diff --git a/src/script/conversation/MessageRepository.test.ts b/src/script/conversation/MessageRepository.test.ts
index 15fb7d51b2f..64973a354f3 100644
--- a/src/script/conversation/MessageRepository.test.ts
+++ b/src/script/conversation/MessageRepository.test.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {CryptographyRepository} from '../cryptography/CryptographyRepository';
 import {ContentMessage} from '../entity/message/ContentMessage';
 import {EventRepository} from '../event/EventRepository';
 import {EventService} from '../event/EventService';
+import {StatusType} from '../message/StatusType';
 import {PropertiesRepository} from '../properties/PropertiesRepository';
 import {TeamState} from '../team/TeamState';
 import {ServerTimeHandler, serverTimeHandler} from '../time/serverTimeHandler';
@@ -236,6 +237,25 @@ describe('MessageRepository', () => {
         }),
       );
     });
+
+    it('should send delete and deletes message for own pending/gray messages', async () => {
+      const conversation = generateConversation(CONVERSATION_TYPE.REGULAR);
+      conversation.participating_user_ets.push(new User('user1'));
+
+      const messageToDelete = new Message(createUuid());
+      messageToDelete.user(selfUser);
+      messageToDelete.status(StatusType.SENDING);
+      conversation.addMessage(messageToDelete);
+
+      const [messageRepository, {core, eventRepository}] = await buildMessageRepository();
+      jest.spyOn(core.service!.conversation, 'send').mockResolvedValue(successPayload);
+      spyOn(eventRepository.eventService, 'deleteEvent').and.returnValue(Promise.resolve());
+      spyOn(messageRepository, 'deleteMessageById');
+
+      await messageRepository.deleteMessageForEveryone(conversation, messageToDelete);
+
+      expect(messageRepository.deleteMessageById).toHaveBeenCalledWith(conversation, messageToDelete.id);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('resetSession', () => {
diff --git a/src/script/conversation/MessageRepository.ts b/src/script/conversation/MessageRepository.ts
index ccb46f45999..6449b49fff6 100644
--- a/src/script/conversation/MessageRepository.ts
+++ b/src/script/conversation/MessageRepository.ts
@@ -1000,6 +1000,11 @@ export class MessageRepository {
     const conversationId = conversation.id;
     const messageId = message.id;
 
+    // directly delete message from local database when status is sending
+    if (message.status() === StatusType.SENDING) {
+      await this.deleteMessageById(conversation, message.id);
+    }
+
     try {
       if (!message.user().isMe && !message.ephemeral_expires()) {
         throw new ConversationError(ConversationError.TYPE.WRONG_USER, ConversationError.MESSAGE.WRONG_USER);
diff --git a/src/script/entity/message/Message.ts b/src/script/entity/message/Message.ts
index 26307ae4abb..be16d8b20d9 100644
--- a/src/script/entity/message/Message.ts
+++ b/src/script/entity/message/Message.ts
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export class Message {
    * @returns `true`, if message is deletable, `false` otherwise.
    */
   isDeletable(): boolean {
-    return !this.hasUnavailableAsset(false) && !this.isComposite() && this.status() !== StatusType.SENDING;
+    return !this.hasUnavailableAsset(false) && !this.isComposite();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/entity/message/MemberMessageSpec.js b/test/unit_tests/entity/message/MemberMessageSpec.js
index 6570e4130b1..f2f6c9be4c8 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/entity/message/MemberMessageSpec.js
+++ b/test/unit_tests/entity/message/MemberMessageSpec.js
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ describe('Member Message', () => {
       expect(message_et.isDeletable()).toBe(true);
     });
 
-    it('should not be deletable while message is sending', () => {
+    it('should be deletable while message is sending', () => {
       message_et.assets.push(new Text());
       message_et.status(StatusType.SENDING);
 
-      expect(message_et.isDeletable()).toBe(false);
+      expect(message_et.isDeletable()).toBe(true);
     });
 
     it('should not be deletable when message is a file and uploading or downloading', () => {