diff --git a/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml b/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml
index 051ea915..35dcae03 100644
--- a/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/TimelineView.qml
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ Rectangle {
 					}
 					MenuItem {
 						text: qsTr("Redact message")
+						onTriggered: chat.model.redactEvent(model.id)
 					}
 					MenuItem {
 						visible: model.type == MtxEvent.ImageMessage || model.type == MtxEvent.VideoMessage || model.type == MtxEvent.AudioMessage || model.type == MtxEvent.FileMessage
diff --git a/src/ChatPage.cpp b/src/ChatPage.cpp
index e5d4c9be..b8f312ac 100644
--- a/src/ChatPage.cpp
+++ b/src/ChatPage.cpp
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ ChatPage::ChatPage(QSharedPointer<UserSettings> userSettings, QWidget *parent)
         contentLayout_->addWidget(top_bar_);
         contentLayout_->addWidget(view_manager_->getWidget());
 
-        connect(this,
-                &ChatPage::removeTimelineEvent,
-                view_manager_,
-                &TimelineViewManager::removeTimelineEvent);
-
         // Splitter
         splitter->addWidget(sideBar_);
         splitter->addWidget(content_);
diff --git a/src/ChatPage.h b/src/ChatPage.h
index e41ae1ae..1898f1a7 100644
--- a/src/ChatPage.h
+++ b/src/ChatPage.h
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ signals:
         void showUserSettingsPage();
         void showOverlayProgressBar();
 
-        void removeTimelineEvent(const QString &room_id, const QString &event_id);
-
         void ownProfileOk();
         void setUserDisplayName(const QString &name);
         void setUserAvatar(const QString &avatar);
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp
index b702686e..f9a8358f 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ TimelineModel::TimelineModel(QString room_id, QObject *parent)
 
                 emit dataChanged(index(idx, 0), index(idx, 0));
         });
+        connect(this, &TimelineModel::redactionFailed, this, [](const QString &msg) {
+                emit ChatPage::instance()->showNotification(msg);
+        });
 }
 
 QHash<int, QByteArray>
@@ -745,6 +748,25 @@ TimelineModel::readReceiptsAction(QString id) const
         MainWindow::instance()->openReadReceiptsDialog(id);
 }
 
+void
+TimelineModel::redactEvent(QString id)
+{
+        if (!id.isEmpty())
+                http::client()->redact_event(
+                  room_id_.toStdString(),
+                  id.toStdString(),
+                  [this, id](const mtx::responses::EventId &, mtx::http::RequestErr err) {
+                          if (err) {
+                                  emit redactionFailed(
+                                    tr("Message redaction failed: %1")
+                                      .arg(QString::fromStdString(err->matrix_error.error)));
+                                  return;
+                          }
+
+                          emit eventRedacted(id);
+                  });
+}
+
 int
 TimelineModel::idToIndex(QString id) const
 {
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h
index e10a0b6e..ffe5aecb 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineModel.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ public:
         Q_INVOKABLE void viewRawMessage(QString id) const;
         Q_INVOKABLE void replyAction(QString id);
         Q_INVOKABLE void readReceiptsAction(QString id) const;
+        Q_INVOKABLE void redactEvent(QString id);
         Q_INVOKABLE int idToIndex(QString id) const;
         Q_INVOKABLE QString indexToId(int index) const;
 
@@ -175,6 +176,8 @@ signals:
         void messageFailed(QString txn_id);
         void messageSent(QString txn_id, QString event_id);
         void currentIndexChanged(int index);
+        void redactionFailed(QString id);
+        void eventRedacted(QString id);
 
 private:
         DecryptionResult decryptEvent(
diff --git a/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h b/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h
index 9fcbc2f8..38d68f16 100644
--- a/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h
+++ b/src/timeline2/TimelineViewManager.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ signals:
 
 public slots:
         void updateReadReceipts(const QString &room_id, const std::vector<QString> &event_ids);
-        void removeTimelineEvent(const QString &room_id, const QString &event_id) {}
         void initWithMessages(const std::map<QString, mtx::responses::Timeline> &msgs);
 
         void setHistoryView(const QString &room_id);