diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.tsx
index f93cd71017..4e09bfac49 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ import MjolnirBody from "./MjolnirBody";
 import MBeaconBody from "./MBeaconBody";
 import { IEventTileOps } from "../rooms/EventTile";
 import { VoiceBroadcastBody, VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType, VoiceBroadcastInfoState } from '../../../voice-broadcast';
+import { Features } from '../../../settings/Settings';
+import { SettingLevel } from '../../../settings/SettingLevel';
 
 // onMessageAllowed is handled internally
 interface IProps extends Omit<IBodyProps, "onMessageAllowed" | "mediaEventHelper"> {
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ export interface IOperableEventTile {
     getEventTileOps(): IEventTileOps;
 }
 
+interface State {
+    voiceBroadcastEnabled: boolean;
+}
+
 const baseBodyTypes = new Map<string, typeof React.Component>([
     [MsgType.Text, TextualBody],
     [MsgType.Notice, TextualBody],
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ const baseEvTypes = new Map<string, React.ComponentType<Partial<IBodyProps>>>([
     [VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType, VoiceBroadcastBody],
 ]);
 
-export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps> implements IMediaBody, IOperableEventTile {
+export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps, State> implements IMediaBody, IOperableEventTile {
     private body: React.RefObject<React.Component | IOperableEventTile> = createRef();
     private mediaHelper: MediaEventHelper;
     private bodyTypes = new Map<string, typeof React.Component>(baseBodyTypes.entries());
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps> implements IMe
 
     public static contextType = MatrixClientContext;
     public context!: React.ContextType<typeof MatrixClientContext>;
+    private voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef: string;
 
     public constructor(props: IProps, context: React.ContextType<typeof MatrixClientContext>) {
         super(props, context);
@@ -95,15 +102,29 @@ export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps> implements IMe
         }
 
         this.updateComponentMaps();
+
+        this.state = {
+            // only check voice broadcast settings for a voice broadcast event
+            voiceBroadcastEnabled: this.props.mxEvent.getType() === VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType
+                && SettingsStore.getValue(Features.VoiceBroadcast),
+        };
     }
 
     public componentDidMount(): void {
         this.props.mxEvent.addListener(MatrixEventEvent.Decrypted, this.onDecrypted);
+
+        if (this.props.mxEvent.getType() === VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType) {
+            this.watchVoiceBroadcastFeatureSetting();
+        }
     }
 
     public componentWillUnmount() {
         this.props.mxEvent.removeListener(MatrixEventEvent.Decrypted, this.onDecrypted);
         this.mediaHelper?.destroy();
+
+        if (this.voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef) {
+            SettingsStore.unwatchSetting(this.voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef);
+        }
     }
 
     public componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<IProps>) {
@@ -147,6 +168,16 @@ export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps> implements IMe
         this.forceUpdate();
     };
 
+    private watchVoiceBroadcastFeatureSetting(): void {
+        this.voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef = SettingsStore.watchSetting(
+            Features.VoiceBroadcast,
+            null,
+            (settingName: string, roomId: string, atLevel: SettingLevel, newValAtLevel, newValue: boolean) => {
+                this.setState({ voiceBroadcastEnabled: newValue });
+            },
+        );
+    }
+
     public render() {
         const content = this.props.mxEvent.getContent();
         const type = this.props.mxEvent.getType();
@@ -174,7 +205,11 @@ export default class MessageEvent extends React.Component<IProps> implements IMe
                 BodyType = MLocationBody;
             }
 
