diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItemContent/TimelineEventContent.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItemContent/TimelineEventContent.swift
index 04d53e91e..d92d013b9 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItemContent/TimelineEventContent.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItemContent/TimelineEventContent.swift
@@ -8,9 +8,22 @@
 
 import Foundation
 
-nonisolated enum TimelineEventContent: Hashable {
+nonisolated enum TimelineEventContent: Hashable, CustomStringConvertible {
     case message(EventBasedMessageTimelineItemContentType)
     case poll(question: String)
     case liveLocation
     case redacted
+    
+    var description: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .message(let eventBasedMessageTimelineItemContentType):
+            eventBasedMessageTimelineItemContentType.description
+        case .poll:
+            "poll"
+        case .liveLocation:
+            "liveLocation"
+        case .redacted:
+            "redacted"
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/EventBasedMessageTimelineItemProtocol.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/EventBasedMessageTimelineItemProtocol.swift
index 87217a5c0..54907b3df 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/EventBasedMessageTimelineItemProtocol.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Timeline/TimelineItems/EventBasedMessageTimelineItemProtocol.swift
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import Foundation
 
-nonisolated enum EventBasedMessageTimelineItemContentType: Hashable {
+nonisolated enum EventBasedMessageTimelineItemContentType: Hashable, CustomStringConvertible {
     case audio(AudioRoomTimelineItemContent)
     case emote(EmoteRoomTimelineItemContent)
     case file(FileRoomTimelineItemContent)
@@ -19,6 +19,31 @@ nonisolated enum EventBasedMessageTimelineItemContentType: Hashable {
     case location(LocationRoomTimelineItemContent)
     case voice(AudioRoomTimelineItemContent)
     case gallery(GalleryRoomTimelineItemContent)
+    
+    var description: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .audio:
+            "audio"
+        case .emote:
+            "emote"
+        case .file:
+            "file"
+        case .image:
+            "image"
+        case .notice:
+            "notice"
+        case .text:
+            "text"
+        case .video:
+            "video"
+        case .location:
+            "location"
+        case .voice:
+            "voice"
+        case .gallery:
+            "gallery"
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 nonisolated protocol EventBasedMessageTimelineItemProtocol: EventBasedTimelineItemProtocol {