diff --git a/include/ircd/m/room/messages.h b/include/ircd/m/room/messages.h
index a8e58cb36..4551bbdf6 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/room/messages.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/room/messages.h
@@ -29,17 +29,20 @@ struct ircd::m::room::messages
 	static const event::fetch::opts fopts;
 
 	room::type events;
+	bool redacted {false};
 
   public:
 	bool for_each(const closure &) const;
 
 	messages(const m::room &,
-	         const decltype(room::type::range) &  = { -1UL, -1L });
+	         const decltype(room::type::range) &  = { -1UL, -1L },
+	         const bool redacted = false);
 };
 
 inline
 ircd::m::room::messages::messages(const m::room &room,
-                                  const decltype(room::type::range) &range)
+                                  const decltype(room::type::range) &range,
+                                  const bool redacted)
 :events
 {
 	room.room_id,
@@ -47,4 +50,8 @@ ircd::m::room::messages::messages(const m::room &room,
 	range,
 	false,
 }
+,redacted
+{
+	redacted
+}
 {}
diff --git a/matrix/room_messages.cc b/matrix/room_messages.cc
index 694446b61..3bfb35ecb 100644
--- a/matrix/room_messages.cc
+++ b/matrix/room_messages.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const
 	(const string_view &type, const uint64_t &depth, event::idx event_idx)
 	{
 		assert(type == "m.room.message");
-		if(redacted(event_idx))
+		if(!redacted && m::redacted(event_idx))
 			return true;
 
 		if(!seek(std::nothrow, event, event_idx))