diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d1d2712a12..a028ef6f1e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Improvements 🙌:
  -
 
 Bugfix 🐛:
- -
+ - Url previews sometimes attached to wrong message (#2561)
 
 Translations 🗣:
  -
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/MessageTextItem.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/MessageTextItem.kt
index 66d9808d2b..659a3d5460 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/MessageTextItem.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/MessageTextItem.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.item
 import android.text.method.MovementMethod
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
 import androidx.core.text.PrecomputedTextCompat
+import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.core.widget.TextViewCompat
 import com.airbnb.epoxy.EpoxyAttribute
 import com.airbnb.epoxy.EpoxyModelClass
@@ -60,7 +61,12 @@ abstract class MessageTextItem : AbsMessageItem<MessageTextItem.Holder>() {
         // Preview URL
         previewUrlViewUpdater.previewUrlView = holder.previewUrlView
         previewUrlViewUpdater.imageContentRenderer = imageContentRenderer
-        previewUrlRetriever?.addListener(attributes.informationData.eventId, previewUrlViewUpdater)
+        val safePreviewUrlRetriever = previewUrlRetriever
+        if (safePreviewUrlRetriever == null) {
+            holder.previewUrlView.isVisible = false
+        } else {
+            safePreviewUrlRetriever.addListener(attributes.informationData.eventId, previewUrlViewUpdater)
+        }
         holder.previewUrlView.delegate = previewUrlCallback
 
         if (useBigFont) {
@@ -106,7 +112,11 @@ abstract class MessageTextItem : AbsMessageItem<MessageTextItem.Holder>() {
         var imageContentRenderer: ImageContentRenderer? = null
 
         override fun onStateUpdated(state: PreviewUrlUiState) {
-            val safeImageContentRenderer = imageContentRenderer ?: return
+            val safeImageContentRenderer = imageContentRenderer
+            if (safeImageContentRenderer == null) {
+                previewUrlView?.isVisible = false
+                return
+            }
             previewUrlView?.render(state, safeImageContentRenderer)
         }
     }