diff --git a/app/authorization/client/hasPermission.js b/app/authorization/client/hasPermission.js
index 8b7fda69bca1..33cee33364fe 100644
--- a/app/authorization/client/hasPermission.js
+++ b/app/authorization/client/hasPermission.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import { ChatPermissions } from './lib/ChatPermissions';
 
 function atLeastOne(permissions = [], scope) {
 	return permissions.some((permissionId) => {
-		const permission = ChatPermissions.findOne(permissionId);
+		const permission = ChatPermissions.findOne(permissionId, { fields: { roles: 1 } });
 		const roles = (permission && permission.roles) || [];
 
 		return roles.some((roleName) => {
-			const role = Models.Roles.findOne(roleName);
+			const role = Models.Roles.findOne(roleName, { fields: { scope: 1 } });
 			const roleScope = role && role.scope;
 			const model = Models[roleScope];
 
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ function atLeastOne(permissions = [], scope) {
 
 function all(permissions = [], scope) {
 	return permissions.every((permissionId) => {
-		const permission = ChatPermissions.findOne(permissionId);
+		const permission = ChatPermissions.findOne(permissionId, { fields: { roles: 1 } });
 		const roles = (permission && permission.roles) || [];
 
 		return roles.some((roleName) => {
-			const role = Models.Roles.findOne(roleName);
+			const role = Models.Roles.findOne(roleName, { fields: { scope: 1 } });
 			const roleScope = role && role.scope;
 			const model = Models[roleScope];
 
diff --git a/app/models/client/models/Subscriptions.js b/app/models/client/models/Subscriptions.js
index 602f06c5e271..5d2f9198daf0 100644
--- a/app/models/client/models/Subscriptions.js
+++ b/app/models/client/models/Subscriptions.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Object.assign(Subscriptions, {
 			rid: roomId,
 		};
 
-		const subscription = this.findOne(query);
+		const subscription = this.findOne(query, { fields: { roles: 1 } });
 
 		return subscription && Array.isArray(subscription.roles) && subscription.roles.includes(roleName);
 	}, { maxAge: 1000 }),
diff --git a/app/threads/client/flextab/thread.html b/app/threads/client/flextab/thread.html
index 863ebb2c6751..64d88d2c8735 100644
--- a/app/threads/client/flextab/thread.html
+++ b/app/threads/client/flextab/thread.html
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ <h2 class="contextual-bar__header-title">{{_ 'Thread'}}
 		<div class="thread-list js-scroll-thread">
 			<ul class="thread">
 				{{# with messageContext}}
-					{{> nrr nrrargs 'message' msg=mainMessage room=room subscription=subscription settings=settings customClass="thread-message" templatePrefix='thread-' customClass="thread-main" u=u}}
+					{{> nrr nrrargs 'message' hideRoles=true msg=mainMessage room=room subscription=subscription settings=settings customClass="thread-message" templatePrefix='thread-' customClass="thread-main" u=u}}
 					{{#each msg in messages}}
-						{{> nrr nrrargs 'message' msg=msg room=room subscription=subscription settings=settings templatePrefix='thread-' u=u}}
+						{{> nrr nrrargs 'message' hideRoles=true msg=msg room=room subscription=subscription settings=settings templatePrefix='thread-' u=u}}
 					{{/each}}
 				{{/with}}
 			</ul>
diff --git a/app/threads/client/flextab/thread.js b/app/threads/client/flextab/thread.js
index d8dbaf39500a..96f70d058cd3 100644
--- a/app/threads/client/flextab/thread.js
+++ b/app/threads/client/flextab/thread.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Template.thread.onRendered(function() {
 		const tmid = this.state.get('tmid');
 		this.threadsObserve && this.threadsObserve.stop();
 
