diff --git a/src/api/gramjs/methods/messages.ts b/src/api/gramjs/methods/messages.ts
index ca9e458e0..eaf787623 100644
--- a/src/api/gramjs/methods/messages.ts
+++ b/src/api/gramjs/methods/messages.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import { requestChatUpdate } from './chats';
 import { getEmojiOnlyCountForMessage } from '../../../global/helpers/getEmojiOnlyCountForMessage';
 import { getServerTimeOffset } from '../../../util/serverTime';
 import { getApiChatIdFromMtpPeer } from '../apiBuilders/peers';
+import { updater } from '../updater';
 
 const FAST_SEND_TIMEOUT = 1000;
 const INPUT_WAVEFORM_LENGTH = 63;
@@ -665,13 +666,22 @@ async function uploadMedia(localMessage: ApiMessage, attachment: ApiAttachment,
 export async function pinMessage({
   chat, messageId, isUnpin, isOneSide, isSilent,
 }: { chat: ApiChat; messageId: number; isUnpin: boolean; isOneSide?: boolean; isSilent?: boolean }) {
-  await invokeRequest(new GramJs.messages.UpdatePinnedMessage({
+  const result = await invokeRequest(new GramJs.messages.UpdatePinnedMessage({
     peer: buildInputPeer(chat.id, chat.accessHash),
     id: messageId,
     ...(isUnpin && { unpin: true }),
     ...(isOneSide && { pmOneside: true }),
     ...(isSilent && { silent: true }),
-  }), true);
+  }), undefined, undefined, true);
+
+  if (!(result instanceof GramJs.Updates)) return;
+
+  // For some reason, Telegram returns UpdateMessageID when pinning a message with a randomId that is unknown to us,
+  // which causes an 'updateMessage' update instead of 'newMessage'. We ignore this update.
+  result.updates.forEach((update) => {
+    if (update instanceof GramJs.UpdateMessageID) return;
+    updater(update);
+  });
 }
 
 export async function unpinAllMessages({ chat, threadId }: { chat: ApiChat; threadId?: number }) {