diff --git a/include/Cache.h b/include/Cache.h
index a3e2c6c1..a92f6bc5 100644
--- a/include/Cache.h
+++ b/include/Cache.h
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QDir>
+#include <QImage>
 #include <json.hpp>
 #include <lmdb++.h>
 #include <mtx/responses.hpp>
 
-#include "Utils.h"
-
 struct SearchResult
 {
         QString user_id;
diff --git a/include/RoomList.h b/include/RoomList.h
index a2df0380..bdfb7218 100644
--- a/include/RoomList.h
+++ b/include/RoomList.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QWidget>
 
-#include "Cache.h"
 #include <mtx.hpp>
 
 class LeaveRoomDialog;
@@ -32,7 +31,9 @@ class OverlayModal;
 class RoomInfoListItem;
 class Sync;
 class UserSettings;
+class Cache;
 struct DescInfo;
+struct RoomInfo;
 
 class RoomList : public QWidget
 {
diff --git a/include/Utils.h b/include/Utils.h
index 35c5eec1..c9dc460a 100644
--- a/include/Utils.h
+++ b/include/Utils.h
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "Cache.h"
 #include "RoomInfoListItem.h"
+#include "timeline/widgets/AudioItem.h"
+#include "timeline/widgets/FileItem.h"
+#include "timeline/widgets/ImageItem.h"
+#include "timeline/widgets/VideoItem.h"
 
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <mtx/events/collections.hpp>
@@ -27,6 +32,64 @@ firstChar(const QString &input);
 QString
 humanReadableFileSize(uint64_t bytes);
 
+//! Match widgets/events with a description message.
+template<class T>
+QString
+messageDescription(const QString &username = "", const QString &body = "")
+{
+        using Audio   = mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Audio>;
+        using Emote   = mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Emote>;
+        using File    = mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::File>;
+        using Image   = mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Image>;
+        using Notice  = mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Notice>;
+        using Sticker = mtx::events::Sticker;
+        using Text    = mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Text>;
+        using Video   = mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Video>;
+
+        if (std::is_same<T, AudioItem>::value || std::is_same<T, Audio>::value)
+                return QString("sent an audio clip");
+        else if (std::is_same<T, ImageItem>::value || std::is_same<T, Image>::value)
+                return QString("sent an image");
+        else if (std::is_same<T, FileItem>::value || std::is_same<T, File>::value)
+                return QString("sent a file");
+        else if (std::is_same<T, VideoItem>::value || std::is_same<T, Video>::value)
+                return QString("sent a video clip");
+        else if (std::is_same<T, StickerItem>::value || std::is_same<T, Sticker>::value)
+                return QString("sent a sticker");
+        else if (std::is_same<T, Notice>::value)
+                return QString("sent a notification");
+        else if (std::is_same<T, Text>::value)
+                return QString(": %1").arg(body);
+        else if (std::is_same<T, Emote>::value)
+                return QString("* %1 %2").arg(username).arg(body);
+}
+
+template<class T, class Event>
+DescInfo
+createDescriptionInfo(const Event &event, const QString &localUser, const QString &room_id)
+{
+        using Text  = mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Text>;
+        using Emote = mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Emote>;
+
+        const auto msg    = mpark::get<T>(event);
+        const auto sender = QString::fromStdString(msg.sender);
+
+        const auto username = Cache::displayName(room_id, sender);
+        const auto ts       = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(msg.origin_server_ts);
+
+        bool isText  = std::is_same<T, Text>::value;
+        bool isEmote = std::is_same<T, Emote>::value;
+
+        return DescInfo{
+          isEmote ? "" : (sender == localUser ? "You" : username),
+          sender,
+          (isText || isEmote)
+            ? messageDescription<T>(username, QString::fromStdString(msg.content.body).trimmed())
+            : QString(" %1").arg(messageDescription<T>()),
+          utils::descriptiveTime(ts),
+          ts};
+}
+
 //! Scale down an image to fit to the given width & height limitations.
 template<class ImageType>
 ImageType
diff --git a/include/timeline/TimelineItem.h b/include/timeline/TimelineItem.h
index ac512ab8..24d7726b 100644
--- a/include/timeline/TimelineItem.h
+++ b/include/timeline/TimelineItem.h
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@
 #include <QStyleOption>
 
