diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 98ee3e5c4..6a9e81d2f 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -4480,8 +4480,15 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 #define DC_STR_UNKNOWN_SENDER_FOR_CHAT    72
 #define DC_STR_SUBJECT_FOR_NEW_CONTACT    73
 #define DC_STR_FAILED_SENDING_TO          74
+#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_DISABLED         75
+#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_SECONDS          76
+#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_MINUTE           77
+#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_HOUR             78
+#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_DAY              79
+#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_WEEK             80
+#define DC_STR_EPHEMERAL_FOUR_WEEKS       81
 
-#define DC_STR_COUNT                      74
+#define DC_STR_COUNT                      81
 
 /*
  * @}
diff --git a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
index f9ce6ffb3..ef3a11d7a 100644
--- a/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/dc_receive_imf.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::constants::*;
 use crate::contact::*;
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::dc_tools::*;
-use crate::ephemeral::Timer as EphemeralTimer;
+use crate::ephemeral::{stock_ephemeral_timer_changed, Timer as EphemeralTimer};
 use crate::error::{bail, ensure, format_err, Result};
 use crate::events::Event;
 use crate::headerdef::HeaderDef;
@@ -653,15 +653,12 @@ async fn add_parts(
     {
         match (*chat_id).inner_set_ephemeral_timer(context, timer).await {
             Ok(()) => {
-                let stock_str = context
-                    .stock_system_msg(
-                        StockMessage::MsgEphemeralTimerChanged,
-                        timer.to_string(),
-                        "",
-                        from_id,
-                    )
-                    .await;
-                chat::add_info_msg(context, *chat_id, stock_str).await;
+                chat::add_info_msg(
+                    context,
+                    *chat_id,
+                    stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(context, timer, from_id).await,
+                )
+                .await;
                 context.emit_event(Event::ChatEphemeralTimerModified {
                     chat_id: *chat_id,
                     timer: timer.to_u32(),
diff --git a/src/ephemeral.rs b/src/ephemeral.rs
index 2e9d429b4..75d416f6f 100644
--- a/src/ephemeral.rs
+++ b/src/ephemeral.rs
@@ -188,16 +188,7 @@ impl ChatId {
         }
         self.inner_set_ephemeral_timer(context, timer).await?;
         let mut msg = Message::new(Viewtype::Text);
-        msg.text = Some(
-            context
-                .stock_system_msg(
-                    StockMessage::MsgEphemeralTimerChanged,
-                    timer.to_string(),
-                    "",
-                    DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF,
-                )
-                .await,
-        );
+        msg.text = Some(stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(context, timer, DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF).await);
         msg.param.set_cmd(SystemMessage::EphemeralTimerChanged);
         if let Err(err) = send_msg(context, self, &mut msg).await {
             error!(
@@ -209,6 +200,29 @@ impl ChatId {
     }
 }
 
+/// Returns a stock message saying that ephemeral timer is changed to `timer` by `from_id`.
+pub(crate) async fn stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(
+    context: &Context,
+    timer: Timer,
+    from_id: u32,
+) -> String {
+    let stock_message = match timer {
+        Timer::Disabled => StockMessage::MsgEphemeralTimerDisabled,
+        Timer::Enabled { duration } => match duration {
+            60 => StockMessage::MsgEphemeralTimerMinute,
+            3600 => StockMessage::MsgEphemeralTimerHour,
+            86400 => StockMessage::MsgEphemeralTimerDay,
+            604_800 => StockMessage::MsgEphemeralTimerWeek,
+            2_419_200 => StockMessage::MsgEphemeralTimerFourWeeks,
+            _ => StockMessage::MsgEphemeralTimerEnabled,
+        },
+    };
+
+    context
+        .stock_system_msg(stock_message, timer.to_string(), "", from_id)
+        .await
+}
+
 impl MsgId {
     /// Returns ephemeral message timer value for the message.
     pub(crate) async fn ephemeral_timer(self, context: &Context) -> crate::sql::Result<Timer> {
@@ -408,3 +422,73 @@ pub(crate) async fn load_imap_deletion_msgid(context: &Context) -> sql::Result<O
         )
         .await
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::test_utils::*;
+
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn test_stock_ephemeral_messages() {
+        let context = TestContext::new().await.ctx;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(&context, Timer::Disabled, DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF).await,
+            "Message deletion timer is disabled by me."
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(&context, Timer::Disabled, 0).await,
+            "Message deletion timer is disabled."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(&context, Timer::Enabled { duration: 1 }, 0).await,
+            "Message deletion timer is set to 1 s."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(&context, Timer::Enabled { duration: 30 }, 0).await,
+            "Message deletion timer is set to 30 s."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(&context, Timer::Enabled { duration: 60 }, 0).await,
+            "Message deletion timer is set to 1 minute."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(&context, Timer::Enabled { duration: 60 * 60 }, 0).await,
+            "Message deletion timer is set to 1 hour."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(
+                &context,
+                Timer::Enabled {
+                    duration: 24 * 60 * 60
+                },
+                0
+            )
+            .await,
+            "Message deletion timer is set to 1 day."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(
+                &context,
+                Timer::Enabled {
+                    duration: 7 * 24 * 60 * 60
+                },
+                0
+            )
+            .await,
+            "Message deletion timer is set to 1 week."
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            stock_ephemeral_timer_changed(
+                &context,
+                Timer::Enabled {
+                    duration: 4 * 7 * 24 * 60 * 60
+                },
+                0
+            )
+            .await,
+            "Message deletion timer is set to 4 weeks."
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/stock.rs b/src/stock.rs
index eed669481..23be459c7 100644
--- a/src/stock.rs
+++ b/src/stock.rs
@@ -186,8 +186,28 @@ pub enum StockMessage {
     #[strum(props(fallback = "Failed to send message to %1$s."))]
     FailedSendingTo = 74,
 
-    #[strum(props(fallback = "Ephemeral message timer changed to %1$s."))]
-    MsgEphemeralTimerChanged = 75,
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Message deletion timer is disabled."))]
+    MsgEphemeralTimerDisabled = 75,
+
+    // A fallback message for unknown timer values.
+    // "s" stands for "second" SI unit here.
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Message deletion timer is set to %1$s s."))]
+    MsgEphemeralTimerEnabled = 76,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Message deletion timer is set to 1 minute."))]
+    MsgEphemeralTimerMinute = 77,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Message deletion timer is set to 1 hour."))]
+    MsgEphemeralTimerHour = 78,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Message deletion timer is set to 1 day."))]
+    MsgEphemeralTimerDay = 79,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Message deletion timer is set to 1 week."))]
+    MsgEphemeralTimerWeek = 80,
+
+    #[strum(props(fallback = "Message deletion timer is set to 4 weeks."))]
+    MsgEphemeralTimerFourWeeks = 81,
 }
 
 /*