diff --git a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
index db634cd71f..29077811d6 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanel.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ $roomListCollapsedWidth: 68px;
     }
 }
 
+.mx_LeftPanel_wrapper {
+    display: flex;
+    max-width: 50%;
+}
+
 .mx_LeftPanel {
     background-color: $roomlist-bg-color;
     // TODO decrease this once Spaces launches as it'll no longer need to include the 56px Community Panel
diff --git a/res/css/structures/_MatrixChat.scss b/res/css/structures/_MatrixChat.scss
index 90e28fb0a9..5232c14e74 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_MatrixChat.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_MatrixChat.scss
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     display: flex;
 
     flex: 1;
-    flex-grow: 0;
     min-height: 0;
-    max-width: 50%;
 }
 
 .mx_MatrixChat_syncError {
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 /* not the left panel, and not the resize handle, so the roomview/groupview/... */
-.mx_MatrixChat > :not(.mx_LeftPanel):not(.mx_SpacePanel):not(.mx_ResizeHandle) {
+.mx_MatrixChat > :not(.mx_LeftPanel):not(.mx_SpacePanel):not(.mx_ResizeHandle):not(.mx_LeftPanel_wrapper) {
     background-color: $primary-bg-color;
 
     flex: 1 1 0;
diff --git a/res/css/structures/_RoomView.scss b/res/css/structures/_RoomView.scss
index 84f28b5ada..81ea75c442 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_RoomView.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_RoomView.scss
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
+.mx_RoomView_wrapper {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    flex: 1;
+    position: relative;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
 .mx_RoomView {
     word-wrap: break-word;
     display: flex;
diff --git a/res/css/views/messages/_CallEvent.scss b/res/css/views/messages/_CallEvent.scss
index 58d2e2fc32..afc2c93f79 100644
--- a/res/css/views/messages/_CallEvent.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/messages/_CallEvent.scss
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
                 height: 16px;
                 width: 16px;
-                background-color: $tertiary-fg-color;
+                background-color: $secondary-fg-color;
                 mask-repeat: no-repeat;
                 mask-size: contain;
                 mask-position: center;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                             position: absolute;
                             height: 13px;
                             width: 13px;
-                            background-color: $tertiary-fg-color;
+                            background-color: $secondary-fg-color;
                             mask-repeat: no-repeat;
                             mask-size: contain;
                         }
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_Autocomplete.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_Autocomplete.scss
index f8e0a382b1..f87bb571d6 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_Autocomplete.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_Autocomplete.scss
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 .mx_Autocomplete_Completion_container_pill {
     margin: 12px;
     display: flex;
-    flex-flow: wrap;
+    flex-direction: column;
 }
 
 .mx_Autocomplete_Completion_container_truncate {
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
     .mx_Autocomplete_Completion_subtitle,
     .mx_Autocomplete_Completion_description {
         /* Ellipsis for long names/subtitles/descriptions */
-        max-width: 150px;
         white-space: nowrap;
         overflow: hidden;
         text-overflow: ellipsis;
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
index c6170bf7c0..f270146606 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_EventBubbleTile.scss
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile.mx_EventTile_bubbleContainer[data-layout=bubble],
+.mx_EventTile.mx_EventTile_leftAlignedBubble[data-layout=bubble],
 .mx_EventTile.mx_EventTile_info[data-layout=bubble],
 .mx_EventListSummary[data-layout=bubble][data-expanded=false] {
     --backgroundColor: transparent;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/BackdropPanel.tsx b/src/components/structures/BackdropPanel.tsx
index 2dd4b18fb9..5f94692fc7 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/BackdropPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/BackdropPanel.tsx
@@ -140,12 +140,13 @@ export default class BackdropPanel extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
     public render() {
         if (!this.props.backgroundImage) return null;
         return <div className="mx_BackdropPanel">
-            <img
+            { this.state?.llpImage !== 'data:,' && <img
                 className="mx_BackdropPanel--canvas"
-                src={this.state.llpImage} />
-            <img
+                src={this.state.llpImage} /> }
+
+            { this.state?.lpImage !== 'data:,' && <img
                 className="mx_BackdropPanel--canvas"
-                src={this.state.lpImage} />
+                src={this.state.lpImage} /> }
             <canvas
                 ref={this.leftLeftPanelRef}
                 className="mx_BackdropPanel--canvas"
diff --git a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
index 44c65c73ff..6008268877 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/LoggedInView.tsx
@@ -644,18 +644,22 @@ class LoggedInView extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                     aria-hidden={this.props.hideToSRUsers}
                 >
                     <ToastContainer />
-                    <div ref={this._resizeContainer} className={bodyClasses}>
-                        <BackdropPanel
-                            backgroundImage={this.state.backgroundImage}
-                        />
-                        { SpaceStore.spacesEnabled ? <SpacePanel /> : null }
-                        <LeftPanel
-                            isMinimized={this.props.collapseLhs || false}
-                            resizeNotifier={this.props.resizeNotifier}
-                        />
-                        <ResizeHandle />
+                    <div className={bodyClasses}>
+                        <div ref={this._resizeContainer} className='mx_LeftPanel_wrapper'>
+                            <BackdropPanel
+                                backgroundImage={this.state.backgroundImage}
+                            />
+                            { SpaceStore.spacesEnabled ? <SpacePanel /> : null }
+                            <LeftPanel
+                                isMinimized={this.props.collapseLhs || false}
+                                resizeNotifier={this.props.resizeNotifier}
+                            />
+                            <ResizeHandle />
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="mx_RoomView_wrapper">
+                            { pageElement }
+                        </div>
                     </div>
-                    { pageElement }
                 </div>
                 <CallContainer />
                 <NonUrgentToastContainer />
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
index c97b28b368..dd954e46ce 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx
@@ -857,7 +857,12 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     render() {
         const msgtype = this.props.mxEvent.getContent().msgtype;
         const eventType = this.props.mxEvent.getType() as EventType;
-        const { tileHandler, isBubbleMessage, isInfoMessage } = getEventDisplayInfo(this.props.mxEvent);
+        const {
+            tileHandler,
+            isBubbleMessage,
+            isInfoMessage,
+            isLeftAlignedBubbleMessage,
+        } = getEventDisplayInfo(this.props.mxEvent);
 
