diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
index afdb4b8..251ce90 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
@@ -199,9 +199,10 @@ async function attachmentToEvent(mentions, attachment) {
 /**
  * @param {DiscordTypes.APIMessage} message
  * @param {DiscordTypes.APIGuild} guild
- * @param {{includeReplyFallback?: boolean, includeEditFallbackStar?: boolean}} options default values:
+ * @param {{includeReplyFallback?: boolean, includeEditFallbackStar?: boolean, alwaysReturnFormattedBody?: boolean}} options default values:
  * - includeReplyFallback: true
  * - includeEditFallbackStar: false
+ * - alwaysReturnFormattedBody: false - formatted_body will be skipped if it is the same as body because the message is plaintext. if you want the formatted_body to be returned anyway, for example to merge it with another message, then set this to true.
  * @param {{api: import("../../matrix/api")}} di simple-as-nails dependency injection for the matrix API
  */
 async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
@@ -496,7 +497,7 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 
 		const isPlaintext = body === html
 
-		if (!isPlaintext) {
+		if (!isPlaintext || options.alwaysReturnFormattedBody) {
 			Object.assign(newTextMessageEvent, {
 				format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
 				formatted_body: html
@@ -520,18 +521,20 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 		const eventID = select("event_message", "event_id", {message_id: message.message_reference.message_id}).pluck().get()
 		const room = select("channel_room", ["room_id", "name", "nick"], {channel_id: message.message_reference.channel_id}).get()
 		const forwardedNotice = new mxUtils.MatrixStringBuilder()
-		if (eventID && room) {
+		if (room) {
+			const roomName = room && (room.nick || room.name)
 			const via = await getViaServersMemo(room.room_id)
-			forwardedNotice.addLine(
-				`[🔀 Forwarded from #${room.nick || room.name}]`,
-				tag`🔀 <em>Forwarded from <a href="https://matrix.to/#/${room.room_id}/${eventID}?${via}">${room.nick || room.name}</a></em>`
-			)
-		} else if (room) {
-			const via = await getViaServersMemo(room.room_id)
-			forwardedNotice.addLine(
-				`[🔀 Forwarded from #${room.nick || room.name}]`,
-				tag`🔀 <em>Forwarded from <a href="https://matrix.to/#/${room.room_id}?${via}">${room.nick || room.name}</a></em>`
-			)
+			if (eventID) {
+				forwardedNotice.addLine(
+					`[🔀 Forwarded from #${roomName}]`,
+					tag`🔀 <em>Forwarded from <a href="https://matrix.to/#/${room.room_id}/${eventID}?${via}">${roomName}</a></em>`
+				)
+			} else {
+				forwardedNotice.addLine(
+					`[🔀 Forwarded from #${roomName}]`,
+					tag`🔀 <em>Forwarded from <a href="https://matrix.to/#/${room.room_id}?${via}">${roomName}</a></em>`
+				)
+			}
 		} else {
 			forwardedNotice.addLine(
 				`[🔀 Forwarded message]`,
@@ -541,7 +544,7 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 
 		// Forwarded content
 		// @ts-ignore
-		const forwardedEvents = await messageToEvent(message.message_snapshots[0].message, guild, {includeReplyFallback: false, includeEditFallbackStar: false}, di)
+		const forwardedEvents = await messageToEvent(message.message_snapshots[0].message, guild, {includeReplyFallback: false, includeEditFallbackStar: false, alwaysReturnFormattedBody: true}, di)
 
 		// Indent
 		for (const event of forwardedEvents) {
diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
index 4ae342c..50f0908 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.test.js
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ test("message2event: forwarded image", async t => {
 test("message2event: constructed forwarded message", async t => {
 	const events = await messageToEvent(data.message.constructed_forwarded_message, {}, {}, {
 		api: {
-			async getJoinedMembers(roomID) {
+			async getJoinedMembers() {
 				return {
 					joined: {
 						"@_ooye_bot:cadence.moe": {display_name: null, avatar_url: null},
@@ -1101,3 +1101,36 @@ test("message2event: constructed forwarded message", async t => {
 		}
 	])
 })
+
+test("message2event: constructed forwarded text", async t => {
+	const events = await messageToEvent(data.message.constructed_forwarded_text, {}, {}, {
+		api: {
+			async getJoinedMembers() {
+				return {
+					joined: {
+						"@_ooye_bot:cadence.moe": {display_name: null, avatar_url: null},
+						"@user:matrix.org": {display_name: null, avatar_url: null}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	})
+	t.deepEqual(events, [
+		{
+			$type: "m.room.message",
+			body: "[🔀 Forwarded from #amanda-spam]"
+				+ "\n» What's cooking, good looking?",
+			format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
+			formatted_body: `🔀 <em>Forwarded from <a href="https://matrix.to/#/!CzvdIdUQXgUjDVKxeU:cadence.moe?via=cadence.moe&amp;via=matrix.org">amanda-spam</a></em>`
+				+ `<br><blockquote>What's cooking, good looking?</blockquote>`,
+			"m.mentions": {},
+			msgtype: "m.notice",
+		},
+		{
+			$type: "m.room.message",
+			body: "What's cooking everybody ‼️",
+			"m.mentions": {},
+			msgtype: "m.text",
+		}
+	])
+})
diff --git a/test/data.js b/test/data.js
index 8adc459..1c7983a 100644
--- a/test/data.js
+++ b/test/data.js
@@ -2264,6 +2264,58 @@ module.exports = {
 					}
 				}
 			]
+		},
+		constructed_forwarded_text: {                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               type: 0,
+			content: "What's cooking everybody ‼️",
+			mentions: [],
+			mention_roles: [],
+			attachments: [],
+			embeds: [],
+			timestamp: "2024-10-16T22:25:01.973000+00:00",
+			edited_timestamp: null,
+			flags: 16384,
+			components: [],
+			id: "1296237495993892916",
+			channel_id: "112760669178241024",
+			author: {
+				id: "113340068197859328",
+				username: "kumaccino",
+				avatar: "a8829abe66866d7797b36f0bfac01086",
+				discriminator: "0",
+				public_flags: 128,
+				flags: 128,
+				banner: null,
+				accent_color: null,
+				global_name: "kumaccino",
+				avatar_decoration_data: null,
+				banner_color: null,
+				clan: null
+			},
+			pinned: false,
+			mention_everyone: false,
+			tts: false,
+			message_reference: {
+				type: 1,
+				channel_id: "497161350934560778",
+				message_id: "0"
+			},
+			position: 0,
+			message_snapshots: [
+				{
+					message: {
+						type: 0,
+						content: "What's cooking, good looking?",
+						mentions: [],
+						mention_roles: [],
+						attachments: [],
+						embeds: [],
+						timestamp: "2022-09-15T01:20:58.177000+00:00",
+						edited_timestamp: null,
+						flags: 0,
+						components: []
+					}
+				}
+			]
 		}
 	},
 	pk_message: {