diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 51061946b..99769fbcf 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ impl ChatId {
                 .await?;
             if unread_cnt == 1 {
                 // Added the first unread message in the chat.
-                context.emit_msgs_changed(DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK, MsgId::new(0));
+                context.emit_msgs_changed_without_msg_id(DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK);
             }
             return Ok(());
         }
@@ -762,6 +762,8 @@ impl ChatId {
     /// shown.
     pub(crate) fn emit_msg_event(self, context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId, important: bool) {
         if important {
+            debug_assert!(!msg_id.is_unset());
+
             context.emit_incoming_msg(self, msg_id);
         } else {
             context.emit_msgs_changed(self, msg_id);
@@ -823,17 +825,14 @@ impl ChatId {
         };
 
         if changed {
-            context.emit_msgs_changed(
-                self,
-                if msg.is_some() {
-                    match self.get_draft_msg_id(context).await? {
-                        Some(msg_id) => msg_id,
-                        None => MsgId::new(0),
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    MsgId::new(0)
-                },
-            );
+            if msg.is_some() {
+                match self.get_draft_msg_id(context).await? {
+                    Some(msg_id) => context.emit_msgs_changed(self, msg_id),
+                    None => context.emit_msgs_changed_without_msg_id(self),
+                }
+            } else {
+                context.emit_msgs_changed_without_msg_id(self)
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -4649,7 +4648,7 @@ impl Context {
     /// a noticed chat is archived. Emitting events should be cheap, a false-positive `MsgsChanged`
     /// is ok.
     pub(crate) fn on_archived_chats_maybe_noticed(&self) {
-        self.emit_msgs_changed(DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK, MsgId::new(0));
+        self.emit_msgs_changed_without_msg_id(DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 3fa76bc0e..60a3c60f3 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -643,14 +643,36 @@ impl Context {
     }
 
     /// Emits a MsgsChanged event with specified chat and message ids
+    ///
+    /// If IDs are unset, [`Self::emit_msgs_changed_without_ids`]
+    /// or [`Self::emit_msgs_changed_without_msg_id`] should be used
+    /// instead of this function.
     pub fn emit_msgs_changed(&self, chat_id: ChatId, msg_id: MsgId) {
+        debug_assert!(!chat_id.is_unset());
+        debug_assert!(!msg_id.is_unset());
+
         self.emit_event(EventType::MsgsChanged { chat_id, msg_id });
         chatlist_events::emit_chatlist_changed(self);
         chatlist_events::emit_chatlist_item_changed(self, chat_id);
     }
 
+    /// Emits a MsgsChanged event with specified chat and without message id.
+    pub fn emit_msgs_changed_without_msg_id(&self, chat_id: ChatId) {
+        debug_assert!(!chat_id.is_unset());
+
+        self.emit_event(EventType::MsgsChanged {
+            chat_id,
+            msg_id: MsgId::new(0),
+        });
+        chatlist_events::emit_chatlist_changed(self);
+        chatlist_events::emit_chatlist_item_changed(self, chat_id);
+    }
+
     /// Emits an IncomingMsg event with specified chat and message ids
     pub fn emit_incoming_msg(&self, chat_id: ChatId, msg_id: MsgId) {
+        debug_assert!(!chat_id.is_unset());
+        debug_assert!(!msg_id.is_unset());
+
         self.emit_event(EventType::IncomingMsg { chat_id, msg_id });
         chatlist_events::emit_chatlist_changed(self);
         chatlist_events::emit_chatlist_item_changed(self, chat_id);
diff --git a/src/ephemeral.rs b/src/ephemeral.rs
index afca5ac6a..e0c00246a 100644
--- a/src/ephemeral.rs
+++ b/src/ephemeral.rs
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn delete_expired_messages(context: &Context, now: i64) -> Resu
         }
 
         for modified_chat_id in modified_chat_ids {
-            context.emit_msgs_changed(modified_chat_id, MsgId::new(0));
+            context.emit_msgs_changed_without_msg_id(modified_chat_id);
         }
 
         for msg_id in webxdc_deleted {
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index ab8efed4b..dc81d456a 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ pub async fn delete_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId]) -> Result<()> {
     res?;
 
     for modified_chat_id in modified_chat_ids {
-        context.emit_msgs_changed(modified_chat_id, MsgId::new(0));
+        context.emit_msgs_changed_without_msg_id(modified_chat_id);
         chatlist_events::emit_chatlist_item_changed(context, modified_chat_id);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/receive_imf.rs b/src/receive_imf.rs
index 27b27c7b8..094e16855 100644
--- a/src/receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/receive_imf.rs
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_imf_inner(
     }
 
     if let Some(replace_chat_id) = replace_chat_id {
-        context.emit_msgs_changed(replace_chat_id, MsgId::new(0));
+        context.emit_msgs_changed_without_msg_id(replace_chat_id);
     } else if !chat_id.is_trash() {
         let fresh = received_msg.state == MessageState::InFresh;
         for msg_id in &received_msg.msg_ids {