diff --git a/lib/pleroma/activity/ir/topics.ex b/lib/pleroma/activity/ir/topics.ex
index 56c52e9d1..f058cc0c9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/activity/ir/topics.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/activity/ir/topics.ex
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Activity.Ir.Topics do
     |> List.flatten()
   end
 
+  defp generate_topics(%{data: %{"type" => "ChatMessage"}}, %{data: %{"type" => "Delete"}}) do
+    ["user", "user:pleroma_chat"]
+  end
+
+  defp generate_topics(%{data: %{"type" => "ChatMessage"}}, %{data: %{"type" => "Create"}}) do
+    []
+  end
+
   defp generate_topics(%{data: %{"type" => "Answer"}}, _) do
     []
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/activity/ir/topics_test.exs b/test/pleroma/activity/ir/topics_test.exs
index 311f85dea..0abda60b0 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/activity/ir/topics_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/activity/ir/topics_test.exs
@@ -13,6 +13,29 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Activity.Ir.TopicsTest do
 
   import Mock
 
+  describe "chat message" do
+    test "Create produces no topics" do
+      activity = %Activity{
+        object: %Object{data: %{"type" => "ChatMessage"}},
+        data: %{"type" => "Create"}
+      }
+
+      assert [] == Topics.get_activity_topics(activity)
+    end
+
+    test "Delete produces user and user:pleroma_chat" do
+      activity = %Activity{
+        object: %Object{data: %{"type" => "ChatMessage"}},
+        data: %{"type" => "Delete"}
+      }
+
+      topics = Topics.get_activity_topics(activity)
+      assert [_, _] = topics
+      assert "user" in topics
+      assert "user:pleroma_chat" in topics
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "poll answer" do
     test "produce no topics" do
       activity = %Activity{object: %Object{data: %{"type" => "Answer"}}}