diff --git a/autotests/data/test-invalidmatrixtolink-event.json b/autotests/data/test-invalidmatrixtolink-event.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c7b27a5a0..000000000
--- a/autotests/data/test-invalidmatrixtolink-event.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "content": {
-        "body": "https://matrix.to/#/@alice:example.org",
-        "msgtype": "m.text"
-    },
-    "event_id": "$validlink1:example.org",
-    "origin_server_ts": 1432735824654,
-    "room_id": "!test:example.org",
-    "sender": "@example:example.org",
-    "type": "m.room.message",
-    "unsigned": {
-        "age": 1234
-    }
-}
diff --git a/autotests/data/test-invalidmxclink-event.json b/autotests/data/test-invalidmxclink-event.json
deleted file mode 100644
index dfb19dbbc..000000000
--- a/autotests/data/test-invalidmxclink-event.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "content": {
-        "body": "mxc://example.org/SEsfnsuifSDFSSEF",
-        "msgtype": "m.text"
-    },
-    "event_id": "$validlink1:example.org",
-    "origin_server_ts": 1432735824654,
-    "room_id": "!test:example.org",
-    "sender": "@example:example.org",
-    "type": "m.room.message",
-    "unsigned": {
-        "age": 1234
-    }
-}
diff --git a/autotests/data/test-invalidnospacelink-event.json b/autotests/data/test-invalidnospacelink-event.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f4e7523a1..000000000
--- a/autotests/data/test-invalidnospacelink-event.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "content": {
-        "body": "testhttps://kde.org",
-        "msgtype": "m.text"
-    },
-    "event_id": "$validlink1:example.org",
-    "origin_server_ts": 1432735824654,
-    "room_id": "!test:example.org",
-    "sender": "@example:example.org",
-    "type": "m.room.message",
-    "unsigned": {
-        "age": 1234
-    }
-}
diff --git a/autotests/data/test-validplainlink-event.json b/autotests/data/test-validplainlink-event.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a326cd11..000000000
--- a/autotests/data/test-validplainlink-event.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "content": {
-        "body": "https://kde.org",
-        "msgtype": "m.text"
-    },
-    "event_id": "$validlink1:example.org",
-    "origin_server_ts": 1432735824654,
-    "room_id": "!test:example.org",
-    "sender": "@example:example.org",
-    "type": "m.room.message",
-    "unsigned": {
-        "age": 1234
-    }
-}
diff --git a/autotests/data/test-validplainwwwlink-event.json b/autotests/data/test-validplainwwwlink-event.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b586b419f..000000000
--- a/autotests/data/test-validplainwwwlink-event.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "content": {
-        "body": "www.example.org",
-        "msgtype": "m.text"
-    },
-    "event_id": "$validlink1:example.org",
-    "origin_server_ts": 1432735824654,
-    "room_id": "!test:example.org",
-    "sender": "@example:example.org",
-    "type": "m.room.message",
-    "unsigned": {
-        "age": 1234
-    }
-}
diff --git a/autotests/data/test-validrichlink-event.json b/autotests/data/test-validrichlink-event.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c8e793b80..000000000
--- a/autotests/data/test-validrichlink-event.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "content": {
-        "body": "[Rich Link](https://kde.org)",
-        "format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
-        "formatted_body": "<a href=\"https://kde.org\">Rich Link</a>",
-        "msgtype": "m.text"
-    },
-    "event_id": "$validlink1:example.org",
-    "origin_server_ts": 1432735824654,
-    "room_id": "!test:example.org",
-    "sender": "@example:example.org",
-    "type": "m.room.message",
-    "unsigned": {
-        "age": 1234
-    }
-}
diff --git a/autotests/linkpreviewertest.cpp b/autotests/linkpreviewertest.cpp
index 7dddc7fe0..4ae445e35 100644
--- a/autotests/linkpreviewertest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/linkpreviewertest.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
 
 #include "linkpreviewer.h"
 
+#include "utils.h"
 #include <Quotient/events/roommessageevent.h>
 #include <Quotient/quotient_common.h>
 #include <Quotient/syncdata.h>
 
