diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt
index 6e6febc949..3012a095e8 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineStateProvider.kt
@@ -189,13 +189,16 @@ internal fun aTimelineItemReadReceipts(): TimelineItemReadReceipts {
     )
 }
 
-internal fun aGroupedEvents(id: Long = 0): TimelineItem.GroupedEvents {
+internal fun aGroupedEvents(
+    id: Long = 0,
+    withReadReceipts: Boolean = false,
+): TimelineItem.GroupedEvents {
     val event1 = aTimelineItemEvent(
         isMine = true,
         content = aTimelineItemStateEventContent(),
         groupPosition = TimelineItemGroupPosition.None,
         readReceiptState = TimelineItemReadReceipts(
-            receipts = listOf(aReadReceiptData(0)).toPersistentList(),
+            receipts = (if (withReadReceipts) listOf(aReadReceiptData(0)) else emptyList()).toImmutableList()
         ),
     )
     val event2 = aTimelineItemEvent(
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ internal fun aGroupedEvents(id: Long = 0): TimelineItem.GroupedEvents {
         content = aTimelineItemStateEventContent(body = "Another state event"),
         groupPosition = TimelineItemGroupPosition.None,
         readReceiptState = TimelineItemReadReceipts(
-            receipts = listOf(aReadReceiptData(1)).toPersistentList(),
+            receipts = (if (withReadReceipts) listOf(aReadReceiptData(1)) else emptyList()).toImmutableList()
         ),
     )
     val events = listOf(event1, event2)
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt
index af7437716e..5ca78adee6 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ internal fun TimelineItemGroupedEventsRowContentExpandedPreview() = ElementPrevi
     TimelineItemGroupedEventsRowContent(
         isExpanded = true,
         onExpandGroupClick = {},
-        timelineItem = aGroupedEvents(),
+        timelineItem = aGroupedEvents(withReadReceipts = true),
         timelineRoomInfo = aTimelineRoomInfo(),
         highlightedItem = null,
         isLastOutgoingMessage = false,
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ internal fun TimelineItemGroupedEventsRowContentCollapsePreview() = ElementPrevi
     TimelineItemGroupedEventsRowContent(
         isExpanded = false,
         onExpandGroupClick = {},
-        timelineItem = aGroupedEvents(),
+        timelineItem = aGroupedEvents(withReadReceipts = true),
         timelineRoomInfo = aTimelineRoomInfo(),
         highlightedItem = null,
         isLastOutgoingMessage = false,