diff --git a/src/VahterBanBot.Tests/MLBanTests.fs b/src/VahterBanBot.Tests/MLBanTests.fs
index 0ab5909..d380587 100644
--- a/src/VahterBanBot.Tests/MLBanTests.fs
+++ b/src/VahterBanBot.Tests/MLBanTests.fs
@@ -236,6 +236,18 @@ type MLBanTests(fixture: VahterTestContainers, _unused: MlAwaitFixture) =
         let! msgBanned = fixture.MessageIsAutoDeleted msgUpdate.Message
         Assert.True msgBanned
     }
+    
+    [<Fact>]
+    let ``Message which were edited triggers auto-delete`` () = task {
+        // record a message, which originally was not a spam,
+        // but it was edited to be a spam
+        let msgUpdate = Tg.quickMsg(chat = fixture.ChatsToMonitor[0], text = "a", editedText = "2222222")
+        let! _ = fixture.SendMessage msgUpdate
+
+        // assert that the message got auto banned
+        let! msgBanned = fixture.MessageIsAutoDeleted msgUpdate.Message
+        Assert.True msgBanned
+    }
 
     interface IAssemblyFixture<VahterTestContainers>
     interface IClassFixture<MlAwaitFixture>
diff --git a/src/VahterBanBot.Tests/TgMessageUtils.fs b/src/VahterBanBot.Tests/TgMessageUtils.fs
index 6ab2921..ad97c34 100644
--- a/src/VahterBanBot.Tests/TgMessageUtils.fs
+++ b/src/VahterBanBot.Tests/TgMessageUtils.fs
@@ -32,19 +32,33 @@ type Tg() =
             )
         )
 
-    static member quickMsg (?text: string, ?chat: Chat, ?from: User, ?date: DateTime, ?callback: CallbackQuery, ?caption: string) =
+    static member quickMsg (?text: string, ?chat: Chat, ?from: User, ?date: DateTime, ?callback: CallbackQuery, ?caption: string, ?editedText: string) =
+        let updateId = next()
+        let msgId = next()
         Update(
-            Id = next(),
+            Id = updateId,
             Message = 
                 Message(
-                    MessageId = next(),
+                    MessageId = msgId,
                     Text = (text |> Option.defaultValue (Guid.NewGuid().ToString())),
                     Chat = (chat |> Option.defaultValue (Tg.chat())),
                     From = (from |> Option.defaultValue (Tg.user())),
                     Date = (date |> Option.defaultValue DateTime.UtcNow),
                     Caption = (caption |> Option.defaultValue null),
                     ReplyToMessage = null
-                )
+                ),
+            EditedMessage =
+                if editedText |> Option.isSome then
+                    Message(
+                        MessageId = msgId,
+                        Text = editedText.Value,
+                        Chat = (chat |> Option.defaultValue (Tg.chat())),
+                        From = (from |> Option.defaultValue (Tg.user())),
+                        Date = (date |> Option.defaultValue DateTime.UtcNow),
+                        Caption = (caption |> Option.defaultValue null),
+                        ReplyToMessage = null
+                    )
+                else null
             )
 
     static member replyMsg (msg: Message, ?text: string, ?from: User, ?date: DateTime) =
diff --git a/src/VahterBanBot/Bot.fs b/src/VahterBanBot/Bot.fs
index c9f1c9d..65d4e5a 100644
--- a/src/VahterBanBot/Bot.fs
+++ b/src/VahterBanBot/Bot.fs
@@ -746,5 +746,5 @@ let onUpdate
     if update.CallbackQuery <> null then
         do! onCallback botClient botConfig logger update.CallbackQuery
     else
-        do! onMessage botUser botClient botConfig logger ml update.Message
+        do! onMessage botUser botClient botConfig logger ml update.EditedOrMessage
 }
diff --git a/src/VahterBanBot/Utils.fs b/src/VahterBanBot/Utils.fs
index a2de58e..8deb0cd 100644
--- a/src/VahterBanBot/Utils.fs
+++ b/src/VahterBanBot/Utils.fs
@@ -63,3 +63,10 @@ type Telegram.Bot.Types.Message with
             msg.Caption
         else
             msg.Text
+
+type Telegram.Bot.Types.Update with
+    member msg.EditedOrMessage =
+        if isNull msg.EditedMessage then
+            msg.Message
+        else
+            msg.EditedMessage