diff --git a/server/QMax.Api/Services/MaxBridgeSyncService.cs b/server/QMax.Api/Services/MaxBridgeSyncService.cs
index 1c82967..375a4af 100644
--- a/server/QMax.Api/Services/MaxBridgeSyncService.cs
+++ b/server/QMax.Api/Services/MaxBridgeSyncService.cs
@@ -127,13 +127,36 @@ public sealed class MaxBridgeSyncService(
                 changed++;
             }
 
+            var previewHint = MessageTextSanitizer.CleanChatPreview(update.LastMessagePreview);
+            var shouldLoadLastKnownMessage = !chatWasCreated &&
+                !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(previewHint) &&
+                !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(chat.LastMessagePreview) &&
+                string.Equals(MessageTextSanitizer.CleanChatPreview(chat.LastMessagePreview), previewHint, StringComparison.Ordinal) &&
+                update.LastMessageIsOutgoing != true &&
+                update.Messages.Count == 0 &&
+                HasListClockTime(update.LastMessageTimeText);
+            List<LastKnownMessageSnapshot> lastKnownMessages = !shouldLoadLastKnownMessage
+                ? []
+                : await db.Messages
+                    .Where(x =>
+                        x.ChatId == chat.Id &&
+                        x.DeletedAt == null &&
+                        x.Direction == MessageDirection.Outgoing &&
+                        x.Text == previewHint)
+                    .Select(x => new LastKnownMessageSnapshot(x.Direction, x.Text, x.SentAt))
+                    .ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+            var lastKnownMessage = lastKnownMessages
+                .OrderByDescending(x => x.SentAt)
+                .FirstOrDefault();
+
             if (ApplyListPreview(
                 update,
                 chat,
                 chatWasCreated,
                 incrementUnread,
                 sendPushNotifications,
-                previewPushNotifications))
+                previewPushNotifications,
+                lastKnownMessage))
             {
                 changed++;
             }
@@ -255,7 +278,8 @@ public sealed class MaxBridgeSyncService(
         bool chatWasCreated,
         bool incrementUnread,
         bool sendPushNotifications,
-        ICollection<(Chat Chat, Message Message)> previewPushNotifications)
+        ICollection<(Chat Chat, Message Message)> previewPushNotifications,
+        LastKnownMessageSnapshot? lastKnownMessage)
     {
         var preview = MessageTextSanitizer.CleanChatPreview(update.LastMessagePreview);
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(preview))
@@ -283,8 +307,10 @@ public sealed class MaxBridgeSyncService(
         chat.LastMessageAt = previewAt;
         chat.UpdatedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
 
+        var echoesKnownOutgoing = IsKnownOutgoingPreviewEcho(lastKnownMessage, preview, previewAt);
         var shouldNotifyCandidate = !chatWasCreated &&
             !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(previousPreview) &&
+            !echoesKnownOutgoing &&
             update.LastMessageIsOutgoing != true &&
             update.Messages.Count == 0 &&
             IsFreshListPreview(update, previewAt);
@@ -317,6 +343,31 @@ public sealed class MaxBridgeSyncService(
         return true;
     }
 
