diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index e412b4b4d3..937826b4fd 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
 
         if (needsSenderProfile) {
             let text = null;
-            if (!this.props.tileShape) {
+            if (!this.props.tileShape || this.props.tileShape === 'quote') {
                 if (msgtype === 'm.image') text = _td('%(senderName)s sent an image');
                 else if (msgtype === 'm.video') text = _td('%(senderName)s sent a video');
                 else if (msgtype === 'm.file') text = _td('%(senderName)s uploaded a file');