diff --git a/src/location.rs b/src/location.rs
index 4ac6f1773..ac0ff2a47 100644
--- a/src/location.rs
+++ b/src/location.rs
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::config::Config;
     use crate::message::MessageState;
     use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
-    use crate::test_utils::{TestContext, TestContextManager};
+    use crate::test_utils::{ExpectedEvents, TestContext, TestContextManager};
     use crate::tools::SystemTime;
 
     #[test]
@@ -1103,6 +1103,9 @@ Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="location.kml"
             .await?;
 
         let alice_chat = alice.create_chat(bob).await;
+        // Bob needs the chat accepted so that "normal" messages from Alice trigger `IncomingMsg`.
+        // Location-only messages still must trigger `MsgsChanged`.
+        bob.create_chat(alice).await;
 
         // Alice enables location streaming.
         // Bob receives a message saying that Alice enabled location streaming.
@@ -1117,7 +1120,18 @@ Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="location.kml"
         SystemTime::shift(Duration::from_secs(10));
         delete_expired(alice, time()).await?;
         maybe_send(alice).await?;
+        bob.evtracker.clear_events();
         bob.recv_msg_opt(&alice.pop_sent_msg().await).await;
+        bob.evtracker
+            .get_matching_ex(
+                bob,
+                ExpectedEvents {
+                    expected: |e| matches!(e, EventType::MsgsChanged { .. }),
+                    unexpected: |e| matches!(e, EventType::IncomingMsg { .. }),
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(get_range(alice, None, None, 0, 0).await?.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(get_range(bob, None, None, 0, 0).await?.len(), 1);
 
diff --git a/src/receive_imf.rs b/src/receive_imf.rs
index ebad8036d..35b60002e 100644
--- a/src/receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/receive_imf.rs
@@ -1019,8 +1019,15 @@ UPDATE msgs SET state=? WHERE
         let is_bot = context.get_config_bool(Config::Bot).await?;
         let is_pre_message = matches!(mime_parser.pre_message, PreMessageMode::Pre { .. });
         let skip_bot_notify = is_bot && is_pre_message;
-        let important =
-            mime_parser.incoming && fresh && !is_old_contact_request && !skip_bot_notify;
+        let is_empty = !is_pre_message
+            && mime_parser.parts.first().is_none_or(|p| {
+                p.typ == Viewtype::Text && p.msg.is_empty() && p.param.get(Param::Quote).is_none()
+            });
+        let important = mime_parser.incoming
+            && !is_empty
+            && fresh
+            && !is_old_contact_request
+            && !skip_bot_notify;
 
         for msg_id in &received_msg.msg_ids {
             chat_id.emit_msg_event(context, *msg_id, important);
diff --git a/src/test_utils.rs b/src/test_utils.rs
index 35d144f07..94bdce166 100644
--- a/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -1431,6 +1431,12 @@ pub fn fiona_keypair() -> SignedSecretKey {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct EventTracker(EventEmitter);
 
+/// See [`super::EventTracker::get_matching_ex`].
+pub struct ExpectedEvents<E: Fn(&EventType) -> bool, U: Fn(&EventType) -> bool> {
+    pub expected: E,
+    pub unexpected: U,
+}
+
 impl Deref for EventTracker {
     type Target = EventEmitter;
 
@@ -1472,15 +1478,33 @@ impl EventTracker {
         &self,
         ctx: &Context,
         event_matcher: F,
+    ) -> Option<EventType> {
+        self.get_matching_ex(
+            ctx,
+            ExpectedEvents {
+                expected: event_matcher,
+                unexpected: |_| false,
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+    }
+
+    /// Consumes all emitted events returning the first matching one if any. Panics on unexpected
+    /// events.
+    pub async fn get_matching_ex<E: Fn(&EventType) -> bool, U: Fn(&EventType) -> bool>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &Context,
+        args: ExpectedEvents<E, U>,
     ) -> Option<EventType> {
         ctx.emit_event(EventType::Test);
         let mut found_event = None;
         loop {
             let event = self.recv().await.unwrap();
+            assert!(!(args.unexpected)(&event.typ));
             if let EventType::Test = event.typ {
                 return found_event;
             }
-            if event_matcher(&event.typ) {
+            if (args.expected)(&event.typ) {
                 found_event.get_or_insert(event.typ);
             }
         }