diff --git a/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx
index f4e00b1d61..3a9882564b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx
@@ -516,7 +516,10 @@ export default class MessageContextMenu extends React.Component<IProps, IState>
 }
 
 function canForward(event: MatrixEvent): boolean {
-    return !isLocationEvent(event);
+    return !(
+        isLocationEvent(event) ||
+        M_POLL_START.matches(event.getType())
+    );
 }
 
 function isLocationEvent(event: MatrixEvent): boolean {
diff --git a/test/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu-test.tsx b/test/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu-test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5755a7d280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu-test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 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';
+import { mount } from 'enzyme';
+import { EventStatus, MatrixEvent } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event';
+import { Room } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room';
+import { PendingEventOrdering } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix';
+import { ExtensibleEvent, MessageEvent, M_POLL_KIND_DISCLOSED, PollStartEvent } from 'matrix-events-sdk';
+
+import '../../../skinned-sdk';
+import * as TestUtils from '../../../test-utils';
+import MessageContextMenu from '../../../../src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu';
+import { MatrixClientPeg } from '../../../../src/MatrixClientPeg';
+
+describe('MessageContextMenu>', () => {
+    it('allows forwarding a room message', () => {
+        const eventContent = MessageEvent.from("hello");
+        const menu = createMessageContextMenu(eventContent);
+        expect(menu.find('div[aria-label="Forward"]')).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+
+    it('does not allow forwarding a poll', () => {
+        const eventContent = PollStartEvent.from("why?", ["42"], M_POLL_KIND_DISCLOSED);
+        const menu = createMessageContextMenu(eventContent);
+        expect(menu.find('div[aria-label="Forward"]')).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+});
+
+function createMessageContextMenu(eventContent: ExtensibleEvent) {
+    TestUtils.stubClient();
+    const client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+
+    const room = new Room(
+        "roomid",
+        client,
+        "@user:example.com",
+        {
+            pendingEventOrdering: PendingEventOrdering.Detached,
+        },
+    );
+
+    const mxEvent = new MatrixEvent(eventContent.serialize());
+    mxEvent.setStatus(EventStatus.SENT);
+
+    client.getUserId = jest.fn().mockReturnValue("@user:example.com");
+    client.getRoom = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(room);
+
+    return mount(
+        <MessageContextMenu
+            chevronFace={null}
+            mxEvent={mxEvent}
+            onFinished={jest.fn(() => {})}
+        />,
+    );
+}