diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
index 98a4cbec..b242d276 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import {
 	getBinaryNodeChildren,
 	getBinaryNodeChildString,
 	isJidGroup,
+	isJidNewsletter,
 	isJidStatusBroadcast,
 	isLidUser,
 	isPnUser,
@@ -1250,30 +1251,36 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 						await sendMessageAck(node, NACK_REASONS.UnhandledError)
 					})
 				} else {
-					// no type in the receipt => message delivered
-					let type: MessageReceiptType = undefined
-					let participant = msg.key.participant
-					if (category === 'peer') {
-						// special peer message
-						type = 'peer_msg'
-					} else if (msg.key.fromMe) {
-						// message was sent by us from a different device
-						type = 'sender'
-						// need to specially handle this case
-						if (isLidUser(msg.key.remoteJid!) || isLidUser(msg.key.remoteJidAlt)) {
-							participant = author // TODO: investigate sending receipts to LIDs and not PNs
+					await sendMessageAck(node)
+					const isNewsletter = isJidNewsletter(msg.key.remoteJid!)
+					if (!isNewsletter) {
+						// no type in the receipt => message delivered
+						let type: MessageReceiptType = undefined
+						let participant = msg.key.participant
+						if (category === 'peer') {
+							// special peer message
+							type = 'peer_msg'
+						} else if (msg.key.fromMe) {
+							// message was sent by us from a different device
+							type = 'sender'
+							// need to specially handle this case
+							if (isLidUser(msg.key.remoteJid!) || isLidUser(msg.key.remoteJidAlt)) {
+								participant = author // TODO: investigate sending receipts to LIDs and not PNs
+							}
+						} else if (!sendActiveReceipts) {
+							type = 'inactive'
 						}
-					} else if (!sendActiveReceipts) {
-						type = 'inactive'
-					}
 
-					await sendReceipt(msg.key.remoteJid!, participant!, [msg.key.id!], type)
+						await sendReceipt(msg.key.remoteJid!, participant!, [msg.key.id!], type)
 
-					// send ack for history message
-					const isAnyHistoryMsg = getHistoryMsg(msg.message!)
-					if (isAnyHistoryMsg) {
-						const jid = jidNormalizedUser(msg.key.remoteJid!)
-						await sendReceipt(jid, undefined, [msg.key.id!], 'hist_sync')
+						// send ack for history message
+						const isAnyHistoryMsg = getHistoryMsg(msg.message!)
+						if (isAnyHistoryMsg) {
+							const jid = jidNormalizedUser(msg.key.remoteJid!)
+							await sendReceipt(jid, undefined, [msg.key.id!], 'hist_sync')
+						}
+					} else {
+						logger.debug({ key: msg.key }, 'processed newsletter message without receipts')
 					}
 				}