diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineView.ts b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineView.ts
index 6dd52466..5a04991f 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineView.ts
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/TimelineView.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ export interface TileView extends IView {
     readonly value: SimpleTile;
     onClick(event: UIEvent);
 } 
-export type TileViewConstructor = new (tile: SimpleTile) => TileView;
+export type TileViewConstructor = new (
+    tile: SimpleTile,
+    viewClassForTile: ViewClassForEntryFn,
+    renderFlags?: { reply?: boolean, interactive?: boolean }
+) => TileView;
 export type ViewClassForEntryFn = (tile: SimpleTile) => TileViewConstructor;
 
 //import {TimelineViewModel} from "../../../../../domain/session/room/timeline/TimelineViewModel.js";
@@ -188,9 +192,9 @@ class TilesListView extends ListView<SimpleTile, TileView> {
         super({
             list: tiles,
             onItemClick: (tileView, evt) => tileView.onClick(evt),
-        }, entry => {
-            const View = viewClassForTile(entry);
-            return new View(entry);
+        }, tile => {
+            const TileView = viewClassForTile(tile);
+            return new TileView(tile, viewClassForTile);
         });
         this.onChanged = onChanged;
     }
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
index 7356cd2b..74b96ecf 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/BaseMessageView.js
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ import {Menu} from "../../../general/Menu.js";
 import {ReactionsView} from "./ReactionsView.js";
 
 export class BaseMessageView extends TemplateView {
-    constructor(value, renderFlags, tagName = "li") {
+    constructor(value, viewClassForTile, renderFlags, tagName = "li") {
         super(value);
         this._menuPopup = null;
         this._tagName = tagName;
+        this._viewClassForTile = viewClassForTile;
         // TODO An enum could be nice to make code easier to read at call sites.
         this._renderFlags = renderFlags;
     }
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/ReplyPreviewView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/ReplyPreviewView.js
index bddcc8fe..219e4357 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/ReplyPreviewView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/ReplyPreviewView.js
@@ -16,15 +16,18 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import {renderStaticAvatar} from "../../../avatar";
 import {TemplateView} from "../../../general/TemplateView";
-import {viewClassForTile} from "../common";
 
 export class ReplyPreviewView extends TemplateView {
+    constructor(vm, viewClassForTile) {
+        super(vm);
+        this._viewClassForTile = viewClassForTile;
+    }
     render(t, vm) {
-        const viewClass = viewClassForTile(vm);
-        if (!viewClass) {
+        const TileView = this._viewClassForTile(vm);
+        if (!TileView) {
             throw new Error(`Shape ${vm.shape} is unrecognized.`)
         }
-        const view = new viewClass(vm, { reply: true, interactive: false });
+        const view = new TileView(vm, this._viewClassForTile, { reply: true, interactive: false });
         return t.div(
             { className: "ReplyPreviewView" },
             t.blockquote([
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/TextMessageView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/TextMessageView.js
index c0c0cfb0..8d6cb4dc 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/TextMessageView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/room/timeline/TextMessageView.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class TextMessageView extends BaseMessageView {
                 return new ReplyPreviewError();
             }
             else if (replyTile) {
-                return new ReplyPreviewView(replyTile);
+                return new ReplyPreviewView(replyTile, this._viewClassForTile);
             }
             else {
                 return null;