diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
index a106af58..6893b890 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ import {BaseEntry} from "./BaseEntry.js";
 import {REDACTION_TYPE} from "../../common.js";
 import {createAnnotation, ANNOTATION_RELATION_TYPE, getRelationFromContent} from "../relations.js";
 import {PendingAnnotation} from "../PendingAnnotation.js";
-import {createReply, fallbackBlurb, fallbackPrefix} from "./reply.js"
-
-function htmlEscape(string) {
-    return string.replace(/&/g, "&amp;").replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
-}
+import {reply} from "./reply.js"
 
 /** Deals mainly with local echo for relations and redactions,
  * so it is shared between PendingEventEntry and EventEntry */
@@ -157,26 +153,7 @@ export class BaseEventEntry extends BaseEntry {
     }
 
     reply(msgtype, body) {
-        // TODO check for absense of sender / body / msgtype / etc?
-        let blurb = fallbackBlurb(this.content.msgtype);
-        const prefix = fallbackPrefix(this.content.msgtype);
-        const sender = this.sender;
-        const name = this.displayName || sender;
-
-        const formattedBody = blurb || this.content.formatted_body ||
-            (this.content.body && htmlEscape(this.content.body)) || "";
-        const formattedFallback = `<mx-reply><blockquote>In reply to ${prefix}` +
-            `<a href="https://matrix.to/#/${sender}">${name}</a><br />` +
-            `${formattedBody}</blockquote></mx-reply>`;
-
-        const plainBody = blurb || this.content.body || "";
-        const bodyLines = plainBody.split("\n");
-        bodyLines[0] = `> ${prefix}<${sender}> ${bodyLines[0]}`
-        const plainFallback = bodyLines.join("\n> ");
-
-        const newBody = plainFallback + '\n\n' + body;
-        const newFormattedBody = formattedFallback + htmlEscape(body);
-        return createReply(this.id, msgtype, newBody, newFormattedBody);
+        return reply(this, msgtype, body);
     }
 
     /** takes both remote event id and local txn id into account, see overriding in PendingEventEntry */
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/reply.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/reply.js
index 00d591e0..7afae036 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/reply.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/reply.js
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
-export function fallbackBlurb(msgtype) {
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+function htmlEscape(string) {
+    return string.replace(/&/g, "&amp;").replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
+}
+
+function fallbackBlurb(msgtype) {
     switch (msgtype) {
         case "m.file":
             return "sent a file.";
@@ -13,11 +32,11 @@ export function fallbackBlurb(msgtype) {
     return null;
 }
 
-export function fallbackPrefix(msgtype) {
+function fallbackPrefix(msgtype) {
     return msgtype === "m.emote" ? "* " : "";
 }
 
-export function createReply(targetId, msgtype, body, formattedBody) {
+function createReply(targetId, msgtype, body, formattedBody) {
     return {
         msgtype,
         body,
@@ -31,3 +50,25 @@ export function createReply(targetId, msgtype, body, formattedBody) {
     };
 }
 
+export function reply(entry, msgtype, body) {
+    // TODO check for absense of sender / body / msgtype / etc?
+    let blurb = fallbackBlurb(entry.content.msgtype);
+    const prefix = fallbackPrefix(entry.content.msgtype);
+    const sender = entry.sender;
+    const name = entry.displayName || sender;
+
+    const formattedBody = blurb || entry.content.formatted_body ||
+        (entry.content.body && htmlEscape(entry.content.body)) || "";
+    const formattedFallback = `<mx-reply><blockquote>In reply to ${prefix}` +
+        `<a href="https://matrix.to/#/${sender}">${name}</a><br />` +
+        `${formattedBody}</blockquote></mx-reply>`;
+
+    const plainBody = blurb || entry.content.body || "";
+    const bodyLines = plainBody.split("\n");
+    bodyLines[0] = `> ${prefix}<${sender}> ${bodyLines[0]}`
+    const plainFallback = bodyLines.join("\n> ");
+
+    const newBody = plainFallback + '\n\n' + body;
+    const newFormattedBody = formattedFallback + htmlEscape(body);
+    return createReply(entry.id, msgtype, newBody, newFormattedBody);
+}