diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/ReplyBody.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/ReplyBody.tsx
index 3c7a978..d35c870 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/ReplyBody.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/ReplyBody.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { getAvatarURL } from "@/api/media.ts"
 import { RoomStateStore, useRoomEvent } from "@/api/statestore"
 import type { EventID, MemDBEvent, MemberEventContent } from "@/api/types"
 import { ClientContext } from "../ClientContext.ts"
-import { TextMessageBody } from "./content/MessageBody.tsx"
+import getBodyType from "./content/getBodyType.ts"
 import CloseButton from "@/icons/close.svg?react"
 import "./ReplyBody.css"
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const onClickReply = (evt: React.MouseEvent) => {
 export const ReplyBody = ({ room, event, onClose }: ReplyBodyProps) => {
 	const memberEvt = room.getStateEvent("m.room.member", event.sender)
 	const memberEvtContent = memberEvt?.content as MemberEventContent | undefined
+	const BodyType = getBodyType(event, true)
 	return <blockquote
 		data-reply-to={event.event_id}
 		className={`reply-body ${onClose ? "composer" : ""}`}
@@ -82,6 +83,6 @@ export const ReplyBody = ({ room, event, onClose }: ReplyBodyProps) => {
 			<span className="event-sender">{memberEvtContent?.displayname || event.sender}</span>
 			{onClose && <button className="close-reply" onClick={onClose}><CloseButton/></button>}
 		</div>
-		<TextMessageBody room={room} event={event}/>
+		<BodyType room={room} event={event}/>
 	</blockquote>
 }
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx b/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
index 8a82ff4..13f7205 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/TimelineEvent.tsx
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ import { isEventID } from "@/util/validation.ts"
 import { ClientContext } from "../ClientContext.ts"
 import { LightboxContext } from "../Lightbox.tsx"
 import { ReplyIDBody } from "./ReplyBody.tsx"
-import EncryptedBody from "./content/EncryptedBody.tsx"
 import HiddenEvent from "./content/HiddenEvent.tsx"
 import MemberBody from "./content/MemberBody.tsx"
-import { MediaMessageBody, TextMessageBody, UnknownMessageBody } from "./content/MessageBody.tsx"
-import RedactedBody from "./content/RedactedBody.tsx"
+import getBodyType from "./content/getBodyType.ts"
 import { EventContentProps } from "./content/props.ts"
 import ErrorIcon from "../../icons/error.svg?react"
 import PendingIcon from "../../icons/pending.svg?react"
@@ -39,47 +37,6 @@ export interface TimelineEventProps {
 	setReplyToRef: React.RefObject<(evt: EventID | null) => void>
 }
 
-function getBodyType(evt: MemDBEvent): React.FunctionComponent<EventContentProps> {
-	if (evt.relation_type === "m.replace") {
-		return HiddenEvent
-	}
-	switch (evt.type) {
-	case "m.room.message":
-		if (evt.redacted_by) {
-			return RedactedBody
-		}
-		switch (evt.content.msgtype) {
-		case "m.text":
-		case "m.notice":
-		case "m.emote":
-			return TextMessageBody
-		case "m.image":
-		case "m.video":
-		case "m.audio":
-		case "m.file":
-			return MediaMessageBody
-		case "m.location":
-		// return LocationMessageBody
-		// fallthrough
-		default:
-			return UnknownMessageBody
-		}
-	case "m.sticker":
-		if (evt.redacted_by) {
-			return RedactedBody
-		}
-		return MediaMessageBody
-	case "m.room.encrypted":
-		if (evt.redacted_by) {
-			return RedactedBody
-		}
-		return EncryptedBody
-	case "m.room.member":
-		return MemberBody
-	}
-	return HiddenEvent
-}
-
 const fullTimeFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-GB", { dateStyle: "full", timeStyle: "medium" })
 const dateFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-GB", { dateStyle: "full" })
 const formatShortTime = (time: Date) =>
diff --git a/web/src/ui/timeline/content/getBodyType.ts b/web/src/ui/timeline/content/getBodyType.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d640938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/ui/timeline/content/getBodyType.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import React from "react"
+import { MemDBEvent } from "@/api/types"
+import EncryptedBody from "./EncryptedBody.tsx"
+import HiddenEvent from "./HiddenEvent.tsx"
+import MemberBody from "./MemberBody.tsx"
+import { MediaMessageBody, TextMessageBody, UnknownMessageBody } from "./MessageBody.tsx"
+import RedactedBody from "./RedactedBody.tsx"
+import { EventContentProps } from "./props.ts"
+
+export default function getBodyType(evt: MemDBEvent, forReply = false): React.FunctionComponent<EventContentProps> {
+	if (evt.relation_type === "m.replace") {
+		return HiddenEvent
+	}
+	switch (evt.type) {
+	case "m.room.message":
+		if (evt.redacted_by) {
+			return RedactedBody
+		}
+		switch (evt.content.msgtype) {
+		case "m.text":
+		case "m.notice":
+		case "m.emote":
+			return TextMessageBody
+		case "m.image":
+		case "m.video":
+		case "m.audio":
+		case "m.file":
+			if (forReply) {
+				return TextMessageBody
+			}
+			return MediaMessageBody
+		case "m.location":
+			// return LocationMessageBody
+			// fallthrough
+		default:
+			return UnknownMessageBody
+		}
+	case "m.sticker":
+		if (evt.redacted_by) {
+			return RedactedBody
+		} else if (forReply) {
+			return TextMessageBody
+		}
+		return MediaMessageBody
+	case "m.room.encrypted":
+		if (evt.redacted_by) {
+			return RedactedBody
+		}
+		return EncryptedBody
+	case "m.room.member":
+		return MemberBody
+	}
+	return HiddenEvent
+}