diff --git a/res/css/views/right_panel/_RoomSummaryCard.scss b/res/css/views/right_panel/_RoomSummaryCard.scss
index 36882f4e8b..dc7804d072 100644
--- a/res/css/views/right_panel/_RoomSummaryCard.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/right_panel/_RoomSummaryCard.scss
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
             overflow: hidden;
             text-overflow: ellipsis;
+            white-space: pre-wrap;
         }
 
         .mx_RoomSummaryCard_avatar {
diff --git a/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCard.tsx b/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCard.tsx
index bbe61807ae..88928290f4 100644
--- a/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCard.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {ChevronFace, ContextMenuTooltipButton, useContextMenu} from "../../struc
 import WidgetContextMenu from "../context_menus/WidgetContextMenu";
 import {useRoomMemberCount} from "../../../hooks/useRoomMembers";
 import { Container, MAX_PINNED, WidgetLayoutStore } from "../../../stores/widgets/WidgetLayoutStore";
+import RoomName from "../elements/RoomName";
 
 interface IProps {
     room: Room;
@@ -249,7 +250,13 @@ const RoomSummaryCard: React.FC<IProps> = ({ room, onClose }) => {
             />
         </div>
 
-        <h2 title={room.name}>{ room.name }</h2>
+        <RoomName room={room}>
+            { name => (
+                <h2 title={name}>
+                    { name }
+                </h2>
+            )}
+        </RoomName>
         <div className="mx_RoomSummaryCard_alias" title={alias}>
             { alias }
         </div>