diff --git a/src/spectralroom.cpp b/src/spectralroom.cpp
index 2a360fc85..905d7158a 100644
--- a/src/spectralroom.cpp
+++ b/src/spectralroom.cpp
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ QString SpectralRoom::eventToString(const RoomEvent& evt,
             fileCaption = prettyPrint
                               ? QMatrixClient::prettyPrint(e.plainBody())
                               : e.plainBody();
+          } else if (e.content()->fileInfo()->originalName != e.plainBody()) {
+              fileCaption = e.plainBody() + " | " + fileCaption;
           }
           return !fileCaption.isEmpty() ? fileCaption : tr("a file");
         }