diff --git a/src/api/client/room/event.rs b/src/api/client/room/event.rs
index 2b115b5c..61f8b88c 100644
--- a/src/api/client/room/event.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/room/event.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use axum::extract::State;
-use conduwuit::{Err, Event, Result, err};
+use conduwuit::{Err, Event, PduEvent, Result, err};
 use futures::{FutureExt, TryFutureExt, future::try_join};
-use ruma::api::client::room::get_room_event;
+use ruma::api::client::{error::ErrorKind, room::get_room_event};
 
 use crate::{Ruma, client::is_ignored_pdu};
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_room_event_route(
 ) -> Result<get_room_event::v3::Response> {
 	let event_id = &body.event_id;
 	let room_id = &body.room_id;
+	let sender_user = body.sender_user();
 
 	let event = services
 		.rooms
@@ -33,6 +34,52 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_room_event_route(
 		return Err!(Request(Forbidden("You don't have permission to view this event.")));
 	}
 
+	let include_unredacted_content = body
+		.include_unredacted_content // User's file has this field name
+		.unwrap_or(false);
+
+	if include_unredacted_content && event.is_redacted() {
+		let is_server_admin = services
+			.users
+			.is_admin(sender_user)
+			.map(|is_admin| Ok(is_admin));
+		let can_redact_privilege = services
+			.rooms
+			.state_accessor
+			.user_can_redact(event_id, sender_user, room_id, false) // federation=false for local check
+			;
+		let (is_server_admin, can_redact_privilege) =
+			try_join(is_server_admin, can_redact_privilege).await?;
+
+		if !is_server_admin && !can_redact_privilege {
+			return Err!(Request(Forbidden(
+				"You don't have permission to view redacted content.",
+			)));
+		}
+
+		let pdu_id = match services.rooms.timeline.get_pdu_id(event_id).await {
+			| Ok(id) => id,
+			| Err(e) => {
+				return Err(e);
+			},
+		};
+		let original_content = services
+			.rooms
+			.timeline
+			.get_original_pdu_content(&pdu_id)
+			.await?;
+		if let Some(original_content) = original_content {
+			// If the original content is available, we can return it.
+			// event.content = to_raw_value(&original_content)?;
+			event = PduEvent::from_id_val(event_id, original_content)?;
+		} else {
+			return Err(conduwuit::Error::BadRequest(
+				ErrorKind::UnredactedContentDeleted { content_keep_ms: None },
+				"The original unredacted content is not in the database.",
+			));
+		}
+	}
+
 	debug_assert!(
 		event.event_id() == event_id && event.room_id() == room_id,
 		"Fetched PDU must match requested"
diff --git a/src/api/client/unversioned.rs b/src/api/client/unversioned.rs
index 232d5b28..98976522 100644
--- a/src/api/client/unversioned.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/unversioned.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_supported_versions_route(
 			"v1.11".to_owned(),
 		],
 		unstable_features: BTreeMap::from_iter([
+			("fi.mau.msc2815".to_owned(), true),
 			("org.matrix.e2e_cross_signing".to_owned(), true),
 			("org.matrix.msc2285.stable".to_owned(), true), /* private read receipts (https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/2285) */
 			("uk.half-shot.msc2666.query_mutual_rooms".to_owned(), true), /* query mutual rooms (https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/2666) */
diff --git a/src/database/maps.rs b/src/database/maps.rs
index 19f9ced4..c72ed414 100644
--- a/src/database/maps.rs
+++ b/src/database/maps.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ pub(super) static MAPS: &[Descriptor] = &[
 		index_size: 512,
 		..descriptor::SEQUENTIAL
 	},
+	Descriptor {
+		name: "pduid_originalcontent",
+		cache_disp: CacheDisp::SharedWith("pduid_pdu"),
+		key_size_hint: Some(16),
+		val_size_hint: Some(1520),
+		block_size: 2048,
+		index_size: 512,
+		..descriptor::RANDOM
+	},
 	Descriptor {
 		name: "publicroomids",
 		..descriptor::RANDOM_SMALL
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/timeline/data.rs b/src/service/rooms/timeline/data.rs
index 94c78bb0..e5baf3b3 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/data.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/data.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ pub(super) struct Data {
 	pduid_pdu: Arc<Map>,
 	userroomid_highlightcount: Arc<Map>,
 	userroomid_notificationcount: Arc<Map>,
+	/// Stores the original content of redacted PDUs.
+	pduid_originalcontent: Arc<Map>,
 	pub(super) db: Arc<Database>,
 	services: Services,
 }
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ impl Data {
 			pduid_pdu: db["pduid_pdu"].clone(),
 			userroomid_highlightcount: db["userroomid_highlightcount"].clone(),
 			userroomid_notificationcount: db["userroomid_notificationcount"].clone(),
+			pduid_originalcontent: db["pduid_originalcontent"].clone(), // Initialize new table
 			db: args.db.clone(),
 			services: Services {
 				short: args.depend::<rooms::short::Service>("rooms::short"),
@@ -177,6 +180,24 @@ impl Data {
 		self.pduid_pdu.get(pdu_id).await.deserialized()
 	}
 
