diff --git a/Myriad/Gateway/Events/MessageUpdateEvent.cs b/Myriad/Gateway/Events/MessageUpdateEvent.cs
index 2e918fb8..45925549 100644
--- a/Myriad/Gateway/Events/MessageUpdateEvent.cs
+++ b/Myriad/Gateway/Events/MessageUpdateEvent.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ public record MessageUpdateEvent(ulong Id, ulong ChannelId): IGatewayEvent
     public Optional<GuildMemberPartial> Member { get; init; }
     public Optional<Message.Attachment[]> Attachments { get; init; }
 
+    public Message.MessageType Type { get; init; }
+
     public Optional<ulong?> GuildId { get; init; }
     // TODO: lots of partials
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageEdited.cs b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageEdited.cs
index 6ffcd00e..a732fa5b 100644
--- a/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageEdited.cs
+++ b/PluralKit.Bot/Handlers/MessageEdited.cs
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ public class MessageEdited: IEventHandler<MessageUpdateEvent>
             ? new Message.Reference(channel.GuildId, evt.ChannelId, lastMessage.ReferencedMessage.Value)
             : null;
 
-        var messageType = lastMessage.ReferencedMessage != null
-            ? Message.MessageType.Reply
-            : Message.MessageType.Default;
-
         // TODO: is this missing anything?
         var equivalentEvt = new MessageCreateEvent
         {
@@ -123,7 +119,7 @@ public class MessageEdited: IEventHandler<MessageUpdateEvent>
             Attachments = evt.Attachments.Value ?? Array.Empty<Message.Attachment>(),
             MessageReference = messageReference,
             ReferencedMessage = referencedMessage,
-            Type = messageType,
+            Type = evt.Type,
         };
         return equivalentEvt;
     }