diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMetaView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMetaView.swift
index 2c9f0fefef..2984c3a286 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMetaView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMetaView.swift
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func ciMetaText(
         r = r + statusIconText(enc ? "lock" : "lock.open", resolved)
         space = textSpace
     }
-    if showSignature, meta.msgVerified.verified && signedFileVerified != false {
+    if showSignature, meta.msgVerified?.verified == true && signedFileVerified != false {
         appendSpace()
         r = r + colored(Text(Image(systemName: "checkmark.seal")), resolved)
         space = textSpace
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/FramedItemView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/FramedItemView.swift
index 3682c039bb..44284350dc 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/FramedItemView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/FramedItemView.swift
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct FramedItemView: View {
             .background { chatItemFrameColorMaybeImageOrVideo(chatItem, theme).modifier(ChatTailPadding()) }
             .onPreferenceChange(DetermineWidth.Key.self) { msgWidth = $0 }
 
-        if let (title, text) = chatItem.meta.itemStatus.statusInfo ?? chatItem.meta.msgVerified.sigMissingInfo {
+        if let (title, text) = chatItem.meta.itemStatus.statusInfo ?? chatItem.meta.msgVerified?.sigMissingInfo {
             v.simultaneousGesture(TapGesture().onEnded {
                 AlertManager.shared.showAlert(
                     Alert(
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemInfoView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemInfoView.swift
index 33a5bf641b..99de13451f 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemInfoView.swift
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
             if let deleteAt = meta.itemTimed?.deleteAt {
                 infoRow("Disappears at", localTimestamp(deleteAt))
             }
-            if meta.msgVerified.verified {
+            if meta.msgVerified?.verified == true {
                 let signedText: LocalizedStringKey = ci.chatDir.sent ? "Signed" : "Signed & verified"
                 HStack {
                     Label {
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
         if let deleteAt = meta.itemTimed?.deleteAt {
             shareText += [String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("Disappears at: %@", comment: "copied message info"), localTimestamp(deleteAt))]
         }
-        if meta.msgVerified.verified {
+        if meta.msgVerified?.verified == true {
             shareText += [ci.chatDir.sent
                 ? NSLocalizedString("Signed", comment: "copied message info")
                 : NSLocalizedString("Signed & verified", comment: "copied message info")]
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
index c377288566..8fed43089e 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
@@ -2796,7 +2796,6 @@ public enum MsgSigStatus: String, Decodable, Equatable, Hashable {
 public enum MsgVerified: Decodable, Equatable, Hashable {
     case signed(sigStatus: MsgSigStatus)
     case sigMissing
-    case unsigned
 
     public var verified: Bool {
         if case let .signed(sigStatus) = self { return sigStatus == .verified }
@@ -3791,7 +3790,7 @@ public struct ChatItem: Identifiable, Decodable, Hashable {
                 deletable: false,
                 editable: false,
                 showGroupAsSender: false,
-                msgVerified: .unsigned
+                msgVerified: nil
             ),
             content: .sndMsgContent(msgContent: .report(text: text, reason: reason)),
             quotedItem: CIQuote.getSample(item.id, item.meta.createdAt, item.text, chatDir: item.chatDir),
@@ -3816,7 +3815,7 @@ public struct ChatItem: Identifiable, Decodable, Hashable {
                 deletable: false,
                 editable: false,
                 showGroupAsSender: false,
-                msgVerified: .unsigned
+                msgVerified: nil
             ),
             content: .rcvDeleted(deleteMode: .cidmBroadcast),
             quotedItem: nil,
@@ -3841,7 +3840,7 @@ public struct ChatItem: Identifiable, Decodable, Hashable {
                 deletable: false,
                 editable: false,
                 showGroupAsSender: false,
-                msgVerified: .unsigned
+                msgVerified: nil
             ),
             content: .sndMsgContent(msgContent: .text("")),
             quotedItem: nil,
@@ -3920,7 +3919,7 @@ public struct CIMeta: Decodable, Hashable {
     public var deletable: Bool
     public var editable: Bool
     public var showGroupAsSender: Bool
-    public var msgVerified: MsgVerified
+    public var msgVerified: MsgVerified?
 
