diff --git a/src/utils/EventUtils.ts b/src/utils/EventUtils.ts
index 1fdc3a51569..7ad323ea1db 100644
--- a/src/utils/EventUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/EventUtils.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import { MatrixEvent, EventStatus } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event';
+import { EventStatus, MatrixEvent } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event';
 
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from '../MatrixClientPeg';
 import shouldHideEvent from "../shouldHideEvent";
 import { getHandlerTile, haveTileForEvent } from "../components/views/rooms/EventTile";
 import SettingsStore from "../settings/SettingsStore";
-import { EventType } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/event";
+import { EventType, MsgType, RelationType } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/event";
 import { MatrixClient } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/client';
 import { Thread } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/models/thread';
 import { logger } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/logger';
@@ -55,14 +55,17 @@ export function isContentActionable(mxEvent: MatrixEvent): boolean {
 }
 
 export function canEditContent(mxEvent: MatrixEvent): boolean {
-    if (mxEvent.status === EventStatus.CANCELLED || mxEvent.getType() !== "m.room.message" || mxEvent.isRedacted()) {
+    if (mxEvent.status === EventStatus.CANCELLED ||
+        mxEvent.getType() !== EventType.RoomMessage ||
+        mxEvent.isRedacted() ||
+        mxEvent.isRelation(RelationType.Replace) ||
+        mxEvent.getSender() !== MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId()
+    ) {
         return false;
     }
-    const content = mxEvent.getOriginalContent();
-    const { msgtype } = content;
-    return (msgtype === "m.text" || msgtype === "m.emote") &&
-        content.body && typeof content.body === 'string' &&
-        mxEvent.getSender() === MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId();
+
+    const { msgtype, body } = mxEvent.getOriginalContent();
+    return (msgtype === MsgType.Text || msgtype === MsgType.Emote) && body && typeof body === 'string';
 }
 
 export function canEditOwnEvent(mxEvent: MatrixEvent): boolean {