diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 0926a11a74..b59ac0b9dc 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -133,10 +133,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_EventTile_redacted .mx_EventTile_line .mx_UnknownBody {
     display: block;
     width: 100%;
-    max-width: 300px;
-    height: 24px;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    background-color: black;
+    height: 73px;
+    background-image: $event-redacted-img;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+}
+
+.mx_EventTile.mx_EventTile_redacted .mx_EventTile_line {
+    /*
+       Prevent changing colour of the background because
+       $event-redacted-img matches $primary-bg-color
+    */
+    background-color: initial !important;
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_highlight,
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss
index 3a33df95ad..e105e7b4d5 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ $event-encrypting-color: #abddbc;
 $event-sending-color: #ddd;
 $event-notsent-color: #f44;
 
+// event redaction
+$event-redacted-img: url('../../img/redacted.jpg');
+
 // event timestamp
 $event-timestamp-color: #acacac;
 
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
index 49aea65ea7..6d435fab8a 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_dark.scss
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ $event-encrypting-color: rgba(171, 221, 188, 0.4);
 $event-sending-color: #888;
 $event-notsent-color: #f44;
 
+// event redaction
+$event-redacted-img: url('../../img/redacted-dark.jpg');
+
 // event timestamp
 $event-timestamp-color: #acacac;
 
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/redacted-dark.jpg b/src/skins/vector/img/redacted-dark.jpg
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/redacted.jpg b/src/skins/vector/img/redacted.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e19d5cc4a8
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