diff --git a/src/component-index.js b/src/component-index.js
index a0c4d9dc09..dfe549930a 100644
--- a/src/component-index.js
+++ b/src/component-index.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ module.exports.components['views.login.VectorLoginFooter'] = require('./componen
 module.exports.components['views.login.VectorLoginHeader'] = require('./components/views/login/VectorLoginHeader');
 module.exports.components['views.messages.DateSeparator'] = require('./components/views/messages/DateSeparator');
 module.exports.components['views.messages.MessageTimestamp'] = require('./components/views/messages/MessageTimestamp');
+module.exports.components['views.rooms.BottomLeftMenuTile'] = require('./components/views/rooms/BottomLeftMenuTile');
 module.exports.components['views.rooms.RoomDNDView'] = require('./components/views/rooms/RoomDNDView');
 module.exports.components['views.rooms.RoomDropTarget'] = require('./components/views/rooms/RoomDropTarget');
 module.exports.components['views.rooms.RoomTooltip'] = require('./components/views/rooms/RoomTooltip');
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/BottomLeftMenuTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/BottomLeftMenuTile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0db6bd92eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/BottomLeftMenuTile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015, 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('react');
+
+var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
+
+module.exports = React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'BottomLeftMenuTile',
+
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return( { hover : false });
+    },
+
+    onMouseEnter: function() {
+        this.setState( { hover : true });
+    },
+
+    onMouseLeave: function() {
+        this.setState( { hover : false });
+    },
+
+    render: function() {
+        var label;
+        if (!this.props.collapsed) {
+            label = <div className="mx_RoomTile_name">{ this.props.label }</div>;
+        }
+        else if (this.state.hover) {
+            var RoomTooltip = sdk.getComponent("rooms.RoomTooltip");
+            label = <RoomTooltip bottom={ true } label={ this.props.label }/>;
+        }
+
+        return (
+            <div className="mx_RoomTile" onMouseEnter={this.onMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={this.onMouseLeave} onClick={this.props.onClick}>
+                <div className="mx_RoomTile_avatar">
+                    <img src={ this.props.img } width="26" height="26"/>
+                </div>
+                { label }
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+});