1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/relations.py b/synapse/handlers/relations.py
index 444b795872..642f7acf97 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/relations.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/relations.py
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ class RelationsHandler:
                 config=serialize_options,
             ),
         }
+
+        if recurse:
+            return_value["recursion_depth"] = 3
+
         if include_original_event:
             # Do not bundle aggregations when retrieving the original event because
             # we want the content before relations are applied to it.