-		this.threadsObserve = Messages.find({ tmid }).observe({
+		this.threadsObserve = Messages.find({ tmid, _updatedAt: { $gt: new Date() } }).observe({
 			added: ({ _id, ...message }) => {
 				const { atBottom } = this;
 				this.Threads.upsert({ _id }, message);
diff --git a/app/threads/client/flextab/threads.html b/app/threads/client/flextab/threads.html
index 812d43eadf5e..a8a457119a7e 100644
--- a/app/threads/client/flextab/threads.html
+++ b/app/threads/client/flextab/threads.html
@@ -1,30 +1,35 @@
 <template name="threads">
-	{{#unless hasThreads}}
+	{{#if hasNoThreads}}
 		<h2 class="thread-empty">{{_ "No_Threads"}}</h2>
-	{{/unless}}
+	{{/if}}
 	{{# with messageContext}}
-		<div class="thread-list js-scroll-threads">
-			<ul class="thread">
-				{{#each thread in threads}}
-					{{> nrr nrrargs 'message'
-						groupable=false
-						msg=thread
-						room=room
-						subscription=subscription
-						customClass="thread-message"
-						settings=settings
-						templatePrefix='threads-'
-						u=u
-						noDate=true
-						context="threads"
-						timeAgo=true
-				 	}}
-				{{/each}}
-			</ul>
-		</div>
-		<div class="rc-user-info-container flex-nav animated{{#unless message}} animated-hidden{{/unless}}">
-			{{#if message}} {{> thread mainMessage=message room=room subscription=subscription settings=settings close=close}} {{/if}}
+		{{#unless doDotLoadThreads}}
+			<div class="thread-list js-scroll-threads">
+				<ul class="thread">
+					{{#each thread in threads}}
+						{{> nrr nrrargs 'message'
+							groupable=false
+							msg=thread
+							room=room
+							hideRoles=true
+							subscription=subscription
+							customClass="thread-message"
+							settings=settings
+							templatePrefix='threads-'
+							u=u
+							noDate=true
+							context="threads"
+							timeAgo=true
+						}}
+					{{/each}}
+				</ul>
+			</div>
+		{{/unless}}
+		{{#if message}}
+		<div class="rc-user-info-container flex-nav">
+			{{> thread mainMessage=message room=room subscription=subscription settings=settings close=close}}
 		</div>
+		{{/if}}
 	{{/with}}
 	{{#if isLoading}}
 		<div class="load-more">
diff --git a/app/threads/client/flextab/threads.js b/app/threads/client/flextab/threads.js
index ffc4e2adfe47..c42e782f7221 100644
--- a/app/threads/client/flextab/threads.js
+++ b/app/threads/client/flextab/threads.js
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@ Template.threads.events({
 });
 
 Template.threads.helpers({
+	doDotLoadThreads() {
+		return Template.instance().state.get('close');
+	},
 	close() {
-		const instance = Template.instance();
-		const { tabBar } = instance.data;
-		return () => (instance.close ? tabBar.close() : instance.state.set('mid', null));
+		const { state, data } = Template.instance();
+		const { tabBar } = data;
+		return () => (state.get('close') ? tabBar.close() : state.set('mid', null));
 	},
 	message() {
 		return Template.instance().state.get('thread');
@@ -46,8 +49,8 @@ Template.threads.helpers({
 	isLoading() {
 		return Template.instance().state.get('loading');
 	},
-	hasThreads() {
-		return Template.instance().Threads.find({ rid: Template.instance().state.get('rid') }, { sort }).count();
+	hasNoThreads() {
+		return !Template.instance().state.get('loading') && Template.instance().Threads.find({ rid: Template.instance().state.get('rid') }, { sort }).count() === 0;
 	},
 	threads() {
 		return Template.instance().Threads.find({ rid: Template.instance().state.get('rid') }, { sort, limit: Template.instance().state.get('limit') });
@@ -56,17 +59,19 @@ Template.threads.helpers({
 });
 
 Template.threads.onCreated(async function() {
+	this.Threads = new Mongo.Collection(null);
+	const { rid, mid, msg } = this.data;
 	this.state = new ReactiveDict({
-		rid: this.data.rid,
+		rid,
+		close: !!mid,
 		loading: true,
+		mid,
+		thread: msg,
 	});
 