         // This shouldn't happen: the caller should check we support this type
         // before trying to instantiate us
@@ -879,6 +884,7 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         const isEditing = !!this.props.editState;
         const classes = classNames({
             mx_EventTile_bubbleContainer: isBubbleMessage,
+            mx_EventTile_leftAlignedBubble: isLeftAlignedBubbleMessage,
             mx_EventTile: true,
             mx_EventTile_isEditing: isEditing,
             mx_EventTile_info: isInfoMessage,
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.tsx
index 0c90d2ee09..415d7e942b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberList.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ import BaseAvatar from '../avatars/BaseAvatar';
 import { throttle } from 'lodash';
 import SpaceStore from "../../../stores/SpaceStore";
 
+const getSearchQueryLSKey = (roomId: string) => `mx_MemberList_searchQuarry_${roomId}`;
+
 const INITIAL_LOAD_NUM_MEMBERS = 30;
 const INITIAL_LOAD_NUM_INVITED = 5;
 const SHOW_MORE_INCREMENT = 100;
@@ -171,6 +173,13 @@ export default class MemberList extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     }
 
     private getMembersState(members: Array<RoomMember>): IState {
+        let searchQuery;
+        try {
+            searchQuery = window.localStorage.getItem(getSearchQueryLSKey(this.props.roomId));
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn("Failed to get last the MemberList search query", error);
+        }
+
         // set the state after determining showPresence to make sure it's
         // taken into account while rendering
         return {
@@ -184,7 +193,7 @@ export default class MemberList extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             // in practice I find that a little constraining
             truncateAtJoined: INITIAL_LOAD_NUM_MEMBERS,
             truncateAtInvited: INITIAL_LOAD_NUM_INVITED,
-            searchQuery: "",
+            searchQuery: searchQuery ?? "",
         };
     }
 
@@ -414,6 +423,12 @@ export default class MemberList extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     };
 
     private onSearchQueryChanged = (searchQuery: string): void => {
+        try {
+            window.localStorage.setItem(getSearchQueryLSKey(this.props.roomId), searchQuery);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn("Failed to set the last MemberList search query", error);
+        }
+
         this.setState({
             searchQuery,
             filteredJoinedMembers: this.filterMembers(this.state.members, 'join', searchQuery),
@@ -554,7 +569,9 @@ export default class MemberList extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             <SearchBox
                 className="mx_MemberList_query mx_textinput_icon mx_textinput_search"
                 placeholder={_t('Filter room members')}
-                onSearch={this.onSearchQueryChanged} />
+                onSearch={this.onSearchQueryChanged}
+                initialValue={this.state.searchQuery}
+            />
         );
 
         let previousPhase = RightPanelPhases.RoomSummary;
diff --git a/src/utils/EventUtils.ts b/src/utils/EventUtils.ts
index 7aef05c523..d5a5c416ba 100644
--- a/src/utils/EventUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/EventUtils.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ export function getEventDisplayInfo(mxEvent: MatrixEvent): {
     isInfoMessage: boolean;
     tileHandler: string;
     isBubbleMessage: boolean;
+    isLeftAlignedBubbleMessage: boolean;
 } {
     const content = mxEvent.getContent();
     const msgtype = content.msgtype;
@@ -118,12 +119,16 @@ export function getEventDisplayInfo(mxEvent: MatrixEvent): {
         (eventType === EventType.RoomEncryption) ||
         (tileHandler === "messages.MJitsiWidgetEvent")
     );
+    const isLeftAlignedBubbleMessage = (
+        !isBubbleMessage &&
+        eventType === EventType.CallInvite
+    );
     let isInfoMessage = (
         !isBubbleMessage &&
+        !isLeftAlignedBubbleMessage &&
         eventType !== EventType.RoomMessage &&
         eventType !== EventType.Sticker &&
-        eventType !== EventType.RoomCreate &&
-        eventType !== EventType.CallInvite
+        eventType !== EventType.RoomCreate
     );
 
     // If we're showing hidden events in the timeline, we should use the
@@ -137,5 +142,5 @@ export function getEventDisplayInfo(mxEvent: MatrixEvent): {
         isInfoMessage = true;
     }
 
-    return { tileHandler, isInfoMessage, isBubbleMessage };
+    return { tileHandler, isInfoMessage, isBubbleMessage, isLeftAlignedBubbleMessage };
 }