diff --git a/packages/messaging/ios/RNFBMessaging/RNFBMessaging+AppDelegate.m b/packages/messaging/ios/RNFBMessaging/RNFBMessaging+AppDelegate.m
index ec26b7019f..c619659033 100644
--- a/packages/messaging/ios/RNFBMessaging/RNFBMessaging+AppDelegate.m
+++ b/packages/messaging/ios/RNFBMessaging/RNFBMessaging+AppDelegate.m
@@ -210,10 +210,15 @@ - (void)application:(UIApplication *)application
         [sharedInstance.conditionBackgroundMessageHandlerSet unlock];
       }
     } else {
+      // TODO: send an event to track notification has been delivered
+      // Only sends to react for data-only messages
       DLog(@"didReceiveRemoteNotification while app was in foreground");
-      [[RNFBRCTEventEmitter shared]
-          sendEventWithName:@"messaging_message_received"
-                       body:[RNFBMessagingSerializer remoteMessageUserInfoToDict:userInfo]];
+      if (userInfo[@"aps"][@"alert"] == nil) {
+        DLog(@"didReceiveRemoteNotification send event for data-only message while app was in foreground");
+        [[RNFBRCTEventEmitter shared]
+            sendEventWithName:@"messaging_message_received"
+                        body:[RNFBMessagingSerializer remoteMessageUserInfoToDict:userInfo]];
+      }
       completionHandler(UIBackgroundFetchResultNoData);
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/messaging/ios/RNFBMessaging/RNFBMessaging+UNUserNotificationCenter.m b/packages/messaging/ios/RNFBMessaging/RNFBMessaging+UNUserNotificationCenter.m
index 51456e029b..5e0b3060cd 100644
--- a/packages/messaging/ios/RNFBMessaging/RNFBMessaging+UNUserNotificationCenter.m
+++ b/packages/messaging/ios/RNFBMessaging/RNFBMessaging+UNUserNotificationCenter.m
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ - (void)userNotificationCenter:(UNUserNotificationCenter *)center
   if (notification.request.content.userInfo[@"gcm.message_id"]) {
     NSDictionary *notificationDict = [RNFBMessagingSerializer notificationToDict:notification];
 
-    // Don't send an event if contentAvailable is true - application:didReceiveRemoteNotification
-    // will send the event for us, we don't want to duplicate them
-    if (!notificationDict[@"contentAvailable"]) {
-      [[RNFBRCTEventEmitter shared] sendEventWithName:@"messaging_message_received"
+    // Always send an event to know there is an incoming message in the foreground
+    // Client app will have to display the notification as `UNNotificationPresentationOptionNone` is always sent
+    // to completion handler (see below)
+    [[RNFBRCTEventEmitter shared] sendEventWithName:@"messaging_message_received"
                                                  body:notificationDict];
-    }
 
-    // TODO in a later version allow customising completion options in JS code
+
+    // TODO in a later version allow customizing completion options in JS code
     completionHandler(UNNotificationPresentationOptionNone);
   }