-	this.Threads = new Mongo.Collection(null);
 
 	this.incLimit = () => {
-		if (this.state.get('loading')) {
-			return;
-		}
+
 		const { rid, limit } = Tracker.nonreactive(() => this.state.all());
 
 		const count = this.Threads.find({ rid }).count();
@@ -80,13 +85,13 @@ Template.threads.onCreated(async function() {
 	};
 
 	this.loadMore = _.debounce(async () => {
-		if (this.state.get('loading')) {
+		const { rid, limit } = Tracker.nonreactive(() => this.state.all());
+		if (this.state.get('loading') === rid) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const { rid, limit } = Tracker.nonreactive(() => this.state.all());
 
-		this.state.set('loading', true);
+		this.state.set('loading', rid);
 		const threads = await call('getThreadsList', { rid, limit: LIST_SIZE, skip: limit - LIST_SIZE });
 		upsert(this.Threads, threads);
 		// threads.forEach(({ _id, ...msg }) => this.Threads.upsert({ _id }, msg));
@@ -97,9 +102,9 @@ Template.threads.onCreated(async function() {
 	Tracker.afterFlush(() => {
 		this.autorun(async () => {
 			const { rid, mid } = Template.currentData();
-			this.close = !!mid;
 
 			this.state.set({
+				close: !!mid,
 				mid,
 				rid,
 			});
@@ -111,7 +116,6 @@ Template.threads.onCreated(async function() {
 		this.rid = rid;
 		this.state.set({
 			limit: LIST_SIZE,
-			loading: false,
 		});
 		this.loadMore();
 	});
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ Template.threads.onCreated(async function() {
 	this.autorun(() => {
 		const rid = this.state.get('rid');
 		this.threadsObserve && this.threadsObserve.stop();
-		this.threadsObserve = Messages.find({ rid, tcount: { $exists: true } }).observe({
+		this.threadsObserve = Messages.find({ rid, _updatedAt: { $gt: new Date() }, tcount: { $exists: true } }).observe({
 			added: ({ _id, ...message }) => {
 				this.Threads.upsert({ _id }, message);
 			}, // Update message to re-render DOM
diff --git a/app/ui-message/client/message.js b/app/ui-message/client/message.js
index d2f7b7b841ac..ae2dee456d19 100644
--- a/app/ui-message/client/message.js
+++ b/app/ui-message/client/message.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { AutoTranslate } from '../../autotranslate/client';
 import { callbacks } from '../../callbacks/client';
 import { Markdown } from '../../markdown/client';
 import { t, roomTypes, getURL } from '../../utils';
+import { messageArgs } from '../../ui-utils/client/lib/messageArgs';
 
 async function renderPdfToCanvas(canvasId, pdfLink) {
 	const isSafari = /constructor/i.test(window.HTMLElement) ||
@@ -90,8 +91,8 @@ Template.message.helpers({
 		return encodeURI(text);
 	},
 	broadcast() {
-		const { msg, room = {} } = this;
-		return !msg.private && !msg.t && msg.u._id !== Meteor.userId() && room && room.broadcast;
+		const { msg, room = {}, u } = this;
+		return !msg.private && !msg.t && msg.u._id !== u._id && room && room.broadcast;
 	},
 	isIgnored() {
 		const { msg } = this;
@@ -145,8 +146,8 @@ Template.message.helpers({
 		}
 	},
 	sequentialClass() {
-		const { msg } = this;
-		return msg.groupable !== false && 'sequential';
+		const { msg, groupable } = this;
+		return groupable !== false && msg.groupable !== false && 'sequential';
 	},
 	avatarFromUsername() {
 		const { msg } = this;
@@ -217,8 +218,8 @@ Template.message.helpers({
 		}
 	},
 	showTranslated() {
-		const { msg, subscription, settings } = this;
-		if (settings.AutoTranslate_Enabled && msg.u && msg.u._id !== Meteor.userId() && !MessageTypes.isSystemMessage(msg)) {
+		const { msg, subscription, settings, u } = this;
+		if (settings.AutoTranslate_Enabled && msg.u && msg.u._id !== u._id && !MessageTypes.isSystemMessage(msg)) {
 			const language = AutoTranslate.getLanguage(msg.rid);
 			const autoTranslate = subscription && subscription.autoTranslate;
 			return msg.autoTranslateFetching || (!!autoTranslate !== !!msg.autoTranslateShowInverse && msg.translations && msg.translations[language]);
@@ -266,8 +267,7 @@ Template.message.helpers({
 		return true;
 	},
 	reactions() {
-		const { username: myUsername, name: myName } = Meteor.user() || {};
-		const { msg: { reactions = {} } } = this;
+		const { msg: { reactions = {} }, u: { username: myUsername, name: myName } } = this;
 
