diff --git a/lib/hooks/latest-message-edit.js b/lib/hooks/latest-message-edit.js
--- a/lib/hooks/latest-message-edit.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/latest-message-edit.js
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 import type { RawMessageInfo } from '../types/message-types.js';
 import { getConfig } from '../utils/config.js';
 import { translateClientDBMessageInfoToRawMessageInfo } from '../utils/message-ops-utils.js';
+import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 function useGetLatestMessageEdit(): (
   messageID: string,
 ) => Promise<?RawMessageInfo> {
   const { getRelatedMessages } = getConfig().sqliteAPI;
+  const messageStore = useSelector(state => state.messageStore);
   return React.useCallback(
     async (messageID: string) => {
       const relatedDBMessages = await getRelatedMessages(messageID);
@@ -22,7 +24,31 @@
       // since the results are sorted on time
       const originalMessage = relatedMessages.pop();
       if (!originalMessage) {
-        return undefined;
+        // It is possible that this message isn't yet present in the DB but is
+        // already present in Redux store
+        const messageFromRedux = messageStore.messages[messageID];
+        if (!messageFromRedux) {
+          return undefined;
+        }
+        // Edits are only supported for text messages
+        if (messageFromRedux.type !== messageTypes.TEXT) {
+          return messageFromRedux;
+        }
+        for (const threadMessageID of messageStore.threads[
+          messageFromRedux.threadID
+        ].messageIDs) {
+          const message = messageStore.messages[threadMessageID];
+          if (
+            message.type === messageTypes.EDIT_MESSAGE &&
+            message.targetMessageID === messageID
+          ) {
+            return {
+              ...messageFromRedux,
+              text: message.text,
+            };
+          }
+        }
+        return messageFromRedux;
       }
 
       if (originalMessage.id !== messageID) {
@@ -50,7 +76,7 @@
 
       return editedOriginalMessage;
     },
-    [getRelatedMessages],
+    [getRelatedMessages, messageStore.messages, messageStore.threads],
   );
 }