengerResponse, error) {
+	if len(contactID) == 0 {
+		return nil, ErrGetLatestContactRequestForContactInvalidID
+	}
+
+	contactRequestID, err := m.persistence.LatestPendingContactRequestIDForContact(contactID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	contactRequest, err := m.persistence.MessageByID(contactRequestID)
+	if err != nil {
+		m.logger.Error("contact request not found", zap.String("contactRequestID", contactRequestID), zap.Error(err))
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	response := &MessengerResponse{}
+	response.AddMessage(contactRequest)
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
 func (m *Messenger) AcceptLatestContactRequestForContact(ctx context.Context, request *requests.AcceptLatestContactRequestForContact) (*MessengerResponse, error) {
 	if err := request.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/services/ext/api.go b/services/ext/api.go
index 50936c10d..4236c442d 100644
--- a/services/ext/api.go
+++ b/services/ext/api.go
@@ -872,6 +872,10 @@ func (api *PublicAPI) DismissLatestContactRequestForContact(ctx context.Context,
 	return api.service.messenger.DismissLatestContactRequestForContact(ctx, request)
 }
 
+func (api *PublicAPI) GetLatestContactRequestForContact(ctx context.Context, contactID string) (*protocol.MessengerResponse, error) {
+	return api.service.messenger.GetLatestContactRequestForContact(contactID)
+}
+
 func (api *PublicAPI) RetractContactRequest(ctx context.Context, request *requests.RetractContactRequest) (*protocol.MessengerResponse, error) {
 	return api.service.messenger.RetractContactRequest(request)
 }