diff --git a/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts b/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
index a453e81c62..d05dbf8f39 100644
--- a/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
+++ b/src/state/messages/convo/agent.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export class Convo {
     this.sendMessage = this.sendMessage.bind(this)
     this.deleteMessage = this.deleteMessage.bind(this)
     this.fetchMessageHistory = this.fetchMessageHistory.bind(this)
+    this.revalidateConvo = this.revalidateConvo.bind(this)
     this.ingestFirehose = this.ingestFirehose.bind(this)
     this.onFirehoseConnect = this.onFirehoseConnect.bind(this)
     this.onFirehoseError = this.onFirehoseError.bind(this)
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ export class Convo {
           deleteMessage: undefined,
           sendMessage: undefined,
           fetchMessageHistory: undefined,
+          revalidateConvo: undefined,
         }
       }
       case ConvoStatus.Suspended:
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ export class Convo {
           deleteMessage: this.deleteMessage,
           sendMessage: this.sendMessage,
           fetchMessageHistory: this.fetchMessageHistory,
+          revalidateConvo: this.revalidateConvo,
         }
       }
       case ConvoStatus.Error: {
@@ -178,6 +181,7 @@ export class Convo {
           deleteMessage: undefined,
           sendMessage: undefined,
           fetchMessageHistory: undefined,
+          revalidateConvo: undefined,
         }
       }
       default: {
@@ -192,6 +196,7 @@ export class Convo {
           deleteMessage: undefined,
           sendMessage: undefined,
           fetchMessageHistory: undefined,
+          revalidateConvo: undefined,
         }
       }
     }
@@ -489,7 +494,7 @@ export class Convo {
     return this.pendingFetchConvo
   }
 
-  async refreshConvo() {
+  private async refreshConvo() {
     try {
       const {convo, sender, recipients} = await this.fetchConvo()
       // throw new Error('UNCOMMENT TO TEST REFRESH FAILURE')
@@ -512,6 +517,20 @@ export class Convo {
     }
   }
 
+  async revalidateConvo() {
+    try {
+      const {convo, sender, recipients} = await this.fetchConvo()
+      // throw new Error('UNCOMMENT TO TEST REFRESH FAILURE')
+      this.convo = convo || this.convo
+      this.sender = sender || this.sender
+      this.recipients = recipients || this.recipients
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      logger.error(e, {context: `Convo: failed to revalidate convo`})
+    } finally {
+      this.commit()
+    }
+  }
+
   async fetchMessageHistory() {
     logger.debug('Convo: fetch message history', {}, logger.DebugContext.convo)
 
diff --git a/src/state/messages/convo/types.ts b/src/state/messages/convo/types.ts
index 6ce4d40bd6..d019b53771 100644
--- a/src/state/messages/convo/types.ts
+++ b/src/state/messages/convo/types.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export type ConvoStateUninitialized = {
   deleteMessage: undefined
   sendMessage: undefined
   fetchMessageHistory: undefined
+  revalidateConvo: undefined
 }
 export type ConvoStateInitializing = {
   status: ConvoStatus.Initializing
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ export type ConvoStateInitializing = {
   deleteMessage: undefined
   sendMessage: undefined
   fetchMessageHistory: undefined
+  revalidateConvo: undefined
 }
 export type ConvoStateReady = {
   status: ConvoStatus.Ready
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ export type ConvoStateReady = {
   deleteMessage: DeleteMessage
   sendMessage: SendMessage
   fetchMessageHistory: FetchMessageHistory
+  revalidateConvo: () => void
 }
 export type ConvoStateBackgrounded = {
   status: ConvoStatus.Backgrounded
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ export type ConvoStateBackgrounded = {
   deleteMessage: DeleteMessage
   sendMessage: SendMessage
   fetchMessageHistory: FetchMessageHistory
+  revalidateConvo: () => void
 }
 export type ConvoStateSuspended = {
   status: ConvoStatus.Suspended
@@ -172,6 +176,7 @@ export type ConvoStateSuspended = {
   deleteMessage: DeleteMessage
   sendMessage: SendMessage
   fetchMessageHistory: FetchMessageHistory
+  revalidateConvo: () => void
 }
 export type ConvoStateError = {
   status: ConvoStatus.Error
@@ -184,6 +189,7 @@ export type ConvoStateError = {
   deleteMessage: undefined
   sendMessage: undefined
   fetchMessageHistory: undefined
+  revalidateConvo: undefined
 }
 export type ConvoState =
   | ConvoStateUninitialized