diff --git a/pkg/connector/handlegchat.go b/pkg/connector/handlegchat.go
index 7438746..3541f97 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/handlegchat.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handlegchat.go
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ func (c *GChatClient) onStreamEvent(ctx context.Context, raw any) {
 			Data:            msg,
 			ConvertEditFunc: c.ConvertEdit,
 		})
+	case proto.Event_MESSAGE_DELETED:
+		msg := evt.Body.GetMessageDeleted()
+		eventMeta := c.makeEventMeta(evt, bridgev2.RemoteEventMessageRemove, "", msg.Timestamp)
+		c.userLogin.Bridge.QueueRemoteEvent(c.userLogin, &simplevent.Message[*proto.Message]{
+			EventMeta:     eventMeta,
+			TargetMessage: networkid.MessageID(msg.MessageId.MessageId),
+		})
 	}
 
 	c.setPortalRevision(ctx, evt)
diff --git a/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go b/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
index fa97137..96c1df3 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	_ bridgev2.EditHandlingNetworkAPI     = (*GChatClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.ReactionHandlingNetworkAPI = (*GChatClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.EditHandlingNetworkAPI      = (*GChatClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.ReactionHandlingNetworkAPI  = (*GChatClient)(nil)
+	_ bridgev2.RedactionHandlingNetworkAPI = (*GChatClient)(nil)
 )
 
 func portalToGroupId(portal *bridgev2.Portal) (*proto.GroupId, error) {
@@ -72,17 +73,7 @@ func (c *GChatClient) HandleMatrixMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.Mat
 			topicId = string(msg.ThreadRoot.ID)
 		}
 		messageInfo.ReplyTo = &proto.SendReplyTarget{
-			Id: &proto.MessageId{
-				ParentId: &proto.MessageParentId{
-					Parent: &proto.MessageParentId_TopicId{
-						TopicId: &proto.TopicId{
-							GroupId: groupId,
-							TopicId: topicId,
-						},
-					},
-				},
-				MessageId: replyToId,
-			},
+			Id:         c.makeMessageId(msg.Portal, topicId, replyToId),
 			CreateTime: msg.ReplyTo.Timestamp.UnixMicro(),
 		}
 	}
@@ -146,11 +137,6 @@ func (c *GChatClient) HandleMatrixMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.Mat
 }
 
 func (c *GChatClient) HandleMatrixEdit(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixEdit) error {
-	groupId, err := portalToGroupId(msg.Portal)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	text, entities := c.msgConv.ToGChat(ctx, msg.Content)
 	msgId := string(msg.EditTarget.ID)
 	threadId := string(msg.EditTarget.ThreadRoot)
@@ -158,18 +144,8 @@ func (c *GChatClient) HandleMatrixEdit(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.Matrix
 	if threadId != "" {
 		topicId = threadId
 	}
-	res, err := c.client.EditMessage(ctx, &proto.EditMessageRequest{
-		MessageId: &proto.MessageId{
-			ParentId: &proto.MessageParentId{
-				Parent: &proto.MessageParentId_TopicId{
-					TopicId: &proto.TopicId{
-						GroupId: groupId,
-						TopicId: topicId,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			MessageId: msgId,
-		},
+	_, err := c.client.EditMessage(ctx, &proto.EditMessageRequest{
+		MessageId:   c.makeMessageId(msg.Portal, topicId, msgId),
 		TextBody:    text,
 		Annotations: entities,
 		MessageInfo: &proto.MessageInfo{
@@ -179,7 +155,22 @@ func (c *GChatClient) HandleMatrixEdit(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.Matrix
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_ = res
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *GChatClient) HandleMatrixMessageRemove(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMessageRemove) error {
+	msgId := string(msg.TargetMessage.ID)
+	threadId := string(msg.TargetMessage.ThreadRoot)
+	topicId := msgId
+	if threadId != "" {
+		topicId = threadId
+	}
+	_, err := c.client.DeleteMessage(ctx, &proto.DeleteMessageRequest{
+		MessageId: c.makeMessageId(msg.Portal, topicId, msgId),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -213,26 +204,11 @@ func (c *GChatClient) HandleMatrixReactionRemove(ctx context.Context, msg *bridg
 }
 
