diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
index 72767ebd9..148f521a5 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
@@ -128,13 +128,21 @@ impl MessageObject {
         let file_bytes = message.get_filebytes(context).await?.unwrap_or_default();
         let override_sender_name = message.get_override_sender_name();
 
+        let parent_message = message.parent(context).await?;
+        let parent_msg_id = parent_message.as_ref().map(|m| m.get_id());
+
         let webxdc_info = if message.get_viewtype() == Viewtype::Webxdc {
             Some(WebxdcMessageInfo::get_for_message(context, msg_id).await?)
+        } else if message.get_info_type() == deltachat::mimeparser::SystemMessage::WebxdcInfoMessage
+            && parent_msg_id.is_some()
+        {
+            // get webcdx info from parent message
+            Some(WebxdcMessageInfo::get_for_message(context, parent_msg_id.unwrap()).await?)
         } else {
             None
         };
 
-        let parent_id = message.parent(context).await?.map(|m| m.get_id().to_u32());
+        let parent_id = parent_message.as_ref().map(|m| m.get_id().to_u32());
 
         let download_state = message.download_state().into();