diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 7a9a1c9ec..1d1da8ff2 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -2846,6 +2846,7 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId], chat_id: ChatId)
             msg.param.remove(Param::ForcePlaintext);
             msg.param.remove(Param::Cmd);
             msg.param.remove(Param::OverrideSenderDisplayname);
+            msg.in_reply_to = None;
 
             // do not leak data as group names; a default subject is generated by mimfactory
             msg.subject = "".to_string();