diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/dependencies/ConfigFactory.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/dependencies/ConfigFactory.kt
index 505a7939a8..12b7960595 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/dependencies/ConfigFactory.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/dependencies/ConfigFactory.kt
@@ -196,6 +196,18 @@ class ConfigFactory(
         }
     }
 
+    override fun getConfigTimestamp(forConfigObject: ConfigBase, publicKey: String): Long {
+        val variant = when (forConfigObject) {
+            is UserProfile -> SharedConfigMessage.Kind.USER_PROFILE.name
+            is Contacts -> SharedConfigMessage.Kind.CONTACTS.name
+            is ConversationVolatileConfig -> SharedConfigMessage.Kind.CONVO_INFO_VOLATILE.name
+            is UserGroupsConfig -> SharedConfigMessage.Kind.GROUPS.name
+            else -> throw UnsupportedOperationException("Can't support type of ${forConfigObject::class.simpleName} yet")
+        }
+
+        return configDatabase.retrieveConfigLastUpdateTimestamp(variant, publicKey)
+    }
+
     override fun conversationInConfig(
         publicKey: String?,
         groupPublicKey: String?,
diff --git a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/jobs/BatchMessageReceiveJob.kt b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/jobs/BatchMessageReceiveJob.kt
index 7747f7bdbb..64416f116d 100644
--- a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/jobs/BatchMessageReceiveJob.kt
+++ b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/jobs/BatchMessageReceiveJob.kt
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.awaitAll
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import network.loki.messenger.libsession_util.ConfigBase
 import nl.komponents.kovenant.Promise
 import nl.komponents.kovenant.task
 import org.session.libsession.messaging.MessagingModuleConfiguration
 import org.session.libsession.messaging.messages.Message
+import org.session.libsession.messaging.messages.Message.Companion.senderOrSync
 import org.session.libsession.messaging.messages.control.CallMessage
 import org.session.libsession.messaging.messages.control.ClosedGroupControlMessage
 import org.session.libsession.messaging.messages.control.ConfigurationMessage
@@ -96,6 +98,26 @@ class BatchMessageReceiveJob(
         executeAsync(dispatcherName).get()
     }
 
+    private fun isHidden(message: Message): Boolean{
+        // if the contact is marked as hidden for 1on1 messages
+        // and  the message's sentTimestamp is earlier than the sentTimestamp of the last config
+        val config = MessagingModuleConfiguration.shared.configFactory
+        val publicKey = MessagingModuleConfiguration.shared.storage.getUserPublicKey()
+        if(config.contacts == null || message.sentTimestamp == null || publicKey == null) return false
+        val contactConfigTimestamp = config.getConfigTimestamp(config.contacts!!, publicKey)
+        if(message.groupPublicKey == null && // not a group
+            message.openGroupServerMessageID == null && // not a community
+            // not marked as hidden
+            config.contacts?.get(message.senderOrSync)?.priority == ConfigBase.PRIORITY_HIDDEN &&
+            // the message's sentTimestamp is earlier than the sentTimestamp of the last config
+            message.sentTimestamp!! < contactConfigTimestamp
+        ) {
+            return true
+        }
+
+        return false
+    }
+
     fun executeAsync(dispatcherName: String): Promise<Unit, Exception> {
         return task {
             val threadMap = mutableMapOf<Long, MutableList<ParsedMessage>>()
@@ -112,6 +134,9 @@ class BatchMessageReceiveJob(
                     val (message, proto) = MessageReceiver.parse(data, openGroupMessageServerID, openGroupPublicKey = serverPublicKey, currentClosedGroups = currentClosedGroups)
                     message.serverHash = serverHash
                     val parsedParams = ParsedMessage(messageParameters, message, proto)
+
+                    if(isHidden(message)) return@forEach
+
                     val threadID = Message.getThreadId(message, openGroupID, storage, shouldCreateThread(parsedParams)) ?: NO_THREAD_MAPPING
                     if (!threadMap.containsKey(threadID)) {
                         threadMap[threadID] = mutableListOf(parsedParams)
diff --git a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/messages/Message.kt b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/messages/Message.kt
index 5a7ecaedaf..36dcd013d2 100644
--- a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/messages/Message.kt
+++ b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/messaging/messages/Message.kt
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ abstract class Message {
 
     companion object {
         fun getThreadId(message: Message, openGroupID: String?, storage: StorageProtocol, shouldCreateThread: Boolean): Long? {
-            val senderOrSync = when (message) {
-                is VisibleMessage -> message.syncTarget ?: message.sender!!
-                is ExpirationTimerUpdate -> message.syncTarget ?: message.sender!!
-                else -> message.sender!!
-            }
-            return storage.getThreadIdFor(senderOrSync, message.groupPublicKey, openGroupID, createThread = shouldCreateThread)
+            return storage.getThreadIdFor(message.senderOrSync, message.groupPublicKey, openGroupID, createThread = shouldCreateThread)
+        }
+
+        val Message.senderOrSync get() = when(this)  {
+            is VisibleMessage -> syncTarget ?: sender!!
+            is ExpirationTimerUpdate -> syncTarget ?: sender!!
+            else -> sender!!
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/utilities/ConfigFactoryProtocol.kt b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/utilities/ConfigFactoryProtocol.kt
index 8add1da849..519ce3f035 100644
--- a/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/utilities/ConfigFactoryProtocol.kt
+++ b/libsession/src/main/java/org/session/libsession/utilities/ConfigFactoryProtocol.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ interface ConfigFactoryProtocol {
 
     fun conversationInConfig(publicKey: String?, groupPublicKey: String?, openGroupId: String?, visibleOnly: Boolean): Boolean
     fun canPerformChange(variant: String, publicKey: String, changeTimestampMs: Long): Boolean
+
+    fun getConfigTimestamp(forConfigObject: ConfigBase, publicKey: String): Long
 }
 
 interface ConfigFactoryUpdateListener {