diff --git a/src/TextForEvent.tsx b/src/TextForEvent.tsx
index 8be6cd4a4066..01b7fe4eaf92 100644
--- a/src/TextForEvent.tsx
+++ b/src/TextForEvent.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,15 @@ import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 import { removeDirectionOverrideChars } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/utils";
 import { GuestAccess, HistoryVisibility, JoinRule } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/partials";
 import { EventType, MsgType } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/event";
-import { M_POLL_START, M_POLL_END, PollStartEvent } from "matrix-events-sdk";
+import {
+    M_EMOTE,
+    M_NOTICE,
+    M_MESSAGE,
+    MessageEvent,
+    M_POLL_START,
+    M_POLL_END,
+    PollStartEvent,
+} from "matrix-events-sdk";
 
 import { _t } from "./languageHandler";
 import * as Roles from "./Roles";
@@ -339,6 +347,17 @@ function textForMessageEvent(ev: MatrixEvent): () => string | null {
             message = textForRedactedPollAndMessageEvent(ev);
         }
 
+        if (SettingsStore.isEnabled("feature_extensible_events")) {
+            const extev = ev.unstableExtensibleEvent as MessageEvent;
+            if (extev) {
+                if (extev.isEquivalentTo(M_EMOTE)) {
+                    return `* ${senderDisplayName} ${extev.text}`;
+                } else if (extev.isEquivalentTo(M_NOTICE) || extev.isEquivalentTo(M_MESSAGE)) {
+                    return `${senderDisplayName}: ${extev.text}`;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if (ev.getContent().msgtype === MsgType.Emote) {
             message = "* " + senderDisplayName + " " + message;
         } else if (ev.getContent().msgtype === MsgType.Image) {
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.tsx b/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.tsx
index d1824308f4e9..4d4818c86044 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import React, { createRef, SyntheticEvent, MouseEvent, ReactNode } from "react";
 import ReactDOM from "react-dom";
 import highlight from "highlight.js";
 import { MsgType } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/@types/event";
+import { isEventLike, LegacyMsgType, M_MESSAGE, MessageEvent } from "matrix-events-sdk";
 
 import * as HtmlUtils from "../../../HtmlUtils";
 import { formatDate } from "../../../DateUtils";
@@ -578,6 +579,29 @@ export default class TextualBody extends React.Component<IBodyProps, IState> {
         // only strip reply if this is the original replying event, edits thereafter do not have the fallback
         const stripReply = !mxEvent.replacingEvent() && !!getParentEventId(mxEvent);
         let body: ReactNode;
+        if (SettingsStore.isEnabled("feature_extensible_events")) {
+            const extev = this.props.mxEvent.unstableExtensibleEvent as MessageEvent;
+            if (extev?.isEquivalentTo(M_MESSAGE)) {
+                isEmote = isEventLike(extev.wireFormat, LegacyMsgType.Emote);
+                isNotice = isEventLike(extev.wireFormat, LegacyMsgType.Notice);
+                body = HtmlUtils.bodyToHtml(
+                    {
+                        body: extev.text,
+                        format: extev.html ? "org.matrix.custom.html" : undefined,
+                        formatted_body: extev.html,
+                        msgtype: MsgType.Text,
+                    },
+                    this.props.highlights,
+                    {
+                        disableBigEmoji: isEmote || !SettingsStore.getValue<boolean>("TextualBody.enableBigEmoji"),
+                        // Part of Replies fallback support
+                        stripReplyFallback: stripReply,
+                        ref: this.contentRef,
+                        returnString: false,
+                    },
+                );
+            }
+        }
         if (!body) {
             isEmote = content.msgtype === MsgType.Emote;
             isNotice = content.msgtype === MsgType.Notice;
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 37139abff517..c895f5e5e3b5 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -938,6 +938,7 @@
     "Show message previews for reactions in DMs": "Show message previews for reactions in DMs",
     "Show message previews for reactions in all rooms": "Show message previews for reactions in all rooms",
     "Offline encrypted messaging using dehydrated devices": "Offline encrypted messaging using dehydrated devices",
+    "Show extensible event representation of events": "Show extensible event representation of events",
     "Show current avatar and name for users in message history": "Show current avatar and name for users in message history",
     "Show HTML representation of room topics": "Show HTML representation of room topics",
     "Show info about bridges in room settings": "Show info about bridges in room settings",
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.tsx b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
index 3fd38f0eabfa..03ae5bd1db18 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -340,6 +340,13 @@ export const SETTINGS: { [setting: string]: ISetting } = {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_FEATURE,
         default: false,
     },
+    "feature_extensible_events": {
+        isFeature: true,
+        labsGroup: LabGroup.Developer, // developer for now, eventually Messaging and default on
+        supportedLevels: LEVELS_FEATURE,
+        displayName: _td("Show extensible event representation of events"),
+        default: false,
+    },
     "useOnlyCurrentProfiles": {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
         displayName: _td("Show current avatar and name for users in message history"),