diff --git a/telethon/utils.py b/telethon/utils.py
index c4c3182c..8d444118 100644
--- a/telethon/utils.py
+++ b/telethon/utils.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def get_display_name(entity):
 
     return '(unknown)'
 
+
 # For some reason, .webp (stickers' format) is not registered
 add_type('image/webp', '.webp')
 
@@ -372,6 +373,14 @@ def find_user_or_chat(peer, users, chats):
                 pass
 
 
+def find_message(update):
+    if update.message:
+        if update.message.message:
+            return update.message.message
+        return update.message
+    return None
+
+
 def get_appropriated_part_size(file_size):
     """Gets the appropriated part size when uploading or downloading files,
        given an initial file size"""