diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/file_type.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/file_type.test.tsx
index 8d4fd4c0eabde..8d2c782ee0aae 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/file_type.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/file_type.test.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('getFileType', () => {
       icon: 'document',
       displayName: 'File Attachment Type',
       getAttachmentViewObject: expect.any(Function),
+      getAttachmentRemovalObject: expect.any(Function),
     });
   });
 
@@ -184,4 +185,11 @@ describe('getFileType', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getFileAttachmentRemovalObject', () => {
+    it('event renders the right message', async () => {
+      // @ts-ignore
+      expect(fileType.getAttachmentRemovalObject().event).toBe('removed file');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/file_type.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/file_type.tsx
index 271bf3008e70e..f8b434d984861 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/file_type.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/file_type.tsx
@@ -103,4 +103,5 @@ export const getFileType = (): ExternalReferenceAttachmentType => ({
   icon: 'document',
   displayName: 'File Attachment Type',
   getAttachmentViewObject: getFileAttachmentViewObject,
+  getAttachmentRemovalObject: () => ({ event: i18n.REMOVED_FILE }),
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/translations.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/translations.tsx
index 4023c5b18cea8..2fd8ed28c6aa4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/translations.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/files/translations.tsx
@@ -113,3 +113,7 @@ export const DELETE = i18n.translate('xpack.cases.caseView.files.delete', {
 export const DELETE_FILE_TITLE = i18n.translate('xpack.cases.caseView.files.deleteThisFile', {
   defaultMessage: 'Delete this file?',
 });
+
+export const REMOVED_FILE = i18n.translate('xpack.cases.caseView.files.removedFile', {
+  defaultMessage: 'removed file',
+});