diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
index 9b99ec10a5522275949304547599af1d13b1052a..b7b964c67b40a2c118012ff7732e14a746755066 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ public class Message extends AbstractEntity implements AvatarService.Avatarable
 
     public static final String ERROR_MESSAGE_CANCELLED = "eu.siacs.conversations.cancelled";
 
+    public static final Object PLAIN_TEXT_SPAN = new PlainTextSpan();
 
     public boolean markable = false;
     protected String conversationUuid;