diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index b8ff74b..e8c7b1a 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type UserPreferences struct {
 	DisableEmojis       bool `yaml:"disable_emojis"`
 	DisableMarkdown     bool `yaml:"disable_markdown"`
 	DisableHTML         bool `yaml:"disable_html"`
+	DisableDownloads    bool `yaml:"disable_downloads"`
 }
 
 // Config contains the main config of gomuks.
diff --git a/ui/commands.go b/ui/commands.go
index 747be1e..a57a78d 100644
--- a/ui/commands.go
+++ b/ui/commands.go
@@ -570,6 +570,13 @@ func cmdToggle(cmd *Command) {
 		} else {
 			cmd.Reply("Enabled Markdown input")
 		}
+	case "downloads":
+		cmd.Config.Preferences.DisableDownloads = !cmd.Config.Preferences.DisableDownloads
+		if cmd.Config.Preferences.DisableDownloads {
+			cmd.Reply("Disabled Downloads input")
+		} else {
+			cmd.Reply("Enabled Downloads input")
+		}
 	default:
 		cmd.Reply("Usage: /toggle <rooms/users/baremessages/images/typingnotif/emojis>")
 		return
diff --git a/ui/message-view.go b/ui/message-view.go
index 6fa579a..eab7bf6 100644
--- a/ui/message-view.go
+++ b/ui/message-view.go
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func (view *MessageView) SetSelected(message *messages.UIMessage) {
 }
 
 func (view *MessageView) handleMessageClick(message *messages.UIMessage, mod tcell.ModMask) bool {
-	if msg, ok := message.Renderer.(*messages.ImageMessage); ok && mod > 0 {
+	if msg, ok := message.Renderer.(*messages.FileMessage); ok && mod > 0 {
 		open.Open(msg.Path())
 		// No need to re-render
 		return false
diff --git a/ui/messages/base.go b/ui/messages/base.go
index e86b85c..58d9b6e 100644
--- a/ui/messages/base.go
+++ b/ui/messages/base.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type MessageRenderer interface {
 	NotificationContent() string
 	PlainText() string
 	CalculateBuffer(prefs config.UserPreferences, width int, msg *UIMessage)
-	RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer)
+	RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer, prefs config.UserPreferences)
 	Height() int
 	Clone() MessageRenderer
 	String() string
diff --git a/ui/messages/expandedtextmessage.go b/ui/messages/expandedtextmessage.go
index 424db79..c666613 100644
--- a/ui/messages/expandedtextmessage.go
+++ b/ui/messages/expandedtextmessage.go
@@ -89,4 +89,4 @@ func (msg *ExpandedTextMessage) Draw(screen mauview.Screen) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (msg *ExpandedTextMessage) RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer) {}
+func (msg *ExpandedTextMessage) RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer, prefs config.UserPreferences) {}
diff --git a/ui/messages/imagemessage.go b/ui/messages/filemessage.go
similarity index 53%
rename from ui/messages/imagemessage.go
rename to ui/messages/filemessage.go
index 5e72c88..9fb3499 100644
--- a/ui/messages/imagemessage.go
+++ b/ui/messages/filemessage.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"maunium.net/go/gomuks/ui/messages/tstring"
 )
 
-type ImageMessage struct {
+type FileMessage struct {
 	Body       string
 	Homeserver string
 	FileID     string
@@ -43,103 +43,99 @@ type ImageMessage struct {
 	matrix ifc.MatrixContainer
 }
 
-// NewImageMessage creates a new ImageMessage object with the provided values and the default state.
-func NewImageMessage(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer, evt *event.Event, displayname string, body, homeserver, fileID string, data []byte) *UIMessage {
-	return newUIMessage(evt, displayname, &ImageMessage{
-		Body: body,
+// NewFileMessage creates a new FileMessage object with the provided values and the default state.
+func NewFileMessage(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer, evt *event.Event, displayname string, body, homeserver, fileID string, data []byte) *UIMessage {
+	return newUIMessage(evt, displayname, &FileMessage{
+		Body:       body,
 		Homeserver: homeserver,
-		FileID: fileID,
-		data: data,
-		matrix: matrix,
+		FileID:     fileID,
+		data:       data,
+		matrix:     matrix,
 	})
 }
 
-func (msg *ImageMessage) Clone() MessageRenderer {
+func (msg *FileMessage) Clone() MessageRenderer {
 	data := make([]byte, len(msg.data))
 	copy(data, msg.data)
-	return &ImageMessage{
-		Body:        msg.Body,
-		Homeserver:  msg.Homeserver,
-		FileID:      msg.FileID,
-		data:        data,
-		matrix:      msg.matrix,
+	return &FileMessage{
+		Body:       msg.Body,
+		Homeserver: msg.Homeserver,
+		FileID:     msg.FileID,
+		data:       data,
+		matrix:     msg.matrix,
 	}
 }
 
-func (msg *ImageMessage) RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer) {
+func (msg *FileMessage) RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer, prefs config.UserPreferences) {
 	msg.matrix = matrix
 
-	if len(msg.data) == 0 {
+	if len(msg.data) == 0 && !prefs.DisableDownloads {
 		go msg.updateData()
 	}
 }
 
-func (msg *ImageMessage) NotificationContent() string {
-	return "Sent an image"
+func (msg *FileMessage) NotificationContent() string {
+	return "Sent a file"
 }
 
-func (msg *ImageMessage) PlainText() string {
+func (msg *FileMessage) PlainText() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", msg.Body, msg.matrix.GetDownloadURL(msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID))
 }
 
