diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/messages/message-forward.ts b/packages/client/src/types/messages/message-forward.ts
index 868eeb9d..e79cbb23 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types/messages/message-forward.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/messages/message-forward.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { MtTypeAssertionError, tl } from '@mtcute/core'
 import { makeInspectable } from '../../utils/inspectable.js'
 import { memoizeGetters } from '../../utils/memoize.js'
 import { Chat } from '../peers/chat.js'
+import { parsePeer, PeerSender } from '../peers/peer.js'
 import { PeersIndex } from '../peers/peers-index.js'
-import { User } from '../peers/user.js'
 import { _messageMediaFromTl } from './message-media.js'
 
 /**
@@ -27,20 +27,16 @@ export class MessageForwardInfo {
      * Sender of the original message (either user or a channel)
      * or their name (for users with private forwards)
      */
-    get sender(): User | Chat | string {
+    get sender(): PeerSender {
         if (this.raw.fromName) {
-            return this.raw.fromName
+            return {
+                type: 'anonymous',
+                displayName: this.raw.fromName,
+            }
         }
 
         if (this.raw.fromId) {
-            switch (this.raw.fromId._) {
-                case 'peerChannel':
-                    return new Chat(this._peers.chat(this.raw.fromId.channelId))
-                case 'peerUser':
-                    return new User(this._peers.user(this.raw.fromId.userId))
-                default:
-                    throw new MtTypeAssertionError('raw.fwdFrom.fromId', 'peerUser | peerChannel', this.raw.fromId._)
-            }
+            return parsePeer(this.raw.fromId, this._peers)
         }
 
         throw new MtTypeAssertionError('MessageForwardInfo', 'to have fromId or fromName', 'neither')
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@ export class MessageForwardInfo {
      * For "saved" messages (i.e. messages forwarded to yourself,
      * "Saved Messages"), the peer where the message was originally sent
      */
-    fromChat(): User | Chat | null {
+    fromChat(): Chat | null {
         if (!this.raw.savedFromPeer) return null
 
         return Chat._parseFromPeer(this.raw.savedFromPeer, this._peers)
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/messages/message-replies.ts b/packages/client/src/types/messages/message-replies.ts
index 5e7644d4..652385be 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types/messages/message-replies.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/messages/message-replies.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ import { getMarkedPeerId, tl } from '@mtcute/core'
 
 import { makeInspectable } from '../../utils/inspectable.js'
 import { memoizeGetters } from '../../utils/memoize.js'
-import { Chat } from '../peers/chat.js'
+import { parsePeer, Peer } from '../peers/peer.js'
 import { PeersIndex } from '../peers/peers-index.js'
-import { User } from '../peers/user.js'
 
 /**
  * Information about replies to a message
@@ -65,19 +64,8 @@ export class MessageRepliesInfo {
     /**
      * Last few commenters to the post (usually 3)
      */
-    get repliers(): (User | Chat)[] {
-        return (
-            this.raw.recentRepliers?.map((it) => {
-                switch (it._) {
-                    case 'peerUser':
-                        return new User(this._peers.user(it.userId))
-                    case 'peerChannel':
-                        return new Chat(this._peers.chat(it.channelId))
-                    default:
-                        throw new Error('Unexpected peer type: ' + it._)
-                }
-            }) ?? []
-        )
+    get repliers(): Peer[] {
+        return this.raw.recentRepliers?.map((it) => parsePeer(it, this._peers)) ?? []
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/messages/message.ts b/packages/client/src/types/messages/message.ts
index 22a533e0..fa23ee3b 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types/messages/message.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/messages/message.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-import {
-    assertNever,
-    getMarkedPeerId,
-    MtArgumentError,
-    MtTypeAssertionError,
-    tl,
-    toggleChannelIdMark,
-} from '@mtcute/core'
+import { assertNever, getMarkedPeerId, MtArgumentError, tl, toggleChannelIdMark } from '@mtcute/core'
 import { assertTypeIsNot } from '@mtcute/core/utils.js'
 
