diff --git a/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts
index a0b0ae6731a9..c158a0c2972c 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportActionsUtils.ts
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ function getLastVisibleAction(reportID: string, actionsToMerge: OnyxCollection<R
     return sortedReportActions[0];
 }
 
-function getLastVisibleMessage(reportID: string, actionsToMerge: OnyxCollection<ReportAction> = {}): LastVisibleMessage {
-    const lastVisibleAction = getLastVisibleAction(reportID, actionsToMerge);
+function getLastVisibleMessage(reportID: string, actionsToMerge: OnyxCollection<ReportAction> = {}, reportAction: OnyxEntry<ReportAction> | undefined = undefined): LastVisibleMessage {
+    const lastVisibleAction = reportAction ?? getLastVisibleAction(reportID, actionsToMerge);
     const message = lastVisibleAction?.message?.[0];
 
     if (message && isReportMessageAttachment(message)) {
diff --git a/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts b/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts
index 71b3fd23a03c..40aa4c7247c6 100644
--- a/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/SidebarUtils.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,10 @@ function getOptionData({
         } else if (lastAction?.actionName !== CONST.REPORT.ACTIONS.TYPE.REPORTPREVIEW && lastActorDisplayName && lastMessageTextFromReport) {
             result.alternateText = `${lastActorDisplayName}: ${lastMessageText}`;
         } else {
-            result.alternateText = lastMessageTextFromReport.length > 0 ? lastMessageText : Localize.translate(preferredLocale, 'report.noActivityYet');
+            result.alternateText = lastMessageTextFromReport.length > 0 ? lastMessageText : ReportActionsUtils.getLastVisibleMessage(report.reportID, {}, lastAction)?.lastMessageText;
+            if (!result.alternateText) {
+                result.alternateText = Localize.translate(preferredLocale, 'report.noActivityYet');
+            }
         }
     } else {
         if (!lastMessageText) {