diff --git a/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml b/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
index c92d1d0..514ce67 100644
--- a/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
+++ b/imports/Spectral/Component/Timeline/MessageDelegate.qml
@@ -99,18 +99,32 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
                     visible: replyEventId || ""
 
-                    background: MouseArea {
-                        onClicked: goToEvent(replyEventId)
+                    padding: 8
+
+                    background: Item {
+                        Rectangle {
+                            anchors.leftMargin: 0
+                            width: 2
+                            height: parent.height
+
+                            color: "white"
+                        }
+                        MouseArea {
+                            anchors.fill: parent
+
+                            onClicked: goToEvent(replyEventId)
+                        }
                     }
 
                     contentItem: RowLayout {
-                        spacing: 4
+                        spacing: 8
 
-                        Rectangle {
-                            Layout.preferredWidth: 2
-                            Layout.fillHeight: true
+                        ImageItem {
+                            Layout.preferredWidth: 36
+                            Layout.preferredHeight: 36
+                            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignTop
 
-                            color: "white"
+                            source: replyAuthor ? replyAuthor.paintable : null
                         }
 
                         ColumnLayout {
@@ -118,38 +132,21 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
                             spacing: 0
 
-                            Control {
-                                padding: 4
+                            Label {
+                                Layout.fillWidth: true
 
-                                contentItem: RowLayout {
-                                    spacing: 4
+                                color: "white"
+                                text: replyAuthor ? replyAuthor.displayName : ""
 
-                                    ImageItem {
-                                        Layout.preferredWidth: 16
-                                        Layout.preferredHeight: 16
-
-                                        source: replyAuthor ? replyAuthor.paintable : null
-                                    }
-
-                                    Label {
-                                        color: "white"
-                                        text: replyAuthor ? replyAuthor.displayName : ""
-                                    }
-                                }
-
-                                background: Rectangle {
-                                    color: "black"
-                                    opacity: 0.2
-                                    radius: height / 2
-                                }
+                                font.pixelSize: 13
+                                font.weight: Font.Medium
                             }
 
                             Label {
                                 Layout.fillWidth: true
 
-                                text: "<style>a{color: white;} .user-pill{}</style>" + (replyDisplay ? replyDisplay.replace(/<mx-reply>.*<\/mx-reply>/g, "") : "")
-
                                 color: "white"
+                                text: replyDisplay || ""
 
                                 wrapMode: Label.Wrap
                                 textFormat: Label.RichText
diff --git a/src/controller.cpp b/src/controller.cpp
index c53df3b..7552083 100644
--- a/src/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "csapi/joining.h"
 #include "csapi/logout.h"
 
+#include "utils.h"
+
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QFileInfo>
@@ -242,3 +244,7 @@ int Controller::dpi() {
 void Controller::setDpi(int dpi) {
   SettingsGroup("Interface").setValue("dpi", dpi);
 }
+
+QString Controller::removeReply(const QString& text) {
+    return utils::removeReply(text);
+}
diff --git a/src/controller.h b/src/controller.h
index 46c526e..0300c78 100644
--- a/src/controller.h
+++ b/src/controller.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class Controller : public QObject {
   void loadSettings();
   void saveSettings() const;
 
+  Q_INVOKABLE QString removeReply(const QString& text);
+
  private slots:
   void invokeLogin();
 
diff --git a/src/messageeventmodel.cpp b/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
index 1c1956d..a41eafc 100644
--- a/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/messageeventmodel.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ QVariant MessageEventModel::data(const QModelIndex &idx, int role) const {
   const auto &evt = isPending ? **pendingIt : **timelineIt;
 
   if (role == Qt::DisplayRole) {
-    return utils::eventToString(evt, m_currentRoom, Qt::RichText);
+    return utils::removeReply(utils::eventToString(evt, m_currentRoom, Qt::RichText));
   }
 
   if (role == MessageRole) {
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ QVariant MessageEventModel::data(const QModelIndex &idx, int role) const {
       case ReplyEventIdRole:
         return replyEventId;
       case ReplyDisplayRole:
-        return utils::eventToString(replyEvt, m_currentRoom, Qt::RichText);
+        return utils::removeReply(utils::eventToString(replyEvt, m_currentRoom, Qt::RichText));
       case ReplyAuthorRole:
         return QVariant::fromValue(
             m_currentRoom->user(replyEvt.senderId()));
diff --git a/src/utils.cpp b/src/utils.cpp
index b14e9be..3b87e44 100644
--- a/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils.cpp
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@
 
 QString utils::removeReply(const QString& text) {
   QString result(text);
-  return result.remove(utils::removeReplyRegex);
+  result.remove(utils::removeRichReplyRegex);
+  result.remove(utils::removeReplyRegex);
+  return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 6ffdb0a..f754760 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 namespace utils {
 const QRegExp removeReplyRegex{"> <.*>.*\\n\\n"};
+const QRegExp removeRichReplyRegex{"<mx-reply>.*</mx-reply>"};
 
 QString removeReply(const QString& text);