diff --git a/flows/actions/base.go b/flows/actions/base.go
index fb6e8b107..b7265d6d5 100644
--- a/flows/actions/base.go
+++ b/flows/actions/base.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (a *baseAction) Validate() error { return nil }
 func (a *baseAction) LocalizationUUID() uuids.UUID { return uuids.UUID(a.UUID_) }
 
 // helper function for actions that send a message (text + attachments) that must be localized and evalulated
-func (a *baseAction) evaluateMessage(run flows.Run, languages []i18n.Language, actionText string, actionAttachments []string, actionQuickReplies []string, logEvent flows.EventCallback) (string, []utils.Attachment, []string, i18n.Language) {
+func (a *baseAction) evaluateMessage(run flows.Run, languages []i18n.Language, actionText string, actionAttachments []string, actionQuickReplies []string, logEvent flows.EventCallback) (*flows.MsgContent, i18n.Language) {
 	// localize and evaluate the message text
 	localizedText, txtLang := run.GetTextArray(uuids.UUID(a.UUID()), "text", []string{actionText}, languages)
 	evaluatedText, _ := run.EvaluateTemplate(localizedText[0], logEvent)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (a *baseAction) evaluateMessage(run flows.Run, languages []i18n.Language, a
 		lang = qrsLang
 	}
 
-	return evaluatedText, evaluatedAttachments, evaluatedQuickReplies, lang
+	return &flows.MsgContent{Text: evaluatedText, Attachments: evaluatedAttachments, QuickReplies: evaluatedQuickReplies}, lang
 }
 
 // helper to save a run result and log it as an event
diff --git a/flows/actions/send_broadcast.go b/flows/actions/send_broadcast.go
index 081830879..d34f421c4 100644
--- a/flows/actions/send_broadcast.go
+++ b/flows/actions/send_broadcast.go
@@ -74,12 +74,8 @@ func (a *SendBroadcastAction) Execute(run flows.Run, step flows.Step, logModifie
 	for _, language := range languages {
 		languages := []i18n.Language{language, run.Flow().Language()}
 
-		evaluatedText, evaluatedAttachments, evaluatedQuickReplies, _ := a.evaluateMessage(run, languages, a.Text, a.Attachments, a.QuickReplies, logEvent)
-		translations[language] = &flows.BroadcastTranslation{
-			Text:         evaluatedText,
-			Attachments:  evaluatedAttachments,
-			QuickReplies: evaluatedQuickReplies,
-		}
+		content, _ := a.evaluateMessage(run, languages, a.Text, a.Attachments, a.QuickReplies, logEvent)
+		translations[language] = content
 	}
 
 	// if we don't have any recipients, noop
diff --git a/flows/actions/send_msg.go b/flows/actions/send_msg.go
index 6a7e6ad69..5555f17c1 100644
--- a/flows/actions/send_msg.go
+++ b/flows/actions/send_msg.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (a *SendMsgAction) Execute(run flows.Run, step flows.Step, logModifier flow
 		unsendableReason = flows.UnsendableReasonContactStatus
 	}
 
-	evaluatedText, evaluatedAttachments, evaluatedQuickReplies, lang := a.evaluateMessage(run, nil, a.Text, a.Attachments, a.QuickReplies, logEvent)
+	content, lang := a.evaluateMessage(run, nil, a.Text, a.Attachments, a.QuickReplies, logEvent)
 	locale := currentLocale(run, lang)
 
 	destinations := run.Contact().ResolveDestinations(a.AllURNs)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (a *SendMsgAction) Execute(run flows.Run, step flows.Step, logModifier flow
 		}
 
 		if msg == nil {
-			msg = flows.NewMsgOut(urn, channelRef, evaluatedText, evaluatedAttachments, evaluatedQuickReplies, nil, a.Topic, locale, unsendableReason)
+			msg = flows.NewMsgOut(urn, channelRef, content.Text, content.Attachments, content.QuickReplies, nil, a.Topic, locale, unsendableReason)
 		}
 
 		logEvent(events.NewMsgCreated(msg))
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (a *SendMsgAction) Execute(run flows.Run, step flows.Step, logModifier flow
 	// if we couldn't find a destination, create a msg without a URN or channel and it's up to the caller
 	// to handle that as they want
 	if len(destinations) == 0 {
-		msg := flows.NewMsgOut(urns.NilURN, nil, evaluatedText, evaluatedAttachments, evaluatedQuickReplies, nil, a.Topic, locale, flows.UnsendableReasonNoDestination)
+		msg := flows.NewMsgOut(urns.NilURN, nil, content.Text, content.Attachments, content.QuickReplies, nil, a.Topic, locale, flows.UnsendableReasonNoDestination)
 		logEvent(events.NewMsgCreated(msg))
 	}
 
diff --git a/flows/msg.go b/flows/msg.go
index 7240e07c2..85fc8261d 100644
--- a/flows/msg.go
+++ b/flows/msg.go
@@ -189,17 +189,17 @@ func NewMsgTemplating(template *assets.TemplateReference, namespace string, comp
 	return &MsgTemplating{Template: template, Namespace: namespace, Components: components, Variables: variables}
 }
 
-// BroadcastTranslation is the broadcast content in a particular language
-type BroadcastTranslation struct {
+// MsgContent is message content in a particular language
+type MsgContent struct {
 	Text         string             `json:"text"`
 	Attachments  []utils.Attachment `json:"attachments,omitempty"`
 	QuickReplies []string           `json:"quick_replies,omitempty"`
 }
 
-type BroadcastTranslations map[i18n.Language]*BroadcastTranslation
+type BroadcastTranslations map[i18n.Language]*MsgContent
 
 // ForContact is a utility to help callers select the translation for a contact
-func (b BroadcastTranslations) ForContact(e envs.Environment, c *Contact, baseLanguage i18n.Language) (*BroadcastTranslation, i18n.Language) {
+func (b BroadcastTranslations) ForContact(e envs.Environment, c *Contact, baseLanguage i18n.Language) (*MsgContent, i18n.Language) {
 	// first try the contact language if it is valid
 	if c.Language() != i18n.NilLanguage && slices.Contains(e.AllowedLanguages(), c.Language()) {
 		t := b[c.Language()]
diff --git a/flows/msg_test.go b/flows/msg_test.go
index 750d156b9..477f466b0 100644
--- a/flows/msg_test.go
+++ b/flows/msg_test.go
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ func TestIVRMsgOut(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestBroadcastTranslations(t *testing.T) {
 	bcastTrans := flows.BroadcastTranslations{
-		"eng": &flows.BroadcastTranslation{Text: "Hello"},
-		"fra": &flows.BroadcastTranslation{Text: "Bonjour"},
-		"spa": &flows.BroadcastTranslation{Text: "Hola"},
+		"eng": &flows.MsgContent{Text: "Hello"},
+		"fra": &flows.MsgContent{Text: "Bonjour"},
+		"spa": &flows.MsgContent{Text: "Hola"},
 	}
 	baseLanguage := i18n.Language("eng")