-#include "utils.h"
-
 #include "testutils.h"
 
 using namespace Quotient;
@@ -30,6 +29,9 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void linkPreviewsMatch_data();
     void linkPreviewsMatch();
 
+    void multipleLinkPreviewsMatch_data();
+    void multipleLinkPreviewsMatch();
+
     void linkPreviewsReject_data();
     void linkPreviewsReject();
 };
@@ -42,45 +44,59 @@ void LinkPreviewerTest::initTestCase()
 
 void LinkPreviewerTest::linkPreviewsMatch_data()
 {
-    QTest::addColumn<QString>("eventSource");
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("inputString");
     QTest::addColumn<QUrl>("testOutputLink");
 
-    QTest::newRow("plainHttps") << QStringLiteral("test-validplainlink-event.json") << QUrl("https://kde.org"_ls);
-    QTest::newRow("richHttps") << QStringLiteral("test-validrichlink-event.json") << QUrl("https://kde.org"_ls);
-    QTest::newRow("plainWww") << QStringLiteral("test-validplainwwwlink-event.json") << QUrl("www.example.org"_ls);
-    QTest::newRow("multipleHttps") << QStringLiteral("test-multiplelink-event.json") << QUrl("www.example.org"_ls);
+    QTest::newRow("plainHttps") << QStringLiteral("https://kde.org") << QUrl("https://kde.org"_ls);
+    QTest::newRow("richHttps") << QStringLiteral("<a href=\"https://kde.org\">Rich Link</a>") << QUrl("https://kde.org"_ls);
+    QTest::newRow("richHttpsLinkDescription") << QStringLiteral("<a href=\"https://kde.org\">https://kde.org</a>") << QUrl("https://kde.org"_ls);
 }
 
 void LinkPreviewerTest::linkPreviewsMatch()
 {
-    QFETCH(QString, eventSource);
+    QFETCH(QString, inputString);
     QFETCH(QUrl, testOutputLink);
 
-    auto event = TestUtils::loadEventFromFile<RoomMessageEvent>(eventSource);
-    auto linkPreviewer = LinkPreviewer(LinkPreviewer::linkPreview(event.get()), connection);
+    auto link = LinkPreviewer::linkPreviews(inputString)[0];
 
-    QCOMPARE(linkPreviewer.empty(), false);
-    QCOMPARE(linkPreviewer.url(), testOutputLink);
+    QCOMPARE(link, testOutputLink);
+}
+
+void LinkPreviewerTest::multipleLinkPreviewsMatch_data()
+{
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("inputString");
+    QTest::addColumn<QList<QUrl>>("testOutputLinks");
+
+    QTest::newRow("multipleHttps") << QStringLiteral("www.example.org https://kde.org") << QList{QUrl("www.example.org"_ls), QUrl("https://kde.org"_ls)};
+    QTest::newRow("multipleHttps1Invalid") << QStringLiteral("www.example.org mxc://example.org/SEsfnsuifSDFSSEF") << QList{QUrl("www.example.org"_ls)};
+}
+
+void LinkPreviewerTest::multipleLinkPreviewsMatch()
+{
+    QFETCH(QString, inputString);
+    QFETCH(QList<QUrl>, testOutputLinks);
+
+    auto links = LinkPreviewer::linkPreviews(inputString);
+
+    QCOMPARE(links, testOutputLinks);
 }
 
 void LinkPreviewerTest::linkPreviewsReject_data()
 {
-    QTest::addColumn<QString>("eventSource");
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("inputString");
 
-    QTest::newRow("mxc") << QStringLiteral("test-invalidmxclink-event.json");
-    QTest::newRow("matrixTo") << QStringLiteral("test-invalidmatrixtolink-event.json");
-    QTest::newRow("noSpace") << QStringLiteral("test-invalidnospacelink-event.json");
+    QTest::newRow("mxc") << QStringLiteral("mxc://example.org/SEsfnsuifSDFSSEF");
+    QTest::newRow("matrixTo") << QStringLiteral("https://matrix.to/#/@alice:example.org");
+    QTest::newRow("noSpace") << QStringLiteral("testhttps://kde.org");
 }
 
 void LinkPreviewerTest::linkPreviewsReject()
 {
-    QFETCH(QString, eventSource);
+    QFETCH(QString, inputString);
 
