diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMetaView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMetaView.swift
index 9840b22fc8..32249506d3 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMetaView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMetaView.swift
@@ -75,9 +75,14 @@ enum MetaColorMode {
         }
     }
 
-    var statusSpacer: Text {
+    func statusSpacer(_ sent: Bool) -> Text {
         switch self {
-        case .normal, .transparent: Text(Image(systemName: "circlebadge.fill")).foregroundColor(.clear)
+        case .normal, .transparent:
+            Text(
+                sent
+                ? Image("checkmark.wide")
+                : Image(systemName: "circlebadge.fill")
+            ).foregroundColor(.clear)
         case .invertedMaterial: Text(" ").kerning(13)
         }
     }
@@ -130,10 +135,10 @@ func ciMetaText(
                 colorMode.resolve(statusColor)
             }
             r = r + colored(Text(image), metaColor)
-            space = Text(" ")
         } else if !meta.disappearing {
-            space = colorMode.statusSpacer + Text(" ")
+            r = r + colorMode.statusSpacer(meta.itemStatus.sent)
         }
+        space = Text(" ")
     }
     if let enc = encrypted {
         appendSpace()
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
index 0777503650..6e687538c0 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
@@ -2820,6 +2820,20 @@ public enum CIStatus: Decodable, Hashable {
         case .invalid: return "invalid"
         }
     }
+    
+    public var sent: Bool {
+        switch self {
+        case .sndNew: true
+        case .sndSent: true
+        case .sndRcvd: true
+        case .sndErrorAuth: true
+        case .sndError: true
+        case .sndWarning: true
+        case .rcvNew: false
+        case .rcvRead: false
+        case .invalid: false
+        }
+    }
 
     public func statusIcon(_ metaColor: Color, _ paleMetaColor: Color, _ primaryColor: Color = .accentColor) -> (Image, Color)? {
         switch self {