diff --git a/lib/components/message_content.dart b/lib/components/message_content.dart
index 4993de7..76ded59 100644
--- a/lib/components/message_content.dart
+++ b/lib/components/message_content.dart
@@ -79,11 +79,12 @@ class MessageContent extends StatelessWidget {
       case EventTypes.Text:
       case EventTypes.Reply:
       case EventTypes.Notice:
-        final String senderPrefix = textOnly
-            ? event.senderId == Matrix.of(context).client.userID
-                ? "You: "
-                : "${event.sender.calcDisplayname()}: "
-            : "";
+        final String senderPrefix =
+            textOnly && event.senderId != event.room.directChatMatrixID
+                ? event.senderId == Matrix.of(context).client.userID
+                    ? "You: "
+                    : "${event.sender.calcDisplayname()}: "
+                : "";
         return Text(
           senderPrefix + event.getBody(),
           maxLines: maxLines,