diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
index 884bffa9..dca486f6 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import {BaseEntry} from "./BaseEntry";
 import {REDACTION_TYPE} from "../../common.js";
-import {createAnnotation, ANNOTATION_RELATION_TYPE, getRelationFromContent} from "../relations.js";
+import {createAnnotation, ANNOTATION_RELATION_TYPE, THREADING_RELATION_TYPE, getRelationFromContent} from "../relations.js";
 import {PendingAnnotation} from "../PendingAnnotation.js";
-import {createReplyContent, THREADING_REL_TYPE} from "./reply.js"
+import {createReplyContent} from "./reply.js";
 
 /** Deals mainly with local echo for relations and redactions,
  * so it is shared between PendingEventEntry and EventEntry */
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class BaseEventEntry extends BaseEntry {
     }
 
     get isThread() {
-        return this.relation?.["rel_type"] === THREADING_REL_TYPE;
+        return this.relation?.["rel_type"] === THREADING_RELATION_TYPE;
     }
 
     get isRedacting() {
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/reply.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/reply.js
index 8b503118..7b05b272 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/reply.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/reply.js
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import {getRelatedEventId} from "../relations.js";
-
-export const THREADING_REL_TYPE = "io.element.thread";
+import {getRelatedEventId, THREADING_RELATION_TYPE} from "../relations.js";
 
 function htmlEscape(string) {
     return string.replace(/&/g, "&amp;").replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ function _createReplyContent(targetId, msgtype, body, formattedBody, threadId) {
     };
     if (threadId) {
         Object.assign(reply["m.relates_to"], {
-            rel_type: THREADING_REL_TYPE,
+            rel_type: THREADING_RELATION_TYPE,
             event_id: threadId,
         });
     }
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ function createThreadContent(entry, msgtype, body) {
         msgtype,
         body,
         "m.relates_to": {
-            "rel_type": THREADING_REL_TYPE,
+            "rel_type": THREADING_RELATION_TYPE,
             "event_id": getRelatedEventId(entry)
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/relations.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/relations.js
index 2d9217ad..d92847ec 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/relations.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/relations.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {REDACTION_TYPE} from "../common.js";
 
 export const REACTION_TYPE = "m.reaction";
 export const ANNOTATION_RELATION_TYPE = "m.annotation";
+export const THREADING_RELATION_TYPE = "io.element.thread";
 
 export function createAnnotation(targetId, key) {
     return {