     public var timestampText: Text { Text(formatTimestampMeta(itemTs)) }
     public var recent: Bool { updatedAt + 10 > .now }
@@ -3947,7 +3946,7 @@ public struct CIMeta: Decodable, Hashable {
             deletable: deletable,
             editable: editable,
             showGroupAsSender: false,
-            msgVerified: .unsigned
+            msgVerified: nil
         )
     }
 
@@ -3966,7 +3965,7 @@ public struct CIMeta: Decodable, Hashable {
             deletable: false,
             editable: false,
             showGroupAsSender: false,
-            msgVerified: .unsigned
+            msgVerified: nil
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
index 0e7725c82b..ca436ce2f5 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
@@ -2433,7 +2433,6 @@ enum class MsgSigStatus {
 sealed class MsgVerified {
   @Serializable @SerialName("signed") data class Signed(val sigStatus: MsgSigStatus): MsgVerified()
   @Serializable @SerialName("sigMissing") object SigMissing: MsgVerified()
-  @Serializable @SerialName("unsigned") object Unsigned: MsgVerified()
 
   val verified: Boolean get() = this is Signed && sigStatus == MsgSigStatus.Verified
 
@@ -3577,7 +3576,7 @@ data class CIMeta (
   val deletable: Boolean,
   val editable: Boolean,
   val showGroupAsSender: Boolean,
-  val msgVerified: MsgVerified = MsgVerified.Unsigned
+  val msgVerified: MsgVerified? = null
 ) {
   val timestampText: String get() = getTimestampText(itemTs, true)
 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatItemInfoView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatItemInfoView.kt
index 0c2978d622..0679edd4f9 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatItemInfoView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatItemInfoView.kt
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ fun ChatItemInfoView(chatRh: Long?, ci: ChatItem, ciInfo: ChatItemInfo, devTools
       if (deleteAt != null) {
         InfoRow(stringResource(MR.strings.info_row_disappears_at), localTimestamp(deleteAt))
       }
-      if (ci.meta.msgVerified.verified) {
+      if (ci.meta.msgVerified?.verified == true) {
         val signedRes = if (sent) MR.strings.info_row_signed else MR.strings.info_row_signed_verified
         InfoRow(stringResource(signedRes), "", icon = painterResource(MR.images.ic_verified))
       } else if (ci.meta.msgVerified is MsgVerified.SigMissing) {
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ fun itemInfoShareText(chatModel: ChatModel, ci: ChatItem, chatItemInfo: ChatItem
   if (deleteAt != null) {
     shareText.add(String.format(generalGetString(MR.strings.share_text_disappears_at), localTimestamp(deleteAt)))
   }
-  if (ci.meta.msgVerified.verified) {
+  if (ci.meta.msgVerified?.verified == true) {
     shareText.add(generalGetString(if (sent) MR.strings.info_row_signed else MR.strings.info_row_signed_verified))
   } else if (ci.meta.msgVerified is MsgVerified.SigMissing) {
     shareText.add(generalGetString(MR.strings.signature_missing_alert_title))
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/CIMetaView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/CIMetaView.kt
index c3b72b762b..92f89ccad9 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/CIMetaView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/CIMetaView.kt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ private fun CIMetaText(
     Spacer(Modifier.width(4.dp))
     StatusIconText(painterResource(if (encrypted) MR.images.ic_lock else MR.images.ic_lock_open_right), color)
   }
-  if (showSignature && meta.msgVerified.verified && signedFileVerified != false) {
+  if (showSignature && meta.msgVerified?.verified == true && signedFileVerified != false) {
     Spacer(Modifier.width(4.dp))
     StatusIconText(painterResource(MR.images.ic_verified), color)
   } else if (meta.msgVerified is MsgVerified.SigMissing) {
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fun reserveSpaceForMeta(
     res += iconSpace
     space = whiteSpace
   }
-  if ((showSignature && meta.msgVerified.verified && signedFileVerified != false) || meta.msgVerified is MsgVerified.SigMissing) {
+  if ((showSignature && meta.msgVerified?.verified == true && signedFileVerified != false) || meta.msgVerified is MsgVerified.SigMissing) {
     appendSpace()
     res += iconSpace
     space = whiteSpace
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/ChatItemView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/ChatItemView.kt
index 348a97470a..bab6576646 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/ChatItemView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/ChatItemView.kt
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fun ChatItemView(
     modifier = (if (fillMaxWidth) Modifier.fillMaxWidth() else Modifier),
     contentAlignment = alignment,
   ) {
-    val info = cItem.meta.itemStatus.statusInto ?: cItem.meta.msgVerified.sigMissingInfo
+    val info = cItem.meta.itemStatus.statusInto ?: cItem.meta.msgVerified?.sigMissingInfo
     val onClick = if (info != null) {
       {
         AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
diff --git a/bots/api/TYPES.md b/bots/api/TYPES.md
index 3984eb3a5e..8fdc60145a 100644
--- a/bots/api/TYPES.md
+++ b/bots/api/TYPES.md
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ Group:
 - editable: bool
 - forwardedByMember: int64?
 - showGroupAsSender: bool
-- msgVerified: [MsgVerified](#msgverified)
+- msgVerified: [MsgVerified](#msgverified)?
 - createdAt: UTCTime
 - updatedAt: UTCTime
 
