diff --git a/chat/src/main/java/bisq/chat/bisq_easy/open_trades/BisqEasyOpenTradeChannelService.java b/chat/src/main/java/bisq/chat/bisq_easy/open_trades/BisqEasyOpenTradeChannelService.java
index 3db9569be1..392d83eefd 100644
--- a/chat/src/main/java/bisq/chat/bisq_easy/open_trades/BisqEasyOpenTradeChannelService.java
+++ b/chat/src/main/java/bisq/chat/bisq_easy/open_trades/BisqEasyOpenTradeChannelService.java
@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -58,6 +56,7 @@ public class BisqEasyOpenTradeChannelService extends PrivateGroupChatChannelServ
     private final BisqEasyOpenTradeChannelStore persistableStore = new BisqEasyOpenTradeChannelStore();
     @Getter
     private final Persistence<BisqEasyOpenTradeChannelStore> persistence;
+    private final Set<BisqEasyOpenTradeMessage> pendingMessages = new CopyOnWriteArraySet<>();
 
     public BisqEasyOpenTradeChannelService(PersistenceService persistenceService,
                                            NetworkService networkService,
@@ -76,6 +75,10 @@ public BisqEasyOpenTradeChannelService(PersistenceService persistenceService,
     public void onMessage(EnvelopePayloadMessage envelopePayloadMessage) {
         if (envelopePayloadMessage instanceof BisqEasyOpenTradeMessage) {
             processMessage((BisqEasyOpenTradeMessage) envelopePayloadMessage);
+            if (!pendingMessages.isEmpty()) {
+                log.info("Processing pendingMessages messages");
+                pendingMessages.forEach(this::processMessage);
+            }
         } else if (envelopePayloadMessage instanceof BisqEasyOpenTradeMessageReaction) {
             processMessageReaction((BisqEasyOpenTradeMessageReaction) envelopePayloadMessage);
         }
@@ -285,7 +288,8 @@ protected BisqEasyOpenTradeMessage createAndGetNewPrivateChatMessage(String mess
 
     //todo (refactor, low prio)
     @Override
-    protected BisqEasyOpenTradeChannel createAndGetNewPrivateChatChannel(UserProfile peer, UserIdentity myUserIdentity) {
+    protected BisqEasyOpenTradeChannel createAndGetNewPrivateChatChannel(UserProfile peer,
+                                                                         UserIdentity myUserIdentity) {
         throw new RuntimeException("createNewChannel not supported at PrivateTradeChannelService. " +
                 "Use mediatorCreatesNewChannel or traderCreatesNewChannel instead.");
     }
@@ -311,6 +315,19 @@ protected BisqEasyOpenTradeMessageReaction createAndGetNewPrivateChatMessageReac
         );
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void addMessageAndProcessQueuedReactions(BisqEasyOpenTradeMessage message,
+                                                       BisqEasyOpenTradeChannel channel) {
+        addMessage(message, channel);
+        // Check if there are any reactions that should be added to existing messages
+        processQueuedReactions();
+
+        if (pendingMessages.contains(message)) {
+            log.info("Removing message from pendingMessages. message={}", message);
+            pendingMessages.remove(message);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Optional<BisqEasyOpenTradeChannel> createNewChannelFromReceivedMessage(BisqEasyOpenTradeMessage message) {
         if (message.getBisqEasyOffer().isPresent()) {
@@ -326,9 +343,10 @@ protected Optional<BisqEasyOpenTradeChannel> createNewChannelFromReceivedMessage
             // This is a very unlikely case, so we ignore it.
             // It also happens if we left a trade channel and receive a message again.
             // We ignore that and do not re-open the channel.
-            // TODO we could put it into a queue for re-processing once a valid trade message comes.
             log.warn("We received the first message for a new channel without an offer. " +
-                    "We drop that message. Message={}", message);
+                    "We add that message to pendingMessages for re-processing when we receive the next message. " +
+                    "Message={}", message);
+            pendingMessages.add(message);
             return Optional.empty();
         }
     }
diff --git a/trade/src/main/java/bisq/trade/bisq_easy/BisqEasyTradeService.java b/trade/src/main/java/bisq/trade/bisq_easy/BisqEasyTradeService.java
index ac88ac065c..59f4c9fe67 100644
--- a/trade/src/main/java/bisq/trade/bisq_easy/BisqEasyTradeService.java
+++ b/trade/src/main/java/bisq/trade/bisq_easy/BisqEasyTradeService.java
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@
 
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ public class BisqEasyTradeService implements PersistenceClient<BisqEasyTradeStor
 
     private Pin authorizedAlertDataSetPin, numDaysAfterRedactingTradeDataPin;
     private Scheduler numDaysAfterRedactingTradeDataScheduler;
+    private final Set<BisqEasyTradeMessage> pendingMessages = new CopyOnWriteArraySet<>();
 
     public BisqEasyTradeService(ServiceProvider serviceProvider) {
         this.serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
@@ -206,6 +209,11 @@ private void handleBisqEasyTakeOfferMessage(BisqEasyTakeOfferRequest message) {
         BisqEasyProtocol protocol = createProtocol(bisqEasyContract, message.getSender(), message.getReceiver());
         protocol.handle(message);
         persist();
+
+        if (!pendingMessages.isEmpty()) {
+            log.info("We have pendingMessages. We try to re-process them now.");
+            pendingMessages.forEach(this::handleBisqEasyTradeMessage);
+        }
     }
 
     private void handleBisqEasyTradeMessage(BisqEasyTradeMessage message) {
@@ -213,8 +221,22 @@ private void handleBisqEasyTradeMessage(BisqEasyTradeMessage message) {
         findProtocol(tradeId).ifPresentOrElse(protocol -> {
                     protocol.handle(message);
                     persist();
+
+                    if (pendingMessages.contains(message)) {
+                        log.info("We remove message {} from pendingMessages.", message);
+                        pendingMessages.remove(message);
+                    }
+
+                    if (!pendingMessages.isEmpty()) {
+                        log.info("We have pendingMessages. We try to re-process them now.");
+                        pendingMessages.forEach(this::handleBisqEasyTradeMessage);
+                    }
                 },
-                () -> log.info("Protocol with tradeId {} not found. This is expected if the trade have been closed already", tradeId));
+                () -> {
+                    log.info("Protocol with tradeId {} not found. We add the message to pendingMessages for " +
+                            "re-processing when the next message arrives. message={}", tradeId, message);
+                    pendingMessages.add(message);
+                });
     }