diff --git a/static/js/message_fetch.js b/static/js/message_fetch.js
index 62b6002e8f..d64a1507d1 100644
--- a/static/js/message_fetch.js
+++ b/static/js/message_fetch.js
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ function process_result(data, opts) {
         message_util.add_old_messages(messages, opts.msg_list);
     }
 
-    if (message_lists.current === message_list.narrowed && message_list.narrowed.empty()) {
+    if (
+        opts.msg_list === message_list.narrowed &&
+        message_lists.current === message_list.narrowed &&
+        message_list.narrowed.empty()
+    ) {
         // Even after loading more messages, we have
         // no messages to display in this narrow.
         narrow_banner.show_empty_narrow_message();