diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/PlainTextComposerLayout.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/PlainTextComposerLayout.kt
index 51c22c9420..7381ef37dc 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/PlainTextComposerLayout.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/PlainTextComposerLayout.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.MessageContent
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.MessageFormat
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.MessagePollContent
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.MessageTextContent
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.ContentUtils.extractUsefulTextFromHtmlReply
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.MatrixItem
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.toMatrixItem
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ class PlainTextComposerLayout @JvmOverloads constructor(
         var formattedBody: CharSequence? = null
         if (messageContent is MessageTextContent && messageContent.format == MessageFormat.FORMAT_MATRIX_HTML) {
             val parser = Parser.builder().build()
-            val document = parser.parse(messageContent.formattedBody ?: messageContent.body)
+            val document = parser.parse(messageContent.formattedBody?.let { extractUsefulTextFromHtmlReply(it) } ?: messageContent.body)
             formattedBody = eventHtmlRenderer.render(document, pillsPostProcessor)
         }
         views.composerRelatedMessageContent.text = (formattedBody ?: nonFormattedBody)