 import { makeInspectable } from '../../utils/index.js'
@@ -13,6 +6,7 @@ import { memoizeGetters } from '../../utils/memoize.js'
 import { BotKeyboard, ReplyMarkup } from '../bots/keyboards.js'
 import { TextWithEntities } from '../misc/index.js'
 import { Chat } from '../peers/chat.js'
+import { parsePeer, Peer } from '../peers/peer.js'
 import { PeersIndex } from '../peers/peers-index.js'
 import { User } from '../peers/user.js'
 import { _messageActionFromTl, MessageAction } from './message-action.js'
@@ -114,7 +108,7 @@ export class Message {
      * If the message is a forwarded channel post,
      * sender is the channel itself.
      */
-    get sender(): User | Chat {
+    get sender(): Peer {
         const from = this.raw.fromId
 
         if (!from) {
@@ -125,14 +119,8 @@ export class Message {
             // anon admin, return the chat
             return this.chat
         }
-        switch (from._) {
-            case 'peerChannel': // forwarded channel post or anon
-                return new Chat(this._peers.chat(from.channelId))
-            case 'peerUser':
-                return new User(this._peers.user(from.userId))
-            default:
-                throw new MtTypeAssertionError('raw.fromId', 'peerUser | peerChannel', from._)
-        }
+
+        return parsePeer(from, this._peers)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/messages/replied-message.ts b/packages/client/src/types/messages/replied-message.ts
index 6ed02758..13b3b517 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types/messages/replied-message.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/messages/replied-message.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { MtTypeAssertionError, tl } from '@mtcute/core'
 import { makeInspectable } from '../../utils/inspectable.js'
 import { memoizeGetters } from '../../utils/memoize.js'
 import { Chat } from '../peers/chat.js'
+import { PeerSender } from '../peers/peer.js'
 import { PeersIndex } from '../peers/peers-index.js'
 import { User } from '../peers/user.js'
 import { MessageEntity } from './message-entity.js'
@@ -27,12 +28,12 @@ export interface _RepliedMessageAssertionsByOrigin {
     other_chat: {
         id: number
         chat: Chat
-        sender: User | Chat | string
+        sender: PeerSender
     }
     private: {
         id: null
         chat: null
-        sender: User | Chat | string
+        sender: PeerSender
     }
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ export class RepliedMessageInfo {
             }
         }
 
-        return true
+        return false
     }
 
     /**
@@ -128,12 +129,15 @@ export class RepliedMessageInfo {
      *
      * `null` if the sender is not available (for `same_chat` origin)
      */
-    get sender(): User | Chat | string | null {
+    get sender(): PeerSender | null {
         const { replyFrom, replyToPeerId } = this.raw
         if (!replyFrom && !replyToPeerId) return null
 
         if (replyFrom?.fromName) {
-            return replyFrom.fromName
+            return {
+                type: 'anonymous',
+                displayName: replyFrom.fromName,
+            }
         }
 
         const peer = replyFrom?.fromId ?? replyToPeerId
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/peers/forum-topic.ts b/packages/client/src/types/peers/forum-topic.ts
index a4bd400b..b9726caf 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types/peers/forum-topic.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/peers/forum-topic.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import { MtTypeAssertionError, tl } from '@mtcute/core'
+import { tl } from '@mtcute/core'
 
 import { hasValueAtKey, makeInspectable } from '../../utils/index.js'
 import { memoizeGetters } from '../../utils/memoize.js'
 import { MtMessageNotFoundError } from '../errors.js'
 import { DraftMessage, Message } from '../messages/index.js'
-import { Chat } from './chat.js'
+import { parsePeer, Peer } from './peer.js'
 import { PeersIndex } from './peers-index.js'
-import { User } from './user.js'
 
