diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
index e7990a9f..a9091bb6 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
@@ -549,10 +549,11 @@ class ChatController extends State<Chat> {
         ) ==
         OkCancelResult.ok;
     if (!confirmed) return;
-    for (final event in selectedEvents) {
-      await showFutureLoadingDialog(
-          context: context,
-          future: () async {
+    await showFutureLoadingDialog(
+      context: context,
+      future: () => Future.wait(
+        selectedEvents.map(
+          (event) async {
             if (event.status.isSent) {
               if (event.canRedact) {
                 await event.redactEvent();
@@ -569,8 +570,11 @@ class ChatController extends State<Chat> {
             } else {
               await event.remove();
             }
-          });
-    }
+          },
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
     setState(() {
       showEmojiPicker = false;
       selectedEvents.clear();