diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart b/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart
index 9bcd39a9..edb5d1ae 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/events/message.dart
@@ -102,10 +102,12 @@ class Message extends StatelessWidget {
     final alignment = ownMessage ? Alignment.topRight : Alignment.topLeft;
 
     var color = theme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHigh;
+    final timeString = event.originServerTs.localizedTime(context);
     final displayTime =
         event.type == EventTypes.RoomCreate ||
         nextEvent == null ||
-        !event.originServerTs.sameEnvironment(nextEvent!.originServerTs);
+        !event.originServerTs.sameEnvironment(nextEvent!.originServerTs) ||
+        nextEvent != null && timeString != nextEvent!.originServerTs.localizedTime(context);
     final nextEventSameSender =
         nextEvent != null &&
         {
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ class Message extends StatelessWidget {
                               vertical: 2.0,
                             ),
                             child: Text(
-                              event.originServerTs.localizedTime(context),
+                              timeString,
                               style: TextStyle(
                                 fontSize: 12 * AppSettings.fontSizeFactor.value,
                                 fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,