diff --git a/src/xmpp/message.c b/src/xmpp/message.c
index 18182e0c..1a97d9f1 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/message.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/message.c
@@ -831,14 +831,19 @@ _handle_groupchat(xmpp_stanza_t *const stanza)
         message->plain = strdup(message->body);
     }
 
-    // determine if the notifications happened whilst offline
+    // determine if the notifications happened whilst offline (MUC history)
     message->timestamp = stanza_get_delay_from(stanza, jid->barejid);
     if (message->timestamp == NULL) {
         // checking the domainpart is a workaround for some prosody versions (gh#1190)
         message->timestamp = stanza_get_delay_from(stanza, jid->domainpart);
     }
 
-    if (message->timestamp) {
+    bool is_muc_history = message->timestamp != NULL;
+
+    // we want to display the oldest delay
+    message->timestamp = stanza_get_oldest_delay(stanza);
+
+    if (is_muc_history) {
         sv_ev_room_history(message);
     } else {
         sv_ev_room_message(message);
diff --git a/src/xmpp/stanza.c b/src/xmpp/stanza.c
index f793d035..e75bbd6e 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/stanza.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/stanza.c
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ _stanza_get_delay_timestamp_xep0091(xmpp_stanza_t *const x_stanza)
 GDateTime*
 stanza_get_delay_from(xmpp_stanza_t *const stanza, gchar *from)
 {
-    xmpp_stanza_t *delay;
+    xmpp_stanza_t *delay = NULL;
 
     // first check for XEP-0203 delayed delivery
     if (from) {
@@ -1272,6 +1272,35 @@ stanza_get_delay_from(xmpp_stanza_t *const stanza, gchar *from)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+GDateTime*
+stanza_get_oldest_delay(xmpp_stanza_t *const stanza)
+{
+    xmpp_stanza_t *child;
+    const char *child_name;
+    GDateTime* oldest;
+
+    for (child = xmpp_stanza_get_children(stanza); child; child = xmpp_stanza_get_next(child)) {
+
+        child_name = xmpp_stanza_get_name(child);
+
+        if (child_name && strcmp(child_name, STANZA_NAME_DELAY) == 0) {
+            GDateTime *tmp = _stanza_get_delay_timestamp_xep0203(stanza);
+
+            if (!oldest || g_date_time_compare(oldest, tmp) == 1)
+                oldest = tmp;
+        }
+
+        if (child_name && strcmp(child_name, STANZA_NAME_X) == 0) {
+            GDateTime *tmp = _stanza_get_delay_timestamp_xep0091(stanza);
+
+            if (!oldest || g_date_time_compare(oldest, tmp) == 1)
+                oldest = tmp;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return oldest;
+}
+
 char*
 stanza_get_status(xmpp_stanza_t *stanza, char *def)
 {
diff --git a/src/xmpp/stanza.h b/src/xmpp/stanza.h
index 4b241fe2..04749fd2 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/stanza.h
+++ b/src/xmpp/stanza.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ gboolean stanza_contains_chat_state(xmpp_stanza_t *stanza);
 
 GDateTime* stanza_get_delay(xmpp_stanza_t *const stanza);
 GDateTime* stanza_get_delay_from(xmpp_stanza_t *const stanza, gchar *from);
+GDateTime* stanza_get_oldest_delay(xmpp_stanza_t *const stanza);
 
 gboolean stanza_is_muc_presence(xmpp_stanza_t *const stanza);
 gboolean stanza_is_muc_self_presence(xmpp_stanza_t *const stanza,