diff --git a/lib/Dashboard/TalkWidget.php b/lib/Dashboard/TalkWidget.php
index ccf366e1ffc..aaa318f77bd 100644
--- a/lib/Dashboard/TalkWidget.php
+++ b/lib/Dashboard/TalkWidget.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 namespace OCA\Talk\Dashboard;
 
 use OCA\Talk\Chat\MessageParser;
+use OCA\Talk\Chat\ChatManager;
 use OCA\Talk\Config;
 use OCA\Talk\Manager;
 use OCA\Talk\Model\BreakoutRoom;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ public function __construct(
 		protected AvatarService $avatarService,
 		protected ParticipantService $participantService,
 		protected MessageParser $messageParser,
+		protected ChatManager $chatManager,
 		protected ITimeFactory $timeFactory,
 	) {
 	}
@@ -175,8 +177,15 @@ protected function prepareRoom(Room $room, string $userId): WidgetItem {
 		$subtitle = '';
 
 		$lastMessage = $room->getLastMessage();
+
+		$lastMentionDirect = $participant->getAttendee()->getLastMentionDirect();
+        $lastReadMessage = $participant->getAttendee()->getLastReadMessage();
+		if ($lastMentionDirect > $lastReadMessage) {
+            $lastMessage = $this->chatManager->getComment($room, (string)$lastMentionDirect);
+		}
+
 		if ($lastMessage instanceof IComment) {
-			$message = $this->messageParser->createMessage($room, $participant, $room->getLastMessage(), $this->l10n);
+			$message = $this->messageParser->createMessage($room, $participant, $lastMessage, $this->l10n);
 			$this->messageParser->parseMessage($message);
 
 			$now = $this->timeFactory->getDateTime();
@@ -200,8 +209,6 @@ protected function prepareRoom(Room $room, string $userId): WidgetItem {
 
 		if ($room->getCallFlag() !== Participant::FLAG_DISCONNECTED) {
 			$subtitle = $this->l10n->t('Call in progress');
-		} elseif ($participant->getAttendee()->getLastMentionMessage() > $participant->getAttendee()->getLastReadMessage()) {
-			$subtitle = $this->l10n->t('You were mentioned');
 		}
 
 		return new WidgetItem(
diff --git a/lib/Service/RoomFormatter.php b/lib/Service/RoomFormatter.php
index 90a1c20b16e..1f0fc74e33c 100644
--- a/lib/Service/RoomFormatter.php
+++ b/lib/Service/RoomFormatter.php
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ public function formatRoomV4(
 			'breakoutRoomMode' => BreakoutRoom::MODE_NOT_CONFIGURED,
 			'breakoutRoomStatus' => BreakoutRoom::STATUS_STOPPED,
 			'recordingConsent' => $this->talkConfig->recordingConsentRequired() === RecordingService::CONSENT_REQUIRED_OPTIONAL ? $room->getRecordingConsent() : $this->talkConfig->recordingConsentRequired(),
+			'lastUnreadMentionMessage' => '',
 		];
 
 		$lastActivity = $room->getLastActivity();
@@ -319,6 +320,16 @@ public function formatRoomV4(
 				$lastMentionDirect = $attendee->getLastMentionDirect();
 				$roomData['unreadMention'] = $lastMention !== 0 && $lastReadMessage < $lastMention;
 				$roomData['unreadMentionDirect'] = $lastMentionDirect !== 0 && $lastReadMessage < $lastMentionDirect;
+
+				$lastMentionMessage =  $lastMentionDirect ? $this->chatManager->getComment($room, (string)$lastMentionDirect): '';
+				if ($lastMentionMessage instanceof IComment) {
+					$roomData['lastUnreadMentionMessage'] = $this->formatDirectMentionMessage(
+						$responseFormat,
+						$room,
+						$currentParticipant,
+						$lastMentionMessage,
+					)['message'];
+				}
 				$roomData['lastReadMessage'] = $lastReadMessage;
 
 				$roomData['canDeleteConversation'] = $room->getType() !== Room::TYPE_ONE_TO_ONE
@@ -340,6 +351,17 @@ public function formatRoomV4(
 			$roomData['unreadMessages'] = $this->chatManager->getUnreadCount($room, $lastReadMessage);
 			$roomData['unreadMention'] = $lastMention !== 0 && $lastReadMessage < $lastMention;
 			$roomData['unreadMentionDirect'] = $lastMentionDirect !== 0 && $lastReadMessage < $lastMentionDirect;
+
+			$lastMentionMessage =  $lastMentionDirect ? $this->chatManager->getComment($room, (string)$lastMentionDirect): '';
+			if ($lastMentionMessage instanceof IComment) {
+				$roomData['lastUnreadMentionMessage'] = $this->formatDirectMentionMessage(
+					$responseFormat,
+					$room,
+					$currentParticipant,
+					$lastMentionMessage,
+				)['message'];
+			}
+
 		} else {
 			$roomData['lastReadMessage'] = $attendee->getLastReadMessage();
 		}
@@ -431,4 +453,40 @@ public function formatLastMessage(
 
 		return $message->toArray($responseFormat);
 	}
+
+    public function formatDirectMentionMessage(
+        string $responseFormat,
+        Room $room,
+        Participant $participant,
+        IComment $lastMessage,
+    ) {
+        $message = $this->messageParser->createMessage($room, $participant, $lastMessage, $this->l10n);
+        $this->messageParser->parseMessage($message);
+
+        if (!$message->getVisibility()) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $now = $this->timeFactory->getDateTime();
+        $expireDate = $message->getComment()->getExpireDate();
+        if ((!$expireDate instanceof \DateTime || $expireDate >= $now)
+            && $message->getVisibility()) {
+            $transformedMessage = [];
+            $placeholders = $replacements = [];
+
+            foreach ($message->getMessageParameters() as $placeholder => $parameter) {
+                $placeholders[] = '{' . $placeholder . '}';
+                if ($parameter['type'] === 'user' || $parameter['type'] === 'guest') {
+                    $replacements[] = '@' . $parameter['name'];
+                } else {
+                    $replacements[] = $parameter['name'];
+                }
+            }
+
+            $transformedMessage['message'] = str_replace($placeholders, $replacements, $message->getMessage());
+            return $transformedMessage;
+        }
+
+        return $message->toArray($responseFormat);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/views/Dashboard.vue b/src/views/Dashboard.vue
index 05a7a8c2698..888ad73172d 100644
--- a/src/views/Dashboard.vue
+++ b/src/views/Dashboard.vue
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ export default {
 					return t('spreed', 'Call in progress')
 				}
 
-				if (conversation.unreadMention) {
-					return t('spreed', 'You were mentioned')
+				if (conversation.unreadMentionDirect) {
+					return conversation.lastUnreadMentionMessage
 				}
 
 				return this.simpleLastChatMessage(conversation.lastMessage)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export default {
 				const rooms = allRooms.filter((conversation) => conversation.objectType !== CONVERSATION.OBJECT_TYPE.BREAKOUT_ROOM)
 				const importantRooms = rooms.filter((conversation) => {
 					return conversation.hasCall
-						|| conversation.unreadMention
+						|| conversation.unreadMentionDirect
 						|| (conversation.unreadMessages > 0 && (conversation.type === CONVERSATION.TYPE.ONE_TO_ONE || conversation.type === CONVERSATION.TYPE.ONE_TO_ONE_FORMER))
 				})