diff --git a/web/src/message_edit_history.ts b/web/src/message_edit_history.ts
index 3842f4524f..590bf00b14 100644
--- a/web/src/message_edit_history.ts
+++ b/web/src/message_edit_history.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ export function fetch_and_render_message_history(message: Message): void {
     const move_history_only =
         realm.realm_message_edit_history_visibility_policy ===
         message_edit_history_visibility_policy_values.moves_only.code;
-    $("#message-edit-history-overlay-container").html(render_message_history_overlay());
+    $("#message-edit-history-overlay-container").html(
+        render_message_history_overlay({move_history_only}),
+    );
     open_overlay();
     show_loading_indicator();
     void channel.get({
diff --git a/web/templates/message_history_overlay.hbs b/web/templates/message_history_overlay.hbs
index 44322e72c4..e1842c3e0f 100644
--- a/web/templates/message_history_overlay.hbs
+++ b/web/templates/message_history_overlay.hbs
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
     <div class="flex overlay-content">
         <div class="message-edit-history-container overlay-messages-container overlay-container">
             <div class="overlay-messages-header">
+                {{#if move_history_only}}
+                <h1>{{t "Message move history" }}</h1>
+                {{else}}
                 <h1>{{t "Message edit history" }}</h1>
+                {{/if}}
                 <div class="exit">
                     <span class="exit-sign">&times;</span>
                 </div>