@@ -2969,9 +2969,6 @@ Signed:
 SigMissing:
 - type: "sigMissing"
 
-Unsigned:
-- type: "unsigned"
-
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/packages/simplex-chat-client/types/typescript/src/types.ts b/packages/simplex-chat-client/types/typescript/src/types.ts
index d52d3fb5e6..51392900ef 100644
--- a/packages/simplex-chat-client/types/typescript/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/simplex-chat-client/types/typescript/src/types.ts
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ export interface CIMeta {
   editable: boolean
   forwardedByMember?: number // int64
   showGroupAsSender: boolean
-  msgVerified: MsgVerified
+  msgVerified?: MsgVerified
   createdAt: string // ISO-8601 timestamp
   updatedAt: string // ISO-8601 timestamp
 }
@@ -3211,10 +3211,10 @@ export enum MsgSigStatus {
   SignedNoKey = "signedNoKey",
 }
 
-export type MsgVerified = MsgVerified.Signed | MsgVerified.SigMissing | MsgVerified.Unsigned
+export type MsgVerified = MsgVerified.Signed | MsgVerified.SigMissing
 
 export namespace MsgVerified {
-  export type Tag = "signed" | "sigMissing" | "unsigned"
+  export type Tag = "signed" | "sigMissing"
 
   interface Interface {
     type: Tag
@@ -3228,10 +3228,6 @@ export namespace MsgVerified {
   export interface SigMissing extends Interface {
     type: "sigMissing"
   }
-
-  export interface Unsigned extends Interface {
-    type: "unsigned"
-  }
 }
 
 export type NameErrorType = NameErrorType.NO_RESOLVER | NameErrorType.NOT_FOUND | NameErrorType.RESOLVER
diff --git a/packages/simplex-chat-python/src/simplex_chat/types/_types.py b/packages/simplex-chat-python/src/simplex_chat/types/_types.py
index 062ebd6902..3783420928 100644
--- a/packages/simplex-chat-python/src/simplex_chat/types/_types.py
+++ b/packages/simplex-chat-python/src/simplex_chat/types/_types.py
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ class CIMeta(TypedDict):
     editable: bool
     forwardedByMember: NotRequired[int]  # int64
     showGroupAsSender: bool
-    msgVerified: "MsgVerified"
+    msgVerified: NotRequired["MsgVerified"]
     createdAt: str  # ISO-8601 timestamp
     updatedAt: str  # ISO-8601 timestamp
 
@@ -2253,12 +2253,9 @@ class MsgVerified_signed(TypedDict):
 class MsgVerified_sigMissing(TypedDict):
     type: Literal["sigMissing"]
 
-class MsgVerified_unsigned(TypedDict):
-    type: Literal["unsigned"]
+MsgVerified = MsgVerified_signed | MsgVerified_sigMissing
 
