diff --git a/controller/smscontroller.php b/controller/smscontroller.php
index b99093f..e4d582c 100644
--- a/controller/smscontroller.php
+++ b/controller/smscontroller.php
@@ -110,13 +110,14 @@ class SmsController extends Controller {
 			}
 		}
 		$lastRead = $this->convStateMapper->getLast($this->userId);
+		$lastMessage = $this->smsMapper->getLastTimestamp($this->userId);
 		$ocversion = \OCP\Util::getVersion();
 		$photoversion = 1;
 		if (version_compare($ocversion[0].".".$ocversion[1].".".$ocversion[2], "9.0.0", ">=")) {
 			$photoversion = 2;
 		}
 
-		return new JSONResponse(array("phonelist" => $phoneList, "contacts" => $contacts, "lastRead" => $lastRead, "photos" => $photos, "uids" => $uids, "photo_version" => $photoversion));
+		return new JSONResponse(array("phonelist" => $phoneList, "contacts" => $contacts, "lastRead" => $lastRead, "lastMessage" => $lastMessage, "photos" => $photos, "uids" => $uids, "photo_version" => $photoversion));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/js/devel/app.js b/js/devel/app.js
index 851d3d0..1d9bab3 100644
--- a/js/devel/app.js
+++ b/js/devel/app.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var Sms = {
 	unreadCountNotifStep: 12,
 	lastUnreadCountAllConv: 0,
 	lastContactListMsgDate: 0,
+	lastMessageDate: 0,
 	originalTitle: document.title,
 	photoVersion: 1,
 
diff --git a/js/devel/legacy.js b/js/devel/legacy.js
index fc68759..202bcd3 100644
--- a/js/devel/legacy.js
+++ b/js/devel/legacy.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ app.controller('OcSmsController', ['$scope', '$interval', '$timeout', '$compile'
 		$scope.checkNewMessages = function () {
 			Sms.unreadCountAllConv = 0;
 			$.getJSON(Sms.generateURL('/front-api/v1/new_messages'),
-				{'lastDate': Sms.lastContactListMsgDate},
+				{'lastDate': Sms.lastMessageDate},
 				function (jsondata, status) {
 					var bufferedContacts = [];
 
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ app.controller('OcSmsController', ['$scope', '$interval', '$timeout', '$compile'
 			});
 
 			Sms.lastContactListMsgDate = jsondata["lastRead"];
+			Sms.lastMessageDate = jsondata["lastMessage"];
 		};
 
 		// Return (int) msgCount, (str) htmlConversation