diff --git a/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/tag-sorting/RecentAlgorithm.ts b/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/tag-sorting/RecentAlgorithm.ts
index 23fff70eef..539cfde726 100644
--- a/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/tag-sorting/RecentAlgorithm.ts
+++ b/src/stores/room-list/algorithms/tag-sorting/RecentAlgorithm.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ export const sortRooms = (rooms: Room[]): Room[] => {
                 const ev = r.timeline[i];
                 if (!ev.getTs()) continue; // skip events that don't have timestamps (tests only?)
 
-                if (ev.getSender() === myUserId || Unread.eventTriggersUnreadCount(ev)) {
+                if (
+                    (ev.getSender() === myUserId && !ignoreSelfEvent(ev)) ||
+                    Unread.eventTriggersUnreadCount(ev)
+                ) {
                     return ev.getTs();
                 }
             }