-MsgVerified = MsgVerified_signed | MsgVerified_sigMissing | MsgVerified_unsigned
-
-MsgVerified_Tag = Literal["signed", "sigMissing", "unsigned"]
+MsgVerified_Tag = Literal["signed", "sigMissing"]
 
 class NameErrorType_NO_RESOLVER(TypedDict):
     type: Literal["NO_RESOLVER"]
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
index c664b64a5c..3e1bf4d47a 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ processChatCommand cxt nm = \case
                       let msgScope = toMsgScope gInfo <$> chatScopeInfo
                           mentions' = M.map (\CIMention {memberId} -> MsgMention {memberId}) ciMentions
                           event = XMsgUpdate itemSharedMId mc mentions' (ttl' <$> itemTimed) (justTrue . (live &&) =<< itemLive) msgScope (Just showGroupAsSender)
-                          reuseSign = case msgVerified of MVSigned _ -> True; _ -> False
+                          reuseSign = case msgVerified of Just (MVSigned _) -> True; _ -> False
                       SndMessage {msgId} <- sendGroupMessage user gInfo scope recipients reuseSign event
                       ci' <- withFastStore' $ \db -> do
                         currentTs <- liftIO getCurrentTime
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ processChatCommand cxt nm = \case
           delEvent msgId =
             let evt = XMsgDel msgId Nothing (toMsgScope gInfo <$> chatScopeInfo) onlyHistory
              in (groupMsgSigning (onlyHistory || itemSigned) gInfo evt, evt)
-          itemSigned = case msgVerified of MVSigned _ -> True; _ -> False
+          itemSigned = case msgVerified of Just (MVSigned _) -> True; _ -> False
   APIDeleteMemberChatItem gId itemIds -> withUser $ \user -> withGroupLock "deleteChatItem" gId $ do
     (gInfo, items) <- getCommandGroupChatItems user gId itemIds
     -- TODO [knocking] check scope is Nothing for all items? (prohibit moderation in support chats?)
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Internal.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Internal.hs
index bc80940b00..9c9e794ff8 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Internal.hs
@@ -2769,13 +2769,13 @@ saveRcvChatItem' user cd msg@RcvMessage {chatMsgEvent, msgSigned, forwardedByMem
       _ -> Nothing
 
 -- TODO [mentions] optimize by avoiding unnecessary parsing
-mkChatItem :: (ChatTypeI c, MsgDirectionI d) => ChatDirection c d -> ShowGroupAsSender -> ChatItemId -> CIContent d -> Maybe (CIFile d) -> Maybe (CIQuote c) -> Maybe SharedMsgId -> Maybe CIForwardedFrom -> Maybe CITimed -> Bool -> Bool -> ChatItemTs -> Maybe GroupMemberId -> MsgVerified -> UTCTime -> ChatItem c d
+mkChatItem :: (ChatTypeI c, MsgDirectionI d) => ChatDirection c d -> ShowGroupAsSender -> ChatItemId -> CIContent d -> Maybe (CIFile d) -> Maybe (CIQuote c) -> Maybe SharedMsgId -> Maybe CIForwardedFrom -> Maybe CITimed -> Bool -> Bool -> ChatItemTs -> Maybe GroupMemberId -> Maybe MsgVerified -> UTCTime -> ChatItem c d
 mkChatItem cd showGroupAsSender ciId content file quotedItem sharedMsgId itemForwarded itemTimed live userMention itemTs forwardedByMember msgVerified currentTs =
   let ts@(_, ft_) = ciContentTexts content
       hasLink_ = ciContentHasLink content ft_
    in mkChatItem_ cd showGroupAsSender ciId content ts file quotedItem sharedMsgId itemForwarded itemTimed live userMention hasLink_ itemTs forwardedByMember msgVerified currentTs
 
