diff --git a/res/css/views/audio_messages/_PlaybackContainer.scss b/res/css/views/audio_messages/_PlaybackContainer.scss
index fd01864bba..5548f6198e 100644
--- a/res/css/views/audio_messages/_PlaybackContainer.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/audio_messages/_PlaybackContainer.scss
@@ -49,4 +49,8 @@ limitations under the License.
         padding-right: 6px; // with the fixed width this ends up as a visual 8px most of the time, as intended.
         padding-left: 8px; // isolate from recording circle / play control
     }
+
+    &.mx_VoiceMessagePrimaryContainer_noWaveform {
+        max-width: 162px; // with all the padding this results in 185px wide
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/views/audio_messages/RecordingPlayback.tsx b/src/components/views/audio_messages/RecordingPlayback.tsx
index a0dea1c6db..7d9312f369 100644
--- a/src/components/views/audio_messages/RecordingPlayback.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/audio_messages/RecordingPlayback.tsx
@@ -17,15 +17,18 @@ limitations under the License.
 import { Playback, PlaybackState } from "../../../voice/Playback";
 import React, { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { UPDATE_EVENT } from "../../../stores/AsyncStore";
-import PlaybackWaveform from "./PlaybackWaveform";
 import PlayPauseButton from "./PlayPauseButton";
 import PlaybackClock from "./PlaybackClock";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
+import { TileShape } from "../rooms/EventTile";
+import PlaybackWaveform from "./PlaybackWaveform";
 
 interface IProps {
     // Playback instance to render. Cannot change during component lifecycle: create
     // an all-new component instead.
     playback: Playback;
+
+    tileShape?: TileShape;
 }
 
 interface IState {
@@ -50,15 +53,22 @@ export default class RecordingPlayback extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IStat
         this.props.playback.prepare();
     }
 
+    private get isWaveformable(): boolean {
+        return this.props.tileShape !== TileShape.Notif
+            && this.props.tileShape !== TileShape.FileGrid
+            && this.props.tileShape !== TileShape.Pinned;
+    }
+
     private onPlaybackUpdate = (ev: PlaybackState) => {
         this.setState({ playbackPhase: ev });
     };
 
     public render(): ReactNode {
-        return <div className='mx_MediaBody mx_VoiceMessagePrimaryContainer'>
+        const shapeClass = !this.isWaveformable ? 'mx_VoiceMessagePrimaryContainer_noWaveform' : '';
+        return <div className={'mx_MediaBody mx_VoiceMessagePrimaryContainer ' + shapeClass}>
             <PlayPauseButton playback={this.props.playback} playbackPhase={this.state.playbackPhase} />
             <PlaybackClock playback={this.props.playback} />
-            <PlaybackWaveform playback={this.props.playback} />
+            { this.isWaveformable && <PlaybackWaveform playback={this.props.playback} /> }
         </div>;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js b/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js
index 2047de6c58..4dcdf70845 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/ReplyThread.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
+Copyright 2017 - 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 Copyright 2019 Michael Telatynski <7t3chguy@gmail.com>
-Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import sanitizeHtml from "sanitize-html";
 import { UIFeature } from "../../../settings/UIFeature";
 import { PERMITTED_URL_SCHEMES } from "../../../HtmlUtils";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
+import { TileShape } from "../rooms/EventTile";
 
 // This component does no cycle detection, simply because the only way to make such a cycle would be to
 // craft event_id's, using a homeserver that generates predictable event IDs; even then the impact would
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ export default class ReplyThread extends React.Component {
                 { dateSep }
                 <EventTile
                     mxEvent={ev}
-                    tileShape="reply"
+                    tileShape={TileShape.Reply}
                     onHeightChanged={this.props.onHeightChanged}
                     permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
                     isRedacted={ev.isRedacted()}
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MFileBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MFileBody.js
index d8d832d15d..660981de84 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MFileBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MFileBody.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+Copyright 2015 - 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import AccessibleButton from "../elements/AccessibleButton";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import { mediaFromContent } from "../../../customisations/Media";
 import ErrorDialog from "../dialogs/ErrorDialog";
+import { TileShape } from "../rooms/EventTile";
 
 let downloadIconUrl; // cached copy of the download.svg asset for the sandboxed iframe later on
 
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ export default class MFileBody extends React.Component {
             // If the attachment is not encrypted then we check whether we
             // are being displayed in the room timeline or in a list of
             // files in the right hand side of the screen.
-            if (this.props.tileShape === "file_grid") {
+            if (this.props.tileShape === TileShape.FileGrid) {
                 return (
                     <span className="mx_MFileBody">
                         {placeholder}
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MVoiceMessageBody.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/MVoiceMessageBody.tsx
index 2edd42f2e4..bec224dd2d 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MVoiceMessageBody.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MVoiceMessageBody.tsx
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ import { mediaFromContent } from "../../../customisations/Media";
 import { decryptFile } from "../../../utils/DecryptFile";
 import RecordingPlayback from "../audio_messages/RecordingPlayback";
 import { IMediaEventContent } from "../../../customisations/models/IMediaEventContent";
+import { TileShape } from "../rooms/EventTile";
 
 interface IProps {
     mxEvent: MatrixEvent;
+    tileShape?: TileShape;
 }
 
 interface IState {
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ export default class MVoiceMessageBody extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IStat
         // At this point we should have a playable state
         return (
             <span className="mx_MVoiceMessageBody">
-                <RecordingPlayback playback={this.state.playback} />
+                <RecordingPlayback playback={this.state.playback} tileShape={this.props.tileShape} />
                 <MFileBody {...this.props} decryptedBlob={this.state.decryptedBlob} showGenericPlaceholder={false} />
             </span>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
index 52a0b9ad08..4168744d42 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component {
         onHeightChanged: PropTypes.func,
 
