diff --git a/src/components/Threads/ThreadList/ThreadListItemUI.tsx b/src/components/Threads/ThreadList/ThreadListItemUI.tsx
index 1cea2622f..386d02237 100644
--- a/src/components/Threads/ThreadList/ThreadListItemUI.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Threads/ThreadList/ThreadListItemUI.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export const ThreadListItemUI = ({
     (nextValue: ThreadState) => ({
       channel: nextValue.channel,
       deletedAt: nextValue.deletedAt,
-      latestReply: nextValue.replies.at(-1),
       ownUnreadMessageCount:
         (client.userID && nextValue.read[client.userID]?.unreadMessageCount) || 0,
       parentMessage: nextValue.parentMessage,
@@ -45,13 +44,22 @@ export const ThreadListItemUI = ({
   const {
     channel,
     deletedAt,
-    latestReply,
     ownUnreadMessageCount,
     parentMessage,
     participants,
     replyCount,
   } = useStateStore(thread.state, selector);
 
+  // The latest-reply preview comes from the messagePaginator, the sole reply source.
+  const latestReplySelector = useMemo(
+    () => () => ({
+      latestReply: thread.messagePaginator.state.getLatestValue().items?.at(-1),
+    }),
+    [thread.messagePaginator],
+  );
+  const { latestReply } =
+    useStateStore(thread.messagePaginator.state, latestReplySelector) ?? {};
+
   const { displayTitle: channelDisplayTitle } = useChannelPreviewInfo({ channel });
   const { t } = useTranslationContext('ThreadListItemUI');
   const { open } = useChatViewNavigation();