diff --git a/matrixgw_backend/src/broadcast_messages.rs b/matrixgw_backend/src/broadcast_messages.rs
index 3294449..db34a75 100644
--- a/matrixgw_backend/src/broadcast_messages.rs
+++ b/matrixgw_backend/src/broadcast_messages.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub type BroadcastSender = tokio::sync::broadcast::Sender<BroadcastMessage>;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct BxRoomEvent<E> {
     pub user: UserEmail,
-    pub event: Box<E>,
+    pub data: Box<E>,
     pub room: Room,
 }
 
diff --git a/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/ws_controller.rs b/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/ws_controller.rs
index c516737..0c0fab1 100644
--- a/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/ws_controller.rs
+++ b/matrixgw_backend/src/controllers/ws_controller.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ use actix_web::dev::Payload;
 use actix_web::{FromRequest, HttpRequest, HttpResponse, web};
 use actix_ws::Message;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
-use matrix_sdk::ruma::OwnedRoomId;
 use matrix_sdk::ruma::events::reaction::ReactionEventContent;
 use matrix_sdk::ruma::events::room::message::RoomMessageEventContent;
 use matrix_sdk::ruma::events::room::redaction::RoomRedactionEventContent;
+use matrix_sdk::ruma::{MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch, OwnedEventId, OwnedRoomId, OwnedUserId};
 use ractor::ActorRef;
 use std::time::Instant;
 use tokio::sync::broadcast;
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ use tokio::time::interval;
 
 #[derive(Debug, serde::Serialize)]
 pub struct WsRoomEvent<E> {
-    pub event: Box<E>,
     pub room_id: OwnedRoomId,
+    pub event_id: OwnedEventId,
+    pub sender: OwnedUserId,
+    pub origin_server_ts: MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch,
+    pub data: Box<E>,
 }
 
 /// Messages sent to the client
@@ -45,20 +48,29 @@ impl WsMessage {
         match msg {
             BroadcastMessage::RoomMessageEvent(evt) if &evt.user == user => {
                 Some(Self::RoomMessageEvent(WsRoomEvent {
-                    event: Box::new(evt.event.content.clone()),
                     room_id: evt.room.room_id().to_owned(),
+                    event_id: evt.data.event_id.clone(),
+                    sender: evt.data.sender.clone(),
+                    origin_server_ts: evt.data.origin_server_ts,
+                    data: Box::new(evt.data.content.clone()),
                 }))
             }
             BroadcastMessage::ReactionEvent(evt) if &evt.user == user => {
                 Some(Self::RoomReactionEvent(WsRoomEvent {
-                    event: Box::new(evt.event.content.clone()),
                     room_id: evt.room.room_id().to_owned(),
+                    event_id: evt.data.event_id.clone(),
+                    sender: evt.data.sender.clone(),
+                    origin_server_ts: evt.data.origin_server_ts,
+                    data: Box::new(evt.data.content.clone()),
                 }))
             }
             BroadcastMessage::RoomRedactionEvent(evt) if &evt.user == user => {
                 Some(Self::RoomRedactionEvent(WsRoomEvent {
-                    event: Box::new(evt.event.content.clone()),
                     room_id: evt.room.room_id().to_owned(),
+                    event_id: evt.data.event_id.clone(),
+                    sender: evt.data.sender.clone(),
+                    origin_server_ts: evt.data.origin_server_ts,
+                    data: Box::new(evt.data.content.clone()),
                 }))
             }
             _ => None,
diff --git a/matrixgw_backend/src/matrix_connection/sync_thread.rs b/matrixgw_backend/src/matrix_connection/sync_thread.rs
index 4a32e61..30f4307 100644
--- a/matrixgw_backend/src/matrix_connection/sync_thread.rs
+++ b/matrixgw_backend/src/matrix_connection/sync_thread.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ async fn sync_thread_task(
         async move |event: OriginalSyncRoomMessageEvent, room: Room| {
             if let Err(e) = tx_msg_handle.send(BroadcastMessage::RoomMessageEvent(BxRoomEvent {
                 user: user_msg_handle.clone(),
-                event: Box::new(event),
+                data: Box::new(event),
                 room,
             })) {
                 log::warn!("Failed to forward room message event! {e}");
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async fn sync_thread_task(
         async move |event: OriginalSyncReactionEvent, room: Room| {
             if let Err(e) = tx_reac_handle.send(BroadcastMessage::ReactionEvent(BxRoomEvent {
                 user: user_reac_handle.clone(),
-                event: Box::new(event),
+                data: Box::new(event),
                 room,
             })) {
                 log::warn!("Failed to forward reaction event! {e}");
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ async fn sync_thread_task(
             if let Err(e) =
                 tx_redac_handle.send(BroadcastMessage::RoomRedactionEvent(BxRoomEvent {
                     user: user_redac_handle.clone(),
-                    event: Box::new(event),
+                    data: Box::new(event),
                     room,
                 }))
             {