diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
index d115a4073..fa3d34e26 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
@@ -6989,13 +6989,8 @@ void ContactsManager::get_channel_statistics_dc_id_impl(ChannelId channel_id, bo
   promise.set_value(DcId(channel_full->stats_dc_id));
 }
 
-bool ContactsManager::can_get_channel_message_statistics(DialogId dialog_id) const {
+bool ContactsManager::can_get_channel_message_statistics(ChannelId channel_id) const {
   CHECK(!td_->auth_manager_->is_bot());
-  if (dialog_id.get_type() != DialogType::Channel) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto channel_id = dialog_id.get_channel_id();
   const Channel *c = get_channel(channel_id);
   if (c == nullptr || c->is_megagroup) {
     return false;
diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
index 8a36755b0..420ec24f7 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ class ContactsManager final : public Actor {
 
   void get_channel_statistics_dc_id(DialogId dialog_id, bool for_full_statistics, Promise<DcId> &&promise);
 
-  bool can_get_channel_message_statistics(DialogId dialog_id) const;
+  bool can_get_channel_message_statistics(ChannelId channel_id) const;
 
   bool can_get_channel_story_statistics(DialogId dialog_id) const;
 
diff --git a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
index d749b79ba..ae03b96e7 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
@@ -9570,14 +9570,14 @@ bool MessagesManager::can_get_message_statistics(MessageFullId message_full_id)
 }
 
 bool MessagesManager::can_get_message_statistics(DialogId dialog_id, const Message *m) const {
-  if (td_->auth_manager_->is_bot()) {
+  if (td_->auth_manager_->is_bot() || dialog_id.get_type() != DialogType::Channel) {
     return false;
   }
   if (m == nullptr || m->message_id.is_scheduled() || !m->message_id.is_server() || m->view_count == 0 ||
       m->had_forward_info || (m->forward_info != nullptr && m->forward_info->get_origin().is_channel_post())) {
     return false;
   }
-  return td_->contacts_manager_->can_get_channel_message_statistics(dialog_id);
+  return td_->contacts_manager_->can_get_channel_message_statistics(dialog_id.get_channel_id());
 }
 
 bool MessagesManager::can_delete_channel_message(const DialogParticipantStatus &status, const Message *m, bool is_bot) {