-            if (type === VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType && content?.state === VoiceBroadcastInfoState.Started) {
+            if (
+                this.state.voiceBroadcastEnabled
+                && type === VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType
+                && content?.state === VoiceBroadcastInfoState.Started
+            ) {
                 BodyType = VoiceBroadcastBody;
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/components/views/messages/MessageEvent-test.tsx b/test/components/views/messages/MessageEvent-test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82442855fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/components/views/messages/MessageEvent-test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+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 { render, RenderResult } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { mocked } from "jest-mock";
+import { MatrixClient, MatrixEvent, Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+
+import { Features } from "../../../../src/settings/Settings";
+import SettingsStore, { CallbackFn } from "../../../../src/settings/SettingsStore";
+import { VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType, VoiceBroadcastInfoState } from "../../../../src/voice-broadcast";
+import { mkEvent, mkRoom, stubClient } from "../../../test-utils";
+import MessageEvent from "../../../../src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent";
+import { RoomPermalinkCreator } from "../../../../src/utils/permalinks/Permalinks";
+
+jest.mock("../../../../src/components/views/messages/UnknownBody", () => ({
+    __esModule: true,
+    default: () => (<div data-testid="unknown-body" />),
+}));
+
+jest.mock("../../../../src/voice-broadcast/components/VoiceBroadcastBody", () => ({
+    VoiceBroadcastBody: () => (<div data-testid="voice-broadcast-body" />),
+}));
+
+describe("MessageEvent", () => {
+    let room: Room;
+    let client: MatrixClient;
+    let event: MatrixEvent;
+
+    const renderMessageEvent = (): RenderResult => {
+        return render(<MessageEvent
+            mxEvent={event}
+            onHeightChanged={jest.fn()}
+            permalinkCreator={new RoomPermalinkCreator(room)}
+        />);
+    };
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        client = stubClient();
+        room = mkRoom(client, "!room:example.com");
+        jest.spyOn(SettingsStore, "getValue");
+        jest.spyOn(SettingsStore, "watchSetting");
+        jest.spyOn(SettingsStore, "unwatchSetting").mockImplementation(jest.fn());
+    });
+
+    describe("when a voice broadcast start event occurs", () => {
+        const voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef = "vb ref";
+        let onVoiceBroadcastSettingChanged: CallbackFn;
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            event = mkEvent({
+                event: true,
+                type: VoiceBroadcastInfoEventType,
+                user: client.getUserId(),
+                room: room.roomId,
+                content: {
+                    state: VoiceBroadcastInfoState.Started,
+                },
+            });
+
+            mocked(SettingsStore.watchSetting).mockImplementation(
+                (settingName: string, roomId: string | null, callbackFn: CallbackFn) => {
+                    if (settingName === Features.VoiceBroadcast) {
+                        onVoiceBroadcastSettingChanged = callbackFn;
+                        return voiceBroadcastSettingWatcherRef;
+                    }
+                },
+            );
+        });
+
+        describe("and the voice broadcast feature is enabled", () => {
+            let result: RenderResult;
+
+            beforeEach(() => {
+                mocked(SettingsStore.getValue).mockImplementation((settingName: string) => {
+                    return settingName === Features.VoiceBroadcast;
+                });
+                result = renderMessageEvent();
+            });
+
+            it("should render a VoiceBroadcast component", () => {
+                result.getByTestId("voice-broadcast-body");
+            });
+
+            describe("and switching the voice broadcast feature off", () => {
+                beforeEach(() => {
+                    onVoiceBroadcastSettingChanged(Features.VoiceBroadcast, null, null, null, false);
+                });
+
+                it("should render an UnknownBody component", () => {
+                    const result = renderMessageEvent();
+                    result.getByTestId("unknown-body");
+                });
+            });
+
+            describe("and unmounted", () => {
+                beforeEach(() => {
+                    result.unmount();
+                });
+
+                it("should unregister the settings watcher", () => {
+                    expect(SettingsStore.unwatchSetting).toHaveBeenCalled();
+                });
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe("and the voice broadcast feature is disabled", () => {
+            beforeEach(() => {
+                mocked(SettingsStore.getValue).mockImplementation((settingName: string) => {
+                    return false;
+                });
+            });
+
+            it("should render an UnknownBody component", () => {
+                const result = renderMessageEvent();
+                result.getByTestId("unknown-body");
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});