diff --git a/lib/shared/dm-ops/process-dm-ops.js b/lib/shared/dm-ops/process-dm-ops.js
--- a/lib/shared/dm-ops/process-dm-ops.js
+++ b/lib/shared/dm-ops/process-dm-ops.js
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
   const allPeerUserIDAndDeviceIDs = useSelector(getAllPeerUserIDAndDeviceIDs);
   const currentUserInfo = useSelector(state => state.currentUserInfo);
   const utilities = useSendDMOperationUtils();
+  const { processOutboundMessages } = usePeerToPeerCommunication();
+  const localMessageInfos = useSelector(state => state.messageStore.local);
 
   return React.useCallback(
     async (
@@ -341,6 +343,15 @@
 
       const { op, composableMessageID, recipients } = dmOperationSpecification;
 
+      const localMessageInfo = localMessageInfos[composableMessageID];
+      if (
+        localMessageInfo?.outboundP2PMessageIDs &&
+        localMessageInfo.outboundP2PMessageIDs.length > 0
+      ) {
+        processOutboundMessages(localMessageInfo.outboundP2PMessageIDs, dmOpID);
+        return promise;
+      }
+
       const outboundP2PMessages = await createMessagesToPeersFromDMOp(
         op,
         recipients,
@@ -376,6 +387,8 @@
       currentUserInfo,
       dispatchWithMetadata,
       getDMOpsSendingPromise,
+      localMessageInfos,
+      processOutboundMessages,
       threadInfos,
       utilities,
     ],