diff --git a/app/ui-utils/client/lib/RoomHistoryManager.js b/app/ui-utils/client/lib/RoomHistoryManager.js
index 5e6a169b6d8a..4b52e12e2227 100644
--- a/app/ui-utils/client/lib/RoomHistoryManager.js
+++ b/app/ui-utils/client/lib/RoomHistoryManager.js
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ export const RoomHistoryManager = new class extends Emitter {
 				scrollTop: pos,
 			}, 500);
 
+			msgElement.addClass('highlight');
+
 			return setTimeout(() => msgElement.removeClass('highlight'), 500);
 		}