diff --git a/src/messageeventmodel.cpp b/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
index cceefb01f..589d12ffd 100644
--- a/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void MessageEventModel::setRoom(NeoChatRoom *room)
     m_currentRoom = room;
     if (room) {
         room->setDisplayed();
+        room->getPreviousContent(50);
         lastReadEventId = room->readMarkerEventId();
 
         using namespace Quotient;