diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js b/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js
index a9b24a306b..ebf4a18aa9 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ export default class ReplyThread extends React.Component {
                     alwaysShowTimestamps={this.props.alwaysShowTimestamps}
                     enableFlair={SettingsStore.getValue(UIFeature.Flair)}
                     replacingEventId={ev.replacingEventId()}
+                    as="div"
                 />
             </blockquote>;
         });