diff --git a/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/content.rs b/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/content.rs
index 20352094..4b2380ff 100644
--- a/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/content.rs
+++ b/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/content.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@ impl MessageContent {
         self.notify("format");
     }
 
+    /// Access the widget with the own content of the event.
+    ///
+    /// This allows to access the descendant content while discarding the
+    /// content of a related message, like a replied-to event.
+    pub fn content_widget(&self) -> Option<gtk::Widget> {
+        let child = self.child()?;
+
+        if let Some(reply) = child.downcast_ref::<MessageReply>() {
+            reply.content().child()
+        } else {
+            Some(child)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn update_for_event(&self, event: &Event) {
         let format = self.format();
         if format == ContentFormat::Natural {
@@ -168,13 +182,9 @@ impl MessageContent {
 
     /// Get the texture displayed by this widget, if any.
     pub fn texture(&self) -> Option<gdk::Texture> {
-        let mut content = self.child()?;
-
-        if let Some(reply) = content.downcast_ref::<MessageReply>() {
-            content = reply.content().child()?;
-        }
-
-        content.downcast_ref::<MessageMedia>()?.texture()
+        self.content_widget()?
+            .downcast_ref::<MessageMedia>()?
+            .texture()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/mod.rs b/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/mod.rs
index fafd2f44..6378b3e9 100644
--- a/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/mod.rs
+++ b/src/session/view/content/room_history/message_row/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use gtk::{
     CompositeTemplate,
 };
 use matrix_sdk::ruma::events::room::message::MessageType;
+use tracing::warn;
 
 pub use self::content::ContentFormat;
 use self::{content::MessageContent, media::MessageMedia, reaction_list::MessageReactionList};
@@ -244,7 +245,12 @@ impl MessageRow {
         };
 
         if matches!(message, MessageType::Image(_) | MessageType::Video(_)) {
-            let media_widget = imp.content.child().and_downcast::<MessageMedia>().unwrap();
+            let Some(media_widget) = imp.content.content_widget().and_downcast::<MessageMedia>()
+            else {
+                warn!("Trying to show media of a non-media message");
+                return;
+            };
+
             window.session_view().show_media(event, &media_widget);
         }
     }