 #include "AvatarProvider.h"
-#include "Cache.h"
 #include "ChatPage.h"
 #include "RoomInfoListItem.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
 
+#include "Cache.h"
+
 class ImageItem;
 class StickerItem;
 class AudioItem;
@@ -136,16 +137,10 @@ private:
         void addSaveImageAction(ImageItem *image);
 
         template<class Widget>
-        void setupLocalWidgetLayout(Widget *widget,
-                                    const QString &userid,
-                                    const QString &msgDescription,
-                                    bool withSender);
+        void setupLocalWidgetLayout(Widget *widget, const QString &userid, bool withSender);
 
         template<class Event, class Widget>
-        void setupWidgetLayout(Widget *widget,
-                               const Event &event,
-                               const QString &msgDescription,
-                               bool withSender);
+        void setupWidgetLayout(Widget *widget, const Event &event, bool withSender);
 
         void generateBody(const QString &body);
         void generateBody(const QString &userid, const QString &body);
@@ -184,17 +179,14 @@ private:
 
 template<class Widget>
 void
-TimelineItem::setupLocalWidgetLayout(Widget *widget,
-                                     const QString &userid,
-                                     const QString &msgDescription,
-                                     bool withSender)
+TimelineItem::setupLocalWidgetLayout(Widget *widget, const QString &userid, bool withSender)
 {
         auto displayName = Cache::displayName(room_id_, userid);
         auto timestamp   = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
 
         descriptionMsg_ = {"You",
                            userid,
-                           QString(" %1").arg(msgDescription),
+                           QString(" %1").arg(utils::messageDescription<Widget>()),
                            utils::descriptiveTime(timestamp),
                            timestamp};
 
@@ -227,10 +219,7 @@ TimelineItem::setupLocalWidgetLayout(Widget *widget,
 
 template<class Event, class Widget>
 void
-TimelineItem::setupWidgetLayout(Widget *widget,
-                                const Event &event,
-                                const QString &msgDescription,
-                                bool withSender)
+TimelineItem::setupWidgetLayout(Widget *widget, const Event &event, bool withSender)
 {
         init();
 
@@ -243,7 +232,7 @@ TimelineItem::setupWidgetLayout(Widget *widget,
         QSettings settings;
         descriptionMsg_ = {sender == settings.value("auth/user_id") ? "You" : displayName,
                            sender,
-                           msgDescription,
+                           QString(" %1").arg(utils::messageDescription<Widget>()),
                            utils::descriptiveTime(timestamp),
                            timestamp};
 
diff --git a/src/Cache.cc b/src/Cache.cc
index 416d95a6..699774ce 100644
--- a/src/Cache.cc
+++ b/src/Cache.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <variant.hpp>
 
 #include "Cache.h"
+#include "Utils.h"
 
 //! Should be changed when a breaking change occurs in the cache format.
 //! This will reset client's data.
diff --git a/src/RoomList.cc b/src/RoomList.cc
index a3195196..c0447f9a 100644
--- a/src/RoomList.cc
+++ b/src/RoomList.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "RoomInfoListItem.h"
 #include "RoomList.h"
 #include "UserSettingsPage.h"
+#include "Utils.h"
 
 RoomList::RoomList(QSharedPointer<MatrixClient> client,
                    QSharedPointer<UserSettings> userSettings,
diff --git a/src/Utils.cc b/src/Utils.cc
index 0aca8303..d9b06b52 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cc
+++ b/src/Utils.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #include "Utils.h"
 
-#include "Cache.h"
-
 #include <variant.hpp>
 
 using TimelineEvent = mtx::events::collections::TimelineEvents;
@@ -36,100 +34,21 @@ utils::getMessageDescription(const TimelineEvent &event,
         using Video  = mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Video>;
 
