diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 213a62b..55a4d32 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = 'com.flexcodelabs'
-version = '0.0.64'
+version = '0.0.65'
 description = 'Flextuma App'
 
 java {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/dtos/WhatsAppConversationDTO.java b/src/main/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/dtos/WhatsAppConversationDTO.java
index 43edf3a..57ae476 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/dtos/WhatsAppConversationDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/dtos/WhatsAppConversationDTO.java
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ public record WhatsAppConversationDTO(
         String fromNumber,
         String contactName,
         String lastMessageContent,
+        /** WhatsApp message type ("text", "image", "sticker", ...) of the last message. The
+         * frontend uses this to render a type icon + label when {@code lastMessageContent} is
+         * null (a media message with no caption). */
+        String lastMessageType,
         LocalDateTime lastMessageAt,
         long unreadCount) {
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/services/WhatsAppInboxMessageService.java b/src/main/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/services/WhatsAppInboxMessageService.java
index 360c4e1..49d2110 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/services/WhatsAppInboxMessageService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/services/WhatsAppInboxMessageService.java
@@ -98,10 +98,11 @@ public WhatsAppInboxMessage markAsRead(UUID id) {
 
     private static final int CONVERSATION_SCAN_LIMIT = 2000;
 
-    /** A media message with no caption has null content; fall back to a type label for the preview. */
-    private String displayContent(WhatsAppInboxMessage message) {
+    /** Null when a media message has no caption; the frontend then renders a type icon + label
+     * from {@code lastMessageType} instead of this text. */
+    private String previewContent(WhatsAppInboxMessage message) {
         String content = message.getContent();
-        return content != null && !content.isBlank() ? content : "[" + message.getMessageType() + "]";
+        return content != null && !content.isBlank() ? content : null;
     }
 
     // findAllPaginated below is called on `this`, which bypasses the Spring proxy that backs
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ public Pagination<WhatsAppConversationDTO> listConversations(int page, int pageS
                     .phoneNumberId(message.getConfig().getPhoneNumberId())
                     .fromNumber(message.getFromNumber())
                     .contactName(message.getContactName())
-                    .lastMessageContent(displayContent(message))
+                    .lastMessageContent(previewContent(message))
+                    .lastMessageType(message.getMessageType())
                     .lastMessageAt(message.getReceivedAt())
                     .build());
         }
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ public Pagination<WhatsAppConversationDTO> listConversations(int page, int pageS
                             .fromNumber(summary.fromNumber())
                             .contactName(summary.contactName())
                             .lastMessageContent(summary.lastMessageContent())
+                            .lastMessageType(summary.lastMessageType())
                             .lastMessageAt(summary.lastMessageAt())
                             .unreadCount(unreadCounts.getOrDefault(entry.getKey(), 0L))
                             .build();
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/services/WhatsAppInboxMessageServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/services/WhatsAppInboxMessageServiceTest.java
index 2084374..e38f88d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/services/WhatsAppInboxMessageServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/flexcodelabs/flextuma/modules/whatsapp/services/WhatsAppInboxMessageServiceTest.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void listConversations_shouldGroupByConfigAndFromNumber_andCountUnread() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void listConversations_shouldFallBackToTypeLabel_whenMediaMessageHasNoCaption() {
+    void listConversations_shouldExposeTypeAndNullContent_whenMediaMessageHasNoCaption() {
         WhatsAppWebhookConfig config = new WhatsAppWebhookConfig();
         config.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
 
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ void listConversations_shouldFallBackToTypeLabel_whenMediaMessageHasNoCaption()
 
         Pagination<WhatsAppConversationDTO> result = service.listConversations(0, 25);
 
-        assertEquals("[image]", result.getData().get(0).lastMessageContent());
+        assertEquals(null, result.getData().get(0).lastMessageContent());
+        assertEquals("image", result.getData().get(0).lastMessageType());
     }
 
     @Test