diff --git a/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message.cpp b/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message.cpp
index c75adc429..030e997a2 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message.cpp
+++ b/src/chat/chat-message/chat-message.cpp
@@ -186,19 +186,17 @@ void ChatMessagePrivate::setFileTransferFilepath (const string &path) {
 
 const string &ChatMessagePrivate::getAppdata () const {
 	for (const Content *c : contents) {
-		if (c->getContentType().isFile()) {
-			FileContent *fileContent = (FileContent *)c;
-			return fileContent->getAppData("legacy");
+		if (c->getContentType().isFile() || c->getContentType() == ContentType::FileTransfer) {
+			return c->getAppData("legacy");
 		}
 	}
 	return Utils::getEmptyConstRefObject<string>();
 }
 
 void ChatMessagePrivate::setAppdata (const string &data) {
-	for (const Content *c : contents) {
-		if (c->getContentType().isFile()) {
-			FileContent *fileContent = (FileContent *)c;
-			fileContent->setAppData("legacy", data);
+	for (Content *c : contents) {
+		if (c->getContentType().isFile() || c->getContentType() == ContentType::FileTransfer) {
+			c->setAppData("legacy", data);
 			break;
 		}
 	}