diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
index 87d7053b..0218e437 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
@@ -126,9 +126,14 @@ Rectangle {
             }
 
             if (! eventList.selectedCount && eventList.currentIndex !== -1) {
-                Clipboard.text = JSON.parse(
-                    eventList.model.get(eventList.currentIndex).source
-                ).body
+                const model  = eventList.model.get(eventList.currentIndex)
+                const source = JSON.parse(model.source)
+
+                Clipboard.text =
+                    "body" in source ?
+                    source.body :
+                    utils.stripHtmlTags(utils.processedEventText(model))
+
                 return
             }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/Utils.qml b/src/gui/Utils.qml
index 3d7f5b8b..2c1edcaf 100644
--- a/src/gui/Utils.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Utils.qml
@@ -163,13 +163,19 @@ QtObject {
     }
 
 
-    function escapeHtml(string) {
+    function escapeHtml(text) {
         // Replace special HTML characters by encoded alternatives
-        return string.replace("&", "&")
-                     .replace("<", "&lt;")
-                     .replace(">", "&gt;")
-                     .replace('"', "&quot;")
-                     .replace("'", "&#039;")
+        return text.replace("&", "&amp;")
+                    .replace("<", "&lt;")
+                    .replace(">", "&gt;")
+                    .replace('"', "&quot;")
+                    .replace("'", "&#039;")
+    }
+
+
+    function stripHtmlTags(text) {
+        // XXX: Potentially unsafe!
+        return text.replace(/<\/?[^>]+(>|$)/g, "")
     }