diff --git a/core/src/lib.rs b/core/src/lib.rs
index 4f30b93..e56a80a 100644
--- a/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -221,6 +221,33 @@ impl StripCarets for &str {
     }
 }
 
+/// Trait for stripping carets ('<','>') from Message IDs inplace.
+pub trait StripCaretsInplace {
+    /// If `self` is surrounded by carets, strip them.
+    fn strip_carets_inplace(self) -> Self;
+}
+
+impl StripCaretsInplace for &str {
+    fn strip_carets_inplace(self) -> Self {
+        let mut self_ref = self.trim();
+        if self_ref.starts_with('<') && self_ref.ends_with('>') {
+            self_ref = &self_ref[1..self_ref.len().saturating_sub(1)];
+        }
+        self_ref
+    }
+}
+
+impl StripCaretsInplace for String {
+    fn strip_carets_inplace(mut self) -> Self {
+        if self.starts_with('<') && self.ends_with('>') {
+            self.drain(0..1);
+            let len = self.len();
+            self.drain(len.saturating_sub(1)..len);
+        }
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 use percent_encoding::CONTROLS;
 pub use percent_encoding::{utf8_percent_encode, AsciiSet};
 
diff --git a/core/src/posts.rs b/core/src/posts.rs
index 259afb8..d3525dd 100644
--- a/core/src/posts.rs
+++ b/core/src/posts.rs
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ impl Connection {
     ) -> Result<Option<DbVal<Post>>> {
         let mut stmt = self.connection.prepare(
             "SELECT *, strftime('%Y-%m', CAST(timestamp AS INTEGER), 'unixepoch') AS month_year \
-             FROM post WHERE list = ? AND message_id = ?;",
+             FROM post WHERE list = ?1 AND (message_id = ?2 OR concat('<', ?2, '>') = message_id);",
         )?;
         let ret = stmt
             .query_row(rusqlite::params![&list_pk, &message_id], |row| {
diff --git a/web/src/lists.rs b/web/src/lists.rs
index 82b3bba..f9d130e 100644
--- a/web/src/lists.rs
+++ b/web/src/lists.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 use chrono::TimeZone;
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
-use mailpot::models::Post;
+use mailpot::{models::Post, StripCarets, StripCaretsInplace};
 
 use super::*;
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ pub async fn list_post(
     list_obj.set_safety(list_owners.as_slice(), &state.conf.administrators);
 
     let context = minijinja::context! {
-        canonical_url => ListPostPath(ListPathIdentifier::from(list.id.clone()), msg_id.to_string()).to_crumb(),
+        canonical_url => ListPostPath(ListPathIdentifier::from(list.id.clone()), msg_id.to_string().strip_carets_inplace()).to_crumb(),
         page_title => subject_ref,
         description => &list.description,
         list => Value::from_object(list_obj),
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ pub async fn list_post(
         to => &envelope.field_to_to_string(),
         subject => &envelope.subject(),
         trimmed_subject => subject_ref,
-        in_reply_to => &envelope.in_reply_to_display().map(|r| r.to_string().as_str().strip_carets().to_string()),
-        references => &envelope.references().into_iter().map(|m| m.to_string().as_str().strip_carets().to_string()).collect::<Vec<String>>(),
+        in_reply_to => &envelope.in_reply_to_display().map(|r| r.to_string().strip_carets_inplace()),
+        references => &envelope.references().into_iter().map(|m| m.to_string().strip_carets_inplace()).collect::<Vec<String>>(),
         message_id => msg_id,
         message => post.message,
         timestamp => post.timestamp,
diff --git a/web/src/typed_paths.rs b/web/src/typed_paths.rs
index c21656d..6e0b3de 100644
--- a/web/src/typed_paths.rs
+++ b/web/src/typed_paths.rs
@@ -177,13 +177,10 @@ macro_rules! list_post_impl {
             msg_id: Value,
         ) -> std::result::Result<Value, Error> {
             urlize(state, {
-                let Some(msg_id) = msg_id.as_str().map(|s| {
-                    if s.starts_with('<') && s.ends_with('>') {
-                        s.to_string()
-                    } else {
-                        format!("<{s}>")
-                    }
-                }) else {
+                let Some(msg_id) = msg_id
+                    .as_str()
+                    .map(|s| s.to_string().strip_carets_inplace())
+                else {
                     return Err(Error::new(
                         minijinja::ErrorKind::UnknownMethod,
                         "Second argument of list_post_path must be a string.",