diff --git a/lib/models/content/message.dart b/lib/models/content/message.dart
index b5e308c..6314161 100644
--- a/lib/models/content/message.dart
+++ b/lib/models/content/message.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ part "message.g.dart";
 @Freezed(unionKey: "msgtype", fallbackUnion: "default")
 abstract class MessageContent extends Content with _$MessageContent {
   MessageContent._();
-  factory MessageContent({required String body}) = UnknownMessageContent;
+  factory MessageContent({String? body}) = UnknownMessageContent;
 
   @FreezedUnionValue("m.text")
   factory MessageContent.text({
diff --git a/lib/widgets/renderers/message.dart b/lib/widgets/renderers/message.dart
index 3470246..25d2d73 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/renderers/message.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/renderers/message.dart
@@ -276,14 +276,23 @@ class MessageRenderer extends ConsumerWidget {
                             ],
                           ],
                         ),
-                        MessageContent(:final body) => Row(
-                          spacing: 8,
-                          mainAxisSize: .min,
-                          children: [
-                            Text("Unknown message type:", style: errorStyle),
-                            Text(body),
-                          ],
-                        ),
+                        MessageContent(:final body) =>
+                          body == null
+                              ? Text(
+                                  "This message is redacted",
+                                  style: errorStyle,
+                                )
+                              : Row(
+                                  spacing: 8,
+                                  mainAxisSize: .min,
+                                  children: [
+                                    Text(
+                                      "Unknown message type:",
+                                      style: errorStyle,
+                                    ),
+                                    Text(body),
+                                  ],
+                                ),
                         _ => throw Exception("This is impossible"),
                       },
                     ],