diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index bd3481670e..85f6547340 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ These Fields are not added below (yet). They are here to for bug search.
  */
 function item_joins() {
 	return sprintf("STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
-		AND `contact`.`rel` IN (%s, %s)
+		AND (`contact`.`rel` IN (%s, %s) OR `contact`.`self`)
 		AND NOT (`contact`.`blocked` OR `contact`.`readonly` OR `contact`.`pending`)
 		LEFT JOIN `contact` AS `author` ON `author`.`id`=`item`.`author-id`
 		LEFT JOIN `contact` AS `owner` ON `owner`.`id`=`item`.`owner-id`