-mkChatItem_ :: (ChatTypeI c, MsgDirectionI d) => ChatDirection c d -> ShowGroupAsSender -> ChatItemId -> CIContent d -> (Text, Maybe MarkdownList) -> Maybe (CIFile d) -> Maybe (CIQuote c) -> Maybe SharedMsgId -> Maybe CIForwardedFrom -> Maybe CITimed -> Bool -> Bool -> Bool -> ChatItemTs -> Maybe GroupMemberId -> MsgVerified -> UTCTime -> ChatItem c d
+mkChatItem_ :: (ChatTypeI c, MsgDirectionI d) => ChatDirection c d -> ShowGroupAsSender -> ChatItemId -> CIContent d -> (Text, Maybe MarkdownList) -> Maybe (CIFile d) -> Maybe (CIQuote c) -> Maybe SharedMsgId -> Maybe CIForwardedFrom -> Maybe CITimed -> Bool -> Bool -> Bool -> ChatItemTs -> Maybe GroupMemberId -> Maybe MsgVerified -> UTCTime -> ChatItem c d
 mkChatItem_ cd showGroupAsSender ciId content (itemText, formattedText) file quotedItem sharedMsgId itemForwarded itemTimed live userMention hasLink_ itemTs forwardedByMember msgVerified currentTs =
   let itemStatus = ciCreateStatus content
       meta = mkCIMeta ciId content itemText itemStatus Nothing sharedMsgId itemForwarded Nothing False itemTimed (justTrue live) userMention hasLink_ currentTs itemTs forwardedByMember showGroupAsSender msgVerified currentTs currentTs
@@ -3100,9 +3100,9 @@ createLocalChatItems user cd itemsData createdAt = do
     createItem :: DB.Connection -> (CIContent 'MDSnd, Maybe (CIFile 'MDSnd), Maybe CIForwardedFrom, (Text, Maybe MarkdownList)) -> IO (ChatItem 'CTLocal 'MDSnd)
     createItem db (content, ciFile, itemForwarded, ts@(_, ft_)) = do
       let hasLink_ = ciContentHasLink content ft_
-      ciId <- createNewChatItem_ db user cd False Nothing Nothing content (Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing) itemForwarded Nothing False False hasLink_ createdAt Nothing MVUnsigned createdAt
+      ciId <- createNewChatItem_ db user cd False Nothing Nothing content (Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing) itemForwarded Nothing False False hasLink_ createdAt Nothing Nothing createdAt
       forM_ ciFile $ \CIFile {fileId} -> updateFileTransferChatItemId db fileId ciId createdAt
-      pure $ mkChatItem_ cd False ciId content ts ciFile Nothing Nothing itemForwarded Nothing False False hasLink_ createdAt Nothing MVUnsigned createdAt
+      pure $ mkChatItem_ cd False ciId content ts ciFile Nothing Nothing itemForwarded Nothing False False hasLink_ createdAt Nothing Nothing createdAt
 
 withUser' :: (User -> CM ChatResponse) -> CM ChatResponse
 withUser' action =
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
index 85118ce2ca..822253bd55 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
@@ -2300,9 +2300,9 @@ processAgentMessageConn cxt user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage =
           where
             isSender m' = maybe False (\m -> sameMemberId (memberId' m) m') m_
             -- a verified item requires a verified edit (fail-closed): unsigned is a forgery (bad-signature item); signed-but-no-key is unverifiable (drop with a log)
-            requireVerifiedEdit :: ChatDirection 'CTGroup 'MDRcv -> MsgVerified -> CM (Maybe DeliveryTaskContext) -> CM (Maybe DeliveryTaskContext)
+            requireVerifiedEdit :: ChatDirection 'CTGroup 'MDRcv -> Maybe MsgVerified -> CM (Maybe DeliveryTaskContext) -> CM (Maybe DeliveryTaskContext)
             requireVerifiedEdit cd itemVerified action
-              | itemVerified == MVSigned MSSVerified =
+              | itemVerified == Just (MVSigned MSSVerified) =
                   case msgSigned of
                     Just MSSVerified -> action
                     Just MSSSignedNoKey -> logWarn "x.msg.update: unverified update of a signed item (no key to verify), dropped" $> Nothing
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn cxt user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage =
         -- a verified item requires a verified delete (fail-closed): unsigned is a forgery (bad-signature item); signed-but-no-key is unverifiable (drop with a log)
         requireVerifiedDelete :: CChatItem 'CTGroup -> CM (Maybe DeliveryTaskContext) -> CM (Maybe DeliveryTaskContext)
         requireVerifiedDelete cci@(CChatItem _ ChatItem {chatDir, meta = CIMeta {msgVerified = itemVerified}}) action
-          | itemVerified == MVSigned MSSVerified =
+          | itemVerified == Just (MVSigned MSSVerified) =
               case msgSigned of
                 Just MSSVerified -> action
                 Just MSSSignedNoKey -> logWarn "x.msg.del: unverified delete of a signed item (no key to verify), dropped" $> Nothing
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
index ae0bbd0637..da9fec9053 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Messages.hs
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ data CIMeta (c :: ChatType) (d :: MsgDirection) = CIMeta
     editable :: Bool,
     forwardedByMember :: Maybe GroupMemberId,
     showGroupAsSender :: ShowGroupAsSender,
-    msgVerified :: MsgVerified,
+    msgVerified :: Maybe MsgVerified,
     createdAt :: UTCTime,
     updatedAt :: UTCTime
   }
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ data CIMeta (c :: ChatType) (d :: MsgDirection) = CIMeta
 
