diff --git a/lib/components/html_message.dart b/lib/components/html_message.dart
index a67377a0..9139cf0b 100644
--- a/lib/components/html_message.dart
+++ b/lib/components/html_message.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:famedlysdk/famedlysdk.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_matrix_html/flutter_html.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import '../utils/url_launcher.dart';
+import '../config/setting_keys.dart';
 
 import 'matrix.dart';
 
@@ -59,10 +60,10 @@ class HtmlMessage extends StatelessWidget {
         );
       },
       setCodeLanguage: (String key, String value) async {
-        await matrix.store.setItem('code_language.$key', value);
+        await matrix.store.setItem('${SettingKeys.codeLanguage}.$key', value);
       },
       getCodeLanguage: (String key) async {
-        return await matrix.store.getItem('code_language.$key');
+        return await matrix.store.getItem('${SettingKeys.codeLanguage}.$key');
       },
       getPillInfo: (String identifier) async {
         if (room == null) {
diff --git a/lib/components/list_items/message.dart b/lib/components/list_items/message.dart
index 145e46de..5e99962d 100644
--- a/lib/components/list_items/message.dart
+++ b/lib/components/list_items/message.dart
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ class Message extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    if (event.type == EventTypes.Unknown) {
-      return Container();
-    }
     if (![EventTypes.Message, EventTypes.Sticker, EventTypes.Encrypted]
         .contains(event.type)) {
       return StateMessage(event);
diff --git a/lib/components/matrix.dart b/lib/components/matrix.dart
index 4f359959..c895daa1 100644
--- a/lib/components/matrix.dart
+++ b/lib/components/matrix.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import '../utils/beautify_string_extension.dart';
 import '../utils/famedlysdk_store.dart';
 import '../views/key_verification.dart';
 import '../utils/platform_infos.dart';
+import '../config/app_config.dart';
+import '../config/setting_keys.dart';
 import 'avatar.dart';
 
 class Matrix extends StatefulWidget {
@@ -72,7 +74,6 @@ class MatrixState extends State<Matrix> {
 
   String activeRoomId;
   File wallpaper;
-  bool renderHtml = false;
 
   String jitsiInstance = 'https://meet.jit.si/';
 
@@ -304,18 +305,26 @@ class MatrixState extends State<Matrix> {
     }
     if (store != null) {
       store
-          .getItem('chat.fluffy.jitsi_instance')
+          .getItem(SettingKeys.jitsiInstance)
           .then((final instance) => jitsiInstance = instance ?? jitsiInstance);
-      store.getItem('chat.fluffy.wallpaper').then((final path) async {
+      store.getItem(SettingKeys.wallpaper).then((final path) async {
         if (path == null) return;
         final file = File(path);
         if (await file.exists()) {
           wallpaper = file;
         }
       });
-      store.getItem('chat.fluffy.renderHtml').then((final render) async {
-        renderHtml = render == '1';
-      });
+      store
+          .getItemBool(SettingKeys.renderHtml, AppConfig.renderHtml)
+          .then((value) => AppConfig.renderHtml = value);
+      store
+          .getItemBool(
+              SettingKeys.hideRedactedEvents, AppConfig.hideRedactedEvents)
+          .then((value) => AppConfig.hideRedactedEvents = value);
+      store
+          .getItemBool(
+              SettingKeys.hideUnknownEvents, AppConfig.hideUnknownEvents)
+          .then((value) => AppConfig.hideUnknownEvents = value);
     }
     if (kIsWeb) {
       onFocusSub = html.window.onFocus.listen((_) => webHasFocus = true);
diff --git a/lib/components/message_content.dart b/lib/components/message_content.dart
index 3909a764..a28c15c3 100644
--- a/lib/components/message_content.dart
+++ b/lib/components/message_content.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import 'package:matrix_link_text/link_text.dart';
 import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
 
 import '../utils/url_launcher.dart';
+import '../config/app_config.dart';
 import 'html_message.dart';
 import 'matrix.dart';
 import 'message_download_content.dart';
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class MessageContent extends StatelessWidget {
           case MessageTypes.Text:
           case MessageTypes.Notice:
           case MessageTypes.Emote:
-            if (Matrix.of(context).renderHtml &&
+            if (AppConfig.renderHtml &&
                 !event.redacted &&
                 event.isRichMessage) {
               String html = event.content['formatted_body'];
diff --git a/lib/components/reply_content.dart b/lib/components/reply_content.dart
index 1ebc3b0f..bf3651eb 100644
--- a/lib/components/reply_content.dart
+++ b/lib/components/reply_content.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/l10n.dart';
 
