diff --git a/lib/src/event.dart b/lib/src/event.dart
index 0d3c478b..44396bc7 100644
--- a/lib/src/event.dart
+++ b/lib/src/event.dart
@@ -589,7 +589,9 @@ class Event extends MatrixEvent {
           RegExp(r'^>( \*)? <[^>]+>[^\n\r]+\r?\n(> [^\n]*\r?\n)*\r?\n'), '');
     }
     // Hide edit fallback
-    if (hideEdit && relationshipType == RelationshipTypes.edit) {
+    if (hideEdit &&
+        relationshipType == RelationshipTypes.edit &&
+        content.containsKey('m.new_content')) {
       localizedBody = content['m.new_content']['body'] ?? localizedBody;
     }