-func (msg *ImageMessage) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`&messages.ImageMessage{Body="%s", Homeserver="%s", FileID="%s"}`, msg.Body, msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID)
+func (msg *FileMessage) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`&messages.FileMessage{Body="%s", Homeserver="%s", FileID="%s"}`, msg.Body, msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID)
 }
 
-func (msg *ImageMessage) updateData() {
+func (msg *FileMessage) updateData() {
 	defer debug.Recover()
-	debug.Print("Loading image:", msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID)
+	debug.Print("Loading file:", msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID)
 	data, _, _, err := msg.matrix.Download(fmt.Sprintf("mxc://%s/%s", msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID))
 	if err != nil {
-		debug.Printf("Failed to download image %s/%s: %v", msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID, err)
+		debug.Printf("Failed to download file %s/%s: %v", msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID, err)
 		return
 	}
-	debug.Print("Image", msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID, "loaded.")
+	debug.Print("File", msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID, "loaded.")
 	msg.data = data
 }
 
-func (msg *ImageMessage) Path() string {
+func (msg *FileMessage) Path() string {
 	return msg.matrix.GetCachePath(msg.Homeserver, msg.FileID)
 }
 
-// CalculateBuffer generates the internal buffer for this message that consists
-// of the text of this message split into lines at most as wide as the width
-// parameter. If the message width is larger than the width of the buffer
-// the message is scaled to one third the buffer width.
-func (msg *ImageMessage) CalculateBuffer(prefs config.UserPreferences, width int, uiMsg *UIMessage) {
+func (msg *FileMessage) CalculateBuffer(prefs config.UserPreferences, width int, uiMsg *UIMessage) {
 	if width < 2 {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if prefs.BareMessageView || prefs.DisableImages {
+	if prefs.BareMessageView || prefs.DisableImages || uiMsg.Type != "m.image" {
 		msg.buffer = calculateBufferWithText(prefs, tstring.NewTString(msg.PlainText()), width, uiMsg)
 		return
 	}
 
 	img, _, err := image.DecodeConfig(bytes.NewReader(msg.data))
 	if err != nil {
-		debug.Print("Image could not be decoded:", err)
+		debug.Print("File could not be decoded:", err)
 	}
 	imgWidth := img.Width
 	if img.Width > width {
 		imgWidth = width / 3
 	}
 
-	ansImage, err := ansimage.NewScaledFromReader(bytes.NewReader(msg.data), 0, imgWidth, color.Black)
+	ansFile, err := ansimage.NewScaledFromReader(bytes.NewReader(msg.data), 0, imgWidth, color.Black)
 	if err != nil {
 		msg.buffer = []tstring.TString{tstring.NewColorTString("Failed to display image", tcell.ColorRed)}
 		debug.Print("Failed to display image:", err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	msg.buffer = ansImage.Render()
+	msg.buffer = ansFile.Render()
 }
 
-func (msg *ImageMessage) Height() int {
+func (msg *FileMessage) Height() int {
 	return len(msg.buffer)
 }
 
-func (msg *ImageMessage) Draw(screen mauview.Screen) {
+func (msg *FileMessage) Draw(screen mauview.Screen) {
 	for y, line := range msg.buffer {
 		line.Draw(screen, 0, y)
 	}
diff --git a/ui/messages/htmlmessage.go b/ui/messages/htmlmessage.go
index e476bc9..ff49e57 100644
--- a/ui/messages/htmlmessage.go
+++ b/ui/messages/htmlmessage.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func NewHTMLMessage(evt *event.Event, displayname string, root html.Entity) *UIM
 	})
 }
 
-func (hw *HTMLMessage) RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer) {}
+func (hw *HTMLMessage) RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer, prefs config.UserPreferences) {}
 
 func (hw *HTMLMessage) Clone() MessageRenderer {
 	return &HTMLMessage{
diff --git a/ui/messages/parser.go b/ui/messages/parser.go
index 75c564e..1c145e5 100644
--- a/ui/messages/parser.go
+++ b/ui/messages/parser.go
@@ -138,12 +138,12 @@ func ParseMessage(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer, room *rooms.Room, evt *event.Event
 		}
 		evt.Content.Body = strings.Replace(evt.Content.Body, "\t", "    ", -1)
 		return NewTextMessage(evt, displayname, evt.Content.Body)
-	case "m.image":
+	case "m.file", "m.video", "m.audio", "m.image":
 		data, hs, id, err := matrix.Download(evt.Content.URL)
 		if err != nil {
 			debug.Printf("Failed to download %s: %v", evt.Content.URL, err)
 		}
-		return NewImageMessage(matrix, evt, displayname, evt.Content.Body, hs, id, data)
+		return NewFileMessage(matrix, evt, displayname, evt.Content.Body, hs, id, data)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/ui/messages/redactedmessage.go b/ui/messages/redactedmessage.go
index fc34682..56b4822 100644
--- a/ui/messages/redactedmessage.go
+++ b/ui/messages/redactedmessage.go
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ func (msg *RedactedMessage) Draw(screen mauview.Screen) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (msg *RedactedMessage) RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer) {}
+func (msg *RedactedMessage) RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer, prefs config.UserPreferences) {}
diff --git a/ui/messages/textmessage.go b/ui/messages/textmessage.go
index 2e27e33..0bfa27b 100644
--- a/ui/messages/textmessage.go
+++ b/ui/messages/textmessage.go
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@ func (msg *TextMessage) Draw(screen mauview.Screen) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (msg *TextMessage) RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer) {}
+func (msg *TextMessage) RegisterMatrix(matrix ifc.MatrixContainer, prefs config.UserPreferences) {}