diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
index 77530b8881..5b4fa85a09 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/history_widget.cpp
@@ -573,6 +573,14 @@ HistoryWidget::HistoryWidget(
 			updateHistoryGeometry();
 		}
 	}, lifetime());
+	Auth().data().itemViewRefreshRequest(
+	) | rpl::start_with_next([this](auto item) {
+		// While HistoryInner doesn't own item views we must refresh them
+		// even if the list is not yet created / was destroyed.
+		if (!_list) {
+			item->refreshMainView();
+		}
+	}, lifetime());
 	Auth().data().animationPlayInlineRequest(
 	) | rpl::start_with_next([this](auto item) {
 		if (const auto view = item->mainView()) {