diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 115cf9403..e940d1178 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -4343,7 +4343,7 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId], chat_id: ChatId)
             .sql
             .query_get_value("SELECT timestamp FROM msgs WHERE id=?", (id,))
             .await?
-            .context("No message {id}")?;
+            .with_context(|| format!("No message {id}"))?;
         msgs.push((ts, *id));
     }
     msgs.sort_unstable();
@@ -4398,7 +4398,17 @@ pub async fn forward_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId], chat_id: ChatId)
 /// Save a copy of the message in "Saved Messages"
 /// and send a sync messages so that other devices save the message as well, unless deleted there.
 pub async fn save_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId]) -> Result<()> {
-    for src_msg_id in msg_ids {
+    let mut msgs = Vec::with_capacity(msg_ids.len());
+    for id in msg_ids {
+        let ts: i64 = context
+            .sql
+            .query_get_value("SELECT timestamp FROM msgs WHERE id=?", (id,))
+            .await?
+            .with_context(|| format!("No message {id}"))?;
+        msgs.push((ts, *id));
+    }
+    msgs.sort_unstable();
+    for (_, src_msg_id) in msgs {
         let dest_rfc724_mid = create_outgoing_rfc724_mid();
         let src_rfc724_mid = save_copy_in_self_talk(context, src_msg_id, &dest_rfc724_mid).await?;
         context
@@ -4419,11 +4429,11 @@ pub async fn save_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId]) -> Result<()> {
 /// Returns data needed to add a `SaveMessage` sync item.
 pub(crate) async fn save_copy_in_self_talk(
     context: &Context,
-    src_msg_id: &MsgId,
+    src_msg_id: MsgId,
     dest_rfc724_mid: &String,
 ) -> Result<String> {
     let dest_chat_id = ChatId::create_for_contact(context, ContactId::SELF).await?;
-    let mut msg = Message::load_from_db(context, *src_msg_id).await?;
+    let mut msg = Message::load_from_db(context, src_msg_id).await?;
     msg.param.remove(Param::Cmd);
     msg.param.remove(Param::WebxdcDocument);
     msg.param.remove(Param::WebxdcDocumentTimestamp);
@@ -4461,7 +4471,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn save_copy_in_self_talk(
         .await?;
     let dest_msg_id = MsgId::new(row_id.try_into()?);
 
-    context.emit_msgs_changed(msg.chat_id, *src_msg_id);
+    context.emit_msgs_changed(msg.chat_id, src_msg_id);
     context.emit_msgs_changed(dest_chat_id, dest_msg_id);
     chatlist_events::emit_chatlist_changed(context);
     chatlist_events::emit_chatlist_item_changed(context, dest_chat_id);
diff --git a/src/chat/chat_tests.rs b/src/chat/chat_tests.rs
index 2f75d7c00..908ac29af 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat_tests.rs
+++ b/src/chat/chat_tests.rs
@@ -2286,6 +2286,40 @@ async fn test_save_msgs() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn test_save_msgs_order() -> Result<()> {
+    let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
+    let alice = &tcm.alice().await;
+    let alice1 = &tcm.alice().await;
+    for a in [alice, alice1] {
+        a.set_config_bool(Config::SyncMsgs, true).await?;
+    }
+    let chat_id = create_group_chat(alice, ProtectionStatus::Protected, "grp").await?;
+    let sent = [
+        alice.send_text(chat_id, "0").await,
+        alice.send_text(chat_id, "1").await,
+    ];
+    // NB: This doesn't work if sync messages are fetched earlier than the referenced ones.
+    for msg in &sent {
+        alice1.recv_msg(msg).await;
+    }
+    save_msgs(alice, &[sent[1].sender_msg_id, sent[0].sender_msg_id]).await?;
+    sync(alice, alice1).await;
+
+    for a in [alice, alice1] {
+        let self_chat = a.get_self_chat().await;
+        let msgs = get_chat_msgs(a, self_chat.id).await?;
+        for i in [0, 1] {
+            let ChatItem::Message { msg_id } = msgs[msgs.len() - 2 + i] else {
+                panic!("Wrong item type");
+            };
+            let msg = Message::load_from_db(a, msg_id).await.unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(msg.get_text(), format!("{i}"));
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn test_saved_msgs_not_added_to_shared_chats() -> Result<()> {
     let mut tcm = TestContextManager::new();
diff --git a/src/sync.rs b/src/sync.rs
index 870817748..17086af70 100644
--- a/src/sync.rs
+++ b/src/sync.rs
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl Context {
 
     async fn save_message(&self, src_rfc724_mid: &str, dest_rfc724_mid: &String) -> Result<()> {
         if let Some((src_msg_id, _)) = message::rfc724_mid_exists(self, src_rfc724_mid).await? {
-            chat::save_copy_in_self_talk(self, &src_msg_id, dest_rfc724_mid).await?;
+            chat::save_copy_in_self_talk(self, src_msg_id, dest_rfc724_mid).await?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }