diff --git a/res/css/_components.scss b/res/css/_components.scss
index 0344074369..428a28ac3a 100644
--- a/res/css/_components.scss
+++ b/res/css/_components.scss
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 @import "./views/messages/_RoomAvatarEvent.scss";
 @import "./views/messages/_SenderProfile.scss";
 @import "./views/messages/_TextualEvent.scss";
+@import "./views/messages/_UnknownBody.scss";
 @import "./views/messages/_ViewSourceEvent.scss";
 @import "./views/messages/_common_CryptoEvent.scss";
 @import "./views/right_panel/_EncryptionInfo.scss";
diff --git a/res/css/views/messages/_UnknownBody.scss b/res/css/views/messages/_UnknownBody.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9036e12bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/css/views/messages/_UnknownBody.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+.mx_UnknownBody {
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/EditHistoryMessage.js b/src/components/views/messages/EditHistoryMessage.js
index e0ca23d244..df27773a40 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/EditHistoryMessage.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/EditHistoryMessage.js
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ export default class EditHistoryMessage extends React.PureComponent {
         const isSending = (['sending', 'queued', 'encrypting'].indexOf(this.state.sendStatus) !== -1);
         const classes = classNames({
             "mx_EventTile": true,
-            "mx_EventTile_redacted": mxEvent.isRedacted(),
             "mx_EventTile_sending": isSending,
             "mx_EventTile_notSent": this.state.sendStatus === 'not_sent',
         });
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
index f8bd23cbe3..eb74270762 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import * as sdk from '../../../index';
 import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import {Mjolnir} from "../../../mjolnir/Mjolnir";
 import RedactedBody from "./RedactedBody";
+import UnknownBody from "./UnknownBody";
 
 export default createReactClass({
     displayName: 'MessageEvent',
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ export default createReactClass({
             } else if (content.url) {
                 // Fallback to MFileBody if there's a content URL
                 BodyType = bodyTypes['m.file'];
+            } else {
+                // Fallback to UnknownBody otherwise if not redacted
+                BodyType = UnknownBody;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/UnknownBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/UnknownBody.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c00921b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/UnknownBody.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+Copyright 2020 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.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import React from "react";
+
+export default ({mxEvent}) => {
+    const text = mxEvent.getContent().body;
+    return (
+        <span className="mx_UnknownBody">
+            { text }
+        </span>
+    );
+};
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index a64fd82eb5..33ee8a0f63 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@ export default createReactClass({
             mx_EventTile_unknown: !isBubbleMessage && this.state.verified === E2E_STATE.UNKNOWN,
             mx_EventTile_bad: isEncryptionFailure,
             mx_EventTile_emote: msgtype === 'm.emote',
-            mx_EventTile_redacted: isRedacted,
         });
 
         let permalink = "#";