diff --git a/ts/background.ts b/ts/background.ts
index 1fe684fc0b95..5af76d3748e0 100644
--- a/ts/background.ts
+++ b/ts/background.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ import type {
   ConfigurationEvent,
   DecryptionErrorEvent,
   DeliveryEvent,
-  EnvelopeEvent,
+  EnvelopeQueuedEvent,
+  EnvelopeUnsealedEvent,
   ErrorEvent,
   FetchLatestEvent,
   GroupEvent,
@@ -339,8 +340,12 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
     }
 
     messageReceiver.addEventListener(
-      'envelope',
-      queuedEventListener(onEnvelopeReceived, false)
+      'envelopeUnsealed',
+      queuedEventListener(onEnvelopeUnsealed, false)
+    );
+    messageReceiver.addEventListener(
+      'envelopeQueued',
+      queuedEventListener(onEnvelopeQueued, false)
     );
     messageReceiver.addEventListener(
       'message',
@@ -2430,9 +2435,15 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
     { leading: false }
   );
 
-  async function onEnvelopeReceived({
+  async function onEnvelopeQueued({
     envelope,
-  }: EnvelopeEvent): Promise<void> {
+  }: EnvelopeQueuedEvent): Promise<void> {
+    throttledSetInboxEnvelopeTimestamp(envelope.serverTimestamp);
+  }
+
+  async function onEnvelopeUnsealed({
+    envelope,
+  }: EnvelopeUnsealedEvent): Promise<void> {
     throttledSetInboxEnvelopeTimestamp(envelope.serverTimestamp);
 
     const ourUuid = window.textsecure.storage.user.getUuid()?.toString();
@@ -2441,7 +2452,7 @@ export async function startApp(): Promise<void> {
         window.ConversationController.maybeMergeContacts({
           e164: envelope.source,
           aci: envelope.sourceUuid,
-          reason: `onEnvelopeReceived(${envelope.timestamp})`,
+          reason: `onEnvelopeUnsealed(${envelope.timestamp})`,
         });
 
       if (mergePromises.length > 0) {
diff --git a/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts b/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts
index 7e74a9152c4c..28559e2b0589 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ import type {
 } from './Types.d';
 import {
   EmptyEvent,
-  EnvelopeEvent,
+  EnvelopeQueuedEvent,
+  EnvelopeUnsealedEvent,
   ProgressEvent,
   TypingEvent,
   ErrorEvent,
@@ -631,8 +632,13 @@ export default class MessageReceiver
   ): void;
 
   public override addEventListener(
-    name: 'envelope',
-    handler: (ev: EnvelopeEvent) => void
+    name: 'envelopeQueued',
+    handler: (ev: EnvelopeQueuedEvent) => void
+  ): void;
+
+  public override addEventListener(
+    name: 'envelopeUnsealed',
+    handler: (ev: EnvelopeUnsealedEvent) => void
   ): void;
 
   public override addEventListener(
@@ -896,6 +902,19 @@ export default class MessageReceiver
         };
 
         // Maintain invariant: encrypted queue => decrypted queue
+        const envelopeId = getEnvelopeId(decryptedEnvelope);
+        const taskId = `queueCached(EnvelopeEvent(${envelopeId}))`;
+        drop(
+          this.addToQueue(
+            async () =>
+              this.dispatchAndWait(
+                taskId,
+                new EnvelopeQueuedEvent(decryptedEnvelope)
+              ),
+            taskId,
+            TaskType.Decrypted
+          )
+        );
         drop(
           this.addToQueue(
             async () => {
@@ -1225,11 +1244,14 @@ export default class MessageReceiver
 
       logId = getEnvelopeId(unsealedEnvelope);
 
-      const taskId = `dispatchEvent(EnvelopeEvent(${logId}))`;
+      const taskId = `dispatchEvent(EnvelopeUnsealedEvent(${logId}))`;
       drop(
         this.addToQueue(
           async () =>
-            this.dispatchAndWait(taskId, new EnvelopeEvent(unsealedEnvelope)),
+            this.dispatchAndWait(
+              taskId,
+              new EnvelopeUnsealedEvent(unsealedEnvelope)
+            ),
           taskId,
           TaskType.Decrypted
         )
diff --git a/ts/textsecure/messageReceiverEvents.ts b/ts/textsecure/messageReceiverEvents.ts
index f62ca94c740f..2f7c1d256865 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/messageReceiverEvents.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/messageReceiverEvents.ts
@@ -104,9 +104,17 @@ export class GroupSyncEvent extends Event {
   }
 }
 
-export class EnvelopeEvent extends Event {
+// Emitted right before we do full decrypt on a message, but after Sealed Sender unseal
+export class EnvelopeUnsealedEvent extends Event {
   constructor(public readonly envelope: ProcessedEnvelope) {
-    super('envelope');
+    super('envelopeUnsealed');
+  }
+}
+
+// Emitted when we queue previously-decrypted events from the cache
+export class EnvelopeQueuedEvent extends Event {
+  constructor(public readonly envelope: ProcessedEnvelope) {
+    super('envelopeQueued');
   }
 }