diff --git a/src/messageeventmodel.cpp b/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
index 3b825e1fa..b486c85ad 100644
--- a/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ QVariant MessageEventModel::data(const QModelIndex &idx, int role) const
                 const KFormat format;
                 return format.formatRelativeDateTime(eventDate, QLocale::ShortFormat);
             }
+        case SpecialMarksRole:
+            return EventStatus::Hidden;
         }
         return {};
     }