diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
index 986b11fe5..054ac2b47 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
@@ -4768,7 +4768,7 @@ void StoryManager::send_story(DialogId dialog_id, td_api::object_ptr<td_api::Inp
   if (dialog_id.get_type() == DialogType::Channel &&
       td_->contacts_manager_->is_megagroup_channel(dialog_id.get_channel_id())) {
     story->sender_dialog_id_ = td_->messages_manager_->get_dialog_default_send_message_as_dialog_id(dialog_id);
-    if (story->sender_dialog_id_ == DialogId()) {
+    if (story->sender_dialog_id_ == DialogId() && !td_->dialog_manager_->is_anonymous_administrator(dialog_id, nullptr)) {
       story->sender_dialog_id_ = td_->dialog_manager_->get_my_dialog_id();
     }
   }