diff --git a/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx b/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx
index 71a35ba6a1..2b39f9f717 100644
--- a/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/context_menus/MessageContextMenu.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import ShareDialog from '../dialogs/ShareDialog';
 import { RoomPermalinkCreator } from "../../../utils/permalinks/Permalinks";
 import { IPosition, ChevronFace } from '../../structures/ContextMenu';
 import RoomContext, { TimelineRenderingType } from '../../../contexts/RoomContext';
+import { ComposerInsertPayload } from "../../../dispatcher/payloads/ComposerInsertPayload";
 
 export function canCancel(eventStatus: EventStatus): boolean {
     return eventStatus === EventStatus.QUEUED || eventStatus === EventStatus.NOT_SENT;
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ interface IState {
 @replaceableComponent("views.context_menus.MessageContextMenu")
 export default class MessageContextMenu extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     static contextType = RoomContext;
+    public context!: React.ContextType<typeof RoomContext>;
 
     state = {
         canRedact: false,
@@ -190,9 +192,10 @@ export default class MessageContextMenu extends React.Component<IProps, IState>
     };
 
     private onQuoteClick = (): void => {
-        dis.dispatch({
+        dis.dispatch<ComposerInsertPayload>({
             action: Action.ComposerInsert,
             event: this.props.mxEvent,
+            timelineRenderingType: this.context.timelineRenderingType,
         });
         this.closeMenu();
     };