 import 'html_message.dart';
-import 'matrix.dart';
+import '../config/app_config.dart';
 
 class ReplyContent extends StatelessWidget {
   final Event replyEvent;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ReplyContent extends StatelessWidget {
         ? replyEvent.getDisplayEvent(timeline)
         : replyEvent;
     if (displayEvent != null &&
-        Matrix.of(context).renderHtml &&
+        AppConfig.renderHtml &&
         [EventTypes.Message, EventTypes.Encrypted]
             .contains(displayEvent.type) &&
         [MessageTypes.Text, MessageTypes.Notice, MessageTypes.Emote]
diff --git a/lib/components/theme_switcher.dart b/lib/components/theme_switcher.dart
index dafdd4cc..1284d758 100644
--- a/lib/components/theme_switcher.dart
+++ b/lib/components/theme_switcher.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'matrix.dart';
+import '../config/setting_keys.dart';
 
 enum Themes {
   light,
@@ -175,14 +176,12 @@ class ThemeSwitcherWidgetState extends State<ThemeSwitcherWidget> {
   BuildContext context;
 
   Future loadSelection(MatrixState matrix) async {
-    var item = await matrix.store.getItem('theme') ?? 'system';
+    var item = await matrix.store.getItem(SettingKeys.theme) ?? 'system';
     selectedTheme = Themes.values.firstWhere(
         (e) => e.toString() == 'Themes.' + item,
         orElse: () => Themes.system);
 
-    amoledEnabled = (await matrix.store.getItem('amoled_enabled') ?? 'false')
-            .toLowerCase() ==
-        'true';
+    amoledEnabled = await matrix.store.getItemBool(SettingKeys.amoledEnabled);
 
     switchTheme(matrix, selectedTheme, amoledEnabled);
     return;
@@ -229,11 +228,12 @@ class ThemeSwitcherWidgetState extends State<ThemeSwitcherWidget> {
   }
 
   Future saveThemeValue(MatrixState matrix, Themes value) async {
-    await matrix.store.setItem('theme', value.toString().split('.').last);
+    await matrix.store
+        .setItem(SettingKeys.theme, value.toString().split('.').last);
   }
 
   Future saveAmoledEnabledValue(MatrixState matrix, bool value) async {
-    await matrix.store.setItem('amoled_enabled', value.toString());
+    await matrix.store.setItem(SettingKeys.amoledEnabled, value.toString());
   }
 
   void setup() async {
diff --git a/lib/config/app_config.dart b/lib/config/app_config.dart
index a0c98cec..a2e4320f 100644
--- a/lib/config/app_config.dart
+++ b/lib/config/app_config.dart
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ abstract class AppConfig {
       'https://gitlab.com/ChristianPauly/fluffychat-flutter/issues';
   static const String sentryDsn =
       'https://8591d0d863b646feb4f3dda7e5dcab38@o256755.ingest.sentry.io/5243143';
+  static bool renderHtml = false;
+  static bool hideRedactedEvents = false;
+  static bool hideUnknownEvents = false;
 }
diff --git a/lib/config/setting_keys.dart b/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08c8ecb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/config/setting_keys.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+abstract class SettingKeys {
+  static const String jitsiInstance = 'chat.fluffy.jitsi_instance';
+  static const String wallpaper = 'chat.fluffy.wallpaper';
+  static const String renderHtml = 'chat.fluffy.renderHtml';
+  static const String hideRedactedEvents = 'chat.fluffy.hideRedactedEvents';
+  static const String hideUnknownEvents = 'chat.fluffy.hideUnknownEvents';
+  static const String sentry = 'sentry';
+  static const String theme = 'theme';
+  static const String amoledEnabled = 'amoled_enabled';
+  static const String codeLanguage = 'code_language';
+  static const String showNoGoogle = 'chat.fluffy.show_no_google';
+  static const String databasePassword = 'database-password';
+}
diff --git a/lib/l10n/intl_en.arb b/lib/l10n/intl_en.arb
index 94237671..46f8aa0d 100644
--- a/lib/l10n/intl_en.arb
+++ b/lib/l10n/intl_en.arb
@@ -681,6 +681,16 @@
     "type": "text",
     "placeholders": {}
   },
+  "hideRedactedEvents": "Hide redacted events",
+  "@hideRedactedEvents": {
+    "type": "text",
+    "placeholders": {}
+  },
+  "hideUnknownEvents": "Hide unknown events",
+  "@hideUnknownEvents": {
+    "type": "text",
+    "placeholders": {}
+  },
   "homeserverIsNotCompatible": "Homeserver is not compatible",
   "@homeserverIsNotCompatible": {
     "type": "text",
diff --git a/lib/utils/famedlysdk_store.dart b/lib/utils/famedlysdk_store.dart
index 34232e59..0ce242d8 100644
--- a/lib/utils/famedlysdk_store.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/famedlysdk_store.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:core';
 import './database/shared.dart';
+import '../config/setting_keys.dart';
 import 'package:random_string/random_string.dart';
 
