diff --git a/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/chat/pages/chat-group-list/components/chat-group-detail-message/chat-group-detail-message.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/chat/pages/chat-group-list/components/chat-group-detail-message/chat-group-detail-message.component.ts
index df4b740890..3ac81266ed 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/chat/pages/chat-group-list/components/chat-group-detail-message/chat-group-detail-message.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/chat/pages/chat-group-list/components/chat-group-detail-message/chat-group-detail-message.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, EventEmitter, inject, Input, Output } from '@angular/core';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { Permission } from 'src/app/domain/definitions/permission';
 import { ViewChatMessage } from 'src/app/site/pages/meetings/pages/chat';
 import { ViewUser } from 'src/app/site/pages/meetings/view-models/view-user';
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ export class ChatGroupDetailMessageComponent {
     }
 
     public get author(): string {
-        if (this.user) {
+        if (!this.chatMessage.meeting_user_id) {
+            return this.translate.instant(`removed user`);
+        } else if (this.user) {
             return this.user.short_name;
         }
         return ``;
@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ export class ChatGroupDetailMessageComponent {
         return this.chatMessage?.user;
     }
 
+    private translate = inject(TranslateService);
+
     public constructor(
         private _operator: OperatorService,
         private _vp: ViewPortService