 func (c *GChatClient) doHandleMatrixReaction(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal, topicId, messageId, emoji string, typ proto.UpdateReactionRequest_ReactionUpdateType) error {
-	groupId, err := portalToGroupId(portal)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if topicId == "" {
 		topicId = messageId
 	}
-	_, err = c.client.UpdateReaction(ctx, &proto.UpdateReactionRequest{
-		MessageId: &proto.MessageId{
-			ParentId: &proto.MessageParentId{
-				Parent: &proto.MessageParentId_TopicId{
-					TopicId: &proto.TopicId{
-						GroupId: groupId,
-						TopicId: topicId,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			MessageId: messageId,
-		},
+	_, err := c.client.UpdateReaction(ctx, &proto.UpdateReactionRequest{
+		MessageId: c.makeMessageId(portal, topicId, messageId),
 		Emoji: &proto.Emoji{
 			Content: &proto.Emoji_Unicode{
 				Unicode: emoji,
diff --git a/pkg/connector/ids.go b/pkg/connector/ids.go
index ec24fc8..6ea18b7 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/ids.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/ids.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package connector
 
 import (
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/prototext"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/networkid"
 
 	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-googlechat/pkg/gchatmeow/proto"
@@ -12,3 +14,19 @@ func (c *GChatClient) makePortalKey(evt *proto.Event) networkid.PortalKey {
 		Receiver: c.userLogin.ID,
 	}
 }
+
+func (c *GChatClient) makeMessageId(portal *bridgev2.Portal, topicId, msgId string) *proto.MessageId {
+	groupId := &proto.GroupId{}
+	prototext.Unmarshal([]byte(portal.ID), groupId)
+	return &proto.MessageId{
+		ParentId: &proto.MessageParentId{
+			Parent: &proto.MessageParentId_TopicId{
+				TopicId: &proto.TopicId{
+					GroupId: groupId,
+					TopicId: topicId,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		MessageId: msgId,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gchatmeow/api.go b/pkg/gchatmeow/api.go
index aa73f86..1eade8b 100644
--- a/pkg/gchatmeow/api.go
+++ b/pkg/gchatmeow/api.go
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ func (c *Client) EditMessage(ctx context.Context, request *proto.EditMessageRequ
 	return response, c.gcRequest(ctx, "edit_message", request, response)
 }
 
+func (c *Client) DeleteMessage(ctx context.Context, request *proto.DeleteMessageRequest) (*proto.DeleteMessageResponse, error) {
+	request.RequestHeader = c.gcRequestHeader
+	response := &proto.DeleteMessageResponse{}
+	return response, c.gcRequest(ctx, "delete_message", request, response)
+}
+
 func (c *Client) GetGroup(ctx context.Context, request *proto.GetGroupRequest) (*proto.GetGroupResponse, error) {
 	request.RequestHeader = c.gcRequestHeader
 	response := &proto.GetGroupResponse{}
diff --git a/pkg/gchatmeow/session.go b/pkg/gchatmeow/session.go
index 308a819..fd308f5 100644
--- a/pkg/gchatmeow/session.go
+++ b/pkg/gchatmeow/session.go
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	connectTimeout   = 30 * time.Second
-	requestTimeout   = 30 * time.Second
+	timeout          = 90 * time.Second
 	maxRetries       = 3
 	originURL        = "https://chat.google.com"
 	latestChromeVer  = "114"
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ func NewSession(cookies *Cookies, proxyURL string, userAgent string) (*Session,
 			TLSClientConfig:    nil, // equivalent to ssl=False in Python
 			DisableCompression: true,
 		},
-		Timeout: connectTimeout,
+		Timeout: timeout,
 	}
 
 	return &Session{