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
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@
       endsCluster: boolean,
       +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?ThreadInfo,
       +reactions: ReactionInfo,
+      +hasBeenEdited: boolean,
     };
 export type ChatMessageItem = { itemType: 'loader' } | ChatMessageInfoItem;
 
@@ -397,13 +398,18 @@
       continue;
     }
 
+    let hasBeenEdited = false;
     if (
       originalMessageInfo.type === messageTypes.TEXT &&
       originalMessageInfo.id
     ) {
       const newText = targetMessageEditMap.get(originalMessageInfo.id);
       if (newText !== undefined) {
-        originalMessageInfo = { ...originalMessageInfo, text: newText };
+        hasBeenEdited = true;
+        originalMessageInfo = {
+          ...originalMessageInfo,
+          text: newText,
+        };
       }
     }
 
@@ -489,6 +495,7 @@
         endsCluster: false,
         threadCreatedFromMessage,
         reactions: renderedReactions,
+        hasBeenEdited,
       });
     } 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
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
           threadCreatedFromMessage: item.threadCreatedFromMessage,
           pendingUploads,
           reactions: item.reactions,
+          hasBeenEdited: item.hasBeenEdited,
           ...sizes,
         };
       }
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@
           threadCreatedFromMessage: item.threadCreatedFromMessage,
           contentHeight: height,
           reactions: item.reactions,
+          hasBeenEdited: item.hasBeenEdited,
         };
       }
       invariant(
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
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   +contentHeight: number,
   +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?ThreadInfo,
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
+  +hasBeenEdited: ?boolean,
 };
 
 export type MultimediaContentSizes = {
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
   +threadCreatedFromMessage: ?ThreadInfo,
   +pendingUploads: ?MessagePendingUploads,
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
+  +hasBeenEdited: ?boolean,
 };
 
 export type ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight =