diff --git a/apps/messagegui/ChangeLog b/apps/messagegui/ChangeLog
index 854979d18..3e18b9885 100644
--- a/apps/messagegui/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/messagegui/ChangeLog
@@ -79,3 +79,5 @@
       Move widget to widmessage
 0.56: Fix handling of music messages
 0.57: Fix "unread Timeout" = off (previously defaulted to 60s)
+0.58: Fast load messages without writing to flash
+      Don't write messages to flash until the app closes
diff --git a/apps/messagegui/app.js b/apps/messagegui/app.js
index f6f7779eb..0f3d90a9d 100644
--- a/apps/messagegui/app.js
+++ b/apps/messagegui/app.js
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ to the clock. */
 var unreadTimeout;
 /// List of all our messages
 var MESSAGES = require("messages").getMessages();
+if (Bangle.MESSAGES) {
+  // fast loading messages
+  Bangle.MESSAGES.forEach(m => require("messages").apply(m, MESSAGES));
+  delete Bangle.MESSAGES;
+}
 
 var onMessagesModified = function(type,msg) {
   if (msg.handled) return;
@@ -105,7 +110,6 @@ function showMapMessage(msg) {
   layout.render();
   function back() { // mark as not new and return to menu
     msg.new = false;
-    saveMessages();
     layout = undefined;
     checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:1,openMusic:0});
   }
@@ -140,7 +144,6 @@ function showMusicMessage(msg) {
     openMusic = false;
     var wasNew = msg.new;
     msg.new = false;
-    saveMessages();
     layout = undefined;
     if (wasNew) checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
     else checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
@@ -223,24 +226,20 @@ function showMessageSettings(msg) {
     },
     /*LANG*/"Delete" : () => {
       MESSAGES = MESSAGES.filter(m=>m.id!=msg.id);
-      saveMessages();
       checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
     },
     /*LANG*/"Mark Unread" : () => {
       msg.new = true;
-      saveMessages();
       checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
     },
     /*LANG*/"Mark all read" : () => {
       MESSAGES.forEach(msg => msg.new = false);
-      saveMessages();
       checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
     },
     /*LANG*/"Delete all messages" : () => {
       E.showPrompt(/*LANG*/"Are you sure?", {title:/*LANG*/"Delete All Messages"}).then(isYes => {
         if (isYes) {
           MESSAGES = [];
-          saveMessages();
         }
         checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
       });
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ function showMessage(msgid) {
   }
   function goBack() {
     layout = undefined;
-    msg.new = false; saveMessages(); // read mail
+    msg.new = false; // read mail
     cancelReloadTimeout(); // don't auto-reload to clock now
     checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:openMusic});
   }
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ function showMessage(msgid) {
   ];
   if (msg.positive) {
     buttons.push({type:"btn", src:atob("GRSBAAAAAYAAAcAAAeAAAfAAAfAAAfAAAfAAAfAAAfBgAfA4AfAeAfAPgfAD4fAA+fAAP/AAD/AAA/AAAPAAADAAAA=="), cb:()=>{
-      msg.new = false; saveMessages();
+      msg.new = false;
       cancelReloadTimeout(); // don't auto-reload to clock now
       Bangle.messageResponse(msg,true);
       checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:1,openMusic:openMusic});
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@ function showMessage(msgid) {
   if (msg.negative) {
     if (buttons.length) buttons.push({width:32}); // nasty hack...
     buttons.push({type:"btn", src:atob("FhaBADAAMeAB78AP/4B/fwP4/h/B/P4D//AH/4AP/AAf4AB/gAP/AB/+AP/8B/P4P4fx/A/v4B//AD94AHjAAMA="), cb:()=>{
-      msg.new = false; saveMessages();
+      msg.new = false;
       cancelReloadTimeout(); // don't auto-reload to clock now
       Bangle.messageResponse(msg,false);
       checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:1,openMusic:openMusic});
diff --git a/apps/messagegui/lib.js b/apps/messagegui/lib.js
index e45e6e5a0..4e1e7e11d 100644
--- a/apps/messagegui/lib.js
+++ b/apps/messagegui/lib.js
@@ -18,9 +18,22 @@ exports.listener = function(type, msg) {
     if (Bangle.CLOCK && msg.state && msg.title && appSettings.openMusic) loadMessages = true;
     else return;
   }
-  require("messages").save(msg);
+  if (Bangle.load === load) {
+    // no fast loading: store message to flash
+    require("messages").save(msg);
+  } else {
+    if (!Bangle.MESSAGES) Bangle.MESSAGES = [];
+    Bangle.MESSAGES.push(msg);
+  }
+  const saveToFlash = () => {
+    // save messages from RAM to flash after all, if we decide not to launch app
+    if (!Bangle.MESSAGES) return;
+    Bangle.MESSAGES.forEach(m => require("messages").save(m));
+    delete Bangle.MESSAGES;
+  }
   msg.handled = true;
   if ((msg.t!=="add" || !msg.new) && (type!=="music")) { // music always has t:"modify"
+    saveToFlash();
     return;
   }
 
@@ -35,7 +48,11 @@ exports.listener = function(type, msg) {
   exports.messageTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
     delete exports.messageTimeout;
     if (type!=="music") {
-      if (!loadMessages) return require("messages").buzz(msg.src); // no opening the app, just buzz
+      if (!loadMessages) {
+        // not opening the app, just buzz
+        saveToFlash();
+        return require("messages").buzz(msg.src);
+      }
       if (!quiet && unlockWatch) {
         Bangle.setLocked(false);
         Bangle.setLCDPower(1); // turn screen on
@@ -51,9 +68,11 @@ exports.listener = function(type, msg) {
  */
 exports.open = function(msg) {
   if (msg && msg.id && !msg.show) {
-    // store which message to load
     msg.show = 1;
-    require("messages").save(msg, {force: 1});
+    if (Bangle.load === load) {
+      // no fast loading: store message to load in flash
+      require("messages").save(msg, {force: 1});
+    }
   }
 
   Bangle.load((msg && msg.new && msg.id!=="music") ? "messagegui.new.js" : "messagegui.app.js");
diff --git a/apps/messagegui/metadata.json b/apps/messagegui/metadata.json
index f3798f645..ad7a87675 100644
--- a/apps/messagegui/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/messagegui/metadata.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "messagegui",
   "name": "Message UI",
-  "version": "0.57",
+  "version": "0.58",
   "description": "Default app to display notifications from iOS and Gadgetbridge/Android",
   "icon": "app.png",
   "type": "app",