 export class ForumTopic {
     static COLOR_BLUE = 0x6fb9f0
@@ -108,15 +107,8 @@ export class ForumTopic {
     /**
      * Creator of the topic
      */
-    get creator(): User | Chat {
-        switch (this.raw.fromId._) {
-            case 'peerUser':
-                return new User(this._peers.user(this.raw.fromId.userId))
-            case 'peerChat':
-                return new Chat(this._peers.chat(this.raw.fromId.chatId))
-            default:
-                throw new MtTypeAssertionError('ForumTopic#creator', 'peerUser | peerChat', this.raw.fromId._)
-        }
+    get creator(): Peer {
+        return parsePeer(this.raw.fromId, this._peers)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/peers/index.ts b/packages/client/src/types/peers/index.ts
index 70cae46a..c86d7ab2 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types/peers/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/peers/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { tl } from '@mtcute/core'
-
 export * from './chat.js'
 export * from './chat-event/index.js'
 export * from './chat-invite-link.js'
@@ -10,33 +8,7 @@ export * from './chat-permissions.js'
 export * from './chat-photo.js'
 export * from './chat-preview.js'
 export * from './forum-topic.js'
+export * from './peer.js'
 export * from './peers-index.js'
 export * from './typing-status.js'
 export * from './user.js'
-
-/**
- * More extensive peer types, that differentiate between
- * users and bots, channels and supergroups.
- */
-export type PeerType = 'user' | 'bot' | 'group' | 'channel' | 'supergroup'
-
-/**
- * Type that can be used as an input peer to most of the high-level methods. Can be:
- *  - `number`, representing peer's marked ID*
- *  - `string`, representing peer's username (without preceding `@`)
- *  - `string`, representing user's phone number
- *  - `"me"` and `"self"` which will be replaced with the current user/bot
- *  - Any object with `inputPeer: tl.TypeInputPeer` property
- *  - Raw TL object
- *
- * > * Telegram has moved to int64 IDs. Though, Levin [has confirmed](https://t.me/tdlibchat/25071)
- * > that new IDs *will* still fit into int53, meaning JS integers are fine.
- */
-export type InputPeerLike =
-    | string
-    | number
-    | tl.TypePeer
-    | tl.TypeInputPeer
-    | tl.TypeInputUser
-    | tl.TypeInputChannel
-    | { inputPeer: tl.TypeInputPeer }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/peers/peer.ts b/packages/client/src/types/peers/peer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3e1f1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/peers/peer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { tl } from '@mtcute/core'
+
+import { Chat } from './chat.js'
+import { PeersIndex } from './peers-index.js'
+import { User } from './user.js'
+
+/**
+ * More extensive peer types, that differentiate between
+ * users and bots, channels and supergroups.
+ */
+export type PeerType = 'user' | 'bot' | 'group' | 'channel' | 'supergroup'
+
+/**
+ * Type that can be used as an input peer to most of the high-level methods. Can be:
+ *  - `number`, representing peer's marked ID*
+ *  - `string`, representing peer's username (without preceding `@`)
+ *  - `string`, representing user's phone number
+ *  - `"me"` and `"self"` which will be replaced with the current user/bot
+ *  - Any object with `inputPeer: tl.TypeInputPeer` property
+ *  - Raw TL object
+ *
+ * > * Telegram has moved to int64 IDs. Though, Levin [has confirmed](https://t.me/tdlibchat/25071)
+ * > that new IDs *will* still fit into int53, meaning JS integers are fine.
+ */
+export type InputPeerLike =
+    | string
+    | number
+    | tl.TypePeer
+    | tl.TypeInputPeer
+    | tl.TypeInputUser
+    | tl.TypeInputChannel
+    | { inputPeer: tl.TypeInputPeer }
+
+/**
+ * Peer (a user or a chat)
+ *
+ * Type of the peer can be determined by the `.type` property
+ */
+export type Peer = User | Chat
+
+/**
+ * An object representing an anonymous sender (e.g. for users that have forwards hidden)
+ */
+export interface AnonymousSender {
+    readonly type: 'anonymous'
+
+    /**
+     * Name of the anonymous sender that should be displayed
+     */
+    readonly displayName: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * Object representing a sender of a forwarded message,
+ * which can be either a {@link Peer} or an {@link AnonymousSender}
+ */
+export type PeerSender = Peer | AnonymousSender
+
+/**
+ * Given a `tl.TypePeer`, return a {@link Peer} object ({@link User} or {@link Chat})
+ */
+export function parsePeer(peer: tl.TypePeer, index: PeersIndex): Peer {
+    switch (peer._) {
+        case 'peerUser':
+            return new User(index.user(peer.userId))
+        case 'peerChat':
+            return new Chat(index.chat(peer.chatId))
+        case 'peerChannel':
+            return new Chat(index.chat(peer.channelId))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/stories/peer-stories.ts b/packages/client/src/types/stories/peer-stories.ts
index d6a173d1..11dc6fd9 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types/stories/peer-stories.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/stories/peer-stories.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { tl } from '@mtcute/core'
 
