diff --git a/app/features/chat/ChatProvider.tsx b/app/features/chat/ChatProvider.tsx
index 90ff90066..a95d6db2b 100644
--- a/app/features/chat/ChatProvider.tsx
+++ b/app/features/chat/ChatProvider.tsx
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ function ChatProviderInner({
 		unsubscribe,
 		setRooms,
 		setMessagesByRoom,
+		requestHistory,
+		messagesByRoom,
 	});
 
 	const contextValue = React.useMemo(
@@ -542,6 +544,8 @@ function useChatRouteSync({
 	unsubscribe,
 	setRooms,
 	setMessagesByRoom,
+	requestHistory,
+	messagesByRoom,
 }: {
 	rooms: RoomInfo[];
 	userId: number;
@@ -555,6 +559,8 @@ function useChatRouteSync({
 	setMessagesByRoom: React.Dispatch<
 		React.SetStateAction<Record<string, ChatMessage[]>>
 	>;
+	requestHistory: (chatCode: string) => void;
+	messagesByRoom: Record<string, ChatMessage[]>;
 }) {
 	const rawChatCode = useCurrentRouteChatCode();
 	const chatCodesKey = rawChatCode
@@ -615,6 +621,9 @@ function useChatRouteSync({
 
 			if (routeChatCodeChanged) {
 				setActiveRoom(chatCodes[0]);
+				if (!messagesByRoom[chatCodes[0]]) {
+					requestHistory(chatCodes[0]);
+				}
 				if (layoutSize === "desktop") {
 					setChatOpen(true);
 				}
@@ -632,6 +641,9 @@ function useChatRouteSync({
 
 				if (matchedRoom) {
 					setActiveRoom(matchedRoom.chatCode);
+					if (!messagesByRoom[matchedRoom.chatCode]) {
+						requestHistory(matchedRoom.chatCode);
+					}
 					if (layoutSize === "desktop") {
 						setChatOpen(true);
 					}
@@ -652,6 +664,8 @@ function useChatRouteSync({
 		unsubscribe,
 		setRooms,
 		setMessagesByRoom,
+		requestHistory,
+		messagesByRoom,
 	]);
 }