diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemContentMessageFactory.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemContentMessageFactory.kt
index 18e5353a1f..ae2ea4f350 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemContentMessageFactory.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/factories/event/TimelineItemContentMessageFactory.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineIt
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemLocationContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemNoticeContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemTextContent
-import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemUnknownContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemVideoContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.util.FileExtensionExtractor
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.util.toHtmlDocument
@@ -131,7 +130,12 @@ class TimelineItemContentMessageFactory @Inject constructor(
                 htmlDocument = messageType.formatted?.toHtmlDocument(),
                 isEdited = content.isEdited,
             )
-            UnknownMessageType -> TimelineItemUnknownContent
+            UnknownMessageType -> TimelineItemTextContent(
+                // Display the body as a fallback
+                body = content.body,
+                htmlDocument = null,
+                isEdited = content.isEdited,
+            )
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatter.kt b/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatter.kt
index 992d64ef1c..d041078051 100644
--- a/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatter.kt
+++ b/libraries/eventformatter/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/eventformatter/impl/DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatter.kt
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ class DefaultRoomLastMessageFormatter @Inject constructor(
                 sp.getString(CommonStrings.common_audio)
             }
             UnknownMessageType -> {
-                sp.getString(CommonStrings.common_unsupported_event)
+                // Display the body as a fallback
+                messageContent.body
             }
             is NoticeMessageType -> {
                 messageType.body