diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index bef02bd5c..b8204fe44 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -1085,11 +1085,12 @@ char* dc_get_webxdc_status_updates (dc_context_t* context, uint32_t msg_id, uint
 
 /**
  * List all webxdc that have updates in the queue
- *
- * @return An array containing all the msg ids
+ * @param context The context object.
+ * @param msg_id The ID of the message with the webxdc instance.
+ * @return 1=contact ID is member of chat ID, 0=contact is not in chat
  *     
  */
-dc_array_t*    dc_get_updating_webxdc        ();
+int   dc_get_updating_webxdc        (dc_context_t* context, uint32_t chat_id);
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 9e5c04ce9..ddd915e46 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -3303,24 +3303,22 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_msg_get_webxdc_info(msg: *mut dc_msg_t) -> *mut libc
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_get_updating_webxdc(
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_is_webxdc_updating(
     context: *mut dc_context_t,
-) -> *mut dc_array::dc_array_t {
+    msg_id: u32,
+) -> libc::c_int {
     if context.is_null() {
         eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_get_blocked_contacts()");
-        return ptr::null_mut();
+        return 0;
     }
     let ctx = &*context;
 
-    let arr: Vec<MsgId> = block_on(async move {
+    block_on(async move {
         webxdc::get_busy_webxdc_instances(ctx)
             .await
             .unwrap_or_default()
-            .into_iter()
-            .collect()
-    });
-
-    Box::into_raw(Box::new(dc_array_t::from(arr)))
+            .contains(&MsgId::new(msg_id)) as libc::c_int
+    })
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
diff --git a/src/webxdc.rs b/src/webxdc.rs
index 20ffb6cc3..46cb4f678 100644
--- a/src/webxdc.rs
+++ b/src/webxdc.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ use crate::mimeparser::SystemMessage;
 use crate::param::Param;
 use crate::param::Params;
 use crate::scheduler::InterruptInfo;
-use crate::sql::Sql;
 use crate::tools::{create_smeared_timestamp, get_abs_path};
 use crate::{chat, EventType};
 
@@ -422,7 +421,7 @@ impl Context {
 
     /// Attempts to send queued webxdc status updates.
     pub(crate) async fn flush_status_updates(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        let update_needed = get_busy_webxdc_instances(&self).await?;
+        let update_needed = get_busy_webxdc_instances(self).await?;
 
         while let Some((instance_id, first_serial, last_serial, descr)) =
             self.pop_smtp_status_update().await?
@@ -448,7 +447,7 @@ impl Context {
                 chat::send_msg(self, instance.chat_id, &mut status_update).await?;
             }
         }
-        let update_needed_after_sending = get_busy_webxdc_instances(&self).await?;
+        let update_needed_after_sending = get_busy_webxdc_instances(self).await?;
         for msg_id in update_needed.difference(&update_needed_after_sending) {
             self.emit_event(EventType::WebxdcUpToDate { msg_id: *msg_id })
         }