 import { assertTypeIs, makeInspectable } from '../../utils/index.js'
 import { memoizeGetters } from '../../utils/memoize.js'
-import { Chat, PeersIndex, User } from '../peers/index.js'
+import { parsePeer, Peer, PeersIndex } from '../peers/index.js'
 import { Story } from './story.js'
 
 export class PeerStories {
@@ -14,15 +14,8 @@ export class PeerStories {
     /**
      * Peer that owns these stories.
      */
-    get peer(): User | Chat {
-        switch (this.raw.peer._) {
-            case 'peerUser':
-                return new User(this._peers.user(this.raw.peer.userId))
-            case 'peerChat':
-                return new Chat(this._peers.chat(this.raw.peer.chatId))
-            case 'peerChannel':
-                return new Chat(this._peers.chat(this.raw.peer.channelId))
-        }
+    get peer(): Peer {
+        return parsePeer(this.raw.peer, this._peers)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/updates/delete-story-update.ts b/packages/client/src/types/updates/delete-story-update.ts
index eedd9023..1075d663 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types/updates/delete-story-update.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/updates/delete-story-update.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { tl } from '@mtcute/core'
 
-import { Chat, PeersIndex, User } from '../../types/peers/index.js'
+import { parsePeer, Peer, PeersIndex } from '../../types/peers/index.js'
 import { makeInspectable } from '../../utils/index.js'
 import { memoizeGetters } from '../../utils/memoize.js'
 
@@ -16,15 +16,8 @@ export class DeleteStoryUpdate {
     /**
      * Peer that owns these stories.
      */
-    get peer(): User | Chat {
-        switch (this.raw.peer._) {
-            case 'peerUser':
-                return new User(this._peers.user(this.raw.peer.userId))
-            case 'peerChat':
-                return new Chat(this._peers.chat(this.raw.peer.chatId))
-            case 'peerChannel':
-                return new Chat(this._peers.chat(this.raw.peer.channelId))
-        }
+    get peer(): Peer {
+        return parsePeer(this.raw.peer, this._peers)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/updates/poll-vote.ts b/packages/client/src/types/updates/poll-vote.ts
index 503d3a12..476fda3f 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types/updates/poll-vote.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/updates/poll-vote.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { MtUnsupportedError, tl } from '@mtcute/core'
-import { assertTypeIs } from '@mtcute/core/utils.js'
 
 import { makeInspectable } from '../../utils/index.js'
 import { memoizeGetters } from '../../utils/memoize.js'
-import { Chat, PeersIndex, User } from '../peers/index.js'
+import { parsePeer, Peer, PeersIndex } from '../peers/index.js'
 
 /**
  * Some user has voted in a public poll.
@@ -27,14 +26,8 @@ export class PollVoteUpdate {
     /**
      * Peer who has voted
      */
-    get peer(): User | Chat {
-        if (this.raw.peer._ === 'peerUser') {
-            return new User(this._peers.user(this.raw.peer.userId))
-        }
-
-        assertTypeIs('PollVoteUpdate.peer', this.raw.peer, 'peerChannel')
-
-        return new Chat(this._peers.chat(this.raw.peer.channelId))
+    get peer(): Peer {
+        return parsePeer(this.raw.peer, this._peers)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/client/src/types/updates/story-update.ts b/packages/client/src/types/updates/story-update.ts
index b9f1e787..2d7e4db3 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/types/updates/story-update.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/types/updates/story-update.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { tl } from '@mtcute/core'
 
