diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
index c9dfaf17..bc7f213a 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export class Timeline {
             clock: this._clock, redactingEntry
         });
         this._loadContextEntriesWhereNeeded([pee]);
-        this._applyAndEmitLocalRelationChange(pee, target => target.addRelation(pee));
+        this._applyAndEmitLocalRelationChange(pee, target => target.addLocalRelation(pee));
         return pee;
     }
 
@@ -204,12 +204,12 @@ export class Timeline {
             if (pee.relatedEventId) {
                 const relationTarget = entries.find(e => e.id === pee.relatedEventId);
                 // no need to emit here as this entry is about to be added
-                relationTarget?.addRelation(pee);
+                relationTarget?.addLocalRelation(pee);
             }
             if (pee.redactingEntry) {
                 const eventId = pee.redactingEntry.relatedEventId;
                 const relationTarget = entries.find(e => e.id === eventId);
-                relationTarget?.addRelation(pee);
+                relationTarget?.addLocalRelation(pee);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export class Timeline {
          */
         for (const entry of entries) {
             const relatedEntry = this._contextEntriesNotInTimeline.get(entry.relatedEventId);
-            if (relatedEntry?.isNonPersisted && relatedEntry?.addRelation(entry)) {
+            if (relatedEntry?.isNonPersisted && relatedEntry?.addLocalRelation(entry)) {
                 // update other entries for which this entry is a context entry
                 relatedEntry.contextForEntries?.forEach(e => {
                     this._remoteEntries.findAndUpdate(te => te.id === e.id, () => "contextEntry");
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
index eeda4464..ec20f48a 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class BaseEventEntry extends BaseEntry {
         - to mark this entry as being redacted in Timeline._updateEntriesFetchedFromHomeserver
         @return [string] returns the name of the field that has changed, if any
     */
-    addRelation(entry) {
+    addLocalRelation(entry) {
         if (entry.eventType === REDACTION_TYPE && entry.isRelatedToId(this.id)) {
             if (!this._pendingRedactions) {
                 this._pendingRedactions = [];
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js
index 0d493825..247c1b21 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export function tests() {
 
     function addPendingReaction(target, key) {
         queueIndex += 1;
-        target.addRelation(new PendingEventEntry({
+        target.addLocalRelation(new PendingEventEntry({
             pendingEvent: new PendingEvent({data: {
                 eventType: "m.reaction",
                 content: createAnnotation(target.id, key),
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export function tests() {
             });
         }
         queueIndex += 1;
-        target.addRelation(new PendingEventEntry({
+        target.addLocalRelation(new PendingEventEntry({
             pendingEvent: new PendingEvent({data: {
                 eventType: "m.room.redaction",
                 relatedTxnId: pendingReaction ? pendingReaction.id : null,
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/FragmentBoundaryEntry.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/FragmentBoundaryEntry.js
index 5d9ae4ca..7a8ed5d0 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/FragmentBoundaryEntry.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/FragmentBoundaryEntry.js
@@ -134,6 +134,6 @@ export class FragmentBoundaryEntry extends BaseEntry {
         return new FragmentBoundaryEntry(neighbour, !this._isFragmentStart, this._fragmentIdComparer);
     }
 
-    addRelation() {}
+    addLocalRelation() {}
     removeLocalRelation() {}
 }