diff --git a/lib/shared/dm-ops/send-text-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/dm-ops/send-text-message-spec.js
index 10fa3b9b4..679564a61 100644
--- a/lib/shared/dm-ops/send-text-message-spec.js
+++ b/lib/shared/dm-ops/send-text-message-spec.js
@@ -1,42 +1,43 @@
 // @flow
 
 import uuid from 'uuid';
 
 import type { DMOperationSpec } from './dm-op-spec.js';
 import type { DMSendTextMessageOperation } from '../../types/dm-ops.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import { updateTypes } from '../../types/update-types-enum.js';
 import type { ClientUpdateInfo } from '../../types/update-types.js';
 
 const sendTextMessageSpec: DMOperationSpec<DMSendTextMessageOperation> =
   Object.freeze({
     processDMOperation: async (
       dmOperation: DMSendTextMessageOperation,
       viewerID: string,
     ) => {
-      const { threadID, creatorID, time, text } = dmOperation;
+      const { threadID, creatorID, time, messageID, text } = dmOperation;
       const textMessage = {
         type: messageTypes.TEXT,
+        id: messageID,
         threadID,
         creatorID,
         time,
         text,
       };
       const updateInfos: Array<ClientUpdateInfo> = [];
       if (creatorID !== viewerID) {
         updateInfos.push({
           type: updateTypes.UPDATE_THREAD_READ_STATUS,
           id: uuid.v4(),
           time,
           threadID,
           unread: true,
         });
       }
       return {
         rawMessageInfos: [textMessage],
         updateInfos,
       };
     },
   });
 
 export { sendTextMessageSpec };