+	/// Stores the original content of a PDU that is about to be redacted.
+	pub(super) async fn store_redacted_pdu_content(
+		&self,
+		pdu_id: &RawPduId,
+		pdu_json: &CanonicalJsonObject,
+	) -> Result<()> {
+		self.pduid_originalcontent.raw_put(pdu_id, Json(pdu_json));
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	/// Returns the original content of a redacted PDU.
+	pub(super) async fn get_original_pdu_content(
+		&self,
+		pdu_id: &RawPduId,
+	) -> Result<Option<CanonicalJsonObject>> {
+		self.pduid_originalcontent.get(pdu_id).await.deserialized()
+	}
+
 	pub(super) async fn append_pdu(
 		&self,
 		pdu_id: &RawPduId,
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
index 4b2f3cb2..07bf9b7a 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
@@ -260,6 +260,25 @@ impl Service {
 		self.db.replace_pdu(pdu_id, pdu_json, pdu).await
 	}
 
+	/// Stores the content of a to-be redacted pdu.
+	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
+	pub async fn store_redacted_pdu_content(
+		&self,
+		pdu_id: &RawPduId,
+		pdu_json: &CanonicalJsonObject,
+	) -> Result<()> {
+		self.db.store_redacted_pdu_content(pdu_id, pdu_json).await
+	}
+
+	/// Returns the original content of a redacted PDU.
+	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
+	pub async fn get_original_pdu_content(
+		&self,
+		pdu_id: &RawPduId,
+	) -> Result<Option<CanonicalJsonObject>> {
+		self.db.get_original_pdu_content(pdu_id).await
+	}
+
 	/// Creates a new persisted data unit and adds it to a room.
 	///
 	/// By this point the incoming event should be fully authenticated, no auth
@@ -472,7 +491,7 @@ impl Service {
 								.user_can_redact(redact_id, &pdu.sender, &pdu.room_id, false)
 								.await?
 							{
-								self.redact_pdu(redact_id, pdu, shortroomid).await?;
+								self.redact_pdu(redact_id, pdu, shortroomid, true).await?;
 							}
 						}
 					},
@@ -485,7 +504,7 @@ impl Service {
 								.user_can_redact(redact_id, &pdu.sender, &pdu.room_id, false)
 								.await?
 							{
-								self.redact_pdu(redact_id, pdu, shortroomid).await?;
+								self.redact_pdu(redact_id, pdu, shortroomid, true).await?;
 							}
 						}
 					},
@@ -1033,6 +1052,7 @@ impl Service {
 		event_id: &EventId,
 		reason: &PduEvent,
 		shortroomid: ShortRoomId,
+		keep_original_content: bool,
 	) -> Result {
 		// TODO: Don't reserialize, keep original json
 		let Ok(pdu_id) = self.get_pdu_id(event_id).await else {
@@ -1054,6 +1074,19 @@ impl Service {
 
 		let room_version_id = self.services.state.get_room_version(&pdu.room_id).await?;
 
+		if keep_original_content && !pdu.is_redacted() {
+			let original_pdu_json = utils::to_canonical_object(&pdu).map_err(|e| {
+				err!(Database(error!(
+					?event_id,
+					?e,
+					"Failed to convert PDU to canonical JSON for original content storage"
+				)))
+			})?;
+			self.db
+				.store_redacted_pdu_content(&pdu_id, &original_pdu_json)
+				.await?;
+		}
+
 		pdu.redact(&room_version_id, reason)?;
 
 		let obj = utils::to_canonical_object(&pdu).map_err(|e| {