-    auto event = TestUtils::loadEventFromFile<RoomMessageEvent>(eventSource);
-    auto linkPreviewer = LinkPreviewer(LinkPreviewer::linkPreview(event.get()), connection);
+    auto links = LinkPreviewer::linkPreviews(inputString);
 
-    QCOMPARE(linkPreviewer.empty(), true);
-    QCOMPARE(linkPreviewer.url(), QUrl());
+    QCOMPARE(links.empty(), true);
 }
 
 QTEST_MAIN(LinkPreviewerTest)
diff --git a/src/linkpreviewer.cpp b/src/linkpreviewer.cpp
index 77406950e..f85913380 100644
--- a/src/linkpreviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/linkpreviewer.cpp
@@ -89,38 +89,23 @@ bool LinkPreviewer::empty() const
     return m_url.isEmpty();
 }
 
-QUrl LinkPreviewer::linkPreview(const Quotient::RoomMessageEvent *event)
+QList<QUrl> LinkPreviewer::linkPreviews(QString string)
 {
-    if (event == nullptr) {
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    QString text;
-    if (event->hasTextContent()) {
-        auto textContent = static_cast<const Quotient::EventContent::TextContent *>(event->content());
-        if (textContent) {
-            text = textContent->body;
-        } else {
-            text = event->plainBody();
-        }
-    } else {
-        text = event->plainBody();
-    }
-
-    auto data = text.remove(TextRegex::removeRichReply);
+    auto data = string.remove(TextRegex::removeRichReply);
     auto linksMatch = TextRegex::url.globalMatch(data);
+    QList<QUrl> links;
     while (linksMatch.hasNext()) {
         auto link = linksMatch.next().captured();
-        if (!link.contains(QStringLiteral("matrix.to"))) {
-            return QUrl(link);
+        if (!link.contains(QStringLiteral("matrix.to")) && !links.contains(QUrl(link))) {
+            links += QUrl(link);
         }
     }
-    return {};
+    return links;
 }
 
-bool LinkPreviewer::hasPreviewableLinks(const Quotient::RoomMessageEvent *event)
+bool LinkPreviewer::hasPreviewableLinks(const QString &string)
 {
-    return !linkPreview(event).isEmpty();
+    return !linkPreviews(string).isEmpty();
 }
 
 #include "moc_linkpreviewer.cpp"
diff --git a/src/linkpreviewer.h b/src/linkpreviewer.h
index b275bcdd5..ed957cc96 100644
--- a/src/linkpreviewer.h
+++ b/src/linkpreviewer.h
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 #include <QQmlEngine>
 #include <QUrl>
 
-namespace Quotient
-{
-class RoomMessageEvent;
-}
-
 class NeoChatRoom;
 
 /**
@@ -71,19 +66,19 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] bool empty() const;
 
     /**
-     * @brief Whether the given event has at least 1 pre-viewable link.
+     * @brief Whether the given string has at least 1 pre-viewable link.
      *
      * A link is only pre-viewable if it is http, https or something starting with www.
      */
-    static bool hasPreviewableLinks(const Quotient::RoomMessageEvent *event);
+    static bool hasPreviewableLinks(const QString &string);
 
     /**
-     * @brief Return the link to be previewed from the given event.
+     * @brief Return previewable links from the given string.
      *
      * This function is designed to give only links that should be previewed so
      * http, https or something starting with www. The first valid link is returned.
      */
-    static QUrl linkPreview(const Quotient::RoomMessageEvent *event);
+    static QList<QUrl> linkPreviews(QString string);
 
 private:
     bool m_loaded;
diff --git a/src/models/messagecontentmodel.cpp b/src/models/messagecontentmodel.cpp
index 98cc8f9e9..42d56a74c 100644
--- a/src/models/messagecontentmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/models/messagecontentmodel.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <Quotient/events/stickerevent.h>
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <qlist.h>
 
