diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
index 32136018a8..08f8778db8 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export class UnwrappedEventTile extends React.Component<EventTileProps, IState>
         // events and pretty much anything that can't be sent by the composer as a message. For
         // those we rely on local echo giving the impression of things changing, and expect them
         // to be quick.
-        const simpleSendableEvents = [EventType.Sticker, EventType.RoomMessage, EventType.RoomMessageEncrypted];
+        const simpleSendableEvents = [EventType.Sticker, EventType.RoomMessage, EventType.RoomMessageEncrypted, EventType.PollStart];
         if (!simpleSendableEvents.includes(this.props.mxEvent.getType() as EventType)) return false;
 
         // Default case