diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
index ab24ef68..1d2c9a17 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/Timeline.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class Timeline {
             pendingEvent: pe, member: this._ownMember,
             clock: this._clock, redactingEntry
         });
-        this._applyAndEmitLocalRelationChange(pee, target => target.addLocalRelation(pee));
+        this._applyAndEmitLocalRelationChange(pee, target => target.addRelation(pee));
         return pee;
     }
 
@@ -203,12 +203,12 @@ 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?.addLocalRelation(pee);
+                relationTarget?.addRelation(pee);
             }
             if (pee.redactingEntry) {
                 const eventId = pee.redactingEntry.relatedEventId;
                 const relationTarget = entries.find(e => e.id === eventId);
-                relationTarget?.addLocalRelation(pee);
+                relationTarget?.addRelation(pee);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export class Timeline {
          */
         for (const entry of entries) {
             const relatedEntry = this._contextEntriesNotInTimeline.get(entry.relatedEventId);
-            if (relatedEntry?.addLocalRelation(entry)) {
+            if (relatedEntry?.addRelation(entry)) {
                 // update other entries for which this entry is a context entry
                 relatedEntry.contextForEntries?.forEach(e => {
                     this._remoteEntries.findAndUpdate(te => te.id === e.id, () => { return { reply: relatedEntry }; });
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
index 2869bf68..4ee23b50 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/BaseEventEntry.js
@@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ export class BaseEventEntry extends BaseEntry {
     }
 
     /**
-        aggregates local relation or local redaction of remote relation.
+        Aggregates relation or redaction of remote relation.  
+        Used in two situations:
+        - to aggregate local relation/redaction of remote relation
+        - to mark this entry as being redacted in Timeline._updateEntriesFetchedFromHomeserver
         @return [string] returns the name of the field that has changed, if any
     */
-    addLocalRelation(entry) {
+    addRelation(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 ea019917..13a10103 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export function tests() {
 
     function addPendingReaction(target, key) {
         queueIndex += 1;
-        target.addLocalRelation(new PendingEventEntry({
+        target.addRelation(new PendingEventEntry({
             pendingEvent: new PendingEvent({data: {
                 eventType: "m.reaction",
                 content: createAnnotation(target.id, key),
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export function tests() {
             });
         }
         queueIndex += 1;
-        target.addLocalRelation(new PendingEventEntry({
+        target.addRelation(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 7a8ed5d0..5d9ae4ca 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);
     }
 
-    addLocalRelation() {}
+    addRelation() {}
     removeLocalRelation() {}
 }