diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/formatter/from_telegram.py b/mautrix_telegram/formatter/from_telegram.py
index 0cc9b673..1e5a924f 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/formatter/from_telegram.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/formatter/from_telegram.py
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ async def telegram_to_matrix(evt: Message, source: "AbstractUser",
                              main_intent: Optional[IntentAPI] = None,
                              is_edit: bool = False, prefix_text: Optional[str] = None,
                              prefix_html: Optional[str] = None, override_text: str = None,
-                             override_entities: List[TypeMessageEntity] = None
-                             ) -> Tuple[str, str, Dict]:
+                             override_entities: List[TypeMessageEntity] = None,
+                             no_reply_fallback: bool = False) -> Tuple[str, str, Dict]:
     text = add_surrogates(override_text or evt.message)
     entities = override_entities or evt.entities
     html = _telegram_entities_to_matrix_catch(text, entities) if entities else None
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ async def telegram_to_matrix(evt: Message, source: "AbstractUser",
     if evt.fwd_from:
         text, html = await _add_forward_header(source, text, html, evt.fwd_from)
 
-    if evt.reply_to_msg_id:
+    if evt.reply_to_msg_id and not no_reply_fallback:
         text, html = await _add_reply_header(source, text, html, evt, relates_to, main_intent,
                                              is_edit)
 
diff --git a/mautrix_telegram/portal.py b/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
index a4d54824..04b3ccd1 100644
--- a/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
+++ b/mautrix_telegram/portal.py
@@ -1346,9 +1346,10 @@ class Portal:
                                          relates_to=relates_to, timestamp=evt.date,
                                          external_url=self.get_external_url(evt))
         if evt.message:
-            text, html, _ = await formatter.telegram_to_matrix(evt, source, self.main_intent)
-            await intent.send_text(self.mxid, text, html=html, timestamp=evt.date,
-                                   external_url=self.get_external_url(evt))
+            text, html, _ = await formatter.telegram_to_matrix(evt, source, self.main_intent,
+                                                               no_reply_fallback=True)
+            result = await intent.send_text(self.mxid, text, html=html, timestamp=evt.date,
+                                            external_url=self.get_external_url(evt))
         return result
 
     @staticmethod