diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/report_event.py b/synapse/rest/client/report_event.py
index 9be5860221..ac1a63ca27 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/report_event.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/report_event.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import logging
from http import HTTPStatus
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Tuple
-from synapse.api.errors import Codes, NotFoundError, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, NotFoundError, SynapseError
from synapse.http.server import HttpServer
from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
from synapse.http.site import SynapseRequest
@@ -62,12 +62,18 @@ class ReportEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
Codes.BAD_JSON,
)
- event = await self._event_handler.get_event(
- requester.user, room_id, event_id, show_redacted=False
- )
+ try:
+ event = await self._event_handler.get_event(
+ requester.user, room_id, event_id, show_redacted=False
+ )
+ except AuthError:
+ # The event exists, but this user is not allowed to access this event.
+ event = None
+
if event is None:
raise NotFoundError(
- "Unable to report event: it does not exist or you aren't able to see it."
+ "Unable to report event: "
+ "it does not exist or you aren't able to see it."
)
await self.store.add_event_report(
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