diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index 41a3015721..132d9ab4c3 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component {
                         showReactions={this.props.showReactions}
                         layout={this.props.layout}
                         enableFlair={this.props.enableFlair}
+                        showReadReceipts={this.props.showReadReceipts}
                     />
                 </TileErrorBoundary>
             </li>,
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index c48e557981..f9541ed4f8 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component {
 
         // whether or not to show flair at all
         enableFlair: PropTypes.bool,
+
+        // whether or not to show read receipts
+        showReadReceipts: PropTypes.bool,
     };
 
     static defaultProps = {
@@ -989,7 +992,7 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component {
         const ircPadlock = useIRCLayout && !isBubbleMessage && this._renderE2EPadlock();
 
         let msgOption;
-        if (SettingsStore.getValue("showReadReceipts")) {
+        if (this.props.showReadReceipts) {
             msgOption = (
                 <div className="mx_EventTile_msgOption">
                     { readAvatars }