diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index 2d26de322..901bef7f4 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -114,9 +114,10 @@ impl Default for Origin {
 }
 
 impl Origin {
-    /// Contacts that are verified and known not to be spam.
-    pub fn is_verified(self) -> bool {
-        self as i32 >= 0x100
+    /// Contacts that are known, i. e. they came in via accepted contacts or
+    /// themselves an accepted contact.
+    pub fn is_known(self) -> bool {
+        self >= Origin::IncomingReplyTo
     }
 
     /// Contacts that are shown in the contact list.
diff --git a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
index cb1741bca..fc0e847d3 100644
--- a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ pub fn dc_receive_imf(
                 &field,
                 if !incoming {
                     Origin::OutgoingTo
-                } else if incoming_origin.is_verified() {
+                } else if incoming_origin.is_known() {
                     Origin::IncomingTo
                 } else {
                     Origin::IncomingUnknownTo
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ fn add_parts(
                         context,
                         "Message is a reply to a known message, mark sender as known.",
                     );
-                    if !incoming_origin.is_verified() {
+                    if !incoming_origin.is_known() {
                         incoming_origin = Origin::IncomingReplyTo;
                     }
                 }
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ fn add_parts(
         // to not result in a chatlist-contact-request (this would require the state FRESH)
         if Blocked::Not != chat_id_blocked
             && state == MessageState::InFresh
-            && !incoming_origin.is_verified()
+            && !incoming_origin.is_known()
             && msgrmsg == 0
             && show_emails != ShowEmails::All
         {