diff --git a/app/components/channel-message.jsx b/app/components/channel-message.jsx
index 11818b4..073da2e 100644
--- a/app/components/channel-message.jsx
+++ b/app/components/channel-message.jsx
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ export default function ChannelMessage(props) {
                                             { text }
                                         </Markdown>
                                     </Text>}
+                                    {!!message.optimistic && <Text size="1" color='green'>
+                                        sending
+                                    </Text>}
                                     {edited && <Text size="1" color='gray'>
                                         edited
                                     </Text>}