diff --git a/.changeset/four-onions-camp.md b/.changeset/four-onions-camp.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8068ac023638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/four-onions-camp.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@rocket.chat/meteor': patch
+---
+
+When using `DISABLE_DB_WATCHERS=true` this fixes message updates with URLs that were missing the link preview.
diff --git a/apps/meteor/app/lib/server/functions/updateMessage.ts b/apps/meteor/app/lib/server/functions/updateMessage.ts
index 8327b0892b26..2954517fb018 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/app/lib/server/functions/updateMessage.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/app/lib/server/functions/updateMessage.ts
@@ -94,17 +94,21 @@ export const updateMessage = async function (
 
 	setImmediate(async () => {
 		const msg = await Messages.findOneById(_id);
-		if (msg) {
-			await callbacks.run('afterSaveMessage', msg, room, user._id);
+		if (!msg) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// although this is an "afterSave" kind callback, we know they can extend message's properties
+		// so we wait for it to run before broadcasting
+		const data = await callbacks.run('afterSaveMessage', msg, room, user._id);
 
-			void broadcastMessageFromData({
-				id: msg._id,
-				data: msg,
-			});
+		void broadcastMessageFromData({
+			id: msg._id,
+			data: data as any, // TODO move "afterSaveMessage" type definition to specify a return value
+		});
 
-			if (room?.lastMessage?._id === msg._id) {
-				void notifyOnRoomChangedById(message.rid);
-			}
+		if (room?.lastMessage?._id === msg._id) {
+			void notifyOnRoomChangedById(message.rid);
 		}
 	});
 };