 type ShowGroupAsSender = Bool
 
-mkCIMeta :: forall c d. ChatTypeI c => ChatItemId -> CIContent d -> Text -> CIStatus d -> Maybe Bool -> Maybe SharedMsgId -> Maybe CIForwardedFrom -> Maybe (CIDeleted c) -> Bool -> Maybe CITimed -> Maybe Bool -> Bool -> Bool -> UTCTime -> ChatItemTs -> Maybe GroupMemberId -> Bool -> MsgVerified -> UTCTime -> UTCTime -> CIMeta c d
+mkCIMeta :: forall c d. ChatTypeI c => ChatItemId -> CIContent d -> Text -> CIStatus d -> Maybe Bool -> Maybe SharedMsgId -> Maybe CIForwardedFrom -> Maybe (CIDeleted c) -> Bool -> Maybe CITimed -> Maybe Bool -> Bool -> Bool -> UTCTime -> ChatItemTs -> Maybe GroupMemberId -> Bool -> Maybe MsgVerified -> UTCTime -> UTCTime -> CIMeta c d
 mkCIMeta itemId itemContent itemText itemStatus sentViaProxy itemSharedMsgId itemForwarded itemDeleted itemEdited itemTimed itemLive userMention hasLink_ currentTs itemTs forwardedByMember showGroupAsSender msgVerified createdAt updatedAt =
   let deletable = deletable' itemContent itemDeleted itemTs nominalDay currentTs
       editable = deletable && isNothing itemForwarded
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ dummyMeta itemId ts itemText =
       editable = False,
       forwardedByMember = Nothing,
       showGroupAsSender = False,
-      msgVerified = MVUnsigned,
+      msgVerified = Nothing,
       createdAt = ts,
       updatedAt = ts
     }
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Messages.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Messages.hs
index 3d0a92bd86..d9405866bb 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Messages.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Messages.hs
@@ -581,14 +581,14 @@ createNewRcvChatItem db user chatDirection RcvMessage {msgId, chatMsgEvent, msgS
           CDChannelRcv GroupInfo {membership = GroupMember {memberId = userMemberId}} _ ->
             (Just $ Just userMemberId == memberId, memberId)
 
-createNewChatItemNoMsg :: forall c d. MsgDirectionI d => DB.Connection -> User -> ChatDirection c d -> ShowGroupAsSender -> CIContent d -> Maybe SharedMsgId -> Bool -> MsgVerified -> UTCTime -> UTCTime -> IO ChatItemId
+createNewChatItemNoMsg :: forall c d. MsgDirectionI d => DB.Connection -> User -> ChatDirection c d -> ShowGroupAsSender -> CIContent d -> Maybe SharedMsgId -> Bool -> Maybe MsgVerified -> UTCTime -> UTCTime -> IO ChatItemId
 createNewChatItemNoMsg db user chatDirection showGroupAsSender ciContent sharedMsgId_ hasLink msgVerified itemTs =
   createNewChatItem_ db user chatDirection showGroupAsSender Nothing sharedMsgId_ ciContent quoteRow Nothing Nothing False False hasLink itemTs Nothing msgVerified
   where
     quoteRow :: NewQuoteRow
     quoteRow = (Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)
 
