diff --git a/lib/utils/message-ops-utils.js b/lib/utils/message-ops-utils.js
--- a/lib/utils/message-ops-utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/message-ops-utils.js
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 // @flow
 
+import invariant from 'invariant';
+import _keyBy from 'lodash/fp/keyBy';
+
 import { messageID } from '../shared/message-utils';
 import { messageSpecs } from '../shared/messages/message-specs';
-import type { Media, ClientDBMediaInfo, Image } from '../types/media-types';
+import type {
+  Media,
+  ClientDBMediaInfo,
+  Image,
+  Video,
+} from '../types/media-types';
 import {
   type ClientDBMessageInfo,
   type RawMessageInfo,
@@ -11,6 +19,7 @@
   type MessageStoreOperation,
   type ClientDBMessageStoreOperation,
 } from '../types/message-types';
+import type { MediaMessageServerDBContent } from '../types/messages/media.js';
 
 function translateMediaToClientDBMediaInfos(
   media: $ReadOnlyArray<Media>,
@@ -66,6 +75,63 @@
   };
 }
 
+function translateClientDBMediaInfosToMedia(
+  clientDBMessageInfo: ClientDBMessageInfo,
+): $ReadOnlyArray<Media> {
+  if (parseInt(clientDBMessageInfo.type) === messageTypes.IMAGES) {
+    invariant(clientDBMessageInfo.media_infos, 'media_infos must exist');
+    return clientDBMessageInfo.media_infos.map(
+      translateClientDBMediaInfoToImage,
+    );
+  }
+  invariant(clientDBMessageInfo.media_infos, 'media_infos must exist');
+  const mediaInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<ClientDBMediaInfo> =
+    clientDBMessageInfo.media_infos;
+  const mediaMap = _keyBy('id')(mediaInfos);
+
+  invariant(clientDBMessageInfo.content, 'content must exist');
+  const messageContent: $ReadOnlyArray<MediaMessageServerDBContent> = JSON.parse(
+    clientDBMessageInfo.content,
+  );
+
+  const translatedMedia = [];
+  for (const media of messageContent) {
+    if (media.type === 'photo') {
+      const extras = JSON.parse(mediaMap[media.uploadID].extras);
+      const { dimensions } = extras;
+
+      const image: Image = {
+        id: media.uploadID,
+        uri: mediaMap[media.uploadID].uri,
+        type: 'photo',
+        dimensions,
+      };
+      translatedMedia.push(image);
+    } else if (media.type === 'video') {
+      const extras = JSON.parse(mediaMap[media.uploadID].extras);
+      const {
+        dimensions,
+        loop,
+        local_media_selection: localMediaSelection,
+      } = extras;
+
+      const video: Video = {
+        id: media.uploadID,
+        uri: mediaMap[media.uploadID].uri,
+        type: 'video',
+        dimensions,
+        loop,
+        thumbnailID: media.thumbnailUploadID,
+        thumbnailURI: mediaMap[media.thumbnailUploadID].uri,
+      };
+      translatedMedia.push(
+        localMediaSelection ? { ...video, localMediaSelection } : video,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+  return translatedMedia;
+}
+
 function translateRawMessageInfoToClientDBMessageInfo(
   rawMessageInfo: RawMessageInfo,
 ): ClientDBMessageInfo {
@@ -132,4 +198,5 @@
   translateClientDBMessageInfoToRawMessageInfo,
   translateClientDBMessageInfosToRawMessageInfos,
   convertMessageStoreOperationsToClientDBOperations,
+  translateClientDBMediaInfosToMedia,
 };
diff --git a/lib/utils/message-ops-utils.test.js b/lib/utils/message-ops-utils.test.js
--- a/lib/utils/message-ops-utils.test.js
+++ b/lib/utils/message-ops-utils.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // @flow
 
