diff --git a/src/components/structures/ViewSource.tsx b/src/components/structures/ViewSource.tsx
index bf1115c00f..a0a500810f 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/ViewSource.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/ViewSource.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import CopyableText from "../views/elements/CopyableText";
 
 interface IProps {
     mxEvent: MatrixEvent; // the MatrixEvent associated with the context menu
+    ignoreEdits?: boolean;
     onFinished(): void;
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +59,11 @@ export default class ViewSource extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
 
     // returns the dialog body for viewing the event source
     private viewSourceContent(): JSX.Element {
-        const mxEvent = this.props.mxEvent.replacingEvent() || this.props.mxEvent; // show the replacing event, not the original, if it is an edit
+        let mxEvent = this.props.mxEvent.replacingEvent() || this.props.mxEvent; // show the replacing event, not the original, if it is an edit
+        if (this.props.ignoreEdits) {
+            mxEvent = this.props.mxEvent;
+        }
+
         const isEncrypted = mxEvent.isEncrypted();
         // @ts-ignore
         const decryptedEventSource = mxEvent.clearEvent; // FIXME: clearEvent is private
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/EditHistoryMessage.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/EditHistoryMessage.tsx
index 930c6d7b9d..54f24973c5 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/EditHistoryMessage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/EditHistoryMessage.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export default class EditHistoryMessage extends React.PureComponent<IProps, ISta
             ViewSource,
             {
                 mxEvent: this.props.mxEvent,
+                ignoreEdits: true,
             },
             "mx_Dialog_viewsource",
         );