 #ifndef Q_OS_ANDROID
 #include <KSyntaxHighlighting/Definition>
@@ -110,11 +111,14 @@ MessageContentModel::MessageContentModel(const Quotient::RoomEvent *event, NeoCh
                 endResetModel();
             }
         });
-        connect(m_room, &NeoChatRoom::urlPreviewEnabledChanged, this, &MessageContentModel::updateLinkPreviewer);
-        connect(NeoChatConfig::self(), &NeoChatConfig::ShowLinkPreviewChanged, this, &MessageContentModel::updateLinkPreviewer);
+        connect(m_room, &NeoChatRoom::urlPreviewEnabledChanged, this, [this]() {
+            updateComponents();
+        });
+        connect(NeoChatConfig::self(), &NeoChatConfig::ShowLinkPreviewChanged, this, [this]() {
+            updateComponents();
+        });
     }
 
-    updateLinkPreviewer();
     updateComponents();
 }
 
@@ -197,8 +201,9 @@ QVariant MessageContentModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
         return eventHandler.getReplyMediaInfo();
     }
     if (role == LinkPreviewerRole) {
-        if (m_linkPreviewer != nullptr) {
-            return QVariant::fromValue<LinkPreviewer *>(m_linkPreviewer);
+        if (component.type == MessageComponentType::LinkPreview) {
+            return QVariant::fromValue<LinkPreviewer *>(
+                dynamic_cast<NeoChatConnection *>(m_room->connection())->previewerForLink(component.attributes["link"_ls].toUrl()));
         } else {
             return QVariant::fromValue<LinkPreviewer *>(emptyLinkPreview);
         }
@@ -272,13 +277,7 @@ void MessageContentModel::updateComponents(bool isEditing)
         m_components.append(componentsForType(eventHandler.messageComponentType()));
     }
 
-    if (m_linkPreviewer != nullptr) {
-        if (m_linkPreviewer->loaded()) {
-            m_components += MessageComponent{MessageComponentType::LinkPreview, QString(), {}};
-        } else {
-            m_components += MessageComponent{MessageComponentType::LinkPreviewLoad, QString(), {}};
-        }
-    }
+    addLinkPreviews();
 
     endResetModel();
 }
@@ -326,41 +325,60 @@ QList<MessageComponent> MessageContentModel::componentsForType(MessageComponentT
     }
 }
 
-void MessageContentModel::updateLinkPreviewer()
+MessageComponent MessageContentModel::linkPreviewComponent(const QUrl &link)
 {
-    if (m_room == nullptr || m_event == nullptr) {
-        if (m_linkPreviewer != nullptr) {
-            m_linkPreviewer->disconnect(this);
-            m_linkPreviewer = nullptr;
-            updateComponents();
-        }
-        return;
+    const auto linkPreviewer = dynamic_cast<NeoChatConnection *>(m_room->connection())->previewerForLink(link);
+    if (linkPreviewer == nullptr) {
+        return {};
     }
-    if (!m_room->urlPreviewEnabled()) {
-        if (m_linkPreviewer != nullptr) {
-            m_linkPreviewer->disconnect(this);
-            m_linkPreviewer = nullptr;
-            updateComponents();
-        }
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (const auto event = eventCast<const Quotient::RoomMessageEvent>(m_event)) {
-        if (LinkPreviewer::hasPreviewableLinks(event)) {
-            m_linkPreviewer = dynamic_cast<NeoChatConnection *>(m_room->connection())->previewerForLink(LinkPreviewer::linkPreview(event));
-            updateComponents();
-
-            if (m_linkPreviewer != nullptr) {
-                connect(m_linkPreviewer, &LinkPreviewer::loadedChanged, [this]() {
-                    if (m_linkPreviewer != nullptr && m_linkPreviewer->loaded()) {
+    if (linkPreviewer->loaded()) {
+        return MessageComponent{MessageComponentType::LinkPreview, QString(), {{"link"_ls, link}}};
+    } else {
+        connect(linkPreviewer, &LinkPreviewer::loadedChanged, [this, link]() {
+            const auto linkPreviewer = dynamic_cast<NeoChatConnection *>(m_room->connection())->previewerForLink(link);
+            if (linkPreviewer != nullptr && linkPreviewer->loaded()) {
+                for (auto &component : m_components) {
+                    if (component.attributes["link"_ls].toUrl() == link) {
                         // HACK: Because DelegateChooser can't switch the delegate on dataChanged it has to think there is a new delegate.
                         beginResetModel();
-                        m_components[m_components.size() - 1].type = MessageComponentType::LinkPreview;
+                        component.type = MessageComponentType::LinkPreview;
                         endResetModel();
                     }
-                });
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        return MessageComponent{MessageComponentType::LinkPreviewLoad, QString(), {{"link"_ls, link}}};
+    }
+}
+
+void MessageContentModel::addLinkPreviews()
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    while (i < m_components.size()) {
+        const auto component = m_components.at(i);
+        if (component.type == MessageComponentType::Text || component.type == MessageComponentType::Quote) {
+            if (LinkPreviewer::hasPreviewableLinks(component.content)) {
+                const auto links = LinkPreviewer::linkPreviews(component.content);
+                for (qsizetype j = 0; j < links.size(); ++j) {
+                    if (!m_removedLinkPreviews.contains(links[j])) {
+                        m_components.insert(i + j + 1, linkPreviewComponent(links[j]));
+                    }
+                };
             }
         }
+        i++;
+    }
+}
+
+void MessageContentModel::closeLinkPreview(int row)
+{
+    if (m_components[row].type == MessageComponentType::LinkPreview || m_components[row].type == MessageComponentType::LinkPreviewLoad) {
+        beginResetModel();
+        m_removedLinkPreviews += m_components[row].attributes["link"_ls].toUrl();
+        m_components.remove(row);
+        m_components.squeeze();
+        updateComponents();
+        endResetModel();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/models/messagecontentmodel.h b/src/models/messagecontentmodel.h
index 235a768ea..7d4638e65 100644
--- a/src/models/messagecontentmodel.h
+++ b/src/models/messagecontentmodel.h
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ public:
      */
     [[nodiscard]] QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const override;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Close the link preview at the given index.
+     *
+     * If the given index is not a link preview component, nothing happens.
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE void closeLinkPreview(int row);
+
 private:
     QPointer<NeoChatRoom> m_room;
     const Quotient::RoomEvent *m_event = nullptr;
@@ -95,12 +102,14 @@ private:
     QList<MessageComponent> m_components;
     void updateComponents(bool isEditing = false);
 
