diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MVoiceOrAudioBody.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/MVoiceOrAudioBody.tsx
index 2d78ea192e8..5a7e34b8a1f 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MVoiceOrAudioBody.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MVoiceOrAudioBody.tsx
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@ import MAudioBody from "./MAudioBody";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
 import MVoiceMessageBody from "./MVoiceMessageBody";
 import { IBodyProps } from "./IBodyProps";
+import { isVoiceMessage } from "../../../utils/EventUtils";
 
 @replaceableComponent("views.messages.MVoiceOrAudioBody")
 export default class MVoiceOrAudioBody extends React.PureComponent<IBodyProps> {
     public render() {
-        // MSC2516 is a legacy identifier. See https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3245
-        const isVoiceMessage = !!this.props.mxEvent.getContent()['org.matrix.msc2516.voice']
-            || !!this.props.mxEvent.getContent()['org.matrix.msc3245.voice'];
-        if (isVoiceMessage) {
+        if (isVoiceMessage(this.props.mxEvent)) {
             return <MVoiceMessageBody {...this.props} />;
         } else {
             return <MAudioBody {...this.props} />;
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyTile.tsx
index 8c0e09c76c4..cf7d1ce945e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/ReplyTile.tsx
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import MImageReplyBody from "../messages/MImageReplyBody";
 import * as sdk from '../../../index';
 import { EventType, MsgType } from 'matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/event';
 import { replaceableComponent } from '../../../utils/replaceableComponent';
-import { getEventDisplayInfo } from '../../../utils/EventUtils';
+import { getEventDisplayInfo, isVoiceMessage } from '../../../utils/EventUtils';
 import MFileBody from "../messages/MFileBody";
+import MVoiceMessageBody from "../messages/MVoiceMessageBody";
 
 interface IProps {
     mxEvent: MatrixEvent;
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ export default class ReplyTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
         const msgType = mxEvent.getContent().msgtype;
         const evType = mxEvent.getType() as EventType;
 
-        const { tileHandler, isInfoMessage } = getEventDisplayInfo(this.props.mxEvent);
+        const { tileHandler, isInfoMessage } = getEventDisplayInfo(mxEvent);
         // This shouldn't happen: the caller should check we support this type
         // before trying to instantiate us
         if (!tileHandler) {
@@ -109,14 +110,14 @@ export default class ReplyTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
         const EventTileType = sdk.getComponent(tileHandler);
 
         const classes = classNames("mx_ReplyTile", {
-            mx_ReplyTile_info: isInfoMessage && !this.props.mxEvent.isRedacted(),
+            mx_ReplyTile_info: isInfoMessage && !mxEvent.isRedacted(),
             mx_ReplyTile_audio: msgType === MsgType.Audio,
             mx_ReplyTile_video: msgType === MsgType.Video,
         });
 
         let permalink = "#";
         if (this.props.permalinkCreator) {
-            permalink = this.props.permalinkCreator.forEvent(this.props.mxEvent.getId());
+            permalink = this.props.permalinkCreator.forEvent(mxEvent.getId());
         }
 
         let sender;
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ export default class ReplyTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
 
         if (needsSenderProfile) {
             sender = <SenderProfile
-                mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
+                mxEvent={mxEvent}
                 enableFlair={false}
             />;
         }
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ export default class ReplyTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
         const msgtypeOverrides = {
             [MsgType.Image]: MImageReplyBody,
             // Override audio and video body with file body. We also hide the download/decrypt button using CSS
-            [MsgType.Audio]: MFileBody,
+            [MsgType.Audio]: isVoiceMessage(mxEvent) ? MVoiceMessageBody : MFileBody,
             [MsgType.Video]: MFileBody,
         };
         const evOverrides = {
@@ -151,14 +152,14 @@ export default class ReplyTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
                     { sender }
                     <EventTileType
                         ref="tile"
-                        mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
+                        mxEvent={mxEvent}
                         highlights={this.props.highlights}
                         highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}
                         onHeightChanged={this.props.onHeightChanged}
                         showUrlPreview={false}
                         overrideBodyTypes={msgtypeOverrides}
                         overrideEventTypes={evOverrides}
-                        replacingEventId={this.props.mxEvent.replacingEventId()}
+                        replacingEventId={mxEvent.replacingEventId()}
                         maxImageHeight={96} />
                 </a>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/utils/EventUtils.ts b/src/utils/EventUtils.ts
index 7aef05c5234..4af114294f7 100644
--- a/src/utils/EventUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/EventUtils.ts
@@ -139,3 +139,12 @@ export function getEventDisplayInfo(mxEvent: MatrixEvent): {
 
     return { tileHandler, isInfoMessage, isBubbleMessage };
 }
+
+export function isVoiceMessage(mxEvent: MatrixEvent): boolean {
+    const content = mxEvent.getContent();
+    // MSC2516 is a legacy identifier. See https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/3245
+    return (
+        !!content['org.matrix.msc2516.voice'] ||
+        !!content['org.matrix.msc3245.voice']
+    );
+}