diff --git a/tine20/Felamimail/js/MessageEditDialog.js b/tine20/Felamimail/js/MessageEditDialog.js
index fce7efb625b..0a4fcbb787d 100644
--- a/tine20/Felamimail/js/MessageEditDialog.js
+++ b/tine20/Felamimail/js/MessageEditDialog.js
@@ -710,6 +710,9 @@ Tine.Felamimail.MessageEditDialog = Ext.extend(Tine.widgets.dialog.EditDialog, {
     },
 
     checkStates: function() {
+        if (this.recipientGrid.initialLoad) {
+            return _.delay(_.bind(this.checkStates, this), 250);
+        }
         Tine.Felamimail.MessageEditDialog.superclass.checkStates.apply(this, arguments);
         if (this.autoSave && _.keys(this.record.getChanges()).length) {
             this.trottledsaveAsDraft();
diff --git a/tine20/Felamimail/js/RecipientGrid.js b/tine20/Felamimail/js/RecipientGrid.js
index fb2f995d0c1..98ce3f3b1de 100644
--- a/tine20/Felamimail/js/RecipientGrid.js
+++ b/tine20/Felamimail/js/RecipientGrid.js
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Tine.Felamimail.RecipientGrid = Ext.extend(Ext.grid.EditorGridPanel, {
      * @private
      */
     initComponent: function() {
+        this.initialLoad = true;
         this.initStore();
         this.initColumnModel();
         this.initActions();
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ Tine.Felamimail.RecipientGrid = Ext.extend(Ext.grid.EditorGridPanel, {
         await this.initRecord().then(() => {
             this.syncRecipientsToStore(['to', 'cc', 'bcc'], this.record);
         })
+        this.initialLoad = false;
     
         this.store.on('update', this.onUpdateStore, this);
         this.store.on('add', this.onAddStore, this);