diff --git a/ts/session/apis/open_group_api/opengroupV2/OpenGroupServerPoller.ts b/ts/session/apis/open_group_api/opengroupV2/OpenGroupServerPoller.ts
index 05109e8b9..caf66b7e9 100644
--- a/ts/session/apis/open_group_api/opengroupV2/OpenGroupServerPoller.ts
+++ b/ts/session/apis/open_group_api/opengroupV2/OpenGroupServerPoller.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export type OpenGroupMessageV4 = {
   posted: number;
   id: number;
   data: string;
+  deleted: boolean;
 };
 
 const pollForEverythingInterval = DURATION.SECONDS * 10;
diff --git a/ts/session/apis/open_group_api/sogsv3/sogsApiV3.ts b/ts/session/apis/open_group_api/sogsv3/sogsApiV3.ts
index 5009a642d..3341d96e4 100644
--- a/ts/session/apis/open_group_api/sogsv3/sogsApiV3.ts
+++ b/ts/session/apis/open_group_api/sogsv3/sogsApiV3.ts
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ const handleSogsV3DeletedMessages = async (
   serverUrl: string,
   roomId: string
 ) => {
-  const deletions = messages.filter(m => m.data === null);
-  const exceptDeletion = messages.filter(m => m.data !== null);
+  // FIXME those 2 `m.data === null` test should be removed when we add support for emoji-reacts
+  const deletions = messages.filter(m => Boolean(m.deleted) || m.data === null);
+  const exceptDeletion = messages.filter(m => !m.deleted && !m.data === null);
   if (!deletions.length) {
     return messages;
   }