diff --git a/spec/integ/matrix-client-event-timeline.spec.ts b/spec/integ/matrix-client-event-timeline.spec.ts
index 4e732184749..fe7393bfd73 100644
--- a/spec/integ/matrix-client-event-timeline.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/integ/matrix-client-event-timeline.spec.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ import * as utils from "../test-utils/test-utils";
 import {
     ClientEvent,
     Direction,
+    EventStatus,
     EventTimeline,
     EventTimelineSet,
     Filter,
     IEvent,
     MatrixClient,
     MatrixEvent,
+    PendingEventOrdering,
     Room,
 } from "../../src/matrix";
 import { logger } from "../../src/logger";
@@ -1162,6 +1164,25 @@ describe("MatrixClient event timelines", function() {
                 httpBackend.when("GET", "/sync").respond(200, INITIAL_SYNC_DATA);
                 await flushHttp(room.fetchRoomThreads());
             });
+
+            it("should prevent displaying pending events", async function() {
+                const room = new Room("room123", client, "john", {
+                    pendingEventOrdering: PendingEventOrdering.Detached,
+                });
+                const timelineSets = await room!.createThreadsTimelineSets();
+                expect(timelineSets).not.toBeNull();
+
+                const event = utils.mkMessage({
+                    room: roomId, user: userId, msg: "a body", event: true,
+                });
+                event.status = EventStatus.SENDING;
+                room.addPendingEvent(event, "txn");
+
+                const [allThreads, myThreads] = timelineSets!;
+                expect(allThreads.getPendingEvents()).toHaveLength(0);
+                expect(myThreads.getPendingEvents()).toHaveLength(0);
+                expect(room.getPendingEvents()).toHaveLength(1);
+            });
         });
 
         describe("without server compatibility", function() {
diff --git a/src/models/room.ts b/src/models/room.ts
index 1055a4c5152..51dd38913ef 100644
--- a/src/models/room.ts
+++ b/src/models/room.ts
@@ -1651,7 +1651,10 @@ export class Room extends ReadReceipt<RoomEmittedEvents, RoomEventHandlerMap> {
         let timelineSet: EventTimelineSet;
         if (Thread.hasServerSideListSupport) {
             timelineSet =
-                new EventTimelineSet(this, this.opts, undefined, undefined, filterType ?? ThreadFilterType.All);
+                new EventTimelineSet(this, {
+                    ...this.opts,
+                    pendingEvents: false,
+                }, undefined, undefined, filterType ?? ThreadFilterType.All);
             this.reEmitter.reEmit(timelineSet, [
                 RoomEvent.Timeline,
                 RoomEvent.TimelineReset,