-createNewChatItem_ :: forall c d. MsgDirectionI d => DB.Connection -> User -> ChatDirection c d -> ShowGroupAsSender -> Maybe MessageId -> Maybe SharedMsgId -> CIContent d -> NewQuoteRow -> Maybe CIForwardedFrom -> Maybe CITimed -> Bool -> Bool -> Bool -> UTCTime -> Maybe GroupMemberId -> MsgVerified -> UTCTime -> IO ChatItemId
+createNewChatItem_ :: forall c d. MsgDirectionI d => DB.Connection -> User -> ChatDirection c d -> ShowGroupAsSender -> Maybe MessageId -> Maybe SharedMsgId -> CIContent d -> NewQuoteRow -> Maybe CIForwardedFrom -> Maybe CITimed -> Bool -> Bool -> Bool -> UTCTime -> Maybe GroupMemberId -> Maybe MsgVerified -> UTCTime -> IO ChatItemId
 createNewChatItem_ db User {userId} chatDirection showGroupAsSender msgId_ sharedMsgId ciContent quoteRow itemForwarded timed live userMention hasLink itemTs forwardedByMember msgVerified createdAt = do
   DB.execute
     db
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ createNewChatItem_ db User {userId} chatDirection showGroupAsSender msgId_ share
   forM_ msgId_ $ \msgId -> insertChatItemMessage_ db ciId msgId createdAt
   pure ciId
   where
-    itemRow :: (SMsgDirection d, UTCTime, CIContent d, Text, Text, CIStatus d, Maybe MsgContentTag, Maybe SharedMsgId, Maybe GroupMemberId, BoolInt) :. (UTCTime, UTCTime, Maybe BoolInt, BoolInt, BoolInt, BoolInt, BoolInt, MsgVerified) :. (Maybe Int, Maybe UTCTime)
+    itemRow :: (SMsgDirection d, UTCTime, CIContent d, Text, Text, CIStatus d, Maybe MsgContentTag, Maybe SharedMsgId, Maybe GroupMemberId, BoolInt) :. (UTCTime, UTCTime, Maybe BoolInt, BoolInt, BoolInt, BoolInt, BoolInt, Maybe MsgVerified) :. (Maybe Int, Maybe UTCTime)
     itemRow = (msgDirection @d, itemTs, ciContent, toCIContentTag ciContent, ciContentToText ciContent, ciCreateStatus ciContent, mcTag_, sharedMsgId, forwardedByMember, BI includeInHistory) :. (createdAt, createdAt, BI <$> justTrue live, BI userMention, BI hasLink, BI itemViewed, BI showGroupAsSender, msgVerified) :. ciTimedRow timed
     quoteRow' = let (a, b, c, d, e) = quoteRow in (a, b, c, BI <$> d, e)
     idsRow :: (Maybe ContactId, Maybe GroupId, Maybe GroupMemberId, Maybe NoteFolderId)
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ toLocalChatItem currentTs ((itemId, itemTs, AMsgDirection msgDir, itemContentTex
             _ -> Just (CIDeleted @'CTLocal deletedTs)
           itemEdited' = maybe False unBI itemEdited
           itemForwarded = toCIForwardedFrom forwardedFromRow
-       in mkCIMeta itemId content itemText status (unBI <$> sentViaProxy) sharedMsgId itemForwarded itemDeleted' itemEdited' ciTimed (unBI <$> itemLive) userMention hasLink currentTs itemTs Nothing False (fromMaybe MVUnsigned msgSigned) createdAt updatedAt
+       in mkCIMeta itemId content itemText status (unBI <$> sentViaProxy) sharedMsgId itemForwarded itemDeleted' itemEdited' ciTimed (unBI <$> itemLive) userMention hasLink currentTs itemTs Nothing False msgSigned createdAt updatedAt
     ciTimed :: Maybe CITimed
     ciTimed = timedTTL >>= \ttl -> Just CITimed {ttl, deleteAt = timedDeleteAt}
 
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@ toDirectChatItem currentTs (((itemId, itemTs, AMsgDirection msgDir, itemContentT
             _ -> Just (CIDeleted @'CTDirect deletedTs)
           itemEdited' = maybe False unBI itemEdited
           itemForwarded = toCIForwardedFrom forwardedFromRow
-       in mkCIMeta itemId content itemText status (unBI <$> sentViaProxy) sharedMsgId itemForwarded itemDeleted' itemEdited' ciTimed (unBI <$> itemLive) userMention hasLink currentTs itemTs Nothing False (fromMaybe MVUnsigned msgSigned) createdAt updatedAt
+       in mkCIMeta itemId content itemText status (unBI <$> sentViaProxy) sharedMsgId itemForwarded itemDeleted' itemEdited' ciTimed (unBI <$> itemLive) userMention hasLink currentTs itemTs Nothing False msgSigned createdAt updatedAt
     ciTimed :: Maybe CITimed
     ciTimed = timedTTL >>= \ttl -> Just CITimed {ttl, deleteAt = timedDeleteAt}
 
