diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index ab8efed4b3..4d65433ba4 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -2707,6 +2707,29 @@ mod tests {
     async fn test_is_bot() -> Result<()> {
         let alice = TestContext::new_alice().await;
 
+        // Alice receives an auto-generated non-chat message.
+        //
+        // This could be a holiday notice,
+        // in which case the message should be marked as bot-generated,
+        // but the contact should not.
+        receive_imf(
+            &alice,
+            b"From: Claire <claire@example.com>\n\
+                    To: alice@example.org\n\
+                    Message-ID: <789@example.com>\n\
+                    Auto-Submitted: auto-generated\n\
+                    Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:37:55 +0000\n\
+                    \n\
+                    hello\n",
+            false,
+        )
+        .await?;
+        let msg = alice.get_last_msg().await;
+        assert_eq!(msg.get_text(), "hello".to_string());
+        assert!(msg.is_bot());
+        let contact = Contact::get_by_id(&alice, msg.from_id).await?;
+        assert!(!contact.is_bot());
+
         // Alice receives a message from Bob the bot.
         receive_imf(
             &alice,
diff --git a/src/mimeparser.rs b/src/mimeparser.rs
index b8c2358ba9..92a7d397dc 100644
--- a/src/mimeparser.rs
+++ b/src/mimeparser.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,15 @@ pub(crate) struct MimeMessage {
     /// Hop info for debugging.
     pub(crate) hop_info: String,
 
-    /// Whether the contact sending this should be marked as bot or non-bot.
+    /// Whether the message is auto-generated.
+    ///
+    /// If chat message (with `Chat-Version` header) is auto-generated,
+    /// the contact sending this should be marked as bot.
+    ///
+    /// If non-chat message is auto-generated,
+    /// it could be a holiday notice auto-reply,
+    /// in which case the message should be marked as bot-generated,
+    /// but the contact should not be.
     pub(crate) is_bot: Option<bool>,
 
     /// When the message was received, in secs since epoch.
@@ -563,10 +571,8 @@ impl MimeMessage {
         };
 
         if parser.mdn_reports.is_empty() && parser.webxdc_status_update.is_none() {
-            // "Auto-Submitted" is also set by holiday-notices so we also check "chat-version".
-            let is_bot = parser.headers.get("auto-submitted")
-                == Some(&"auto-generated".to_string())
-                && parser.headers.contains_key("chat-version");
+            let is_bot =
+                parser.headers.get("auto-submitted") == Some(&"auto-generated".to_string());
             parser.is_bot = Some(is_bot);
         }
         parser.maybe_remove_bad_parts();
diff --git a/src/receive_imf.rs b/src/receive_imf.rs
index 27b27c7b87..f61fa54db3 100644
--- a/src/receive_imf.rs
+++ b/src/receive_imf.rs
@@ -621,7 +621,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_imf_inner(
         .await;
 
     if let Some(is_bot) = mime_parser.is_bot {
-        from_id.mark_bot(context, is_bot).await?;
+        // If the message is auto-generated and was generated by Delta Chat,
+        // mark the contact as a bot.
+        if mime_parser.get_header(HeaderDef::ChatVersion).is_some() {
+            from_id.mark_bot(context, is_bot).await?;
+        }
     }
 
     Ok(Some(received_msg))