 Future<Database> getDatabase(Client client) async {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ Future<Database> getDatabase(Client client) async {
   try {
     if (_db != null) return _db;
     final store = Store();
-    var password = await store.getItem('database-password');
+    var password = await store.getItem(SettingKeys.databasePassword);
     var newPassword = false;
     if (password == null || password.isEmpty) {
       newPassword = true;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ Future<Database> getDatabase(Client client) async {
       password: password,
     );
     if (newPassword) {
-      await store.setItem('database-password', password);
+      await store.setItem(SettingKeys.databasePassword, password);
     }
     return _db;
   } finally {
@@ -74,6 +75,15 @@ class Store {
     }
   }
 
+  Future<bool> getItemBool(String key, [bool defaultValue]) async {
+    final value = await getItem(key);
+    if (value == null) {
+      return defaultValue ?? false;
+    }
+    // we also check for '1' for legacy reasons, some booleans were stored that way
+    return value == '1' || value.toLowerCase() == 'true';
+  }
+
   Future<void> setItem(String key, String value) async {
     if (!PlatformInfos.isMobile) {
       await _setupLocalStorage();
diff --git a/lib/utils/firebase_controller.dart b/lib/utils/firebase_controller.dart
index 02c12467..859bbd38 100644
--- a/lib/utils/firebase_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/firebase_controller.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 
 import '../components/matrix.dart';
+import '../config/setting_keys.dart';
 import 'famedlysdk_store.dart';
 import 'matrix_locals.dart';
 
@@ -42,8 +43,7 @@ abstract class FirebaseController {
       token = null;
     }
     if (token?.isEmpty ?? true) {
-      final storeItem =
-          await matrix.store.getItem('chat.fluffy.show_no_google');
+      final storeItem = await matrix.store.getItem(SettingKeys.showNoGoogle);
       final configOptionMissing = storeItem == null || storeItem.isEmpty;
       if (configOptionMissing || (!configOptionMissing && storeItem == '1')) {
         BotToast.showText(
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ abstract class FirebaseController {
           duration: Duration(seconds: 15),
         );
         if (configOptionMissing) {
-          await matrix.store.setItem('chat.fluffy.show_no_google', '0');
+          await matrix.store.setItem(SettingKeys.showNoGoogle, '0');
         }
       }
       return;
diff --git a/lib/utils/sentry_controller.dart b/lib/utils/sentry_controller.dart
index 8cebc6c1..a152a4e4 100644
--- a/lib/utils/sentry_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/sentry_controller.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/l10n.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 
 import 'famedlysdk_store.dart';
+import '../config/setting_keys.dart';
 
 abstract class SentryController {
   static Future<void> toggleSentryAction(BuildContext context) async {
@@ -17,14 +18,14 @@ abstract class SentryController {
       cancelText: L10n.of(context).no,
     );
     final storage = Store();
-    await storage.setItem('sentry', enableSentry.toString());
+    await storage.setItem(SettingKeys.sentry, enableSentry.toString());
     BotToast.showText(text: L10n.of(context).changesHaveBeenSaved);
     return;
   }
 
   static Future<bool> getSentryStatus() async {
     final storage = Store();
-    return await storage.getItem('sentry') == 'true';
+    return await storage.getItemBool(SettingKeys.sentry);
   }
 
   static final sentry = SentryClient(dsn: AppConfig.sentryDsn);
diff --git a/lib/views/chat.dart b/lib/views/chat.dart
index 49aa2d1f..92d20aa9 100644
--- a/lib/views/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/views/chat.dart
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import 'package:swipe_to_action/swipe_to_action.dart';
 import '../components/dialogs/send_file_dialog.dart';
 import '../components/input_bar.dart';
 import '../utils/matrix_file_extension.dart';
+import '../config/app_config.dart';
 import 'chat_details.dart';
 import 'chat_list.dart';
 
