diff --git a/apps/messagegui/ChangeLog b/apps/messagegui/ChangeLog
index 4fe0584d2..ea6b0fe43 100644
--- a/apps/messagegui/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/messagegui/ChangeLog
@@ -100,4 +100,5 @@
       On 2v18.64+ firmware, 'No Messages' now has a 'back' button
 0.72: Nav message updastes don't automatically launch navigation menu unless they're new
 0.73: Add sharp left+right nav icons
-0.74: Add option for driving on left (affects roundabout icons in navigation)
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+0.74: Add option for driving on left (affects roundabout icons in navigation)
+0.75: Handle text with images in messages list by just displaying the first line
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diff --git a/apps/messagegui/app.js b/apps/messagegui/app.js
index 7aa4d432a..06308d5a2 100644
--- a/apps/messagegui/app.js
+++ b/apps/messagegui/app.js
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ function checkMessages(options) {
   if (options.clockIfAllRead && newMessages.length==0)
     return load();
   active = "list";
-  // Otherwise show a menu
+  // Otherwise show a list of messages
   E.showScroller({
     h : 48,
     c : Math.max(MESSAGES.length,3), // workaround for 2v10.219 firmware (min 3 not needed for 2v11)
@@ -469,16 +469,20 @@ function checkMessages(options) {
          .setColor(fg); // only color the icon
         x += 50;
       }
-      var m = msg.title+"\n"+msg.body, longBody=false;
       if (title) g.setFontAlign(-1,-1).setFont(fontBig).drawString(title, x,r.y+2);
+      var longBody = false;
       if (body) {
         g.setFontAlign(-1,-1).setFont("6x8");
+        // if the body includes an image, it probably won't be small enough to allow>1 line
+        var maxLines = 3;
+        if (body.includes("\0")) maxLines=1;
         var l = g.wrapString(body, r.w-(x+14));
-        if (l.length>3) {
-          l = l.slice(0,3);
+        if (l.length>maxLines) {
+          l = l.slice(0,maxLines);
           l[l.length-1]+="...";
         }
         longBody = l.length>2;
+        // draw the body
         g.drawString(l.join("\n"), x+10,r.y+20);
       }
       if (!longBody && msg.src) g.setFontAlign(1,1).setFont("6x8").drawString(msg.src, r.x+r.w-2, r.y+r.h-2);
diff --git a/apps/messagegui/metadata.json b/apps/messagegui/metadata.json
index 7fa7cee5d..6f2cb5d2e 100644
--- a/apps/messagegui/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/messagegui/metadata.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id": "messagegui",
   "name": "Message UI",
   "shortName": "Messages",
-  "version": "0.74",
+  "version": "0.75",
   "description": "Default app to display notifications from iOS and Gadgetbridge/Android",
   "icon": "app.png",
   "type": "app",