diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/activity/inbox_item.dart b/mobile/lib/features/activity/inbox_item.dart
index 701d3c15090..a21a0e5188a 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/activity/inbox_item.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/activity/inbox_item.dart
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ class InboxItem {
     );
   }
 
-  final category = item.categories.firstOrNull ?? item.item.category;
+  // Label the event the row displays. A group can hold an older mention and
+  // a newer plain reply; the row shows the reply, so it must not say
+  // "Mentioned in". [InboxItem.categories] still drives filtering.
+  final category = item.item.category;
   if (category == 'mention') {
     return (
       text: channelName != null ? 'Mentioned in' : 'Mentioned',
diff --git a/mobile/test/features/activity/inbox_item_test.dart b/mobile/test/features/activity/inbox_item_test.dart
index d163d403b11..19ca22fe9b2 100644
--- a/mobile/test/features/activity/inbox_item_test.dart
+++ b/mobile/test/features/activity/inbox_item_test.dart
@@ -382,5 +382,32 @@ void main() {
       );
       expect(label.text, 'Thread in');
     });
+
+    test('labels the displayed event, not an older mention in its thread', () {
+      final row = buildInboxItems([
+        item(
+          id: threadIdInboxA,
+          createdAt: 100,
+          category: 'mention',
+          tags: replyTags(threadIdInboxR, threadIdInboxP),
+        ),
+        item(
+          id: threadIdInboxB,
+          createdAt: 200,
+          category: 'activity',
+          pubkey: 'pk2',
+          tags: replyTags(threadIdInboxR, threadIdInboxA),
+        ),
+      ]).single;
+      final label = inboxTypeLabel(
+        row,
+        channelName: 'general',
+        isDm: false,
+        senderLabel: 'Bob',
+      );
+      expect(row.item.id, threadIdInboxB);
+      expect(label.text, 'Thread in');
+      expect(matchesInboxFilter(row, InboxFilter.mention), isTrue);
+    });
   });
 }