diff --git a/src/component-index.js b/src/component-index.js
index 2644f1a379..04cb746163 100644
--- a/src/component-index.js
+++ b/src/component-index.js
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ import views$dialogs$ChatCreateOrReuseDialog from './components/views/dialogs/Ch
 views$dialogs$ChatCreateOrReuseDialog && (module.exports.components['views.dialogs.ChatCreateOrReuseDialog'] = views$dialogs$ChatCreateOrReuseDialog);
 import views$dialogs$ChatInviteDialog from './components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog';
 views$dialogs$ChatInviteDialog && (module.exports.components['views.dialogs.ChatInviteDialog'] = views$dialogs$ChatInviteDialog);
+import views$dialogs$ConfirmRedactDialog from './components/views/dialogs/ConfirmRedactDialog';
+views$dialogs$ConfirmRedactDialog && (module.exports.components['views.dialogs.ConfirmRedactDialog'] = views$dialogs$ConfirmRedactDialog);
 import views$dialogs$ConfirmUserActionDialog from './components/views/dialogs/ConfirmUserActionDialog';
 views$dialogs$ConfirmUserActionDialog && (module.exports.components['views.dialogs.ConfirmUserActionDialog'] = views$dialogs$ConfirmUserActionDialog);
 import views$dialogs$DeactivateAccountDialog from './components/views/dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog';
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ConfirmRedactDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/ConfirmRedactDialog.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc9e55f666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ConfirmRedactDialog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import React from 'react';
+import sdk from '../../../index';
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+
+/*
+ * A dialog for confirming a redaction.
+ */
+export default React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'ConfirmRedactDialog',
+    propTypes: {
+        onFinished: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    },
+
+    defaultProps: {
+        danger: false,
+    },
+
+    onOk: function() {
+        this.props.onFinished(true);
+    },
+
+    onCancel: function() {
+        this.props.onFinished(false);
+    },
+
+    render: function() {
+        const BaseDialog = sdk.getComponent('views.dialogs.BaseDialog');
+
+        const title = "Confirm Redaction";
+
+        const confirmButtonClass = classnames({
+            'mx_Dialog_primary': true,
+            'danger': false,
+        });
+
+        return (
+            <BaseDialog className="mx_ConfirmUserActionDialog" onFinished={this.props.onFinished}
+                onEnterPressed={ this.onOk }
+                title={title}
+            >
+                <div className="mx_Dialog_content">
+                    Are you sure you wish to redact (delete) this event?
+                    Note that if you redact a room name or topic change, it could undo the change.
+                </div>
+                <div className="mx_Dialog_buttons">
+                    <button className={confirmButtonClass} onClick={this.onOk}>
+                        Redact
+                    </button>
+
+                    <button onClick={this.onCancel}>
+                        Cancel
+                    </button>
+                </div>
+            </BaseDialog>
+        );
+    },
+});
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/UnknownBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/UnknownBody.js
index a0fe8fdf74..9b1bd74087 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/UnknownBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/UnknownBody.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     render: function() {
         const text = this.props.mxEvent.getContent().body;
         return (
-            <span className="mx_UnknownBody">
+            <span className="mx_UnknownBody" title="Redacted or unknown message type">
                 {text}
             </span>
         );
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js
index d702b7558d..51c9ba881b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposerInput.js
@@ -541,9 +541,9 @@ export default class MessageComposerInput extends React.Component {
         let sendTextFn = this.client.sendTextMessage;
 
         if (contentText.startsWith('/me')) {
-            contentText = contentText.replace('/me', '');
+            contentText = contentText.replace('/me ', '');
             // bit of a hack, but the alternative would be quite complicated
-            if (contentHTML) contentHTML = contentHTML.replace('/me', '');
+            if (contentHTML) contentHTML = contentHTML.replace('/me ', '');
             sendHtmlFn = this.client.sendHtmlEmote;
             sendTextFn = this.client.sendEmoteMessage;
         }