diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index c590a07ed..b3f98e311 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -338,9 +338,10 @@
          * message, i.e. not a MAM archived one.
          */
         if (message instanceof Element) {
-            return !(sizzle('result[xmlns="'+Strophe.NS.MAM+'"]', message).length);
+            return !sizzle('result[xmlns="'+Strophe.NS.MAM+'"]', message).length &&
+                   !sizzle('delay[xmlns="'+Strophe.NS.DELAY+'"]', message).length;
         } else {
-            return !message.get('archive_id');
+            return !message.get('archive_id') && !message.get('delayed');
         }
     };