diff --git a/lib/shared/chat-utils.js b/lib/shared/chat-utils.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared/chat-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// @flow
+
+import type { LocalMessageInfo } from '../types/message-types.js';
+import type { TextMessageInfo } from '../types/messages/text.js';
+
+function textMessageSendFailed(
+  messageInfo: TextMessageInfo,
+  localMessageInfo: ?LocalMessageInfo,
+): boolean {
+  const {
+    id,
+    creator: { isViewer },
+  } = messageInfo;
+
+  if (!isViewer || !localMessageInfo || !localMessageInfo.sendFailed) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (
+    localMessageInfo.outboundP2PMessageIDs &&
+    localMessageInfo.outboundP2PMessageIDs.length > 0
+  ) {
+    // DM message
+    return true;
+  } else if (id === null || id === undefined) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+export { textMessageSendFailed };
diff --git a/native/chat/text-message-send-failed.js b/native/chat/text-message-send-failed.js
--- a/native/chat/text-message-send-failed.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message-send-failed.js
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 // @flow
 
+import { textMessageSendFailed as sharedTextMessageSendFailed } from 'lib/shared/chat-utils.js';
+
 import type { ChatTextMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types.js';
 
 export default function textMessageSendFailed(
   item: ChatTextMessageInfoItemWithHeight,
 ): boolean {
-  const {
-    id,
-    creator: { isViewer },
-  } = item.messageInfo;
-  return !!(
-    isViewer &&
-    (id === null || id === undefined) &&
-    item.localMessageInfo &&
-    item.localMessageInfo.sendFailed
-  );
+  const { messageInfo, localMessageInfo } = item;
+  return sharedTextMessageSendFailed(messageInfo, localMessageInfo);
 }
diff --git a/web/chat/text-message-send-failed.js b/web/chat/text-message-send-failed.js
--- a/web/chat/text-message-send-failed.js
+++ b/web/chat/text-message-send-failed.js
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
+import { textMessageSendFailed as sharedTextMessageSendFailed } from 'lib/shared/chat-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
 
 export default function textMessageSendFailed(
   item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
 ): boolean {
-  const {
-    id,
-    creator: { isViewer },
-    type,
-  } = item.messageInfo;
-  return !!(
-    isViewer &&
-    type === messageTypes.TEXT &&
-    (id === null || id === undefined) &&
-    item.localMessageInfo &&
-    item.localMessageInfo.sendFailed
-  );
+  const { messageInfo, localMessageInfo } = item;
+
+  if (messageInfo.type !== messageTypes.TEXT) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return sharedTextMessageSendFailed(messageInfo, localMessageInfo);
 }