diff --git a/lib/pangea/matrix_event_wrappers/pangea_message_event.dart b/lib/pangea/matrix_event_wrappers/pangea_message_event.dart
index fd669f6ec..91f19f6e7 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/matrix_event_wrappers/pangea_message_event.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/matrix_event_wrappers/pangea_message_event.dart
@@ -88,15 +88,16 @@ class PangeaMessageEvent {
     if (!_isValidPangeaMessageEvent) {
       return false;
     }
-    // if (URLFinder.getMatches(event.body).isNotEmpty) {
-    //   return false;
-    // }
+
     if ([EventStatus.error, EventStatus.sending].contains(_event.status)) {
       return false;
     }
 
     if (isOverlay) return true;
-    if (ownMessage && !selected && !highlighted) {
+
+    // if ownMessage, don't show rich text if not selected or highlighted
+    // and don't show is the message is not an overlay
+    if (ownMessage && ((!selected && !highlighted) || !isOverlay)) {
       return false;
     }
     return true;