diff --git a/discord/raw_models.py b/discord/raw_models.py
index 8d3ad328f..012b8f07d 100644
--- a/discord/raw_models.py
+++ b/discord/raw_models.py
@@ -166,20 +166,22 @@ class RawMessageUpdateEvent(_RawReprMixin):
     cached_message: Optional[:class:`Message`]
         The cached message, if found in the internal message cache. Represents the message before
         it is modified by the data in :attr:`RawMessageUpdateEvent.data`.
+    message: :class:`Message`
+        The updated message.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.5
     """
 
-    __slots__ = ('message_id', 'channel_id', 'guild_id', 'data', 'cached_message')
+    __slots__ = ('message_id', 'channel_id', 'guild_id', 'data', 'cached_message', 'message')
 
-    def __init__(self, data: MessageUpdateEvent) -> None:
-        self.message_id: int = int(data['id'])
-        self.channel_id: int = int(data['channel_id'])
+    def __init__(self, data: MessageUpdateEvent, message: Message) -> None:
+        self.message_id: int = message.id
+        self.channel_id: int = message.channel.id
         self.data: MessageUpdateEvent = data
+        self.message: Message = message
         self.cached_message: Optional[Message] = None
 
-        try:
-            self.guild_id: Optional[int] = int(data['guild_id'])
-        except KeyError:
-            self.guild_id: Optional[int] = None
+        self.guild_id: Optional[int] = message.guild.id if message.guild else None
 
 
 class RawReactionActionEvent(_RawReprMixin):
diff --git a/discord/state.py b/discord/state.py
index df6073985..8dad83a88 100644
--- a/discord/state.py
+++ b/discord/state.py
@@ -690,17 +690,21 @@ class ConnectionState(Generic[ClientT]):
                 self._messages.remove(msg)  # type: ignore
 
     def parse_message_update(self, data: gw.MessageUpdateEvent) -> None:
-        raw = RawMessageUpdateEvent(data)
-        message = self._get_message(raw.message_id)
-        if message is not None:
-            older_message = copy.copy(message)
+        channel, _ = self._get_guild_channel(data)
+        # channel would be the correct type here
+        updated_message = Message(channel=channel, data=data, state=self)  # type: ignore
+
+        raw = RawMessageUpdateEvent(data=data, message=updated_message)
+        cached_message = self._get_message(updated_message.id)
+        if cached_message is not None:
+            older_message = copy.copy(cached_message)
             raw.cached_message = older_message
             self.dispatch('raw_message_edit', raw)
-            message._update(data)
+            cached_message._update(data)
             # Coerce the `after` parameter to take the new updated Member
             # ref: #5999
-            older_message.author = message.author
-            self.dispatch('message_edit', older_message, message)
+            older_message.author = updated_message.author
+            self.dispatch('message_edit', older_message, updated_message)
         else:
             self.dispatch('raw_message_edit', raw)
 
diff --git a/discord/types/gateway.py b/discord/types/gateway.py
index 5b35b5360..7dca5badc 100644
--- a/discord/types/gateway.py
+++ b/discord/types/gateway.py
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ class MessageDeleteBulkEvent(TypedDict):
     guild_id: NotRequired[Snowflake]
 
 
-class MessageUpdateEvent(Message):
-    channel_id: Snowflake
+MessageUpdateEvent = MessageCreateEvent
 
 
 class MessageReactionAddEvent(TypedDict):