         /* the shape of the tile, used */
-        tileShape: PropTypes.string,
+        tileShape: PropTypes.string, // TODO: Use TileShape enum
 
         /* the maximum image height to use, if the event is an image */
         maxImageHeight: PropTypes.number,
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
index a470d3f40c..05f0b5876e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ export enum TileShape {
     FileGrid = "file_grid",
     Reply = "reply",
     ReplyPreview = "reply_preview",
+    Pinned = "pinned",
 }
 
 interface IProps {
@@ -907,7 +908,7 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             mx_EventTile_12hr: this.props.isTwelveHour,
             // Note: we keep the `sending` state class for tests, not for our styles
             mx_EventTile_sending: !isEditing && isSending,
-            mx_EventTile_highlight: this.props.tileShape === 'notif' ? false : this.shouldHighlight(),
+            mx_EventTile_highlight: this.props.tileShape === TileShape.Notif ? false : this.shouldHighlight(),
             mx_EventTile_selected: this.props.isSelectedEvent,
             mx_EventTile_continuation: this.props.tileShape ? '' : this.props.continuation,
             mx_EventTile_last: this.props.last,
@@ -940,7 +941,7 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         let avatarSize;
         let needsSenderProfile;
 
-        if (this.props.tileShape === "notif") {
+        if (this.props.tileShape === TileShape.Notif) {
             avatarSize = 24;
             needsSenderProfile = true;
         } else if (tileHandler === 'messages.RoomCreate' || isBubbleMessage) {
@@ -954,7 +955,7 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         } else if (this.props.layout == Layout.IRC) {
             avatarSize = 14;
             needsSenderProfile = true;
-        } else if (this.props.continuation && this.props.tileShape !== "file_grid") {
+        } else if (this.props.continuation && this.props.tileShape !== TileShape.FileGrid) {
             // no avatar or sender profile for continuation messages
             avatarSize = 0;
             needsSenderProfile = false;
@@ -984,7 +985,11 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         }
 
         if (needsSenderProfile && this.props.hideSender !== true) {
-            if (!this.props.tileShape || this.props.tileShape === 'reply' || this.props.tileShape === 'reply_preview') {
+            if (
+                !this.props.tileShape
+                || this.props.tileShape === TileShape.Reply
+                || this.props.tileShape === TileShape.ReplyPreview
+            ) {
                 sender = <SenderProfile onClick={this.onSenderProfileClick}
                     mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
                     enableFlair={this.props.enableFlair}
@@ -1074,7 +1079,7 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         }
 
         switch (this.props.tileShape) {
-            case 'notif': {
+            case TileShape.Notif: {
                 const room = this.context.getRoom(this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId());
                 return React.createElement(this.props.as || "li", {
                     "className": classes,
@@ -1102,11 +1107,12 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                             highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}
                             showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
                             onHeightChanged={this.props.onHeightChanged}
+                            tileShape={this.props.tileShape}
                         />
                     </div>,
                 ]);
             }
-            case 'file_grid': {
+            case TileShape.FileGrid: {
                 return React.createElement(this.props.as || "li", {
                     "className": classes,
                     "aria-live": ariaLive,
@@ -1137,10 +1143,10 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 ]);
             }
 
-            case 'reply':
-            case 'reply_preview': {
+            case TileShape.Reply:
+            case TileShape.ReplyPreview: {
                 let thread;
-                if (this.props.tileShape === 'reply_preview') {
+                if (this.props.tileShape === TileShape.ReplyPreview) {
                     thread = ReplyThread.makeThread(
                         this.props.mxEvent,
                         this.props.onHeightChanged,
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventTile.tsx
index 774dea70c8..0e3396e9b0 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/PinnedEventTile.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import MatrixClientContext from "../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
 import { getUserNameColorClass } from "../../../utils/FormattingUtils";
 import AccessibleTooltipButton from "../elements/AccessibleTooltipButton";
+import { TileShape } from "./EventTile";
 
 interface IProps {
     room: Room;
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export default class PinnedEventTile extends React.Component<IProps> {
                     className="mx_PinnedEventTile_body"
                     maxImageHeight={150}
                     onHeightChanged={() => {}} // we need to give this, apparently
+                    tileShape={TileShape.Pinned}
                 />
             </div>
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyPreview.js b/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyPreview.js
index f9c8e622a7..e1e5a0a846 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyPreview.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyPreview.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2017 New Vector Ltd
+Copyright 2017 - 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 import { RoomPermalinkCreator } from "../../../utils/permalinks/Permalinks";
 import { UIFeature } from "../../../settings/UIFeature";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
+import { TileShape } from "./EventTile";
 
 function cancelQuoting() {
     dis.dispatch({
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ export default class ReplyPreview extends React.Component {
                 <div className="mx_ReplyPreview_clear" />
                 <EventTile
                     alwaysShowTimestamps={true}
-                    tileShape="reply_preview"
+                    tileShape={TileShape.ReplyPreview}
                     mxEvent={this.state.event}
                     permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
                     isTwelveHour={SettingsStore.getValue("showTwelveHourTimestamps")}