diff --git a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
index 931dbb5bcb..925f896556 100644
--- a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module.exports = {
         this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("Room.timeline", this.onRoomTimeline);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("Room.name", this.onRoomName);
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().on("Room.receipt", this.onRoomReceipt);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("RoomMember.typing", this.onRoomMemberTyping);
         this.atBottom = true;
     },
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ module.exports = {
         if (MatrixClientPeg.get()) {
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.timeline", this.onRoomTimeline);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.name", this.onRoomName);
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.receipt", this.onRoomReceipt);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomMember.typing", this.onRoomMemberTyping);
         }
     },
@@ -149,6 +151,12 @@ module.exports = {
         }
     },
 
+    onRoomReceipt: function(receiptEvent, room) {
+        if (room.roomId == this.props.roomId) {
+            this.forceUpdate();
+        }
+    },
+
     onRoomMemberTyping: function(ev, member) {
         this.forceUpdate();
     },