+    private static bool IsKnownOutgoingPreviewEcho(
+        LastKnownMessageSnapshot? lastKnownMessage,
+        string preview,
+        DateTimeOffset previewAt)
+    {
+        if (lastKnownMessage is null ||
+            lastKnownMessage.Direction != MessageDirection.Outgoing ||
+            string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(lastKnownMessage.Text))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var lastText = MessageTextSanitizer.CleanChatPreview(lastKnownMessage.Text);
+        if (!string.Equals(lastText, preview, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var sentAt = lastKnownMessage.SentAt.ToUniversalTime();
+        var previewUtc = previewAt.ToUniversalTime();
+        var now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        return Math.Abs((sentAt - previewUtc).TotalMinutes) <= 30 ||
+            sentAt >= now.AddMinutes(-30);
+    }
+
     private static bool RememberPreviewNotification(Guid chatId, string preview, DateTimeOffset previewAt)
     {
         var now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
@@ -755,4 +806,9 @@ public sealed class MaxBridgeSyncService(
             _ => null
         };
     }
+
+    private sealed record LastKnownMessageSnapshot(
+        MessageDirection Direction,
+        string? Text,
+        DateTimeOffset SentAt);
 }
diff --git a/tests/QMax.Tests/ApiSmokeTests.cs b/tests/QMax.Tests/ApiSmokeTests.cs
index 18d6a3e..69af4fa 100644
--- a/tests/QMax.Tests/ApiSmokeTests.cs
+++ b/tests/QMax.Tests/ApiSmokeTests.cs
@@ -604,6 +604,68 @@ public sealed class ApiSmokeTests : IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("hello ????", MessageTextSanitizer.CleanChatPreview("hello ????"));
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SyncDoesNotPushListPreviewEchoOfOwnOutgoingMessage()
+    {
+        var pushNotifications = new RecordingPushNotificationService();
+        var bridge = new OutgoingPreviewEchoMaxBridgeClient(
+            $"mock-self-echo-chat-{Guid.NewGuid():N}",
+            "message from me");
+        using var factory = _factory.WithWebHostBuilder(builder =>
+        {
+            builder.ConfigureTestServices(services =>
+            {
+                services.RemoveAll<IHostedService>();
+                services.RemoveAll<IMaxBridgeClient>();
+                services.RemoveAll<IPushNotificationService>();
+                services.AddSingleton<IMaxBridgeClient>(bridge);
+                services.AddSingleton<IPushNotificationService>(pushNotifications);
+            });
+        });
+        using var client = factory.CreateClient();
+        await LoginAsync(client);
+
+        Guid chatId;
+        var sentAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddSeconds(-20);
+        using (var scope = factory.Services.CreateScope())
+        {
+            var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<QMaxDbContext>();
+            var chat = new Chat
+            {
+                ExternalId = bridge.ChatExternalId,
+                Title = "Self Echo",
+                LastMessagePreview = bridge.PreviewText,
+                LastMessageAt = sentAt,
+                UnreadCount = 0
+            };
+            db.Chats.Add(chat);
+            db.Messages.Add(new Message
+            {
+                Chat = chat,
+                ExternalId = "self-echo-message",
+                Direction = MessageDirection.Outgoing,
+                Text = bridge.PreviewText,
+                SentAt = sentAt,
+                DeliveryState = MessageDeliveryState.Sent
+            });
+            await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+            chatId = chat.Id;
+        }
+
+        var sync = await client.PostAsync("/api/max/sync", null);
+        await AssertStatusAsync(HttpStatusCode.OK, sync);
+
+        Assert.Empty(pushNotifications.SentMessages);
+        using (var scope = factory.Services.CreateScope())
+        {
+            var db = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<QMaxDbContext>();
+            var chat = await db.Chats.FindAsync(chatId);
+            Assert.NotNull(chat);
+            Assert.Equal(0, chat!.UnreadCount);
+            Assert.Equal(bridge.PreviewText, chat.LastMessagePreview);
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task FirebasePushSkipsOutgoingMessages()
     {
@@ -749,6 +811,111 @@ public sealed class ApiSmokeTests : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
+    private sealed class RecordingPushNotificationService : IPushNotificationService
+    {
+        public List<(Chat Chat, Message Message)> SentMessages { get; } = [];
+
+        public Task SendNewMessageAsync(Chat chat, Message message, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            SentMessages.Add((chat, message));
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class OutgoingPreviewEchoMaxBridgeClient : IMaxBridgeClient
+    {
+        public OutgoingPreviewEchoMaxBridgeClient(string chatExternalId, string previewText)
+        {
+            ChatExternalId = chatExternalId;
+            PreviewText = previewText;
+        }
+
+        public string ChatExternalId { get; }
+        public string PreviewText { get; }
+
+        public Task<MaxBridgeStatus> GetStatusAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new MaxBridgeStatus("Test", true, "Authorized", "Ready", null, "Test", null, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow));
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxBridgeStatus> BeginPhoneLoginAsync(string phoneNumber, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return GetStatusAsync(cancellationToken);
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxBridgeStatus> SubmitLoginCodeAsync(string code, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return GetStatusAsync(cancellationToken);
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxBrowserSnapshot> GetSnapshotAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new MaxBrowserSnapshot(null, "Test", "", "", DateTimeOffset.UtcNow));
+        }
+
+        public Task<IReadOnlyList<MaxChatUpdate>> FetchUpdatesAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<MaxChatUpdate>>(
+            [
+                new MaxChatUpdate(
+                    ChatExternalId,
+                    "Self Echo",
+                    null,
+                    DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+                    [],
+                    PreviewText,
+                    null,
+                    null,
+                    DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToOffset(TimeSpan.FromHours(3)).ToString("HH:mm"))
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxChatUpdate?> FetchChatHistoryAsync(string externalChatId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult<MaxChatUpdate?>(null);
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxChatPresence?> FetchChatPresenceAsync(string externalChatId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult<MaxChatPresence?>(null);
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxSendResult> SendTextAsync(string externalChatId, string text, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new MaxSendResult(true, $"external-{Guid.NewGuid():N}", null));
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxSendResult> SendAttachmentAsync(string externalChatId, string path, string caption, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new MaxSendResult(true, $"external-file-{Guid.NewGuid():N}", null));
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxActionResult> EditMessageAsync(string externalChatId, string externalMessageId, string? currentText, string text, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new MaxActionResult(true, null));
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxActionResult> DeleteMessageAsync(string externalChatId, string externalMessageId, string? currentText, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new MaxActionResult(true, null));
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxActionResult> SetReactionAsync(string externalChatId, string externalMessageId, string? currentText, string emoji, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new MaxActionResult(true, null));
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxActionResult> ClearReactionAsync(string externalChatId, string externalMessageId, string? currentText, string emoji, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(new MaxActionResult(true, null));
+        }
+
+        public Task<MaxMediaDownload?> DownloadMediaAsync(string remoteUrl, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult<MaxMediaDownload?>(null);
+        }
+    }
+
     private sealed class FailingActionMaxBridgeClient : IMaxBridgeClient
     {
         public Task<MaxBridgeStatus> GetStatusAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)