diff --git a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/RedactedTile.js b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/RedactedTile.js
index 9349f06e..bf1fc0db 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/RedactedTile.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/room/timeline/tiles/RedactedTile.js
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ export class RedactedTile extends BaseTextTile {
     }
 
     _getBodyAsString() {
-        return "This message has been deleted.";
+        const {redactionReason} = this._entry;
+        if (redactionReason) {
+            return this.i18n`This message has been deleted (${redactionReason}).`;
+
+        } else {
+            return this.i18n`This message has been deleted.`;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js
index 561c9f8e..2c30acfb 100644
--- a/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js
+++ b/src/matrix/room/timeline/entries/EventEntry.js
@@ -116,4 +116,11 @@ export class EventEntry extends BaseEntry {
     get isRedacted() {
         return !!this._eventEntry.event.unsigned?.redacted_because;
     }
+
+    get redactionReason() {
+        const redactionEvent = this._eventEntry.event.unsigned?.redacted_because;
+        if (redactionEvent) {
+            return redactionEvent.content?.reason;
+        }
+    }
 }
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