diff --git a/src/models/thread.ts b/src/models/thread.ts
index 1428980bc..25941ad5a 100644
--- a/src/models/thread.ts
+++ b/src/models/thread.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ export enum ThreadEvent {
     Update = "Thread.update"
 }
 
+interface ISerialisedThread {
+    id: string;
+    tails: string[];
+}
+
 /**
  * @experimental
  */
@@ -199,6 +204,13 @@ export class Thread extends EventEmitter {
         return this.timelineSet.findEventById(eventId) instanceof MatrixEvent;
     }
 
+    public toJson(): ISerialisedThread {
+        return {
+            id: this.id,
+            tails: Array.from(this.tail),
+        };
+    }
+
     public on(event: ThreadEvent, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this {
         super.on(event, listener);
         return this;