         if (mpark::holds_alternative<Audio>(event)) {
-                const auto msg = mpark::get<Audio>(event);
-                QString sender = QString::fromStdString(msg.sender);
-
-                const auto username = Cache::displayName(room_id, sender);
-                const auto ts       = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(msg.origin_server_ts);
-
-                return DescInfo{sender == localUser ? "You" : username,
-                                sender,
-                                " sent an audio clip",
-                                utils::descriptiveTime(ts),
-                                ts};
+                return createDescriptionInfo<Audio>(event, localUser, room_id);
         } else if (mpark::holds_alternative<Emote>(event)) {
-                auto msg       = mpark::get<Emote>(event);
-                QString sender = QString::fromStdString(msg.sender);
-
-                const auto username = Cache::displayName(room_id, sender);
-                const auto ts       = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(msg.origin_server_ts);
-                const auto body     = QString::fromStdString(msg.content.body).trimmed();
-
-                return DescInfo{"",
-                                sender,
-                                QString("* %1 %2").arg(username).arg(body),
-                                utils::descriptiveTime(ts),
-                                ts};
+                return createDescriptionInfo<Emote>(event, localUser, room_id);
         } else if (mpark::holds_alternative<File>(event)) {
-                const auto msg = mpark::get<File>(event);
-                QString sender = QString::fromStdString(msg.sender);
-
-                const auto username = Cache::displayName(room_id, sender);
-                const auto ts       = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(msg.origin_server_ts);
-
-                return DescInfo{sender == localUser ? "You" : username,
-                                sender,
-                                " sent a file",
-                                utils::descriptiveTime(ts),
-                                ts};
+                return createDescriptionInfo<File>(event, localUser, room_id);
         } else if (mpark::holds_alternative<Image>(event)) {
-                const auto msg = mpark::get<Image>(event);
-                QString sender = QString::fromStdString(msg.sender);
-
-                const auto username = Cache::displayName(room_id, sender);
-                const auto ts       = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(msg.origin_server_ts);
-
-                return DescInfo{sender == localUser ? "You" : username,
-                                sender,
-                                " sent an image",
-                                utils::descriptiveTime(ts),
-                                ts};
+                return createDescriptionInfo<Image>(event, localUser, room_id);
         } else if (mpark::holds_alternative<Notice>(event)) {
-                const auto msg = mpark::get<Notice>(event);
-                QString sender = QString::fromStdString(msg.sender);
-
-                const auto username = Cache::displayName(room_id, sender);
-                const auto ts       = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(msg.origin_server_ts);
-
-                return DescInfo{
-                  username, sender, " sent a notification", utils::descriptiveTime(ts), ts};
+                return createDescriptionInfo<Notice>(event, localUser, room_id);
         } else if (mpark::holds_alternative<Text>(event)) {
-                const auto msg = mpark::get<Text>(event);
-                QString sender = QString::fromStdString(msg.sender);
-
-                const auto username = Cache::displayName(room_id, sender);
-                const auto ts       = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(msg.origin_server_ts);
-                const auto body     = QString::fromStdString(msg.content.body).trimmed();
-
-                return DescInfo{sender == localUser ? "You" : username,
-                                sender,
-                                QString(": %1").arg(body),
-                                utils::descriptiveTime(ts),
-                                ts};
+                return createDescriptionInfo<Text>(event, localUser, room_id);
         } else if (mpark::holds_alternative<Video>(event)) {
-                const auto msg = mpark::get<Video>(event);
-                QString sender = QString::fromStdString(msg.sender);
-
-                const auto username = Cache::displayName(room_id, sender);
-                const auto ts       = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(msg.origin_server_ts);
-
-                return DescInfo{sender == localUser ? "You" : username,
-                                sender,
-                                " sent a video clip",
-                                utils::descriptiveTime(ts),
-                                ts};
+                return createDescriptionInfo<Video>(event, localUser, room_id);
         } else if (mpark::holds_alternative<mtx::events::Sticker>(event)) {
-                const auto msg = mpark::get<mtx::events::Sticker>(event);
-                QString sender = QString::fromStdString(msg.sender);
-
-                const auto username = Cache::displayName(room_id, sender);
-                const auto ts       = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(msg.origin_server_ts);
-
-                return DescInfo{sender == localUser ? "You" : username,
-                                sender,
-                                " sent a sticker",
-                                utils::descriptiveTime(ts),
-                                ts};
+                return createDescriptionInfo<mtx::events::Sticker>(event, localUser, room_id);
         }
 
         return DescInfo{};
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineItem.cc b/src/timeline/TimelineItem.cc
index ce82ebd8..2b5ffbf3 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineItem.cc
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineItem.cc
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ TimelineItem::TimelineItem(ImageItem *image,
 {
         init();
 