-    QPointer<LinkPreviewer> m_linkPreviewer;
     ItineraryModel *m_itineraryModel = nullptr;
 
     QList<MessageComponent> componentsForType(MessageComponentType::Type type);
+    MessageComponent linkPreviewComponent(const QUrl &link);
+    void addLinkPreviews();
+
+    QList<QUrl> m_removedLinkPreviews;
 
-    void updateLinkPreviewer();
     void updateItineraryModel();
     bool m_emptyItinerary = false;
 
diff --git a/src/timeline/Bubble.qml b/src/timeline/Bubble.qml
index 4ac8ca668..0f2a525a4 100644
--- a/src/timeline/Bubble.qml
+++ b/src/timeline/Bubble.qml
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ QQC2.Control {
                     root.selectedTextChanged(selectedText);
                 }
                 onShowMessageMenu: root.showMessageMenu()
+                onRemoveLinkPreview: index => root.contentModel.closeLinkPreview(index)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/timeline/LinkPreviewComponent.qml b/src/timeline/LinkPreviewComponent.qml
index 4d1af45d5..175c1516a 100644
--- a/src/timeline/LinkPreviewComponent.qml
+++ b/src/timeline/LinkPreviewComponent.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
 QQC2.Control {
     id: root
 
+    /**
+     * @brief The index of the delegate in the model.
+     */
+    required property int index
+
     /**
      * @brief The link preview properties.
      *
@@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ QQC2.Control {
      * When the content of the link preview is larger than this it will be
      * elided/hidden until maximized.
      */
-    property var defaultHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 3 + Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing * 2
+    property var defaultHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 3 + Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing * 2
 
     property bool truncated: linkPreviewDescription.truncated || !linkPreviewDescription.visible
 
@@ -41,6 +46,11 @@ QQC2.Control {
      */
     property real maxContentWidth: -1
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Request for this delegate to be removed.
+     */
+    signal remove(int index)
+
     Layout.fillWidth: true
     Layout.maximumWidth: root.maxContentWidth
 
