diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
index 164bf11930..63e77e9652 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             TileType = tileTypes[msgtype];
         }
 
-        return <TileType mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} highlights={this.props.highlights} />;
+        return <TileType mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} highlights={this.props.highlights} 
+                    onHighlightClick={this.props.onHighlightClick} />;
     },
 });
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.js
index 7dd7a46842..0c9710f06e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/TextualBody.js
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     render: function() {
         var mxEvent = this.props.mxEvent;
         var content = mxEvent.getContent();
-        var body = HtmlUtils.bodyToHtml(content, this.props.highlights);
+        var body = HtmlUtils.bodyToHtml(content, this.props.highlights,
+                                       {onHighlightClick: this.props.onHighlightClick});
 
         switch (content.msgtype) {
             case "m.emote":
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index 0b26000207..94a144ef55 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -74,6 +74,32 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
     },
 
+    propTypes: {
+        /* the MatrixEvent to show */
+        mxEvent: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+
+        /* true if this is a continuation of the previous event (which has the
+         * effect of not showing another avatar/displayname
+         */
+        continuation: React.PropTypes.bool,
+
+        /* true if this is the last event in the timeline (which has the effect
+         * of always showing the timestamp)
+         */
+        last: React.PropTypes.bool,
+
+        /* true if this is search context (which has the effect of greying out
+         * the text
+         */
+        contextual: React.PropTypes.bool,
+
+        /* a list of words to highlight */
+        highlights: React.PropTypes.array,
+
+        /* a function to be called when the highlight is clicked */
+        onHighlightClick: React.PropTypes.func,
+    },
+
     getInitialState: function() {
         return {menu: false, allReadAvatars: false};
     },
@@ -280,7 +306,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 { avatar }
                 { sender }
                 <div className="mx_EventTile_line">
-                    <EventTileType mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} highlights={this.props.highlights} />
+                    <EventTileType mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} highlights={this.props.highlights} 
+                          onHighlightClick={this.props.onHighlightClick} />
                 </div>
             </div>
         );