@@ -2412,7 +2412,7 @@ toGroupChatItem
               _ -> Just (maybe (CIDeleted @'CTGroup deletedTs) (CIModerated deletedTs) deletedByGroupMember_)
             itemEdited' = maybe False unBI itemEdited
             itemForwarded = toCIForwardedFrom forwardedFromRow
-         in mkCIMeta itemId content itemText status (unBI <$> sentViaProxy) sharedMsgId itemForwarded itemDeleted' itemEdited' ciTimed (unBI <$> itemLive) userMention hasLink currentTs itemTs forwardedByMember showGroupAsSender (fromMaybe MVUnsigned msgSigned) createdAt updatedAt
+         in mkCIMeta itemId content itemText status (unBI <$> sentViaProxy) sharedMsgId itemForwarded itemDeleted' itemEdited' ciTimed (unBI <$> itemLive) userMention hasLink currentTs itemTs forwardedByMember showGroupAsSender msgSigned createdAt updatedAt
       ciTimed :: Maybe CITimed
       ciTimed = timedTTL >>= \ttl -> Just CITimed {ttl, deleteAt = timedDeleteAt}
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Types/Shared.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Types/Shared.hs
index 2768ccd55b..d8917cc00c 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Types/Shared.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Types/Shared.hs
@@ -149,30 +149,24 @@ instance FromField MsgSigStatus where fromField = fromTextField_ textDecode
 
 $(JQ.deriveJSON (enumJSON $ dropPrefix "MSS") ''MsgSigStatus)
 
-data MsgVerified = MVSigned {sigStatus :: MsgSigStatus} | MVSigMissing | MVUnsigned
+data MsgVerified = MVSigned {sigStatus :: MsgSigStatus} | MVSigMissing
   deriving (Eq, Show)
 
 instance TextEncoding MsgVerified where
   textEncode = \case
     MVSigned s -> textEncode s
     MVSigMissing -> "sig_missing"
-    MVUnsigned -> "unsigned"
   textDecode = \case
     "sig_missing" -> Just MVSigMissing
-    "unsigned" -> Just MVUnsigned
     s -> MVSigned <$> textDecode s
 
 instance ToField MsgVerified where toField = toField . textEncode
 
 instance FromField MsgVerified where fromField = fromTextField_ textDecode
 
-$(JQ.deriveToJSON (sumTypeJSON $ dropPrefix "MV") ''MsgVerified)
+$(JQ.deriveJSON (sumTypeJSON $ dropPrefix "MV") ''MsgVerified)
 
-instance FromJSON MsgVerified where
-  parseJSON = $(JQ.mkParseJSON (sumTypeJSON $ dropPrefix "MV") ''MsgVerified)
-  omittedField = Just MVUnsigned
-
-toMsgVerified :: Bool -> Maybe MsgSigStatus -> MsgVerified
+toMsgVerified :: Bool -> Maybe MsgSigStatus -> Maybe MsgVerified
 toMsgVerified signRequired = \case
-  Just s -> MVSigned s
-  Nothing -> if signRequired then MVSigMissing else MVUnsigned
+  Just s -> Just (MVSigned s)
+  Nothing -> if signRequired then Just MVSigMissing else Nothing
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
index 3aba8b2281..432642259d 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
@@ -395,11 +395,11 @@ sigStatusStr = \case
   Just MSSSignedNoKey -> " (signed, no key to verify)"
   Nothing -> ""
 
-msgVerifiedStr :: IsString a => MsgVerified -> a
+msgVerifiedStr :: IsString a => Maybe MsgVerified -> a
 msgVerifiedStr = \case
-  MVSigned s -> sigStatusStr (Just s)
-  MVSigMissing -> " (signature missing)"
-  MVUnsigned -> ""
+  Just (MVSigned s) -> sigStatusStr (Just s)
+  Just MVSigMissing -> " (signature missing)"
+  Nothing -> ""
 
 signedStr :: IsString a => Bool -> a
 signedStr signed = if signed then " (signed)" else ""