@@ -110,6 +120,23 @@ QQC2.Control {
         }
     }
 
+    QQC2.Button {
+        id: closeButton
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        visible: root.hovered
+        text: i18nc("As in remove the link preview so it's no longer shown", "Remove preview")
+        icon.name: "dialog-close"
+        display: QQC2.AbstractButton.IconOnly
+
+        onClicked: root.remove(root.index)
+
+        QQC2.ToolTip {
+            text: closeButton.text
+            visible: closeButton.hovered
+            delay: Kirigami.Units.toolTipDelay
+        }
+    }
     QQC2.Button {
         id: maximizeButton
         anchors.right: parent.right
@@ -122,7 +149,7 @@ QQC2.Control {
 
         QQC2.ToolTip {
             text: maximizeButton.text
-            visible: hovered
+            visible: maximizeButton.hovered
             delay: Kirigami.Units.toolTipDelay
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/timeline/LoadComponent.qml b/src/timeline/LoadComponent.qml
index a67a9d92f..f4102cb14 100644
--- a/src/timeline/LoadComponent.qml
+++ b/src/timeline/LoadComponent.qml
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@ import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
 /**
  * @brief A component to show a link preview loading from a message.
  */
-RowLayout {
+QQC2.Control {
     id: root
 
+    /**
+     * @brief The index of the delegate in the model.
+     */
+    required property int index
+
     required property int type
 
     /**
@@ -28,6 +33,11 @@ RowLayout {
      */
     property real maxContentWidth: -1
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Request for this delegate to be removed.
+     */
+    signal remove(int index)
+
     enum Type {
         Reply,
         LinkPreview
@@ -36,24 +46,46 @@ RowLayout {
     Layout.fillWidth: true
     Layout.maximumWidth: root.maxContentWidth
 
-    Rectangle {
-        Layout.fillHeight: true
-        width: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
-        color: Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor
-    }
-    QQC2.BusyIndicator {}
-    Kirigami.Heading {
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        Layout.minimumHeight: root.defaultHeight
-        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
-        level: 2
-        text: {
-            switch (root.type) {
-            case LoadComponent.Reply:
-                return i18n("Loading reply");
-            case LoadComponent.LinkPreview:
-                return i18n("Loading URL preview");
+    contentItem : RowLayout {
+        spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+
+        Rectangle {
+            Layout.fillHeight: true
+            width: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+            color: Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor
+        }
+        QQC2.BusyIndicator {}
+        Kirigami.Heading {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            Layout.minimumHeight: root.defaultHeight
+            verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+            level: 2
+            text: {
+                switch (root.type) {
+                case LoadComponent.Reply:
+                    return i18n("Loading reply");
+                case LoadComponent.LinkPreview:
+                    return i18n("Loading URL preview");
+                }
             }
         }
     }
+
+    QQC2.Button {
+        id: closeButton
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        visible: root.hovered && root.type === LoadComponent.LinkPreview
+        text: i18nc("As in remove the link preview so it's no longer shown", "Remove preview")
+        icon.name: "dialog-close"
+        display: QQC2.AbstractButton.IconOnly
+
+        onClicked: root.remove(root.index)
+
+        QQC2.ToolTip {
+            text: closeButton.text
+            visible: closeButton.hovered
+            delay: Kirigami.Units.toolTipDelay
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/timeline/MessageComponentChooser.qml b/src/timeline/MessageComponentChooser.qml
index 36e209885..f4b3159cb 100644
--- a/src/timeline/MessageComponentChooser.qml
+++ b/src/timeline/MessageComponentChooser.qml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ DelegateChooser {
      */
     signal showMessageMenu
 
+    signal removeLinkPreview(int index)
+
     role: "componentType"
 
     DelegateChoice {
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ DelegateChooser {
         roleValue: MessageComponentType.LinkPreview
         delegate: LinkPreviewComponent {
             maxContentWidth: root.maxContentWidth
+            onRemove: index => root.removeLinkPreview(index)
         }
     }
 
@@ -207,6 +210,7 @@ DelegateChooser {
         delegate: LoadComponent {
             type: LoadComponent.LinkPreview
             maxContentWidth: root.maxContentWidth
+            onRemove: index => root.removeLinkPreview(index)
         }
     }