diff --git a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowConditionBuilder.tsx b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowConditionBuilder.tsx
index b837e5ee3..927379734 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowConditionBuilder.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowConditionBuilder.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function valueLabel(field: string): string {
     case "trigger_author":
       return "Author";
     case "trigger_message_id":
-      return "Message ID";
+      return "Message";
     case "trigger_emoji":
       return "Emoji";
     case "trigger_timestamp":
@@ -187,22 +187,28 @@ function MessageConditionSummary({
     );
   }
 
-  const operator = operatorLabel(
-    editor.field,
-    editor.operator,
-    conditionOperatorsForField(editor.field).length === 2,
-  );
   const message =
     content === undefined
       ? compactValue(editor.value)
       : messageSummaryContent(content);
+  const isExcluded = editor.operator === "not_equals";
 
   return (
     <span
-      className="max-w-40 truncate text-sm text-muted-foreground"
+      className="min-w-0 shrink text-sm text-muted-foreground"
       title={content === undefined ? undefined : message}
     >
-      {operator} “{message}”
+      <span
+        aria-hidden="true"
+        className={cn("block max-w-40 truncate", isExcluded && "line-through")}
+        data-testid="message-condition-summary"
+      >
+        “{message}”
+      </span>
+      <span className="sr-only">
+        {isExcluded ? "Excluded message: " : "Selected message: "}
+        {message}
+      </span>
     </span>
   );
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowFormBuilder.tsx b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowFormBuilder.tsx
index aa29d8d6c..03f15cf50 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowFormBuilder.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/WorkflowFormBuilder.tsx
@@ -104,26 +104,28 @@ function TriggerConfigFields({
       );
     case "reaction_added":
       return (
-        <WorkflowConditionBuilder
-          channelId={workflowChannelId}
-          channels={channels}
-          disabled={disabled}
-          idPrefix="wf-trigger-filter"
-          matchAllLabel="All reactions"
-          onChange={(filter) =>
-            onUpdate({ ...trigger, emoji: undefined, filter })
-          }
-          triggerType={trigger.on}
-          value={
-            trigger.filter ??
-            buildConditionExpression({
-              field: "trigger_emoji",
-              operator: "equals",
-              value: trigger.emoji ?? "",
-            }) ??
-            ""
-          }
-        />
+        <div className="h-full">
+          <WorkflowConditionBuilder
+            channelId={workflowChannelId}
+            channels={channels}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            idPrefix="wf-trigger-filter"
+            matchAllLabel="All reactions"
+            onChange={(filter) =>
+              onUpdate({ ...trigger, emoji: undefined, filter })
+            }
+            triggerType={trigger.on}
+            value={
+              trigger.filter ??
+              buildConditionExpression({
+                field: "trigger_emoji",
+                operator: "equals",
+                value: trigger.emoji ?? "",
+              }) ??
+              ""
+            }
+          />
+        </div>
       );
     case "webhook":
       return (
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowConditionExpression.ts b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowConditionExpression.ts
index e49d7e22d..045149414 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowConditionExpression.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/workflows/ui/workflowConditionExpression.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const FIELDS_BY_TRIGGER: Record<TriggerType, ConditionField[]> = {
   reaction_added: [
     { label: "Reaction emoji", value: "trigger_emoji" },
     AUTHOR_FIELD,
-    { label: "Message ID", value: "trigger_message_id" },
+    { label: "Message", value: "trigger_message_id" },
   ],
   webhook: [{ label: "Webhook field…", value: "webhook_field" }],
   schedule: [{ label: "Scheduled timestamp", value: "trigger_timestamp" }],
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts
index ce40498da..96cf5ae68 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/workflows.spec.ts
@@ -291,9 +291,12 @@ test("builds a valid trigger condition from plain-language choices", async ({
   for (const name of ["Author", "Custom"]) {
     await expect(conditionFields.getByRole("button", { name })).toBeVisible();
   }
-  for (const name of ["Channel ID", "Message ID"]) {
-    await expect(conditionFields.getByRole("button", { name })).toHaveCount(0);
-  }
+  await expect(
+    conditionFields.getByRole("button", { name: "Channel ID" }),
+  ).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(
+    conditionFields.getByRole("button", { name: "Message", exact: true }),
+  ).toHaveCount(0);
 
   await conditionFields.getByRole("button", { name: "Message text" }).click();
   await expect(allMessages).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
@@ -572,7 +575,7 @@ test("chooses a reaction emoji condition with the app emoji picker", async ({
 
   inspector = dialog.getByTestId("workflow-node-inspector");
   await expect(
-    inspector.getByRole("button", { name: "Message ID" }),
+    inspector.getByRole("button", { name: "Message", exact: true }),
   ).toBeVisible();
   await expect(
     inspector.getByRole("button", { name: "Channel ID" }),
@@ -613,7 +616,9 @@ test("chooses a reacted-to message from the workflow channel", async ({
     name: "Reaction emoji",
   });
   const authorField = inspector.getByRole("button", { name: "Author" });
-  const messageField = inspector.getByRole("button", { name: "Message ID" });
+  const messageField = inspector.getByRole("button", {
+    name: /^Message(?:$| Selected message:| Excluded message:)/,
+  });
 
   await emojiField.click();
   await inspector
@@ -645,6 +650,19 @@ test("chooses a reacted-to message from the workflow channel", async ({
   await expect(targetMessage).toBeVisible();
   await targetMessage.click();
 
+  const messageSummary = messageField.getByTestId("message-condition-summary");
+  await expect(messageSummary).toHaveText("“React to me with a custom emoji”");
+  const messageEditor = inspector.getByTestId(
+    "workflow-condition-editor-trigger_message_id",
+  );
+  await messageEditor.getByText("is not", { exact: true }).click();
+  await expect(messageSummary).toHaveCSS(
+    "text-decoration-line",
+    "line-through",
+  );
+  await messageEditor.getByText("is", { exact: true }).click();
+  await expect(messageSummary).toHaveCSS("text-decoration-line", "none");
+
   for (const field of [emojiField, authorField, messageField]) {
     await expect(field).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
   }