 		return Object.entries(reactions)
 			.map(([emoji, reaction]) => {
@@ -473,11 +473,8 @@ const getPreviousSentMessage = (currentNode) => {
 };
 
 const setNewDayAndGroup = (currentNode, previousNode, forceDate, period, noDate) => {
-
-
 	const { classList } = currentNode;
 
-	// const $nextNode = $(nextNode);
 	if (previousNode == null) {
 
 		classList.remove('sequential');
@@ -493,7 +490,6 @@ const setNewDayAndGroup = (currentNode, previousNode, forceDate, period, noDate)
 		classList.add('new-day');
 	}
 
-
 	if (previousDataset.tmid !== currentDataset.tmid) {
 		return classList.remove('sequential');
 	}
@@ -508,15 +504,16 @@ const setNewDayAndGroup = (currentNode, previousNode, forceDate, period, noDate)
 
 };
 
-Template.message.onViewRendered = function(context) {
-	const [, currentData] = Template.currentData()._arguments;
-	const { settings, forceDate, noDate, msg } = currentData.hash;
-	if (msg.tmid && !msg.threadMsg) {
-		findParentMessage(msg.tmid);
+Template.message.onViewRendered = function() {
+	const { settings, forceDate, noDate, groupable, msg } = messageArgs(Template.currentData());
+
+	if (noDate && !groupable) {
+		return;
 	}
+
 	return this._domrange.onAttached((domRange) => {
-		if (context.file && context.file.type === 'application/pdf') {
-			Meteor.defer(() => { renderPdfToCanvas(context.file._id, context.attachments[0].title_link); });
+		if (msg.file && msg.file.type === 'application/pdf') {
+			Meteor.defer(() => { renderPdfToCanvas(msg.file._id, msg.attachments[0].title_link); });
 		}
 		const currentNode = domRange.lastNode();
 		const currentDataset = currentNode.dataset;
@@ -541,7 +538,7 @@ Template.message.onViewRendered = function(context) {
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			const [el] = $(`#chat-window-${ context.rid }`);
+			const [el] = $(`#chat-window-${ msg.rid }`);
 			const view = el && Blaze.getView(el);
 			const templateInstance = view && view.templateInstance();
 			if (!templateInstance) {
@@ -553,7 +550,5 @@ Template.message.onViewRendered = function(context) {
 			}
 			templateInstance.sendToBottomIfNecessary();
 		}
-
 	});
-
 };
diff --git a/app/ui/client/views/app/room.js b/app/ui/client/views/app/room.js
index c3d64e3a92f4..23d67e9ee99b 100644
--- a/app/ui/client/views/app/room.js
+++ b/app/ui/client/views/app/room.js
@@ -513,11 +513,12 @@ Template.room.events({
 	'click .js-open-thread'() {
 		const { tabBar } = Template.instance();
 
-		const { msg: { rid, _id, tmid } } = messageArgs(this);
+		const { msg, msg: { rid, _id, tmid } } = messageArgs(this);
 		const $flexTab = $('.flex-tab-container .flex-tab');
 		$flexTab.attr('template', 'thread');
 
 		tabBar.setData({
+			msg,
 			rid,
 			mid: tmid || _id,
 			label: 'Threads',