-        setupLocalWidgetLayout<ImageItem>(image, userid, "sent an image", withSender);
+        setupLocalWidgetLayout<ImageItem>(image, userid, withSender);
 
         addSaveImageAction(image);
 }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ TimelineItem::TimelineItem(FileItem *file,
 {
         init();
 
-        setupLocalWidgetLayout<FileItem>(file, userid, "sent a file", withSender);
+        setupLocalWidgetLayout<FileItem>(file, userid, withSender);
 }
 
 TimelineItem::TimelineItem(AudioItem *audio,
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ TimelineItem::TimelineItem(AudioItem *audio,
 {
         init();
 
-        setupLocalWidgetLayout<AudioItem>(audio, userid, "sent an audio clip", withSender);
+        setupLocalWidgetLayout<AudioItem>(audio, userid, withSender);
 }
 
 TimelineItem::TimelineItem(VideoItem *video,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ TimelineItem::TimelineItem(VideoItem *video,
 {
         init();
 
-        setupLocalWidgetLayout<VideoItem>(video, userid, "sent a video clip", withSender);
+        setupLocalWidgetLayout<VideoItem>(video, userid, withSender);
 }
 
 TimelineItem::TimelineItem(ImageItem *image,
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ TimelineItem::TimelineItem(ImageItem *image,
   , room_id_{room_id}
 {
         setupWidgetLayout<mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Image>, ImageItem>(
-          image, event, " sent an image", with_sender);
+          image, event, with_sender);
 
         addSaveImageAction(image);
 }
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ TimelineItem::TimelineItem(StickerItem *image,
   : QWidget(parent)
   , room_id_{room_id}
 {
-        setupWidgetLayout<mtx::events::Sticker, StickerItem>(
-          image, event, " sent a sticker", with_sender);
+        setupWidgetLayout<mtx::events::Sticker, StickerItem>(image, event, with_sender);
 
         addSaveImageAction(image);
 }
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ TimelineItem::TimelineItem(FileItem *file,
   , room_id_{room_id}
 {
         setupWidgetLayout<mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::File>, FileItem>(
-          file, event, " sent a file", with_sender);
+          file, event, with_sender);
 }
 
 TimelineItem::TimelineItem(AudioItem *audio,
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ TimelineItem::TimelineItem(AudioItem *audio,
   , room_id_{room_id}
 {
         setupWidgetLayout<mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Audio>, AudioItem>(
-          audio, event, " sent an audio clip", with_sender);
+          audio, event, with_sender);
 }
 
 TimelineItem::TimelineItem(VideoItem *video,
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ TimelineItem::TimelineItem(VideoItem *video,
   , room_id_{room_id}
 {
         setupWidgetLayout<mtx::events::RoomEvent<mtx::events::msg::Video>, VideoItem>(
-          video, event, " sent a video clip", with_sender);
+          video, event, with_sender);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/timeline/TimelineView.cc b/src/timeline/TimelineView.cc
index d7f674d4..3a8e1c3d 100644
--- a/src/timeline/TimelineView.cc
+++ b/src/timeline/TimelineView.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QTimer>
 
+#include "Cache.h"
 #include "ChatPage.h"
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "FloatingButton.h"
@@ -212,8 +213,9 @@ TimelineView::addBackwardsEvents(const QString &room_id, const mtx::responses::M
         isTimelineFinished = false;
 
         // Queue incoming messages to be rendered later.
-        for (auto const &e : msgs.chunk)
-                topMessages_.emplace_back(e);
+        topMessages_.insert(topMessages_.end(),
+                            std::make_move_iterator(msgs.chunk.begin()),
+                            std::make_move_iterator(msgs.chunk.end()));
 
         // The RoomList message preview will be updated only if this
         // is the first batch of messages received through /messages
@@ -361,8 +363,9 @@ TimelineView::addEvents(const mtx::responses::Timeline &timeline)
                 isInitialSync     = false;
         }
 
-        for (const auto &e : timeline.events)
-                bottomMessages_.push_back(e);
+        bottomMessages_.insert(bottomMessages_.end(),
+                               std::make_move_iterator(timeline.events.begin()),
+                               std::make_move_iterator(timeline.events.end()));
 
         if (!bottomMessages_.empty())
                 notifyForLastEvent(findLastViewableEvent(bottomMessages_));