diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/helper/MessageInformationDataFactory.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/helper/MessageInformationDataFactory.kt
index 7874f843e1..7e4ec75783 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/helper/MessageInformationDataFactory.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/helper/MessageInformationDataFactory.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.Session
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.crypto.verification.VerificationState
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.events.model.EventType
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.events.model.content.EncryptedEventContent
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.events.model.getMsgType
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.events.model.isAttachmentMessage
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.events.model.toModel
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.ReferencesAggregatedContent
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ class MessageInformationDataFactory @Inject constructor(private val session: Ses
                 isLastFromThisSender = isLastFromThisSender,
                 e2eDecoration = e2eDecoration,
                 sendStateDecoration = sendStateDecoration,
+                messageType = event.root.getMsgType()
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/MessageInformationData.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/MessageInformationData.kt
index 258424c7de..554dd0ada8 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/MessageInformationData.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/MessageInformationData.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ data class MessageInformationData(
         val sendStateDecoration: SendStateDecoration = SendStateDecoration.NONE,
         val isFirstFromThisSender: Boolean = false,
         val isLastFromThisSender: Boolean = false,
+        val messageType: String? = null
 ) : Parcelable {
 
     val matrixItem: MatrixItem