diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/abstract_user.py b/mautrix_telegram/abstract_user.py
index 12177893..28beae6e 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/abstract_user.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/abstract_user.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .context import Context
     from .config import Config
     from .bot import Bot
+    from .__main__ import TelegramBridge
 
 config: Optional['Config'] = None
 # Value updated from config in init()
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ class AbstractUser(ABC):
     loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop = None
     log: TraceLogger
     az: AppService
+    bridge: 'TelegramBridge'
     relaybot: Optional['Bot']
     ignore_incoming_bot_events: bool = True
 
@@ -513,6 +515,7 @@ class AbstractUser(ABC):
 def init(context: 'Context') -> None:
     global config, MAX_DELETIONS
     AbstractUser.az, config, AbstractUser.loop, AbstractUser.relaybot = context.core
+    AbstractUser.bridge = context.bridge
     AbstractUser.ignore_incoming_bot_events = config["bridge.relaybot.ignore_own_incoming_events"]
     AbstractUser.session_container = context.session_container
     MAX_DELETIONS = config.get("bridge.max_telegram_delete", 10)
diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/formatter/from_telegram.py b/mautrix_telegram/formatter/from_telegram.py
index 393f5d2d..022ff882 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/formatter/from_telegram.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/formatter/from_telegram.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from telethon.helpers import add_surrogate, del_surrogate
 from mautrix.errors import MatrixRequestError
 from mautrix.appservice import IntentAPI
 from mautrix.types import (TextMessageEventContent, RelatesTo, RelationType, Format, MessageType,
-                           MessageEvent)
+                           MessageEvent, EventType)
 
 from .. import user as u, puppet as pu, portal as po
 from ..types import TelegramID
@@ -129,12 +129,14 @@ async def _add_reply_header(source: 'AbstractUser', content: TextMessageEventCon
     content.relates_to = RelatesTo(rel_type=RelationType.REPLY, event_id=msg.mxid)
 
     try:
-        event: MessageEvent = await main_intent.get_event(msg.mx_room, msg.mxid)
+        event = await main_intent.get_event(msg.mx_room, msg.mxid)
+        if event.type == EventType.ROOM_ENCRYPTED and source.bridge.matrix.e2ee:
+            event = await source.bridge.matrix.e2ee.decrypt(event)
         if isinstance(event.content, TextMessageEventContent):
             event.content.trim_reply_fallback()
         puppet = await pu.Puppet.get_by_mxid(event.sender, create=False)
         content.set_reply(event, displayname=puppet.displayname if puppet else event.sender)
-    except MatrixRequestError:
+    except Exception:
         log.exception("Failed to get event to add reply fallback")