-import { Chat, PeersIndex, User } from '../../types/peers/index.js'
+import { parsePeer, Peer, PeersIndex } from '../../types/peers/index.js'
 import { Story } from '../../types/stories/index.js'
 import { assertTypeIs, makeInspectable } from '../../utils/index.js'
 import { memoizeGetters } from '../../utils/memoize.js'
@@ -20,15 +20,8 @@ export class StoryUpdate {
     /**
      * Peer that owns these stories.
      */
-    get peer(): User | Chat {
-        switch (this.raw.peer._) {
-            case 'peerUser':
-                return new User(this._peers.user(this.raw.peer.userId))
-            case 'peerChat':
-                return new Chat(this._peers.chat(this.raw.peer.chatId))
-            case 'peerChannel':
-                return new Chat(this._peers.chat(this.raw.peer.channelId))
-        }
+    get peer(): Peer {
+        return parsePeer(this.raw.peer, this._peers)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/dispatcher/src/context/message.ts b/packages/dispatcher/src/context/message.ts
index b02f45e0..bac6b13c 100644
--- a/packages/dispatcher/src/context/message.ts
+++ b/packages/dispatcher/src/context/message.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-import {
-    Chat,
-    Message,
-    MtPeerNotFoundError,
-    OmitInputMessageId,
-    ParametersSkip1,
-    TelegramClient,
-    User,
-} from '@mtcute/client'
+import { Message, MtPeerNotFoundError, OmitInputMessageId, ParametersSkip1, Peer, TelegramClient } from '@mtcute/client'
 import { DeleteMessagesParams } from '@mtcute/client/src/methods/messages/delete-messages.js'
 import { ForwardMessageOptions } from '@mtcute/client/src/methods/messages/forward-messages.js'
 import { SendCopyParams } from '@mtcute/client/src/methods/messages/send-copy.js'
@@ -53,7 +45,7 @@ export class MessageContext extends Message implements UpdateContext<Message> {
      *
      * Learn more: [Incomplete peers](https://mtcute.dev/guide/topics/peers.html#incomplete-peers)
      */
-    async getSender(): Promise<User | Chat> {
+    async getCompleteSender(): Promise<Peer> {
         if (!this.sender.isMin) return this.sender
 
         let res
diff --git a/packages/dispatcher/src/filters/message.ts b/packages/dispatcher/src/filters/message.ts
index 562900e2..b374bf9b 100644
--- a/packages/dispatcher/src/filters/message.ts
+++ b/packages/dispatcher/src/filters/message.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 // ^^ will be looked into in MTQ-29
 import {
     _RepliedMessageAssertionsByOrigin,
-    Chat,
     MaybeArray,
     Message,
     MessageAction,
     MessageMediaType,
+    Peer,
     RawDocument,
     RawLocation,
     RepliedMessageInfo,
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export const action = <T extends Exclude<MessageAction, null>['type']>(
         action: Extract<MessageAction, { type: T }>
         sender: T extends 'user_joined_link' | 'user_removed' | 'history_cleared' | 'contact_joined' | 'bot_allowed'
             ? User
-            : User | Chat
+            : Peer
     }
 > => {
     if (Array.isArray(type)) {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export const withCompleteSender =
     ): UpdateFilter<MessageContext, Mod, State> =>
         async (msg, state) => {
             try {
-                await msg.getSender()
+                await msg.getCompleteSender()
             } catch (e) {
                 return false
             }
diff --git a/packages/dispatcher/src/state/key.ts b/packages/dispatcher/src/state/key.ts
index fab9f302..b82ca6c1 100644
--- a/packages/dispatcher/src/state/key.ts
+++ b/packages/dispatcher/src/state/key.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { assertNever, Chat, MaybeAsync, User } from '@mtcute/client'
+import { assertNever, MaybeAsync, Peer } from '@mtcute/client'
 
 import { CallbackQueryContext, MessageContext } from '../context/index.js'
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { CallbackQueryContext, MessageContext } from '../context/index.js'
  * @param msg  Message or callback from which to derive the key
  * @param scene  Current scene UID, or `null` if none
  */
-export type StateKeyDelegate = (upd: MessageContext | CallbackQueryContext | User | Chat) => MaybeAsync<string | null>
+export type StateKeyDelegate = (upd: MessageContext | CallbackQueryContext | Peer) => MaybeAsync<string | null>
 
 /**
  * Default state key delegate.