diff --git a/src/TextForEvent.js b/src/TextForEvent.js
index 56e9abc0f2..3afe41d216 100644
--- a/src/TextForEvent.js
+++ b/src/TextForEvent.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import * as Roles from './Roles';
 import {isValid3pidInvite} from "./RoomInvite";
 import SettingsStore from "./settings/SettingsStore";
 import {ALL_RULE_TYPES, ROOM_RULE_TYPES, SERVER_RULE_TYPES, USER_RULE_TYPES} from "./mjolnir/BanList";
+import {WIDGET_LAYOUT_EVENT_TYPE} from "./stores/widgets/WidgetLayoutStore";
 
 function textForMemberEvent(ev) {
     // XXX: SYJS-16 "sender is sometimes null for join messages"
@@ -477,6 +478,11 @@ function textForWidgetEvent(event) {
     }
 }
 
+function textForWidgetLayoutEvent(event) {
+    const senderName = event.sender?.name || event.getSender();
+    return _t("%(senderName)s has updated the widget layout", {senderName});
+}
+
 function textForMjolnirEvent(event) {
     const senderName = event.getSender();
     const {entity: prevEntity} = event.getPrevContent();
@@ -583,6 +589,7 @@ const stateHandlers = {
 
     // TODO: Enable support for m.widget event type (https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/13111)
     'im.vector.modular.widgets': textForWidgetEvent,
+    [WIDGET_LAYOUT_EVENT_TYPE]: textForWidgetLayoutEvent,
 };
 
 // Add all the Mjolnir stuff to the renderer
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index 11277daa57..4df74f77ce 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {E2E_STATE} from "./E2EIcon";
 import {toRem} from "../../../utils/units";
 import {WidgetType} from "../../../widgets/WidgetType";
 import RoomAvatar from "../avatars/RoomAvatar";
+import {WIDGET_LAYOUT_EVENT_TYPE} from "../../../stores/widgets/WidgetLayoutStore";
 
 const eventTileTypes = {
     'm.room.message': 'messages.MessageEvent',
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ const stateEventTileTypes = {
     'm.room.server_acl': 'messages.TextualEvent',
     // TODO: Enable support for m.widget event type (https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/13111)
     'im.vector.modular.widgets': 'messages.TextualEvent',
+    [WIDGET_LAYOUT_EVENT_TYPE]: 'messages.TextualEvent',
     'm.room.tombstone': 'messages.TextualEvent',
     'm.room.join_rules': 'messages.TextualEvent',
     'm.room.guest_access': 'messages.TextualEvent',
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 274bd247e2..2dbb6610f5 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@
     "%(widgetName)s widget modified by %(senderName)s": "%(widgetName)s widget modified by %(senderName)s",
     "%(widgetName)s widget added by %(senderName)s": "%(widgetName)s widget added by %(senderName)s",
     "%(widgetName)s widget removed by %(senderName)s": "%(widgetName)s widget removed by %(senderName)s",
+    "%(senderName)s has updated the widget layout": "%(senderName)s has updated the widget layout",
     "%(senderName)s removed the rule banning users matching %(glob)s": "%(senderName)s removed the rule banning users matching %(glob)s",
     "%(senderName)s removed the rule banning rooms matching %(glob)s": "%(senderName)s removed the rule banning rooms matching %(glob)s",
     "%(senderName)s removed the rule banning servers matching %(glob)s": "%(senderName)s removed the rule banning servers matching %(glob)s",