diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 5d7b3a307..53dc0abf8 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -4087,7 +4087,7 @@ pub async fn remove_contact_from_chat(
         } else {
             let mut sync = Nosync;
 
-            if chat.is_promoted() {
+            if chat.is_promoted() && chat.typ != Chattype::OutBroadcast {
                 remove_from_chat_contacts_table(context, chat_id, contact_id).await?;
             } else {
                 remove_from_chat_contacts_table_without_trace(context, chat_id, contact_id).await?;
diff --git a/src/chat/chat_tests.rs b/src/chat/chat_tests.rs
index ca56e35a2..431da2410 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat_tests.rs
+++ b/src/chat/chat_tests.rs
@@ -3344,6 +3344,11 @@ async fn test_remove_member_from_broadcast() -> Result<()> {
     let alice_bob_contact_id = alice.add_or_lookup_contact_id(bob).await;
     remove_contact_from_chat(alice, alice_chat_id, alice_bob_contact_id).await?;
 
+    // Alice must not remember old members,
+    // because we would like to remember the minimum information possible
+    let past_contacts = get_past_chat_contacts(alice, alice_chat_id).await?;
+    assert_eq!(past_contacts.len(), 0);
+
     let remove_msg = alice.pop_sent_msg().await;
     let rcvd = bob.recv_msg(&remove_msg).await;
     assert_eq!(rcvd.text, "Member Me removed by alice@example.org.");
diff --git a/src/mimefactory.rs b/src/mimefactory.rs
index 4d30dc033..562ab23f5 100644
--- a/src/mimefactory.rs
+++ b/src/mimefactory.rs
@@ -247,6 +247,37 @@ impl MimeFactory {
 
             // Do not encrypt messages to mailing lists.
             encryption_pubkeys = None;
+        } else if let Some(fp) = must_have_only_one_recipient(&msg, &chat) {
+            let fp = fp?;
+            // In a broadcast channel, only send member-added/removed messages
+            // to the affected member
+            let (authname, addr) = context
+                .sql
+                .query_row(
+                    "SELECT authname, addr FROM contacts WHERE fingerprint=?",
+                    (fp,),
+                    |row| {
+                        let authname: String = row.get(0)?;
+                        let addr: String = row.get(1)?;
+                        Ok((authname, addr))
+                    },
+                )
+                .await?;
+
+            let public_key_bytes: Vec<_> = context
+                .sql
+                .query_get_value(
+                    "SELECT public_key FROM public_keys WHERE fingerprint=?",
+                    (fp,),
+                )
+                .await?
+                .context("Can't send member addition/removal: missing key")?;
+
+            recipients.push(addr.clone());
+            to.push((authname, addr.clone()));
+
+            let public_key = SignedPublicKey::from_slice(&public_key_bytes)?;
+            encryption_pubkeys = Some(vec![(addr, public_key)]);
         } else {
             let email_to_remove = if msg.param.get_cmd() == SystemMessage::MemberRemovedFromGroup {
                 msg.param.get(Param::Arg)
@@ -306,13 +337,6 @@ impl MimeFactory {
                         for row in rows {
                             let (authname, addr, fingerprint, id, add_timestamp, remove_timestamp, public_key_bytes_opt) = row?;
 
-                            // In a broadcast channel, only send member-added/removed messages
-                            // to the affected member:
-                            if let Some(fp) = must_have_only_one_recipient(&msg, &chat)
-                                && fp? != fingerprint {
-                                    continue;
-                                }
-
                             let public_key_opt = if let Some(public_key_bytes) = &public_key_bytes_opt {
                                 Some(SignedPublicKey::from_slice(public_key_bytes)?)
                             } else {