diff --git a/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js b/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js
--- a/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js
+++ b/lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
   +hasBeenEdited: boolean,
   +isPinned: boolean,
+  +deleted: boolean,
 };
 export type ChatMessageInfoItem =
   | RobotextChatMessageInfoItem
@@ -450,6 +451,15 @@
     );
   }
 
+  const targetMessageDeleteStatusMap = new Map<string, boolean>();
+  for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const messageInfo = messages[i];
+    if (messageInfo.type !== messageTypes.DELETE_MESSAGE) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    targetMessageDeleteStatusMap.set(messageInfo.targetMessageID, true);
+  }
+
   const chatMessageItems: ChatMessageItem[] = [];
   let lastMessageInfo = null;
   for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
@@ -487,6 +497,11 @@
       }
     }
 
+    const deleted = !!(
+      originalMessageInfo.id &&
+      targetMessageDeleteStatusMap.get(originalMessageInfo.id)
+    );
+
     let startsConversation = true;
     let startsCluster = true;
     if (
@@ -611,6 +626,7 @@
         reactions: renderedReactions,
         hasBeenEdited,
         isPinned,
+        deleted,
       });
     } else {
       invariant(
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-item-height-measurer.react.js b/native/chat/chat-item-height-measurer.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-item-height-measurer.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-item-height-measurer.react.js
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
           hasBeenEdited: item.hasBeenEdited,
           isPinned: item.isPinned,
           inlineEngagementHeight: height,
+          deleted: item.deleted,
           ...sizes,
         };
       }
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@
           reactions: item.reactions,
           hasBeenEdited: item.hasBeenEdited,
           isPinned: item.isPinned,
+          deleted: item.deleted,
         };
       }
 
diff --git a/native/types/chat-types.js b/native/types/chat-types.js
--- a/native/types/chat-types.js
+++ b/native/types/chat-types.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
   +hasBeenEdited: ?boolean,
   +isPinned: ?boolean,
+  +deleted: boolean,
 };
 
 // We "measure" the contentHeight of a multimedia message using the media
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
   +hasBeenEdited: ?boolean,
   +isPinned: ?boolean,
   +inlineEngagementHeight: ?number,
+  +deleted: boolean,
 };
 
 export type ChatComposedMessageInfoItemWithHeight =