diff --git a/src/global/actions/api/messages.ts b/src/global/actions/api/messages.ts
index b4b7c513c..eb667e34f 100644
--- a/src/global/actions/api/messages.ts
+++ b/src/global/actions/api/messages.ts
@@ -108,12 +108,10 @@ import { ensureProtocol } from '../../../util/ensureProtocol';
 import { updateTabState } from '../../reducers/tabs';
 import { getCurrentTabId } from '../../../util/establishMultitabRole';
 import { deleteMessages } from '../apiUpdaters/messages';
-import Deferred from '../../../util/Deferred';
 
 const AUTOLOGIN_TOKEN_KEY = 'autologin_token';
 
 const uploadProgressCallbacks = new Map<number, ApiOnProgress>();
-let lastSendMessageDeferred = Deferred.resolved();
 
 const runDebouncedForMarkRead = debounce((cb) => cb(), 500, false);
 
@@ -804,8 +802,8 @@ addActionHandler('forwardMessages', (global, actions, payload): ActionReturnType
   const realMessages = messages.filter((m) => !isServiceNotificationMessage(m));
   if (realMessages.length) {
     (async () => {
-      await lastSendMessageDeferred.promise;
-      await callApi('forwardMessages', {
+      await rafPromise(); // Wait one frame for any previous `sendMessage` to be processed
+      callApi('forwardMessages', {
         fromChat,
         toChat,
         toThreadId,
@@ -1176,7 +1174,6 @@ async function sendMessage<T extends GlobalState>(global: T, params: {
   replyingToTopId?: number;
   groupedId?: string;
 }) {
-  lastSendMessageDeferred = new Deferred();
   let localId: number | undefined;
   const progressCallback = params.attachment ? (progress: number, messageLocalId: number) => {
     if (!uploadProgressCallbacks.has(messageLocalId)) {
@@ -1221,8 +1218,6 @@ async function sendMessage<T extends GlobalState>(global: T, params: {
   if (progressCallback && localId) {
     uploadProgressCallbacks.delete(localId);
   }
-
-  lastSendMessageDeferred.resolve();
 }
 
 addActionHandler('loadPinnedMessages', async (global, actions, payload): Promise<void> => {