diff --git a/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.js b/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.js
index 452489aa65..70ab80e6cc 100644
--- a/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.js
@@ -130,22 +130,24 @@ export default createReactClass({
     },
 
     onViewSourceClick: function() {
+        const ev = this.props.mxEvent.replacingEvent() || this.props.mxEvent;
         const ViewSource = sdk.getComponent('structures.ViewSource');
         Modal.createTrackedDialog('View Event Source', '', ViewSource, {
-            roomId: this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId(),
-            eventId: this.props.mxEvent.getId(),
-            content: this.props.mxEvent.event,
+            roomId: ev.getRoomId(),
+            eventId: ev.getId(),
+            content: ev.event,
         }, 'mx_Dialog_viewsource');
         this.closeMenu();
     },
 
     onViewClearSourceClick: function() {
+        const ev = this.props.mxEvent.replacingEvent() || this.props.mxEvent;
         const ViewSource = sdk.getComponent('structures.ViewSource');
         Modal.createTrackedDialog('View Clear Event Source', '', ViewSource, {
-            roomId: this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId(),
-            eventId: this.props.mxEvent.getId(),
+            roomId: ev.getRoomId(),
+            eventId: ev.getId(),
             // FIXME: _clearEvent is private
-            content: this.props.mxEvent._clearEvent,
+            content: ev._clearEvent,
         }, 'mx_Dialog_viewsource');
         this.closeMenu();
     },