@@ -411,9 +412,15 @@ class _ChatState extends State<_Chat> {
 
   List<Event> getFilteredEvents() => timeline.events
       .where((e) =>
-          ![RelationshipTypes.Edit, RelationshipTypes.Reaction]
+          // always filter out edit and reaction relationships
+          !{RelationshipTypes.Edit, RelationshipTypes.Reaction}
               .contains(e.relationshipType) &&
-          e.type != 'm.reaction')
+          // if a reaction has been redacted we also want it to appear in the timeline
+          e.type != EventTypes.Reaction &&
+          // if we enabled to hide all redacted events, don't show those
+          (!AppConfig.hideRedactedEvents || !e.redacted) &&
+          // if we enabled to hide all unknown events, don't show those
+          (!AppConfig.hideUnknownEvents || e.isEventTypeKnown))
       .toList();
 
   @override
diff --git a/lib/views/settings.dart b/lib/views/settings.dart
index bd4d4a54..ce62e6c2 100644
--- a/lib/views/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/views/settings.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import '../components/content_banner.dart';
 import '../components/dialogs/simple_dialogs.dart';
 import '../components/matrix.dart';
 import '../utils/app_route.dart';
+import '../config/app_config.dart';
+import '../config/setting_keys.dart';
 import 'app_info.dart';
 import 'chat_list.dart';
 import 'settings_emotes.dart';
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ class _SettingsState extends State<Settings> {
       jitsi += '/';
     }
     final matrix = Matrix.of(context);
-    await matrix.store.setItem('chat.fluffy.jitsi_instance', jitsi);
+    await matrix.store.setItem(SettingKeys.jitsiInstance, jitsi);
     matrix.jitsiInstance = jitsi;
   }
 
@@ -179,13 +181,13 @@ class _SettingsState extends State<Settings> {
     Matrix.of(context).wallpaper = File(wallpaper.path);
     await Matrix.of(context)
         .store
-        .setItem('chat.fluffy.wallpaper', wallpaper.path);
+        .setItem(SettingKeys.wallpaper, wallpaper.path);
     setState(() => null);
   }
 
   void deleteWallpaperAction(BuildContext context) async {
     Matrix.of(context).wallpaper = null;
-    await Matrix.of(context).store.deleteItem('chat.fluffy.wallpaper');
+    await Matrix.of(context).store.deleteItem(SettingKeys.wallpaper);
     setState(() => null);
   }
 
@@ -340,13 +342,39 @@ class _SettingsState extends State<Settings> {
             ListTile(
               title: Text(L10n.of(context).renderRichContent),
               trailing: Switch(
-                value: Matrix.of(context).renderHtml,
+                value: AppConfig.renderHtml,
                 activeColor: Theme.of(context).primaryColor,
                 onChanged: (bool newValue) async {
-                  Matrix.of(context).renderHtml = newValue;
+                  AppConfig.renderHtml = newValue;
                   await Matrix.of(context)
                       .store
-                      .setItem('chat.fluffy.renderHtml', newValue ? '1' : '0');
+                      .setItem(SettingKeys.renderHtml, newValue.toString());
+                  setState(() => null);
+                },
+              ),
+            ),
+            ListTile(
+              title: Text(L10n.of(context).hideRedactedEvents),
+              trailing: Switch(
+                value: AppConfig.hideRedactedEvents,
+                activeColor: Theme.of(context).primaryColor,
+                onChanged: (bool newValue) async {
+                  AppConfig.hideRedactedEvents = newValue;
+                  await Matrix.of(context).store.setItem(
+                      SettingKeys.hideRedactedEvents, newValue.toString());
+                  setState(() => null);
+                },
+              ),
+            ),
+            ListTile(
+              title: Text(L10n.of(context).hideUnknownEvents),
+              trailing: Switch(
+                value: AppConfig.hideUnknownEvents,
+                activeColor: Theme.of(context).primaryColor,
+                onChanged: (bool newValue) async {
+                  AppConfig.hideUnknownEvents = newValue;
+                  await Matrix.of(context).store.setItem(
+                      SettingKeys.hideUnknownEvents, newValue.toString());
                   setState(() => null);
                 },
               ),
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 59f4c789..df5a2261 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: "15d817023d34f813e95eba6ca8c71c575b8c2457"
-      resolved-ref: "15d817023d34f813e95eba6ca8c71c575b8c2457"
+      ref: "66572bd03209c1c6488cde53a0c72c11faef341d"
+      resolved-ref: "66572bd03209c1c6488cde53a0c72c11faef341d"
       url: "https://gitlab.com/famedly/famedlysdk.git"
     source: git
     version: "0.0.1"
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index d14e03d0..9389847f 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies:
   famedlysdk:
     git:
       url: https://gitlab.com/famedly/famedlysdk.git
-      ref: 15d817023d34f813e95eba6ca8c71c575b8c2457
+      ref: 66572bd03209c1c6488cde53a0c72c11faef341d
 
   localstorage: ^3.0.3+6
   file_picker_cross: 4.2.2