diff --git a/Linphone/core/chat/message/content/ChatMessageContentCore.cpp b/Linphone/core/chat/message/content/ChatMessageContentCore.cpp
index a1e365c5b..9d7524ebc 100644
--- a/Linphone/core/chat/message/content/ChatMessageContentCore.cpp
+++ b/Linphone/core/chat/message/content/ChatMessageContentCore.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ void ChatMessageContentCore::setSelf(QSharedPointer<ChatMessageContentCore> me)
 		    mChatMessageContentModelConnection->invokeToCore(
 		        [this, msgState = LinphoneEnums::fromLinphone(state)] { emit msgStateChanged(msgState); });
 	    });
+
+	// Sync state from SDK in case the file was already downloaded before we registered as listener
+	// (e.g. auto-download in group chats may complete before the UI objects are created).
+	if (mIsFileTransfer && !mWasDownloaded) {
+		mChatMessageContentModelConnection->invokeToModel([this] { mChatMessageContentModel->createThumbnail(); });
+	}
 }
 
 bool ChatMessageContentCore::isFile() const {
diff --git a/Linphone/view/Page/Form/Chat/SelectedChatView.qml b/Linphone/view/Page/Form/Chat/SelectedChatView.qml
index e004d2f4a..2c27d4d9f 100644
--- a/Linphone/view/Page/Form/Chat/SelectedChatView.qml
+++ b/Linphone/view/Page/Form/Chat/SelectedChatView.qml
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ FocusScope {
                                     	(mainItem.chatMessage ? qsTr("reply_to_label").arg(UtilsCpp.boldTextPart(mainItem.chatMessage.core.fromName, mainItem.chatMessage.core.fromName)) : "")
                                     	: qsTr("conversation_editing_message_title")
                                     color: DefaultStyle.main2_500_main
+                                    textFormar: Text.RichText
                                     font {
                                         pixelSize: Typography.p3.pixelSize
                                         weight: Typography.p3.weight