diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/receipts/DeliveryReceiptManager.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/receipts/DeliveryReceiptManager.java
index 82dbd490f..67888eb7b 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/receipts/DeliveryReceiptManager.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/receipts/DeliveryReceiptManager.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.jivesoftware.smack.XMPPConnectionRegistry;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.XMPPException;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.AndFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.MessageTypeFilter;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.MessageWithBodiesFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.NotFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.StanzaFilter;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.StanzaExtensionFilter;
@@ -244,13 +245,17 @@ public class DeliveryReceiptManager extends Manager {
 
     /**
      * A filter for stanzas to request delivery receipts for. Notably those are message stanzas of type normal, chat or
-     * headline, which <b>do not</b>contain a delivery receipt, i.e. are ack messages.
+     * headline, which <b>do not</b>contain a delivery receipt, i.e. are ack messages, and have a body extension.
      *
      * @see <a href="http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0184.html#when-ack">XEP-184 § 5.4 Ack Messages</a>
      */
     private static final StanzaFilter MESSAGES_TO_REQUEST_RECEIPTS_FOR = new AndFilter(
-                    MessageTypeFilter.NORMAL_OR_CHAT_OR_HEADLINE, new NotFilter(new StanzaExtensionFilter(
-                                    DeliveryReceipt.ELEMENT, DeliveryReceipt.NAMESPACE)));
+                    // @formatter:off
+                    MessageTypeFilter.NORMAL_OR_CHAT_OR_HEADLINE,
+                    new NotFilter(new StanzaExtensionFilter(DeliveryReceipt.ELEMENT, DeliveryReceipt.NAMESPACE)),
+                    MessageWithBodiesFilter.INSTANCE
+                    );
+                   // @formatter:on
 
     private static final StanzaListener AUTO_ADD_DELIVERY_RECEIPT_REQUESTS_LISTENER = new StanzaListener() {
         @Override
@@ -261,7 +266,9 @@ public class DeliveryReceiptManager extends Manager {
     };
 
     /**
-     * Enables automatic requests of delivery receipts for outgoing messages of type 'normal', 'chat' or 'headline.
+     * Enables automatic requests of delivery receipts for outgoing messages of
+     * {@link Message.Type#normal}, {@link Message.Type#chat} or {@link Message.Type#headline}, and
+     * with a {@link Message.Body} extension.
      * 
      * @since 4.1
      * @see #dontAutoAddDeliveryReceiptRequests()