diff --git a/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.cpp b/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.cpp
index f02cb5141..3918141f6 100644
--- a/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.cpp
@@ -1370,10 +1370,13 @@ void UpdatesManager::on_get_difference(tl_object_ptr<telegram_api::updates_Diffe
       auto old_date = get_date();
       auto old_qts = get_qts();
       on_get_updates_state(std::move(difference->intermediate_state_), "get difference slice");
+
+      process_postponed_pts_updates();
+      process_pending_qts_updates();
+
       auto new_pts = get_pts();
       auto new_date = get_date();
       auto new_qts = get_qts();
-
       if (old_pts != std::numeric_limits<int32>::max() && new_date == old_date &&
           (new_pts == old_pts || (min_postponed_update_pts_ != 0 && new_pts >= min_postponed_update_pts_)) &&
           (new_qts == old_qts || (min_postponed_update_qts_ != 0 && new_qts >= min_postponed_update_qts_))) {
@@ -1952,7 +1955,7 @@ void UpdatesManager::add_pending_pts_update(tl_object_ptr<telegram_api::Update>
       td_->messages_manager_->process_pts_update(std::move(update));
 
       set_pts(accumulated_pts_, "process pending updates fast path")
-          .set_value(Unit());  // TODO can't set until get messages are really stored on persistent storage
+          .set_value(Unit());  // TODO can't set until data are really stored on persistent storage
       accumulated_pts_count_ = 0;
       accumulated_pts_ = -1;
     }
@@ -2086,6 +2089,53 @@ void UpdatesManager::drop_all_pending_pts_updates() {
   pending_pts_updates_.clear();
 }
 
+void UpdatesManager::process_postponed_pts_updates() {
+  if (postponed_pts_updates_.empty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto initial_pts = get_pts();
+  auto old_pts = initial_pts;
+  int32 skipped_update_count = 0;
+  int32 applied_update_count = 0;
+  while (!postponed_pts_updates_.empty()) {
+    auto update_it = postponed_pts_updates_.begin();
+    auto &update = update_it->second;
+    auto new_pts = update.pts;
+    auto pts_count = update.pts_count;
+    if (new_pts <= old_pts || (old_pts >= 1 && new_pts - 500000000 > old_pts)) {
+      skipped_update_count++;
+      td_->messages_manager_->skip_old_pending_pts_update(std::move(update.update), new_pts, old_pts, pts_count,
+                                                          "process_postponed_pts_updates");
+      update.promise.set_value(Unit());
+      postponed_pts_updates_.erase(update_it);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (old_pts != new_pts - pts_count) {
+      // the updates will be applied or skipped later
+      break;
+    }
+
+    if (pts_count > 0) {
+      applied_update_count++;
+      td_->messages_manager_->process_pts_update(std::move(update.update));
+      old_pts = new_pts;
+    }
+    update.promise.set_value(Unit());
+    postponed_pts_updates_.erase(update_it);
+  }
+  if (old_pts != initial_pts) {
+    set_pts(old_pts, "process_postponed_pts_updates")
+        .set_value(Unit());  // TODO can't set until data are really stored on persistent storage
+  }
+  CHECK(!running_get_difference_);
+  if (skipped_update_count + applied_update_count > 0) {
+    VLOG(get_difference) << "After skipping " << skipped_update_count << " and applying " << applied_update_count
+                         << " postponed updates pts has changed from " << initial_pts << " to " << old_pts;
+  }
+}
+
 void UpdatesManager::process_pending_pts_updates() {
   if (pending_pts_updates_.empty()) {
     return;
@@ -2104,7 +2154,7 @@ void UpdatesManager::process_pending_pts_updates() {
     if (update.pts_count > 0) {
       td_->messages_manager_->process_pts_update(std::move(update.update));
       set_pts(update.pts, "process_pending_pts_updates")
-          .set_value(Unit());  // TODO can't set until get messages are really stored on persistent storage
+          .set_value(Unit());  // TODO can't set until data are really stored on persistent storage
     }
     update.promise.set_value(Unit());
     pending_pts_updates_.erase(update_it);
diff --git a/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.h b/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.h
index 11a6d57aa..8a280fb5f 100644
--- a/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/UpdatesManager.h
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ class UpdatesManager final : public Actor {
 
   void drop_all_pending_pts_updates();
 
+  void process_postponed_pts_updates();
+
   void process_pending_pts_updates();
 
   void process_pending_seq_updates();