-import type { RawSidebarSourceMessageInfo } from '../types/message-types';
+import type {
+  ClientDBMessageInfo,
+  RawSidebarSourceMessageInfo,
+} from '../types/message-types';
 import type { RawAddMembersMessageInfo } from '../types/messages/add-members';
 import type { RawChangeSettingsMessageInfo } from '../types/messages/change-settings';
 import type { RawCreateEntryMessageInfo } from '../types/messages/create-entry';
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@
 import {
   translateRawMessageInfoToClientDBMessageInfo,
   translateClientDBMessageInfoToRawMessageInfo,
+  translateClientDBMediaInfosToMedia,
 } from './message-ops-utils';
 
 test('TEXT: rawMessageInfo -> clientDBMessageInfo -> rawMessageInfo', () => {
@@ -379,3 +383,69 @@
     ),
   ).toStrictEqual(rawCreateSidebarMessageInfo);
 });
+
+test('Test translateClientDBMediaInfosToMedia(...) with one video', () => {
+  const clientDBMessageInfo: ClientDBMessageInfo = {
+    id: 'local0',
+    local_id: 'local0',
+    thread: '90145',
+    user: '90134',
+    type: '15',
+    future_type: null,
+    time: '1665014145088',
+    content:
+      '[{"type":"video","uploadID":"localUpload0","thumbnailUploadID":"localUpload1"}]',
+    media_infos: [
+      {
+        id: 'localUpload0',
+        uri:
+          'assets-library://asset/asset.mov?id=6F1BEA56-3875-474C-B3AF-B11DEDCBAFF2&ext=mov',
+        type: 'video',
+        extras:
+          '{"dimensions":{"height":1010,"width":576},"loop":false,"local_media_selection":{"step":"video_library","dimensions":{"height":1010,"width":576},"uri":"assets-library://asset/asset.mov?id=6F1BEA56-3875-474C-B3AF-B11DEDCBAFF2&ext=mov","filename":"IMG_0007.MOV","mediaNativeID":"6F1BEA56-3875-474C-B3AF-B11DEDCBAFF2/L0/001","duration":25.866666666666667,"selectTime":1665014144968,"sendTime":1665014144968,"retries":0}}',
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'localUpload1',
+        uri:
+          'assets-library://asset/asset.mov?id=6F1BEA56-3875-474C-B3AF-B11DEDCBAFF2&ext=mov',
+        type: 'photo',
+        extras: '{"dimensions":{"height":1010,"width":576},"loop":false}',
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+  const rawMessageInfo = {
+    type: 15,
+    threadID: '90145',
+    creatorID: '90134',
+    time: 1665014145088,
+    media: [
+      {
+        id: 'localUpload0',
+        uri:
+          'assets-library://asset/asset.mov?id=6F1BEA56-3875-474C-B3AF-B11DEDCBAFF2&ext=mov',
+        type: 'video',
+        dimensions: { height: 1010, width: 576 },
+        localMediaSelection: {
+          step: 'video_library',
+          dimensions: { height: 1010, width: 576 },
+          uri:
+            'assets-library://asset/asset.mov?id=6F1BEA56-3875-474C-B3AF-B11DEDCBAFF2&ext=mov',
+          filename: 'IMG_0007.MOV',
+          mediaNativeID: '6F1BEA56-3875-474C-B3AF-B11DEDCBAFF2/L0/001',
+          duration: 25.866666666666667,
+          selectTime: 1665014144968,
+          sendTime: 1665014144968,
+          retries: 0,
+        },
+        loop: false,
+        thumbnailID: 'localUpload1',
+        thumbnailURI:
+          'assets-library://asset/asset.mov?id=6F1BEA56-3875-474C-B3AF-B11DEDCBAFF2&ext=mov',
+      },
+    ],
+    localID: 'local0',
+  };
+  expect(translateClientDBMediaInfosToMedia(clientDBMessageInfo)).toStrictEqual(
+    rawMessageInfo.media,
+  );
+});