diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsManager.kt
index 3902b2707..14b07cb68 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/contacts/ContactsManager.kt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.linphone.utils.ImageUtils
 import org.linphone.utils.LinphoneUtils
 import org.linphone.utils.PhoneNumberUtils
 import org.linphone.utils.ShortcutUtils
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException
 
 class ContactsManager
     @UiThread
@@ -741,6 +742,8 @@ fun Friend.getNativeContactPictureUri(): Uri? {
                     fd.close()
                     return pictureUri
                 }
+            } catch (fnfe: FileNotFoundException) {
+                Log.w("[Contacts Manager] Can't open [$pictureUri] for contact [$name]: $fnfe")
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 Log.e("[Contacts Manager] Can't open [$pictureUri] for contact [$name]: $e")
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/fragment/ConversationFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/fragment/ConversationFragment.kt
index f29e9ae6c..125806442 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/fragment/ConversationFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/fragment/ConversationFragment.kt
@@ -740,6 +740,12 @@ open class ConversationFragment : SlidingPaneChildFragment() {
             false
         }
 
+        sendMessageViewModel.messageSentEvent.observe(viewLifecycleOwner) {
+            it.consume { message ->
+                viewModel.addSentMessageToEventsList(message)
+            }
+        }
+
         sendMessageViewModel.emojiToAddEvent.observe(viewLifecycleOwner) {
             it.consume { emoji ->
                 binding.sendArea.messageToSend.addCharacterAtPosition(emoji)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/ConversationViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/ConversationViewModel.kt
index 73851eedb..45c41a951 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/ConversationViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/ConversationViewModel.kt
@@ -196,17 +196,6 @@ class ConversationViewModel
             Log.i("$TAG Conversation was marked as read")
         }
 
-        @WorkerThread
-        override fun onChatMessageSending(chatRoom: ChatRoom, eventLog: EventLog) {
-            val message = eventLog.chatMessage
-            Log.i("$TAG Message [$message] is being sent, marking conversation as read")
-
-            // Prevents auto scroll to go to latest received message
-            chatRoom.markAsRead()
-
-            addEvents(arrayOf(eventLog))
-        }
-
         @WorkerThread
         override fun onChatMessagesReceived(chatRoom: ChatRoom, eventLogs: Array<EventLog>) {
             Log.i("$TAG Received [${eventLogs.size}] new message(s)")
@@ -622,6 +611,19 @@ class ConversationViewModel
         }
     }
 
+    @UiThread
+    fun addSentMessageToEventsList(message: ChatMessage) {
+        coreContext.postOnCoreThread {
+            val eventLog = message.eventLog
+            if (eventLog != null) {
+                Log.i("$TAG Adding sent message with ID [${message.messageId}] to events list")
+                addEvents(arrayOf(eventLog))
+            } else {
+                Log.e("$TAG Failed to get event log for sent message with ID [${message.messageId}]")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @WorkerThread
     private fun configureChatRoom() {
         if (!isChatRoomInitialized()) return
@@ -718,7 +720,7 @@ class ConversationViewModel
 
     @WorkerThread
     private fun addEvents(eventLogs: Array<EventLog>) {
-        Log.i("$TAG Adding [${eventLogs.size}] events")
+        Log.i("$TAG Adding [${eventLogs.size}] event(s)")
         // Need to use a new list, otherwise ConversationFragment's dataObserver isn't triggered...
         val list = arrayListOf<EventLogModel>()
         list.addAll(eventsList)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/SendMessageInConversationViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/SendMessageInConversationViewModel.kt
index 0b28e186f..f44cb2a5d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/SendMessageInConversationViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/chat/viewmodel/SendMessageInConversationViewModel.kt
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ class SendMessageInConversationViewModel
         MutableLiveData<Event<Boolean>>()
     }
 
+    val messageSentEvent: MutableLiveData<Event<ChatMessage>> by lazy {
+        MutableLiveData<Event<ChatMessage>>()
+    }
+
     lateinit var chatRoom: ChatRoom
 
     private var chatMessageToReplyTo: ChatMessage? = null
@@ -325,6 +329,7 @@ class SendMessageInConversationViewModel
                         val voiceMessage = chatRoom.createEmptyMessage()
                         voiceMessage.addContent(content)
                         voiceMessage.send()
+                        messageSentEvent.postValue(Event(voiceMessage))
                     } else {
                         message.addContent(content)
                     }
@@ -356,6 +361,7 @@ class SendMessageInConversationViewModel
                         val fileMessage = chatRoom.createEmptyMessage()
                         fileMessage.addFileContent(content)
                         fileMessage.send()
+                        messageSentEvent.postValue(Event(fileMessage))
                     } else {
                         message.addFileContent(content)
                         contentAdded = true
@@ -366,6 +372,7 @@ class SendMessageInConversationViewModel
             if (message.contents.isNotEmpty()) {
                 Log.i("$TAG Sending message")
                 message.send()
+                messageSentEvent.postValue(Event(message))
             }
 
             Log.i("$TAG Message sent, re-setting defaults")