diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
index 5fb0efed4..10dbc9ec7 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
@@ -1135,9 +1135,11 @@ impl CommandApi {
     async fn get_message(&self, account_id: u32, msg_id: u32) -> Result<MessageObject> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
         let msg_id = MsgId::new(msg_id);
-        MessageObject::from_msg_id(&ctx, msg_id)
+        let message_object = MessageObject::from_msg_id(&ctx, msg_id)
             .await
-            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to load message {msg_id} for account {account_id}"))
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to load message {msg_id} for account {account_id}"))?
+            .with_context(|| format!("Message {msg_id} does not exist for account {account_id}"))?;
+        Ok(message_object)
     }
 
     async fn get_message_html(&self, account_id: u32, message_id: u32) -> Result<Option<String>> {
@@ -1161,7 +1163,10 @@ impl CommandApi {
             messages.insert(
                 message_id,
                 match message_result {
-                    Ok(message) => MessageLoadResult::Message(message),
+                    Ok(Some(message)) => MessageLoadResult::Message(message),
+                    Ok(None) => MessageLoadResult::LoadingError {
+                        error: "Message does not exist".to_string(),
+                    },
                     Err(error) => MessageLoadResult::LoadingError {
                         error: format!("{error:#}"),
                     },
@@ -1999,9 +2004,7 @@ impl CommandApi {
     async fn get_draft(&self, account_id: u32, chat_id: u32) -> Result<Option<MessageObject>> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
         if let Some(draft) = ChatId::new(chat_id).get_draft(&ctx).await? {
-            Ok(Some(
-                MessageObject::from_msg_id(&ctx, draft.get_id()).await?,
-            ))
+            Ok(MessageObject::from_msg_id(&ctx, draft.get_id()).await?)
         } else {
             Ok(None)
         }
@@ -2170,7 +2173,9 @@ impl CommandApi {
                 .await?;
         }
         let msg_id = chat::send_msg(&ctx, ChatId::new(chat_id), &mut message).await?;
-        let message = MessageObject::from_msg_id(&ctx, msg_id).await?;
+        let message = MessageObject::from_msg_id(&ctx, msg_id)
+            .await?
+            .context("Just sent message does not exist")?;
         Ok((msg_id.to_u32(), message))
     }
 
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
index 697cba35e..9511fcd08 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs
@@ -112,8 +112,10 @@ enum MessageQuote {
 }
 
 impl MessageObject {
-    pub async fn from_msg_id(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<Self> {
-        let message = Message::load_from_db(context, msg_id).await?;
+    pub async fn from_msg_id(context: &Context, msg_id: MsgId) -> Result<Option<Self>> {
+        let Some(message) = Message::load_from_db_optional(context, msg_id).await? else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
 
         let sender_contact = Contact::get_by_id(context, message.get_from_id())
             .await
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ impl MessageObject {
             .map(Into::into)
             .collect();
 
-        Ok(MessageObject {
+        let message_object = MessageObject {
             id: msg_id.to_u32(),
             chat_id: message.get_chat_id().to_u32(),
             from_id: message.get_from_id().to_u32(),
@@ -244,7 +246,8 @@ impl MessageObject {
             reactions,
 
             vcard_contact: vcard_contacts.first().cloned(),
-        })
+        };
+        Ok(Some(message_object))
     }
 }